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MOTHERWELL · Nov 9, 2004, 02:49 PM

So I have a new Samsung HDTV and I just picked up an HD Adapter for my XBox. This is the first time I have encountered HD... I have to tell the Xbox what type of HD my TV supports, and I can't find the information in the TV manual. I can choose 480P,720P, or 1080i...

Do I have all 3? Is progressive better than interlaced, even at resolutions this high?

Agasthya · Nov 9, 2004, 03:00 PM

Originally posted by MOTHERWELL:
So I have a new Samsung HDTV and I just picked up an HD Adapter for my XBox. This is the first time I have encountered HD... I have to tell the Xbox what type of HD my TV supports, and I can't find the information in the TV manual. I can choose 480P,720P, or 1080i...

Do I have all 3? Is progressive better than interlaced, even at resolutions this high?

Use 720p.

Moderator · Nov 9, 2004, 03:03 PM

Originally posted by MOTHERWELL:
So I have a new Samsung HDTV and I just picked up an HD Adapter for my XBox. This is the first time I have encountered HD... I have to tell the Xbox what type of HD my TV supports, and I can't find the information in the TV manual. I can choose 480P,720P, or 1080i...

Do I have all 3? Is progressive better than interlaced, even at resolutions this high?

...you want to have 1080i. If you don't..its probablyt not HD

Some broadcasters broadcast a 720P HD signal..but if you had a TV that had only 720 vertical lines you wouldn't be able to pickup HD delivered from NBC, PBS etc.

GoGoReggieXPowars · Nov 9, 2004, 03:04 PM

Your TV manual should say which resolutions it supports, although I know my own Samsing HDTV's manual doesn't say a whole lot. Check Samsung's website for the real details, or just start out at 480p. I know mine will do 1080i and 480p for sure.

GoGoReggieXPowars · Nov 9, 2004, 03:05 PM

Originally posted by Moderator:
...you want to have 1080i. If you don't..its probablyt not HD

Some broadcasters broadcast a 720P HD signal..but if you had a TV that had only 720 vertical lines you wouldn't be able to pickup HD delivered from NBC, PBS etc.

There are multiple HD standards, and some TVs support only some of them natively.

Link · Nov 9, 2004, 03:12 PM

Get the yuppiest most expensive one that way you can get an HD Tivo and rant/rave to us about how great the 10th rerelease of star wars crap HD edition is on it.

Severed Hand of Skywalker · Nov 9, 2004, 03:14 PM

I think we have the same tv. Anywho, your TV will up convert any signal to 720p which looks incredible. I think if you tell your XBOX that you only have 720p then it might ignore the 1080i supported games. So safest bet is to tell your xbox you have all 3.

Oh, 720p and 1080i look about the same even though 1080i is interlaced.

SVass · Nov 9, 2004, 03:30 PM

The "NATIVE" resolution is probably 1080i according to a specification I read at their web site. It will receive 480p (from DVDs), 720p (from ABC and ESPN), and 1080i from NBC, PBS etc. sam

Severed Hand of Skywalker · Nov 9, 2004, 03:35 PM

Originally posted by SVass:
The "NATIVE" resolution is probably 1080i according to a specification I read at their web site. It will receive 480p (from DVDs), 720p (from ABC and ESPN), and 1080i from NBC, PBS etc. sam

How do you know what TV he has? Mine is a brand new Samsung HDTV with 720 native.

Moderator · Nov 10, 2004, 10:03 AM

Originally posted by Severed Hand of Skywalker:
Oh, 720p and 1080i look about the same even though 1080i is interlaced.

Interlaced is inferior to progressive. In this case the 1080 is inerlaced but has a higher res screen. There is actually a 1080p as well but the feed exceeds the bandwidth specifications laid out by the FCC.

NBC,CBS,PBS all broadcast 1080i
ABC, FOX deliver 720p

Disgruntled Head of C-3PO · Nov 10, 2004, 10:23 AM

Originally posted by Moderator:
Interlaced is inferior to progressive. In this case the 1080 is inerlaced but has a higher res screen. There is actually a 1080p as well but the feed exceeds the bandwidth specifications laid out by the FCC.

NBC,CBS,PBS all broadcast 1080i
ABC, FOX deliver 720p

Ya I know that but when it is 1080 lines it makes up for the interlaced.

King Bob On The Cob · Nov 10, 2004, 11:03 AM

Originally posted by Disgruntled Head of C-3PO:
Ya I know that but when it is 1080 lines it makes up for the interlaced.

When playing Video Games, I'd say go for the Progressive one though. Gets rid of "Jaggies"

CaseCom · Nov 10, 2004, 11:46 AM

The original poster needs to be more specific about what kind of TV he has. Samsung makes several kinds of HDTVs: CRT, DLP, LCD, Plasma ...

If it's a CRT, it can display 480p or 1080i. It will accept a 720p signal but will convert it to 1080i for display.

If it's a DLP, LCD or plasma you'll probably want 720p.

MOTHERWELL · Nov 10, 2004, 11:58 AM

Originally posted by CaseCom:
The original poster needs to be more specific about what kind of TV he has. Samsung makes several kinds of HDTVs: CRT, DLP, LCD, Plasma ...

If it's a CRT, it can display 480p or 1080i. It will accept a 720p signal but will convert it to 1080i for display.

If it's a DLP, LCD or plasma you'll probably want 720p.

DLP

Severed Hand of Skywalker · Nov 10, 2004, 12:51 PM

Originally posted by CaseCom:
The original poster needs to be more specific about what kind of TV he has. Samsung makes several kinds of HDTVs: CRT, DLP, LCD, Plasma ...

If it's a CRT, it can display 480p or 1080i. It will accept a 720p signal but will convert it to 1080i for display.

If it's a DLP, LCD or plasma you'll probably want 720p.

He has the same TV as me. It takes any signal and converts it to 720p.
http://forums.macnn.com/showthread.p...hreadid=223497

The problem him and I both have is that he doesn't know what to tell his Xbox what his TV supports. Because some games say they have 1080i support but not 720p. so if he tell his xbox he only has 720p then it might not output a hi def signal.

Anywho, I set my xbox to support all 3 and it seems to do the trick. The the way you also have to hook up your xbox through component or it will not do hi-def.