HDMI possible eventually on a premium?

Kreeeee · 22 Apr 2007 at 23:57

Will this be an eventual possibility. I really want HDMI but don't fancy having to get a new 360. I can't find onfo stating one way or the other whether the current 360's can potentially be upgraded to HDMI. Wasn't it MS's plan to be able to buy a core and eventually add lots of modules to make it equal the highest spec machines or have they gone back on this now with HDMI?

Cheers.

manoz · 22 Apr 2007 at 23:59

They've already said that the elite is the third sku so that leads me to believe they won't be upgrading the premium.

pinkacidbootson · 23 Apr 2007 at 00:00

Replace Microsoft with Sony, Xbox 360 with PS3 and Core with 20GB. I can remember Sony saying exactly this but not Microsoft...

Kreeeee · 23 Apr 2007 at 00:10

That's a bugger as the only thing I want is HDMI as that's the only way I can get 1080p

Edit:

manoz said:
They've already said that the elite is the third sku so that leads me to believe they won't be upgrading the premium.

I meant an add on like the hard drive, wireless and VGA cables are add ons, not integrated into the console.

manoz · 23 Apr 2007 at 00:16

Kreeeee said:
That's a bugger as the only thing I want is HDMI as that's the only way I can get 1080p

Edit:

I meant an add on like the hard drive, wireless and VGA cables are add ons, not integrated into the console.

Aah but then that would defeat the point of the elite so they basically want you to upgrade.

Kreeeee · 23 Apr 2007 at 00:27

manoz said:
Aah but then that would defeat the point of the elite so they basically want you to upgrade.

I'd sure they wouldn't mind if it cost some silly amount of money. I'm just looking for a definite no it's not possible answer if that's the correct answer.

Andybtsn · 23 Apr 2007 at 00:31

Is their a release day for the Elite yet? I hope it isn't too soon as sometimes I think I should have waited for that and not bought a new 360.

I want HDMI too

Kreeeee · 23 Apr 2007 at 00:34

"Winter" in australia and next saturday (I think) in the US.

No idea when it is released here.

NokkonWud · 23 Apr 2007 at 00:42

I believe the only reason it hasn't happened yet is because HDMI is a registered standard and Microsoft haven't had the right to adapt a custom end to connect to the AV port of the console and because there is no HDMI port on the rear of the 360 there is nothing they can do.
Sure I read that somewhere last year.

manoz · 23 Apr 2007 at 00:59

Andybtsn said:
Is their a release day for the Elite yet? I hope it isn't too soon as sometimes I think I should have waited for that and not bought a new 360.

I want HDMI too

October me thinks

Johnz0r · 23 Apr 2007 at 07:08

Yeah M$ stated it was going to be late summer here.

Kreeeee · 23 Apr 2007 at 07:39

NokkonWud said:
I believe the only reason it hasn't happened yet is because HDMI is a registered standard and Microsoft haven't had the right to adapt a custom end to connect to the AV port of the console and because there is no HDMI port on the rear of the 360 there is nothing they can do.
Sure I read that somewhere last year.

Could they not just release a block adapter which takes a standard HDMI lead rather than a moulded cable like the VGA cable?

Manlove is my forte · 23 Apr 2007 at 07:57

A while ago MS said that the 360 was capable of digital video output and if the demand was there then they would look into it.

No I don't know if the Elite is the answer to this statement. I too am hoping for a HDMI or DVI output for the longterm future, short term I'm not bothered.

Kreeeee · 23 Apr 2007 at 08:13

Kronologic said:
A while ago MS said that the 360 was capable of digital video output and if the demand was there then they would look into it.

No I don't know if the Elite is the answer to this statement. I too am hoping for a HDMI or DVI output for the longterm future, short term I'm not bothered.

Same here mate, short term I don't mind but I'd love a cheapish module to allow me to use HDMI for 1080p and to remove the inteference that the VGA cable has. I do not want to be suckered into an elite.

malccy · 23 Apr 2007 at 08:29

You can get 1080 from both VGA and component anyhow.

Kreeeee · 23 Apr 2007 at 08:34

malccy said:
You can get 1080 from both VGA and component anyhow.

Kreeeee said:
Same here mate, short term I don't mind but I'd love a cheapish module to allow me to use HDMI for 1080p and to remove the inteference that the VGA cable has.

As I already said I can only get 1080p via HDMI and the inteference on VGA ****** me off.

JUMPURS · 23 Apr 2007 at 08:35

Kronologic said:
A while ago MS said that the 360 was capable of digital video output and if the demand was there then they would look into it.

No I don't know if the Elite is the answer to this statement. I too am hoping for a HDMI or DVI output for the longterm future, short term I'm not bothered.

Personally i think the Elite is

Kreeeee · 23 Apr 2007 at 08:38

JUMPURS said:
Personally i think the Elite is

It's a lot of money for near enough no improvements. 120GB is useless in Europe and HDMI should be possible on a vanilla 360.

Although I hope your 360 dying doesn't mean you're going to come into every 360 thread slating it. We don't need another Bossy Papa

JUMPURS · 23 Apr 2007 at 08:44

Kreeeee said:
It's a lot of money for near enough no improvements. 120GB is useless in Europe and HDMI should be possible on a vanilla 360.

Although I hope your 360 dying doesn't mean you're going to come into every 360 thread slating it. We don't need another Bossy Papa

Not at all, i am not slating it, just saying i feel it will be. As soon as the Elite was announced i thought that it was their HDMI answer tbh.

With that being one of only 2 out the box benefits of the Elite, i doubt they will announce HDMI for the other xbox's within the next 6-12 months as it will pretty much destroy all sales of the Elite.

mcmad · 23 Apr 2007 at 09:31

Only possible way would be a component to HDMI external box (would also have to convert the audio to HDMI as well), current 360 hardware cant support HDMI, thats why the scalar chip had to be changed.