Originally posted by: Insane3D
I noticed no performance drop off from 720P to 1080P, so if there is any, it's not enough for me to notice.
Would you agree that more newer games, on both systems, may be 1080P native? Also, using your C0D4 example...does the PC version offer higher resolutions? If so, why wouldn't the console versions...or am I missing something?
Yes, you are missing something... You won't notice a drop because the games are not being rendered at 1080p (1920x1080) resolution, but either 720p (1280x720) or lower in the internal frame buffer. They are then unscaled to fit properly on your display depending on what you have your console set to display. So, there is absolutely no reason for their to be a performance difference. With a PC when you change the resolution of a game, you actually change the resolution the game is rendered at. This is why you incur a performance hit with changing resolutions on a PC and not on a console.
At the end of the day, the fact remains that the vast majority of console games for either PS3 or 360 are not being rendered at 1080p regardless of what you set your console settings to. Some people don't notice/care. However, as far as comparing PS3 to 360 it is a moot point because developers for both platforms do it regardless of any claims of native 1080p ability on the part of the console manufacturers.
IMO, the consoles themselves are fairly equal in terms of hardware, with PS3 getting the nod for the built in Blu-ray player. You should decide on the console that best meets your needs in terms of what you want to do with it, and not based on any hardware specs or supposed image quality superiority. If you truly are looking for the best IQ a high end PC still buries them both, but at a higher cost.
Originally posted by: mugs
Edit: Oh yeah - Xbox 360s used to not have an HDMI output, but they added it last year (I think?). They positioned it in a way that prevents you from using the HDMI cable and the component A/V dongle at the same time, which is really stupid since most people require optical audio (on the A/V dongle) for surround sound. The workaround is to remove the plastic shroud from the dongle, that allows you to plug in both cables at once. Or you could pay $50 for the offical MS audio dongle + HDMI cable which fit together.
Just as a side note to this... The 360 Elite comes with the aforementioned audio dongle, HDMI cable, and component dongle. Figured I'd mention this because the next question after "which console do I get?" is "what's the difference between the Xbox 360 Arcade, Pro, and Elite?", which most people think (erroneously) is just the HD size. Given that that the HDMI kit is $50 by itself it's worth knowing IMO.
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