XBOX and HDTV...

[rh71]

A 57" widescreen Sony HDTV is being delivered to my parents' house as we speak... I just need to know if the XBOX High Definition AV pack would be all I need to hook up to this thing. I'm reading the HD AV pack has analog audio output. Will this still mean the best available audio output possible with this setup? Thx.

 

[amnesiac]

It has analog and optical audio out.
Also you need some component video cables as well to take advantage of the high resolution.

After you hook it up, play Halo. It must be seen to be believed.

 

[Tallgeese]

It also supports Dolby Digital out using a Toslink optical cable (sold separately) if you have a receiver with a Digital optical input.

See the BIG LIST - Xbox deals thread over in AT Hot Deals for a killer price on both the High-Def Pack ($9.99 at Target, YMMV) & optical cables.
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FYI: Component video cables ARE included with the High-Def pack, along with analog audio cables.

 

[schdaddy]

Originally posted by: amnesiac 2.0
It has analog and optical audio out.
Also you need some component video cables as well to take advantage of the high resolution.

After you hook it up, play Halo. It must be seen to be believed.

Halo in HD is freakin' mind blowing:Q ... but to bad it doesn't work in mutliplayer mode

 

[spidey07]

the HD pack does indeed come with component cables. They're pretty poor, but they work.

Also no xbox games in HD yet.

 

[Maverick]

Halo in HD is freakin' mind blowing:Q ... but to bad it doesn't work in mutliplayer mode

It doesn't? It looked like HD to me.

 

[Tallgeese]

Originally posted by: schdaddy
Halo in HD is freakin' mind blowing:Q ... but to bad it doesn't work in mutliplayer mode

Split screen disables HD? If so, that blows. Halo still kicks mucho bootay!

 

[amnesiac]

Originally posted by: schdaddy

Originally posted by: amnesiac 2.0
It has analog and optical audio out.
Also you need some component video cables as well to take advantage of the high resolution.

After you hook it up, play Halo. It must be seen to be believed.

Halo in HD is freakin' mind blowing:Q ... but to bad it doesn't work in mutliplayer mode

WHAT are you talking about?
I was playing 4 player split screen madness on my friend's HDTV a couple weeks ago!

 

[rh71]

Originally posted by: spidey07
the HD pack does indeed come with component cables. They're pretty poor, but they work.

Also no xbox games in HD yet.

OK, so it does come with it's own cables... how are they poor? How could they be better? I want the best experience, but price is also a factor. I don't want to be blowing $50 just to get all this higher quality.

 

[Ameesh]

Originally posted by: rh71

Originally posted by: spidey07
the HD pack does indeed come with component cables. They're pretty poor, but they work.

Also no xbox games in HD yet.

OK, so it does come with it's own cables... how are they poor? How could they be better? I want the best experience, but price is also a factor. I don't want to be blowing $50 just to get all this higher quality.

the cables are nice quality

and xbox works in hd even if it is split screen

 

[rh71]

Originally posted by: Ameesh

Originally posted by: rh71

Originally posted by: spidey07
the HD pack does indeed come with component cables. They're pretty poor, but they work.

Also no xbox games in HD yet.

OK, so it does come with it's own cables... how are they poor? How could they be better? I want the best experience, but price is also a factor. I don't want to be blowing $50 just to get all this higher quality.

the cables are nice quality

and xbox works in hd even if it is split screen

Can someone who DOESN'T work for Microsoft give me their opinion?

heh... j/k Ameesh.

 

[NuclearFusi0n]

Originally posted by: guapo337
XBOX and HDTV=fvcking amazing. no other words to describe how goddamn beautiful that is.. and when you've got the Bose Lifestyle 35 Surround system.. oh wow.


btw, the HDTV i played on was the Pioneer Elite 60" i believe.

that's sorta funny because my 19" monitor has a higher resolution than HDTVs......

Z-560s > Bose Lifestylye 35

Consoles are the suck.

 

[ProUser]

I have the 57 inch Sony that your parents are getting, and I have it connected with my own component cables and a cheapo optical cable.

The quality is VERY nice. I would highly recommend it.

Halo, is incredible. Especially late at night when the room is pitch black and the 5.1 sound is ripping.

 

[FeathersMcGraw]

Originally posted by: NuclearFusi0n1

that's sorta funny because my 19" monitor has a higher resolution than HDTVs......

Consoles are the suck.

Of course, then you're playing games on a 19" monitor. If you're not talking LCD, you're probably talking about a 18" viewable diagonal.

I'm primarily a PC gamer, but to dismiss consoles out of hand means you're missing out on a lot of excellent titles, regardless of resolution.

 

[spidey07]

Thanks for the insight Fusion.

I used to think that way too, now I play mostly consoles. sit back drink a beer and crank a video game in a top notch home theater on a huge screen. hard to beat.

Can't wait for high definition games from the x-box.

 

[rh71]

Originally posted by: spidey07
Can't wait for high definition games from the x-box.

Sweet... MechAssault and/or Unreal Championship maybe?

 

[Hoeboy]

there's a hack out to make the xbox output dvd movies (and games) in progressive mode.