Xbox to 1080p HD TV: Component or VGA cable?

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Originally posted by: YOyoYOhowsDAjello

Originally posted by: secretanchitman

Originally posted by: destrekor

Originally posted by: BillyBatson

Originally posted by: JACKHAMMER

Originally posted by: akubi
i prefer DVI

Fixed.

hell no. hdmi has the same quality as dvi but smaller cable and carries aduio aswell

as soon as receivers come out with support for the HDMI v1.3 spec, then all bets are off... HDMI will absolutely be the way to go. if you don't have an HDMI receiver, like me, the only point for HDMI is the size of the cable and how easy of a cable it is to work with.
a signal to the receiver carrying 1080p picture and PCM 7.1 audio will be the best possible. can't wait for the day I can afford a setup like that, if anytime soon. it'll be after i get out of the dorm cuz I doubt I will ever drag my towers and bookshelf surrounds to a dorm. but a new receiver and two more surrounds will be awesome.

thats how my home theater is setup. hdmi going from our 1080p projector to the denon 3805 (does 1080p switching) and optical out from our htpc to the receiver. nice, HD 7.1 sound.

HD 7.1 over optical? What am I missing?

I think he means optical audio cable toslink http://www.smarthome.com/images/851031side.jpg

I'm not sure but some of the hdmi recievers can't output audio to 7.1 or something only 5.1 but optical audio can go to 7.1

again not sure if I got that wrong or not

 

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Originally posted by: Queasy

Originally posted by: bigrash

Originally posted by: NorthRiver
Most TV's will not do 1080P over component anyway. Watch out for the VGA though, it tends to be washed out more often then not with the 360.

I ended up purchasing the VGA cable and the 360 does look a little washed out. dvd quality is much better though. what a difference!

Did you adjust your set with something like AVIA or THX after hooking it up via VGA?

I did not know that. I was looking at all the menu settings for the tv but didn't see anything. Thanks for the info. I gotta look into AVIA and THX now.

 

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Originally posted by: akubi
i prefer hdmi

i do have my tv connected by hdmi to my cable. looks sweet! too bad you can't connect the xbox via hdmi to the tv.