CORSA NUT
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Hey guys...whilst my 360 is getting fixed (red ring 3) i got thinking...
I've got a 50" LG and i just run a HDMI cable from the Xbox to it.Now i don;t think the picture quality is as good as it could be  This might be because the screen is so close when i sit at it..about 7 foot away or i'm doing somthing wrong??
I've seen online you can buy a black box with connectors that boost the signal to get the desired 1080 or is a HDMI lead ok and i've already got the best out of it??
Cheers 
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John
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HDMI is the best you get.
What tv do you have?
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DannyB
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You would have to sit further than 7feet away from a 50" to get an amazing picture, I think it's around 12 feet for a 50" iirc.
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quote:
Originally posted by DannyB
You would have to sit further than 7feet away from a 50" to get an amazing picture, I think it's around 12 feet for a 50" iirc.
Disagree entirely.
We sit less than 8 foot away from a 60" and it could easily go bigger. The picture is superb. It gets better moving away but you could say the same with anything!
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DannyB
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I have a 50" and I sit about 7-8 feet away and I notice a vast differnece the further back I get, it's still a great picture but could be better. I read somewhere that the recommended viewing distance for a 50" is 12 feet.
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John
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I wouldn't want to watch anything but 1080p that close.
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ssj_kakarot
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hdmi should be running 1080p so mthats as good as it gets, you sure its set to HD and 1080p in the settings menu?
the picture on my 42" is great and i sit pretty close to it as its in my bedroom
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John
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The tv might not be 1080, that's why I was trying to find out the resolution.
Sending 1080 then the tv having to downscale could make it look wierd as well.
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ssj_kakarot
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quote:
Originally posted by John
The tv might not be 1080, that's why I was trying to find out the resolution.
Sending 1080 then the tv having to downscale could make it look wierd as well.
yeah never thought of that, you sure the tv is 1080p if its not set it to 720p.
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John
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Might even be less than 720, can still get plasmas that are 1024x768 that would probably give you a funky picture if downscaling from 1080.
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Leighton
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Go to the Display setting on the Xbox and check that it is displaying in 1080p
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John
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Or read the posts above and find out that that could be the wrong setting.
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Balling
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quote:
Originally posted by John
Might even be less than 720, can still get plasmas that are 1024x768 that would probably give you a funky picture if downscaling from 1080.
My PS3 runs 720p and my 42" plasma is 1024*768.
The result is superb! My viewing distance is 5-6 feet.
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Scotty_B
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The optimum viewing distance for HD is 3 times the screen size.
However is should still be seriously sharp with no artifacts at much closer distances.
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CORSA NUT
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It is a 1080 TV guys
I'll go through the settings and see if i'm properley set up.....
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John
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If it's a 1080p tv the best you can get is 1080p over hdmi then 
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CORSA NUT
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That's what i meant John...
I didn't really KNOW i was getting the full 1080 by just using a HDMI lead from the box to the TV because of the not so perfect picture  When it get's back from being repaired next week i'll have a proper look into it
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Balling
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You may also want to consider, that far from every game supports 1080p and will thus be upscaled!
And upscaling is bad, m'kay!?
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CORSA NUT
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I only really play COD4 online mate...is that 1080?
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noshua
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Look on the back of your case, tells you there mate.
edit; of the game that is 
[Edited on 15-03-2009 by noshua]
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Ren
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COD4 is 720p/1080i/1080p
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John
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Has the xbox changed since it first came out?
I remember at the time there was a lot about it not really doing anything at 1080, it's rendered at 720 then upscaled.
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Ren
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As said, I used 1080p for ages on my 360 and I wasn't that impressed... then I messed around with the settings on the TV remote, and it set it to 1080 native and the image was 100x better.
The whole time the signal was being sent to the TV as 1080 but the TV was downscalling it because of the settings. Check this before you do anything else.
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CORSA NUT
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I can't seem to find anything in the TV settings to change the settings to 1080 or otherwise 
Maybe it can't be changed?
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sam-smith
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only elites do 1080p the rest are 1080i, check the set ups
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