HDTV Questions and Answers Thread

**Smokey** · 01-14-2005, 11:51 PM

Re: Another HDTV questions info thread

Originally posted by Heelfan71

what type of cable/satellite box is he using ? is it EVERY HD channel or just some ?

all of his HD channels and is Time Warner Cable

**Heelfan71** · 01-15-2005, 01:09 AM

Re: Another HDTV questions info thread

Originally posted by Smokey

all of his HD channels and is Time Warner Cable

okay, can you look at the box or on the back of it and see if you see some type of model # on it ?

**Heelfan71** · 01-15-2005, 01:09 AM

Re: Another HDTV questions info thread

Originally posted by Smokey

all of his HD channels and is Time Warner Cable

okay, can you look at the box or on the back of it and see if you see some type of model # on it ?

**Smokey** · 01-15-2005, 01:58 AM

Re: Another HDTV questions info thread

Originally posted by Heelfan71

okay, can you look at the box or on the back of it and see if you see some type of model # on it ?

i cant check that out i dont live with my parents. Ill have to ask him to check that out tomorrow.

**Smokey** · 01-15-2005, 01:58 AM

Re: Another HDTV questions info thread

Originally posted by Heelfan71

okay, can you look at the box or on the back of it and see if you see some type of model # on it ?

i cant check that out i dont live with my parents. Ill have to ask him to check that out tomorrow.

**Dark_Lord_Vader** · 01-20-2005, 09:04 AM

Re: Another HDTV questions info thread

Originally posted by birdog

this is probably your problem:

check to make sure that your tv can also do 1080 or 720, if it can't do any of those, make sure that you have those two checked off on your x-box dashboard. that should do the trick

I have a follow-up on this. My TV is an HDTV. I have all three options turned on in the Xbox. (480p, 720p, and 1080i) I have the HD Pack for the Xbox too. Whenever I play a game, and I check to see what the game is running via a button on my remote, it always says 480p or 1080i. I have no option for 720p. Am I doing something wrong with the selections I have in the Xbox dashboard? I thought that by definition, HiDef (hence the HD-Pack that allows you to play with component cables) needed to be 720p or higher? Why would the HD-Pack market itself as a high-definition pack when in reality it is only 480p or 1080i?

Can someone help me with this?

**Dark_Lord_Vader** · 01-20-2005, 09:04 AM

Re: Another HDTV questions info thread

Originally posted by birdog

this is probably your problem:

check to make sure that your tv can also do 1080 or 720, if it can't do any of those, make sure that you have those two checked off on your x-box dashboard. that should do the trick

I have a follow-up on this. My TV is an HDTV. I have all three options turned on in the Xbox. (480p, 720p, and 1080i) I have the HD Pack for the Xbox too. Whenever I play a game, and I check to see what the game is running via a button on my remote, it always says 480p or 1080i. I have no option for 720p. Am I doing something wrong with the selections I have in the Xbox dashboard? I thought that by definition, HiDef (hence the HD-Pack that allows you to play with component cables) needed to be 720p or higher? Why would the HD-Pack market itself as a high-definition pack when in reality it is only 480p or 1080i?

Can someone help me with this?

**ExtremeGamer** · 01-20-2005, 09:26 AM

Re: Another HDTV questions info thread

If you have a tube or normal projection TV, your TV can't do 720p then. It'll only upconvert a 720p image to 1080i. Only Plasma, LCD, and DLP can do a native 720p. There's one tube out there, a Lowe's or something that can do it, but it's basically a computer monitor.

**ExtremeGamer** · 01-20-2005, 09:26 AM

Re: Another HDTV questions info thread

If you have a tube or normal projection TV, your TV can't do 720p then. It'll only upconvert a 720p image to 1080i. Only Plasma, LCD, and DLP can do a native 720p. There's one tube out there, a Lowe's or something that can do it, but it's basically a computer monitor.

**Heelfan71** · 01-20-2005, 09:28 AM

Re: Another HDTV questions info thread

Originally posted by Dark_Lord_Vader

I have a follow-up on this. My TV is an HDTV. I have all three options turned on in the Xbox. (480p, 720p, and 1080i) I have the HD Pack for the Xbox too. Whenever I play a game, and I check to see what the game is running via a button on my remote, it always says 480p or 1080i. I have no option for 720p. Am I doing something wrong with the selections I have in the Xbox dashboard? I thought that by definition, HiDef (hence the HD-Pack that allows you to play with component cables) needed to be 720p or higher? Why would the HD-Pack market itself as a high-definition pack when in reality it is only 480p or 1080i?

Can someone help me with this?

1. It depends on the game (a lot of games are only 480p)
2. Your TV probably only does 480p and 1080i and just up converts a 720p signal to 1080i

**Heelfan71** · 01-20-2005, 09:28 AM

Re: Another HDTV questions info thread

Originally posted by Dark_Lord_Vader

I have a follow-up on this. My TV is an HDTV. I have all three options turned on in the Xbox. (480p, 720p, and 1080i) I have the HD Pack for the Xbox too. Whenever I play a game, and I check to see what the game is running via a button on my remote, it always says 480p or 1080i. I have no option for 720p. Am I doing something wrong with the selections I have in the Xbox dashboard? I thought that by definition, HiDef (hence the HD-Pack that allows you to play with component cables) needed to be 720p or higher? Why would the HD-Pack market itself as a high-definition pack when in reality it is only 480p or 1080i?

Can someone help me with this?

1. It depends on the game (a lot of games are only 480p)
2. Your TV probably only does 480p and 1080i and just up converts a 720p signal to 1080i

**Dark_Lord_Vader** · 01-20-2005, 11:36 AM

Re: Another HDTV questions info thread

Originally posted by ExtremeGamer

If you have a tube or normal projection TV, your TV can't do 720p then. It'll only upconvert a 720p image to 1080i. Only Plasma, LCD, and DLP can do a native 720p. There's one tube out there, a Lowe's or something that can do it, but it's basically a computer monitor.

This is incorrect. My TV is a rear projection CRT. It is a Hitachi 46F500 Model. The specs on this set says that it is indeed capable of displaying a 720p signal.

**Dark_Lord_Vader** · 01-20-2005, 11:36 AM

Re: Another HDTV questions info thread

Originally posted by ExtremeGamer

If you have a tube or normal projection TV, your TV can't do 720p then. It'll only upconvert a 720p image to 1080i. Only Plasma, LCD, and DLP can do a native 720p. There's one tube out there, a Lowe's or something that can do it, but it's basically a computer monitor.

This is incorrect. My TV is a rear projection CRT. It is a Hitachi 46F500 Model. The specs on this set says that it is indeed capable of displaying a 720p signal.

**Dark_Lord_Vader** · 01-20-2005, 11:41 AM

Re: Another HDTV questions info thread

I would like to know if I need to turn 1080i OFF and 720p OFF on my Xbox dashboard, and then leave 480p ON in order to play a game that is presented in 480p. Or does the Xbox recognize which signal to use, and automatically use the correct one if you have all of them turned ON?

**Dark_Lord_Vader** · 01-20-2005, 11:41 AM

Re: Another HDTV questions info thread

I would like to know if I need to turn 1080i OFF and 720p OFF on my Xbox dashboard, and then leave 480p ON in order to play a game that is presented in 480p. Or does the Xbox recognize which signal to use, and automatically use the correct one if you have all of them turned ON?

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