360 lacks 1080p support

Post by **BreakmanX** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 1:30 pm

Thought I would add this since I found this out on the phone with Microsoft this morning. The 1080P setting that they added with the last update doesn't actually do anything.. the console still outputs in 1080i. It may SAY 1080p, but that is it. The only way to get it to output in 1080p is to get a VGA adapter... or a ps3. This is straight from the horses mouth my friends. Now, I know most people don't care, but I certainly found it interesting that they added an update that doesn't do anything.

Cable · Post by **Cable** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 2:30 pm

This may be of significance to that...

http://gear.ign.com/articles/746/746074p1.html

jayt11 · Post by **jayt11** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 5:56 pm

i'll survive without

loosecannon · Post by **loosecannon** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 8:05 pm

yeah, component cant do 1080p

Atticus · Post by **Atticus** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 8:33 pm

Yeah, it doesnt matter to me either since my tv is a 720p HD set. I love it enough as it is. I didn't think twice about it when they added the 1080p support for that reason, so its all good.

Post by **BreakmanX** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 9:02 pm

loosecannon wrote:yeah, component cant do 1080p

Yeah it can. Component does 1080p on ps3, but HDMI looks better. HDMI is purely digital so it looks better, while componant is still old school analog.

Atticus · Post by **Atticus** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 9:06 pm

I use HDMI on my up convert HD DVD player. It looks better than regular DVDs, but nothing even remotely close to what blu-ray or HD DVD look like. I don't have 1080p available to me yet, but I have 720p and I love it. w00t to HD.

RurouniQ · Post by **RurouniQ** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 10:58 pm

You know what I can't wait for?

For the goddamn ceiling to be hit. For there to come a point where it wouldn't matter how much higher the resolution got because we wouldn't be able to tell even with a trained eye, and for that to be the goddamn standard so we can all stop worrying about this and that.

Post by **Verence** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 11:29 pm

My 720p set has HDMI. Will that look better that component 720p?

Atticus · Post by **Atticus** » Thu Nov 16, 2006 11:30 pm

Yes, it will.

Post by **BreakmanX** » Fri Nov 17, 2006 12:10 am

RurouniQ wrote:You know what I can't wait for?

For the goddamn ceiling to be hit. For there to come a point where it wouldn't matter how much higher the resolution got because we wouldn't be able to tell even with a trained eye, and for that to be the goddamn standard so we can all stop worrying about this and that.

1080p is pretty damn amazing. I don't know if you could notice any difference at a higher rez.

Post by **Verence** » Fri Nov 17, 2006 12:14 am

Cool. I can't wait for some games that really flex the PS3's graphical muscles.

What I REALLY want is Fumtio Ueda's PS3 game. Aw yeah...

Atticus · Post by **Atticus** » Fri Nov 17, 2006 2:30 am

I can wait V. I can wait until I actually have a ps3 to play them on. It's just torture otherwise.

loosecannon · Post by **loosecannon** » Fri Nov 17, 2006 10:22 am

i thought that component would have to do a conversion. it wouldnt be true 1080p.

Vamp [Bot] · Post by **Vamp [Bot]** » Fri Nov 17, 2006 4:12 pm

Component can indeed to 1080p: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Component_video

Component video is capable of producing signals such as 480p, 576p, 720p, 1080i, and 1080p

As an aside, the resolution ceiling is relatively transfinite, as display screens can always increase in size and make it matter more. As long as screens keep getting bigger, so will resolution get higher.