Topic: Will The X360 Suck On My Tv? (Read 180 times)

c-c-C-C-UNIT · « **on:** August 08, 2005, 04:43:00 PM »

I have a say 3 to 3 1/2 year old 20 inch TV (not plasma, not HDTV). Will the 360 experience be any good, or will I really really need an update? Thanks.

twistedsymphony · « **Reply #1 on:** August 08, 2005, 07:48:00 PM »

it will be substantially better than current gen, but it will be even better than THAT with HD...

Having game in HD and playing on a non HD set works to your benefit too because the image is scaled down you'll probably never ever see a single jaggy, you'll still be getting more detail than you would with a normally 480i game too.

One thing that might suck (depending on your preference) is you'll probably see a lot of games in letterbox. I personally play my games in letterbox anyway so...

boxrocker · « **Reply #2 on:** August 11, 2005, 07:40:00 AM »

Does your tv have composite a/v jacks? I bought mine about three years ago and run component when I can. It looks awesome.

In fact, I'm just about to hook my HTPC up to it via component.

Andy51 · « **Reply #3 on:** August 11, 2005, 10:35:00 AM »

I have a sucky Toshiba TV...

but it has served me well...

nj12nets · « **Reply #4 on:** August 11, 2005, 11:19:00 AM »

i play on a 13" sylvania with 2 compsite inputs (yellow and white only) no one dare complain, all ot her tvs i get interference cause i use a vcr as a rf modulator.

twistedsymphony · « **Reply #5 on:** August 12, 2005, 07:11:00 PM »

it wont suck on ANY TV...

But if you don't have HD 720p or 1080i your picture quality could be a lot better than it is.

If you have a 19" monitor go play a PC game fullscreen at 640x480.. then up the resolution to 1280x1024

that is LITERALLY the difference between your non-HDTV and an HDTV.

Except 640x480 probably looks better on the monitor than it does on your TV

Twasi · « **Reply #6 on:** August 14, 2005, 01:29:00 PM »

Play it on your monitor if it has a VGA input. It will look better.

I will be playing on a 19" monitor because I don't have the money right now for a giant HD TV. I'm still figuring out how I'm going to deal with the sound because I don't have a 5.1 set up.

twistedsymphony · « **Reply #7 on:** August 15, 2005, 06:26:00 AM »

How good something looks on a screen is usually dictated by the screen itself.

That say... just about anything you watch on your TV will look better on a 19" monitor... DVDs, Current Gen Console, Next Gen Consoles, etc.

Twasi · « **Reply #8 on:** August 15, 2005, 11:51:00 AM »

By the way C-C-C-unit, Animated sig's aren't allowed so you might want to change it before a mod does it for you.

Boxgamex80 · « **Reply #9 on:** August 15, 2005, 08:18:00 PM »

how would i got about hooking a monitor to a rca plug, are there adapters? if so i have 3 17inch crts around, lol. nice lan party setup maybe

twistedsymphony · « **Reply #10 on:** August 16, 2005, 07:22:00 AM »

QUOTE(Boxgamex80 @ Aug 15 2005, 10:29 PM)

how would i got about hooking a monitor to a rca plug, are there adapters? if so i have 3 17inch crts around, lol. nice lan party setup maybe

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