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Re: Does HDMI make much difference with the Xbox 360?
I have tired both component and HDMI using Halo 3 on my set--a 50" Panasonic PX75U--and the difference is night and day with HDMI having a far superior picture.
Not that the component picture was bad. It's just that with component the picture seemed to have an overall haze. Blacks were more of a dark gray, the picture seemed softer, and lighting effects didn't have as much pop.
At first I hooked up the 360 (premium no HD-DVD) with HDMI. I don't have an HDMI capable receiver so I was running an HDMI cable to the TV and an optical cable out of the TV to the receiver. Unfortunately this was only passing a stereo signal (re: no DD 5.1). But the picture was phenomenal. Almost life-like.
Because of the lack of 5.1 audio I thought I would use the component dongle (with 5.1 out) so I could have the great picture with 5.1 audio. My wife who could really care less about this stuff immediately commented: "Eww. What happened to the picture?"
The picture was good but the HDMI-genie was already out of the bottle, so to speak. I immediately yanked out the component and went back to HDMI with absolutely no regrets.
Your mileage may vary with a different display, but on my system, HDMI is the crystal-clear winner. It's not even close.
Last edited by Bob_Chase : 10-08-2007 at 01:03 PM.
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