Which HDMI cable for a PS3? To use for Blu-Ray and PS3 games

[Philly Q]

never noticed much of a difference between my old tv and my stepdads big HD monster.

Stupid question perhaps, but does he actually have any HD content to watch on it?

[badgermark]

never noticed much of a difference between my old tv and my stepdads big HD monster.

Stupid question perhaps, but does he actually have any HD content to watch on it?

Not stupid at all, i was vauge. Playing the same Xbox 360 game on the different TVs (one hooked up via the HDMI thingy and using the scart jobbie on my tv) i never noticed a dramatic difference. As for HD content- apart from the Xbox, nope. Standard DVD player all round. Bit of a waste really, to be fair he is a colossal tool.

[_tom_]

My friend has a virgin media box with hdtv and all that, he was watching on normal then switched to the same programme on HD, I couldnt tell the difference. So for me HD is a bit of a rip in my very limited experience! However my 360 does look a bit better when you run it through a hdmi tv rather than scart on a standard, though thats not really a fair comparison because ones an old SDTV and the other a newer LCD HDMI ready one :)

[indysmith]

I could always tell the difference between HD and non-HD telly. I think you probably need quite a big screen to appreciate it though?

[TwilightOdyssey]

My friend has a virgin media box with hdtv and all that, he was watching on normal then switched to the same programme on HD, I couldnt tell the difference.

Depends on the source and if the display has been even remotely set up properly. There is a huge difference between 480i (SD) and all progressive and HD formats.

[ToneMonkey]

Oh and I hate Irn Bru.

Damn, that was next on my list  :lol:

I can tell the difference in HD when I play FIFA on his playstation 3.  Looks much better in HD.

[JDC]

I can see the difference between an xbox 360 on an SDTV and a HDTV really easy, make sure you got the HD turned on in the 360's settings, that or your blind!!!

on DVD vs bluray, I can still see the difference, but it's only a tiny bit sharper, unless you got a big explosion with tons of glass flying around, then it's like wow, other wise it's doesn't look worth the extra money to me

[Transcend]

Right i am going to get flamed to hell for this probably but you WILL NOT notice much difference using a HDTV with an xbox360 as it isn't really a HD console it has to upscale everything thus giving no dramatic picture increase.

[Philly Q]

Right i am going to get flamed to hell for this probably but you WILL NOT notice much difference using a HDTV with an xbox360 as it isn't really a HD console it has to upscale everything thus giving no dramatic picture increase.

I didn't think the 360 was HD unless you got the separate HD drive as an add-on - but I know nothing about games consoles, so I've probably got that wrong.

[_tom_]

The elites have hdmi.

[Transcend]

they have HDMI but they still dont render in hd properly they upscale it.

[TwilightOdyssey]

they have HDMI but they still dont render in hd properly they upscale it.

And HDMI does not automatically mean that the source is 1080i or above. There are many progressive scan DVD players that have HDMI and cannot scale higher than 480p.

Component video can scale (or output natively) from 480i to 720p. HDMI can scale (or output natively) upwards of 1080p.

[Kilby]

Right i am going to get flamed to hell for this probably but you WILL NOT notice much difference using a HDTV with an xbox360 as it isn't really a HD console it has to upscale everything thus giving no dramatic picture increase.

From a developer mate the 360 renders in 720 and then upscales to higher resolutions (or downsamples to standard resolutions) for game play usage.


I believe the HD-DVD is also natively 720p but then wouldn't buy a console for video playback anyway.

[jibidy]

Well i got a 360 and very recently upgraded from my old BEKO 22" cheapy to a samsung series 40".

The picture is noticably sharper, but i think that HD is mostly good for versatility (picture) and size. 40" is pretty big and its litterally (just measuring up)  about 6.5 CD jewel cases thick. that makes it much lighter than my old 22" which was probably about 25-30 CD cases thick.

Also sound supposed to be much better. I think to appreciate the best of HD you'd need a Full-HD Tv 42"+ with a very nice 5.1/7.1 surround and digital cables. Most importantly, optimal veiwing distance, 6-7 foot, and well set-up surround system, perfect circle e.t.c.

Also the manufacturing comapnies have started to take great pride in creating the most elegantly designed TV's. They just look so cool even the littler ones!!

[badgermark]

Well i got a 360 and very recently upgraded from my old BEKO 22" cheapy to a samsung series 40".

The picture is noticably sharper, but i think that HD is mostly good for versatility (picture) and size. 40" is pretty big and its litterally (just measuring up)  about 6.5 CD jewel cases thick. that makes it much lighter than my old 22" which was probably about 25-30 CD cases thick.

Also sound supposed to be much better. I think to appreciate the best of HD you'd need a Full-HD Tv 42"+ with a very nice 5.1/7.1 surround and digital cables. Most importantly, optimal veiwing distance, 6-7 foot, and well set-up surround system, perfect circle e.t.c.

Also the manufacturing comapnies have started to take great pride in creating the most elegantly designed TV's. They just look so cool even the littler ones!!

Still didn't help you the other night when I popped you and your mate solo style in GOW...