PAL 60 makes picture bigger

BEN_UK · 26 Jan 2006 at 13:08

Hello,

I have a Xbox 360 connected to a standard 28" widescreen TV.

When running in PAL 50 the picture/games seems fine, same as it does when watching TV.

When i enabled PAL 60 the pictures seems bigger/streched :confused:

Can anyone explain this ?

Thanks Ben

Jez · 26 Jan 2006 at 13:16

Its just the tubes scanning at a faster rate, its obviously not been quite calibrated to your screen size for 60hz perfectly. All CRT's do the same when you change the scan frequency.

binaryknight · 26 Jan 2006 at 13:22

pal 50 has 625 lines at 50Hz

pal 60 has 525 lines at 60 Hz (basically NTSC with pal colour coding)

so the reason pal 60 dont look as good is to do with the fact it is a lesser resolution as jez says the scan rate affects the image size

BEN_UK · 26 Jan 2006 at 13:28

Ok thanks lads.

Which is the better option to use ?

tom_nieto · 26 Jan 2006 at 13:30

Use whichever one you think looks best!

Jez · 26 Jan 2006 at 13:32

Use PAL50, as this is what your UK TV will be primarily calibrated to, although to be honest it doesnt matter, just use whichever you prefer.

Sclodion · 27 Jan 2006 at 00:13

With pal50 you get letter boxing, ie: black bars top and bottom. With pal60, you dont get the letterboxing, but the resolution of the visible image is decreased.

Decide whether you like sharp image or bigger screen and set accordingly.

BEN_UK · 27 Jan 2006 at 00:19

I am gonna have to go for PAL 60

Dead Or Alive 4 only works in PAL 60