LCD/Plasma/CRT/DLP - questions

[EvilBoris]

The option isn't availible on my 360 at 720p/1080i/1080p via component, it is there on freeview though, I watched T3 last night which seemed to look exceptionally good, I don't know if it was just a high quality broadcast though.

[Lyris]

Yeah, if it's not an option for 1080i it's possible that it either doesn't (a lot of TVs right now don't seem to) or it's Automatically controlled. Would be curious to know which.

[EvilBoris]

What resolution do you run your 360 in via component with this TV and why?

its funny you should say this, after getting lost planet the other day which has **** loads of screen tearing (which I'm not sure how to remove with the clock/phase settings) I thought I'd try the component cable once more, I like you was suprised by how little difference there was in picture quality, it certainly looks chunkier due to the overscan, the gamercard on the dash and the capcom logo as Lost Planet Boots up was noticably larger. With all the picture processing turned off as per usual and the sharpness down to -50 it looked excellent.

I set mine to 720p for games then 1080i for films. 1080p seems to give the same screen tearing in lost planet that VGA had been giving me.

[sj33]

Most games are actually designed with Component in mind, remember.

Evilboris - I'm curious, do you see any real notable difference between running games in 720p native and running them upscaled to 1080i? Dispite all the debates we've all read about this, there's so little difference to my eyes running them upscaled that I just leave the machine in 1080i.
The Bravia S does have great 1080i handling mind, as proven when running 1080 PS3 games, but I'd assume the WLT68 is on par.

[EvilBoris]

I couldn't see any geniuine differences between the 2 to be honest.

I've just done some more comparisons and I have to retract what I said a minute ago, VGA still wins on the sharpness. Colours aren't so vivid, but that is expected.

ALSO, the screen tearing in lost planet VGA is still present when I connected it to my PC monitor, it must be a bug in the 360's VGA/V-syncing/scaler.

I might have a play with the service menu and see if I can boost the colour of VGA (like I did with my s-series).

I think I'm still gonna be stick with VGA though for the moment, as the tearing has never reared its face in anything else, also I use the PIP function alot.

[sj33]

I remember back when I used to use VGA, everyone went on about Dead Rising tearing over VGA and I never had any tearing on my LG.
Yet I connected it to a CRT VGA monitor sometime later, and the tearing was all over the place.

I've only seen tearing on Lost Planet over Component once, and that was that was on the Mission 10 boss where there were so many explosions going on that the game was slowing down.

[EvilBoris]

You can see it straight away on the title screen via vga, just as the "press start" fades in. Also if you leave the attract loop running it tears most of the time straight down the middle.

[Junko]

Ok wouldnt mind some help here , just took delivery of our new Samsung LE26R7 today . Got it hooked to the Sky plus via scart but there is loads of ghosting and blocking , any help would be very much appreciated

Cheers

[yesteryeargames]

sorry this is off topic,

could anyone tell me if you can get all in 1 surround sound systems with 5.1 , that are good qaulity? my room sadly cannot have normal surround setup

any one knows a link would be super grateful

[sj33]

I use Logitech Z-5500's, perfect all-in-one 5.1 setup for a bedroom.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Logitech-Digital-Multimedia-Theatre-Speaker/dp/B0007SQK6I/sr=8-1/qid=1168958285/ref=pd_ka_1/202-0042868-0408677?ie=UTF8&s=electronics

I have the following connected to mine -

5.1 analogue - PC
Optical - PS3, PS2, 360 using switcher
Coaxial - DVD Player
Line-in - Wii

Had Dolby Digital, DTS and Pro Logic II.

[yesteryeargames]

i was looking for somthing in one box, that could sit under the tv and give out a surround signal?

[sj33]

That won't be 5.1 though, because there won't be 5 speakers. Sounds like you just want a normal speaker setup that 'fakes' surround, in which case you may as well use the SRS features on your TV tbh.

My room was 'unsuitable' for 5.1 too, so I re-arrwnged my room

[yesteryeargames]

hmm, i guess i could try that, know of any budget players that ill be able to use with tv,xbox,ps3,wii ect, would i need a box of sometype to connect em all and switch, sorry im a complete sound system newb lol

[bash]

I've heard good things about that Pioneer 360 speaker setup http://www.play.com/Electronics/Elec...m/Product.html

Used to be around £300 and you still get 2 free games with it as well which you could sell on later.

[charlesr]

i was looking for somthing in one box, that could sit under the tv and give out a surround signal?

Actually you can get what you are looking for.
Pricey though.

http://www.audioholics.com/productreviews/loudspeakers/YamahaYSP-1DigitalSoundProjector1.php

Not as pricey as this book though

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/01/16/rather_expensive_book/