How do original X-Box games look on 360?

marl · 21 Feb 2006 at 19:52

Do they look better, or is it much the same.

Also, how do original X-Box games look on an LCD as opposed to CRT TV.

DaveyD · 21 Feb 2006 at 19:55

Some games offer good improvements like Anti-Aliasing on Halo, but the majority I believe are rendered in HD, so they look a bit crisper.

Saying that, some games have some issues where they have some slowdown etc.

How do you mean LCD? Do you mean using HD outputs on a LCD monitor as opposed to a normal Standard Definition CRT TV?

marl · 21 Feb 2006 at 19:58

Thanks DaveyD. I 've only ever seen a console - PS2 and X-Box played through CRT TV's.

Just wondering if picture quality was better if connected to an LCD TV.

DaveyD · 21 Feb 2006 at 20:07

The picture quality is a pretty massive jump from a standard TV to a HDTV resolution. (Doesn't have to be LCD, as not all LCDs are HD, and you can get HD CRTs too).

JUMPURS · 21 Feb 2006 at 20:51

i fired up splinter cell CT, i never really played it on the original xbox, and think it looks excelent

Ultra_Extreme · 21 Feb 2006 at 21:02

I got halo 2 today and altho i cant compare as i didnt have the original box i think it looks really good. Easily runs at 60fps constant, smooth as silk and as far as i can tell has good AA implemented as i couldnt see a single jaggie. In all honesty i couldnt really discern it as last gen. Altho there is no HDR or clever reflections and bump mapping it on the whole looks better to me than PD0, no lie.

gord · 21 Feb 2006 at 21:20

I didnt really notice much of a difference on Halo2.. and thought it looked last gen compared to the current titles of GRAW, GoW and FNR3.. soon to be released.

Not to mention, there was still bumpmapping load in apparent on some of the scenes as with xbox 1.. which was very disappointing.

melchy · 21 Feb 2006 at 21:31

Fire up DOA3 at 720P

It stands up pretty well against DOA4.

GTanny · 22 Feb 2006 at 00:55

i was amased myself, i wanted something different and i managed to find splinter cell

andora tomorrow brand new for 47p (yes im a cheap git.. but i did like the first one) i thought it would horrid compared to the 360 graphics im now used to but im amased how good it does look at 1080i..... although the fact its non widescreen took a little time to get over the annoyance of the black bars at the side

if elder scrolls wasnt coming out soon i think id get an original RPG just to keep me going but i think i can wait as i just got NFS:MW and Quake4

Sagalout · 2 Mar 2006 at 16:21

Saw splinter cell Chaos theory and pandora tomorrow in a shop dead cheap today. I've never been into the series but might pick ne of these up. Which is the better game?

Weebull · 2 Mar 2006 at 16:30

Chaos Theory. Better singleplayer, and I think it has the same multiplayer modes as Pandora tomorrow (the excellent spies vs mercs modes), plus its own co-op.