Next-generation hardware FAQ (1 Viewer)

[Rusty Ray]

when you hook up the hi def pack on the xbox it lets you go into the menu to enable either 480, 720, or 1080, when you start an xbox game you will see a flicker when it first boots up to enable the higher res modes

 

[Brian Ruth]

Greg -- actually, some analog (i.e. NON-HD) TVs have component inputs on them. My sister bought a 13" TV for her dorm, and it has component inputs on it.
My guess is that it has something to do with the wide acceptance of DVD players.
HD almost always uses Component, but Component does NOT necesarily mean HD.
Just wanted to clear that up.

 

[Matt Lane]

There was once a thread on here that listed all games for these three consoles that supported 480P mode and above. Does anyone have that handy.

Thanks

Matt

 

[Greg_TSL]

http://www.hometheaterforum.com/htfo...hreadid=100055

 

[Greg_TSL]

Ooops, sorry, thought your message was on a different thread, I think I just posted this thread for you to reference :frowning:

 

[Matt Lane]

Greg-TSL....Thanks for the link

 

[Bill Griffith]

Please correct me if I'm wrong but the way I understand it is that to get High Definition Picture, you must use Component Video. Its like activating the Digital sound capabilities of the Xbox (I know nothing of the PS2), you must use an optical line in to your reciever to get the 5.1 decoding.

And I would say most commercial DVD players are Progressive scan now. I origianl thought the Xbox was also but was told later it had the capapbility but it is not unlocked yet. Someone said MSFT will release a upgrade disk that has a program that unlocks that feature. I understand nothing of how this works and if its true or not, but maybe someone can shed some light on this.

 

[Greg_TSL]

Bill, you are correct. The Xbox requires an adapter that allows both component video cables and an optical cable to be attached to the Xbox. This yields 5.1 Dolby Digital and progressive video playback (or higher resolutions like 720p and 1080i if the games support it)
As for outputting DVD playback in progresssive scan, this article discusses it and gives a link to bug Microsoft to support it. Sounds like Microsoft currently has no plans to enable it :frowning:
http://electronics.cnet.com/electron...9438076-1.html

 

[Greg_TSL]

Here's a link to a pricing/review page of that adapter I'd mentioned.
http://www.epinions.com/Microsoft_XB..._Access ories

 

[Bill Griffith]

I have the setup for HD and Digital sound I just wasn't sure if to get HD signal you must be connected with Component video or if there was something new out there I hadn't heard of yet. Thanks though.

The link however was great thanks.

 

[Jay Mitchosky]

Every single Xbox game supports 480p, it's standard.

If I recall Hitman 2 does not support 480p (as an example).

 

[Chad Ellinger]

Updated online section of FAQ (long overdue)

 

[Sam Pat]

Regarding all that talk on PS2's progscan mode.

Has anyone even played Guilty Gear X2? That has progscan.

You enable it by holding a certain button during startup.

 

[ShaunLB]

Soul Caliber II also has progressive scan on PS2.

 

[Jay Mitchosky]

Just a thought. Why do the Xbox, PS2, and Gamecube continue to be referred to as "next generation" consoles? Aren't they the current generation?