Premiums get HDMI

Tobes · 9 Aug 2007 at 22:27

MRBARKER said:
I cannot understand why microsoft did not have HDMI on the xbox 360 to start with ?

HDMI did not have a set standard till the 360 launched. That's why. So don't :mad:

at them when it's something they couldn't of controlled. Unless you wanted to wait a year.

suarve · 9 Aug 2007 at 22:27

HDMI, wow.

suarve · 9 Aug 2007 at 22:29

MRBARKER said:
I cannot understand why microsoft did not have HDMI on the xbox 360 to start with ? so now they are to launch new machines with HDMI , not good planing So now you have to buy a new machine , would you ?

Just shows you Sony are thinking , microsoft are not ,

Actually i agree with you there, evemn though i'm a 360 owner

neocon · 9 Aug 2007 at 22:32

sony arent thinking, their games console cant handle xbox 360 graphics, the frame rate sucks hard.

MS have totally trumped sony

Tobes · 9 Aug 2007 at 22:39

suarve said:
Actually i agree with you there, evemn though i'm a 360 owner

Didn't catch my post?

MRBARKER · 9 Aug 2007 at 22:44

So will this be a mod on the Premiums or will you have to buy a new machine ?

Tobes · 9 Aug 2007 at 22:44

MRBARKER said:
So will this be a mod on the Premiums or will you have to buy a new machine ?

New machine. Think of it as a lite upgrade like the PSP slim.

MRBARKER · 9 Aug 2007 at 22:48

Tob3z said:
New machine. Think of it as a lite upgrade like the PSP slim.

Oh dear ive just got a second hane Premiums machine with games :mad:

sugar , as i am fed up with my PS3

Any idea when the new machine will come out ?

Tobes · 9 Aug 2007 at 22:50

MRBARKER said:
Oh dear ive just got a Premiums machine sugar , as i am fed up with my PS3

Still wipes the floor with the PS3 though no? lol

I'm selling my prem for the elite as I want a bigger hdd and black is kool.

MRBARKER · 9 Aug 2007 at 22:52

Tob3z said:
Still wipes the floor with the PS3 though no? lol

I'm selling my prem for the elite as I want a bigger hdd and black is kool.

This is the first time i have got a 360 with games, so what output res can you have in HD ? as i know very little about them

Tobes · 9 Aug 2007 at 22:55

MRBARKER said:
This is the first time i have got a 360 with games, so what output res can you have in HD ? as i know very little about them

I only run it on 720p via component as thats all my tv can handle. Well it can handle 1080i but it doesnt flow as good. It can output at 1080p via VGA and HDMI I believe. If someone could just clear up what max res the different cables can handle that would be great

MRBARKER · 9 Aug 2007 at 23:00

Tob3z said:
I only run it on 720p via component as thats all my tv can handle. Well it can handle 1080i but it doesnt flow as good. It can output at 1080p via VGA and HDMI I believe. If someone could just clear up what max res the different cables can handle that would be great

I just looked up the cable i am using Official XBox 360 Component HD AV Cable
it says " High-definition gaming output of 720p or 1080i "

Chris1712 · 10 Aug 2007 at 01:10

360 does 1080p over component/vga/hdmi. Depends on what your tv takes from which input aswell though, a lot of tv's wont accept 1080p over component. Also, you cannot play HD-DVD's at 1080p over component due to some funky HDCP ruling.

NokkonWud · 10 Aug 2007 at 01:28

Also, the games are output at 720p so 1080p is a moot point.

ZXSpectrum · 10 Aug 2007 at 10:20

Is there no way they could facilitate a cable that uses the standard av connector to HDMI?

noob · 10 Aug 2007 at 10:29

Microsoft said:
We will begin to introduce models with HDMI ports in Europe in the next few months.

Looks like I will be buying the Elite model I don't want to wait a few months.

JBeck · 10 Aug 2007 at 10:31

Someone did post a link here a month or so ago pointing to such a cable. The problem was it was around $100 odd iirc.

VIRII · 10 Aug 2007 at 10:39

MRBARKER said:
So will this be a mod on the Premiums or will you have to buy a new machine ?

Why do you have to buy a new machine? You don't need HDMI and I doubt many people can see the difference anyway.

VIRII · 10 Aug 2007 at 10:41

MRBARKER said:
I just looked up the cable i am using Official XBox 360 Component HD AV Cable
it says " High-definition gaming output of 720p or 1080i "

Originalyl it did not do 1080p, it can now via downloaded updates.

davejm · 10 Aug 2007 at 10:44

Tob3z said:
I only run it on 720p via component as thats all my tv can handle. Well it can handle 1080i but it doesnt flow as good. It can output at 1080p via VGA and HDMI I believe. If someone could just clear up what max res the different cables can handle that would be great

Just to clear this up:-

VGA and HDMI:

* HD DVD - 1080p resolution and all others
* DVD - Upscaled as high as 1080p resolution and all others
* Games - 720p games upscaled to 1080p, also supports native-1080p games

Component:

* HD DVD - 1080i resolution maximum, limited by AACS
* DVD - Upscaled to 480p maximum, limited by CSS
* Games - 720p games upscaled to 1080p, also supports native-1080p games