HDTV question

[Bartino]

particularly about gaming though. Would you run an xbox360 at 480p or 1080i? i run it at 1080i and my friend said that 480p is better, but i think he is crazy.

 

[KLin]

Your friend is a moron. 1080i FTW.

EDIT: Unless you mean 720p, which in that case it's a tossup. My HDTV is 1080i only though.

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

Why wouldn't you output it at 720p rather than 480p? What kind of TV are we talking about?

EDIT: Do you mean 720p, rather than 420? In that case, I would indeed go for 720p, which even MS recommends for quicker response time.

 

[spidey07]

your friend is an idiot. You should never believe anything he says from here on out.

running an xbox360 at 480p is essentially killing everything that is good about it.

 

[Thraxen]

I'm completely confused. 420p? Then you say 480p in your post... so are we talking about 480p or 720p here? I am assuming the 420p is some sort of typo.

 

[imported_michaelpatrick33]

The OP must mean 720P because 480P is not HD. OP fix your poll question.

 

[Bartino]

ya sorry i hit the wrong button. i did mean 480p not 720p

 

[EngenZerO]

i think u ment 720p vs 1080i.

if that is the real case i always 720p my xbox360 and regular hd tv... also its because its the native resolution for my tv, 🙂.

 

[MrChad]

Are there framerate issues running games in HD resolutions over ED resolutions? That's the only conceivable reason I can think of for recommending 480p over 720p/1080i.

 

[jtvang125]

From 480p to 720p there is quite a lot of difference. There's still a difference from 720p to 1080i but quite subtle and probably most people can't see much difference.

 

[LanceM]

Run whatever is native for the set.