HDTV's + New Consoles = Good Times

Posted: Wed May 25, 2005 11:53 pm

I don't no anything about HDTV nd i wanted 2 ask the community what they planed on getting or already have, so what do you think would be good for the new consoles?

I also made a poll
Make sure 2 include links nd lots of details Very Happy

Kai Regular Joined: 21 May 2004 Posts: 133

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDTV

There are quite a few different standards of hdtv, 1080p(progressive scan) is the best.

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though they are not wide spread in Europe (Specially UK) I'm planing of buying one...but, I don't even know if the PAL version of X360 will support HD, as the original Xbox PAL didn't Sad

Video Master Joined: 21 May 2004 Posts: 1815

good topic, i may get a hdtv but it wont be anything huge, most likely a 30 inch or so. currently im using a 27 inch sony vega for my xbox. i have a 61 inch toshiba upstairs but i dont use it much for gaming (its not hdtv).

Posted: Thu May 26, 2005 3:01 am

I have had my 50" toshiba a long time and just starting to experience the benefits of HD

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boxo-XR @ Thu Jan 01, 1970 12:00 am wrote:

I have had my 50" toshiba a long time and just starting to experience the benefits of HD

Dude, you live in an office? Never seen those ceilings in a home before.

Posted: Thu May 26, 2005 3:56 am

redwolf @ wrote:

though they are not wide spread in Europe (Specially UK) I'm planing of buying one...but, I don't even know if the PAL version of X360 will support HD, as the original Xbox PAL didn't Sad

thats wired, i herd you pal guys already had good quality Very Happy

XR - how much did that TV coast it looks great, whats the specs? BTW the ceilings dont look anything like a office they look good.

thx for the link remoth Very Happy

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boxo ! i have the same TV :] .. just got the hdtv hookups a couple months ago .. best thing i ever did .. i also have a 27" trinitron that doesn't have hdtv but it has SVideo and buying the SVideo cables also makes a big difference ..

Posted: Thu May 26, 2005 4:43 am

i got a 57" Sony HDTV that ive never really played xbox on......im jus gonna wait for the new 360 and my new wireless router until i play games on it

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I have a feeling that people on old TVs are going to get pwn3d by people on HDTVs, especially in FPS...

Posted: Thu May 26, 2005 6:59 am

MeanMF @ wrote:

I have a feeling that people on old TVs are going to get pwn3d by people on HDTVs, especially in FPS...

yup

I did some reading on X-S nd turns out the best choice are HDTV's with these specs:

1. Support 720p

2. Not weigh more than you

3. have a 16:9 Widescreen display

it really comes down 2 how much you wanna spend

$650 USD - will get you a nice HDTV (CRT) with all the bells nd whislte you'll need for your next-gen consoles. this tv is best suited for XBox 360
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?sk...d=1099396991028

$1,248 USD - This one supports 720p, 32" 16:9 widescreen display, it's an LCD so weigh isn't a concern and has a resolution of 1366 x 768. Its a good price for a LCD thats this good, this is the same one that was in the MTV 360 event so its best suited for the 360.
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.gsp...3A133276%3A3996

Kai Regular Joined: 21 May 2004 Posts: 133

I'd advise every 1 to hold on to your cash. HDTVs aren't mainstream technology as yet. I imagine once their adoption is more widespread, China will begin churning out cheap HDTVs.

The 2 types of HDTVs are
1920 pixels × 1080 lines or 1280 pixels × 720 lines

I think 1080 will the the 1 to go for. XBOX360 and PS3 will both be 1080, however PS3 will support progressive scan while XBOX360 will only support interlaced scan.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressive_scan

Posted: Thu May 26, 2005 4:00 pm

DK.SwiftTank @ Thu Jan 01, 1970 5:00 am wrote:

Dude, you live in an office? Never seen those ceilings in a home before.

Pfft. It's a lower level family room man. We in Wisconsin have "basements".
The room you are looking at used to be a root cellar with a dirt floor. Wink

Now it's a full blown "MAN ROOM", entertainment center, surround sound,PC, ping pong, electronic darts......... 14x24 The ceiling is only 7'2", but hey....It's all mine.

Posted: Thu May 26, 2005 4:06 pm

I like my old TV, the 50" ones are expensive

Posted: Thu May 26, 2005 4:06 pm

XC @ Thu Jan 01, 1970 5:00 am wrote:

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XR - how much did that TV coast it looks great, whats the specs? BTW the ceilings dont look anything like a office they look good.

Very Happy

Thanks.
I've had mine about 3 years. I found a helluva deal at that time.....$1200US. I think the new models are about the same price, but I haven't really needed to shop since buying this.

Wink

http://www.guidetohometheater.com/directviewandptvtelevisions/19/
It is a 50h81...50" wide screen, with all the bells and whistles. It is capable of all HD aspects accept 1080p(which is useless at this point anyway) and 720(which is currently what xbox games are when they step up from 420)

I am looking forward to the 360 with the 1080i.

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boxo-XR @ Thu Jan 01, 1970 12:00 am wrote:

DK.SwiftTank @ Thu Jan 01, 1970 5:00 am wrote:

Dude, you live in an office? Never seen those ceilings in a home before.

Pfft. It's a lower level family room man. We in Wisconsin have "basements".
The room you are looking at used to be a root cellar with a dirt floor. Wink

Now it's a full blown "MAN ROOM", entertainment center, surround sound,PC, ping pong, electronic darts......... 14x24 The ceiling is only 7'2", but hey....It's all mine.

LOL, that's cool. Sorry man, Living in Florida, only thing a basement would be here is an underground swimming pool. Laughing

As far as HD and stuff, I'm gonna be looking into a projector sometime this year. The benifits and picture quality of a bigscreen, but without all the bulkyness.

Posted: Thu May 26, 2005 6:34 pm

DK.SwiftTank @ wrote:

As far as HD and stuff, I'm gonna be looking into a projector sometime this year.

A good HD Projecter will coast around $5,000 USD

for 4,000$USD you can get a 60" Sony LCD

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DK.SwiftTank @ Thu Jan 01, 1970 12:00 am wrote:

As far as HD and stuff, I'm gonna be looking into a projector sometime this year. The benifits and picture quality of a bigscreen, but without all the bulkyness.

...but with a bunch of added fan noise, especially on cheaper LCD projectors.

Posted: Sat May 28, 2005 7:10 pm

Best Buy has HD-TV's starting at 27" with 1080i at $400.

I intend to buy an HDTV with my sister's employee discount (muwahaha! up to 50% off in that section) before the consoles come out Very Happy

Posted: Sun May 29, 2005 12:50 am

Praxis @ Sun May 29, 2005 12:10 am wrote:

Best Buy has HD-TV's starting at 27" with 1080i at $400.

I intend to buy an HDTV with my sister's employee discount (muwahaha! up to 50% off in that section) before the consoles come out Very Happy

One thing.....Go as big as you can afford. Wink