Screen tearing - 360 over VGA

Chong Warrior · 25 Mar 2008 at 01:15

Using 360 connected to 32" LCD using official VGA lead and the game has serious screen tear issues! It's so bad on Dead Rising I ended up just turning it off as I couldn't be bothered playing it looking that bad!

Believe me I'm no fusspot over such things but it's a joke.

Is this a known problem over VGA? Or even that game? Or is it the LCD? Which is a 32" Hannspree btw. The TV is only used for the 360 and it's pretty much the first time I've used it since I bought it around xmas time.

Simon · 25 Mar 2008 at 01:15

Could just be the TV

badbob · 25 Mar 2008 at 01:17

vsync?

Chong Warrior · 25 Mar 2008 at 01:17

Thing is I remember playing the Demo of Dead Rising on my 19" PC monitor over VGA and I noticed serious tearing then aswell but mainly only on the cut scenes.

On the 32" the cut scenes are terrible but then that draws attention to it during the game. It's not as bad in game but still very noticeable.

Chong Warrior · 25 Mar 2008 at 01:18

badbob said:
vsync?

This is what it appears to need. Is there an option for it on the 360?

Chong Warrior · 25 Mar 2008 at 01:32

After having a good search around apparently this game is well known for it over VGA... nice

yaboy · 25 Mar 2008 at 01:34

Deadrising is known for its poor tearing, nothing can be done I think..

Not many games do it, only Saints row and DR which I have noticed.

badbob · 25 Mar 2008 at 12:37

Daft that PS3/Xbox don't support vsync, considering people will upgrade to a HD LCD...might as well stick to a CRT TV!

Citrus Man · 25 Mar 2008 at 13:53

I was playing Dead Rising using a VGA cable yesterday and I had terrible screen tearing, too. Must just be that game because I didn't notice it in DMC 4...

AWPC · 25 Mar 2008 at 18:41

Yep its pretty bad under VGA for Dead Rising. Try the MS component cable as the tearing is a lot less noticeable for some reason. Also Splinter Cell Double Agent has very bad tearing but again on MS component its not as bad so must be something to do with the way the 360 handles the HDTV sync on different cables. Think most would prefer to have vsync as an option but MS refuse to even comment on the matter (just like they ignore the noisy 360 issues).