HDMI XBOX 360

Voltage · 9 Jul 2007 at 09:43

Just got a BENQ 241W, it has HDMI, however i cant source the cable

without giving competitors names, what is the exact name of the cable im looking for?

Andybtsn · 9 Jul 2007 at 09:43

There is no 360 HDMI cable mate. Just component and vga until the Elite comes out.

Voltage · 9 Jul 2007 at 09:44

Elite?

Andybtsn · 9 Jul 2007 at 09:45

Confusion said:
Elite?

The 360 Elite, coming out later this year, supports HDMI, 120gb hdd and is black.

martinturner · 9 Jul 2007 at 09:45

So is Component not as good as HDMI? Why is there no HDMI cable? Is Component hi-def? My mate has a 360 and has been a bit confused by this ... and tbh, me too.

Cheers

Andybtsn · 9 Jul 2007 at 09:46

martinturner said:
So is Component not as good as HDMI? Why is there no HDMI cable? Is Component hi-def? My mate has a 360 and has been a bit confused by this ... and tbh, me too.

Cheers

HDMI is just a digital signal that also can carry audio, it is a better connection than others.
Component and VGA are hi-def yeah, the current 360 doesn't support HDMI.

Rhys · 9 Jul 2007 at 09:47

Dont get caught up in the whole which output is best. Just plug in whatever youve got and enjoy the games.

Joebob · 9 Jul 2007 at 09:49

martinturner said:
So is Component not as good as HDMI? Why is there no HDMI cable? Is Component hi-def? My mate has a 360 and has been a bit confused by this ... and tbh, me too.

Cheers

Component and VGA are still both High Def and will give you almost the same resolutions etc as HDMI, but HDMI is a true digital connection. Whereas component and VGA are converted from digital to analogue and then back to digital again when the signal reaches the TV set.

HDMI is supposed to be better and iirc is the only connection to give you 1080p - although I may be wrong on this last count.

Voltage · 9 Jul 2007 at 09:49

which is best though?

Andybtsn · 9 Jul 2007 at 09:50

Confusion said:
which is best though?

for 1080i

Component. The red, blue and green connections IIRC.

Joebob · 9 Jul 2007 at 09:52

Rhys said:
Dont get caught up in the whole which output is best. Just plug in whatever youve got and enjoy the games.

Yeah I agree. Tbh I think most of it is just a load of bullocks, as I remember when I got my first DVI PC monitor and could hardly tell the difference between it and a VGA one!

melchy · 9 Jul 2007 at 10:02

Both component and vga will give you 1080P if your TV/Monitor allows it.

Manlove is my forte · 9 Jul 2007 at 10:18

melchy said:
Both component and vga will give you 1080P if your TV/Monitor allows it.

Both will give the best picture you can get from the console.

Maniac618 · 9 Jul 2007 at 10:27

I've read that a 3rd party company is working on an adaptation for the standard 360 so that it can use HDMI, so the Elite won't be needed.

http://www.joystiq.com/2007/06/25/third-party-hdmi-cable-coming-for-non-elite-xbox-360/

Andybtsn · 9 Jul 2007 at 10:42

melchy said:
Both component and vga will give you 1080P if your TV/Monitor allows it.

Only 1080i on mine, the 360 can't get 1080p. The PS3 can.

Andybtsn · 9 Jul 2007 at 10:42

Maniac618 said:
I've read that a 3rd party company is working on an adaptation for the standard 360 so that it can use HDMI, so the Elite won't be needed.

http://www.joystiq.com/2007/06/25/third-party-hdmi-cable-coming-for-non-elite-xbox-360/

Yeah, its going to be mega bucks though I think.

EezerGoode · 9 Jul 2007 at 10:48

Am I alone in thinking that we are being told HDMI is so much better when it it really isn't? I think its all down to companies pushing DRM on us.

cokecan · 9 Jul 2007 at 10:50

Andybtsn said:
Only 1080i on mine, the 360 can't get 1080p. The PS3 can.

it was implemented with a previous dash update so it supports 1080p via vga for definate and i think component also, but your tv has to support 1080p through these connections

Mark47 · 9 Jul 2007 at 10:50

HDMI is technically the best, then VGA and then component.

If your monitor has a VGA input (i think it does)you are best with the VGA cable as it will do 1080P. but will cost you £20.

It sucks but MS dropped the ball on including a HDMI connector, they will put one in the Elite console but it is very had to tell between VGA and HDMI in reality.

melchy · 9 Jul 2007 at 11:07

Andybtsn said:
Only 1080i on mine, the 360 can't get 1080p. The PS3 can.

The last update allowed 1080P via component and VGA. My 360 is certainly set to 1080P in the display settings via component.