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boo17

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How Will The Games Look On A Regular Tv?
« on: October 09, 2005, 11:05:00 PM »
Ive been thinking about this, since i have a shitty standard tv too.
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Carlo210

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How Will The Games Look On A Regular Tv?
« Reply #1 on: October 09, 2005, 11:36:00 PM »
Look at how small the pixels are on your monitor in 1280x1024 resolution.
Then look at the huge pixels on your tv at 640x480.


The games will look fine, just a bit fuzzier and less detailed. They will still look next-gen, you just wont get all the xbox 360 has to offer without an hd set. Just wait it out and get one when you can afford one (I'm gonna just use a monitor, by the way).

Search the faqs in this forum for some help.
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Ballz2TheWallz

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« Reply #2 on: October 10, 2005, 04:46:00 AM »
vga out
2053x1536 crt@60hz=$180

i really whish the xbox would output 768i, i played CS:S on my tv using S-video cable and 768i looked amazing compared the 480i and 520i

(most tvs support up to 1024x768i)
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twistedsymphony

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« Reply #3 on: October 10, 2005, 07:32:00 AM »
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boo17

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« Reply #4 on: October 10, 2005, 04:08:00 PM »
Why do hd monitors cost so little when hd crt tv's are so expensive? arent they basically the same thing?
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twistedsymphony

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« Reply #5 on: October 10, 2005, 07:50:00 PM »
QUOTE(boo17 @ Oct 10 2005, 06:19 PM)
Why do hd monitors cost so little when hd crt tv's are so expensive? arent they basically the same thing?
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slayer61

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« Reply #6 on: October 11, 2005, 01:46:00 PM »
when laptop's frist came out they were veyr expenisve and now they are very affordable. is this going to be the same sort of thing with HD TV's. when digital camera's came out they were also very expenisve and now they have gotten way cheaper.
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Carlo210

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« Reply #7 on: October 11, 2005, 04:26:00 PM »
QUOTE(slayer61 @ Oct 11 2005, 09:57 PM)
when laptop's frist came out they were veyr expenisve and now they are very affordable. is this going to be the same sort of thing with HD TV's. when digital camera's came out they were also very expenisve and now they have gotten way cheaper.
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X2Gamer

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« Reply #8 on: October 13, 2005, 01:09:00 AM »
Just buy the vga adpater MS is releasing for the 360 and you'll get hdtv. May not be widescreen but is still better than standard tv besides the size maybe. it'll only cost you like annother $30-$40 more.
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Ballz2TheWallz

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« Reply #9 on: October 13, 2005, 03:30:00 PM »
QUOTE(twistedsymphony @ Oct 10 2005, 03:43 PM)
768i is not a real resolution according to the HDTV standards.
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Carlo210

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« Reply #10 on: October 13, 2005, 03:53:00 PM »
QUOTE(X2Gamer @ Oct 13 2005, 09:20 AM)
Just buy the vga adpater MS is releasing for the 360 and you'll get hdtv. May not be widescreen but is still better than standard tv besides the size maybe. it'll only cost you like annother $30-$40 more.
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