Can I upres a PC game to HD with an HDTV?

I want to hook up my PC to my 1080i/720p HDTV, but I also wanna upres Crysis. My system isn't the best, but it plays Crysis maxed out perfectly on 800x600, and while this is do-able, I prefer HD. Like, a lot. lol. Is it possible to "upres" the resolution to HD on my tv, kinda like the Xbox 360 does?

I really want to see what Crysis looks like in HD maxed out, w/out buying a $500 graphics card. Even if it doesnt look as good as real HD, I wanna know if I can upres my 800x600 to a 720p or even 1080i. Is there a tv setting or something? Or a (hopefully very cheap) object I should buy to do this? I wanna PLAY in the uprezzed resolution, obviously, not just record it or something.

Any advice is welcome. =)

me and my old 4850 512mb played crysis on high at 720p.. idk if that whole 500 dollar gpu is exactly correct..

anyway generally speaking each LCD/LED tv if hooked up via HDMI or serial cable has prest resolutions for it. mine has a limit OF 720 p so naturally i play it there to avoid the fuzzies and other symptoms of distortion. id imagine your no different.

So, ionusx, plz forgive me, i aint much of a television hardware expert, which is why of course I made this thread. lol. U said tv's have "preset resolutions." Does that mean that I can play the game on my computer at 800x600, while seeing on the tv screen 720p or 1080i because the tv is set to that resolution? I know I sound kinda stuck on uprezzing, but if its possible, it sounds waaaay better than spending on new hardware to play in hd. To do that, I need both a new card and a newpower supply. I also don't know if my case could fit a biggercard thanwhat's currently in there. And yes, while a 4850 512mb may max Crysis, my desktop has only been with me a short while. (In October it will be a full year. ) I don't wanna upgrade yet, if possible, in other words.

If it helps, here's my specs: HP Pavilion Elite e9260f. Intel Core i5-750 @ 2.66 GHz, Geforce GT230 1.5gb ddr2 with "DVI and HDMI capabilities" & DX10, I updated to DX11, updated drivers (I dont remember the name), 8gigs ddr3 system memory, 1 terabyte hard drive, SuperMulti DVD burner w/ Lightscribe technology, Wireless LAN 802.11.a/b/g/n, Win7 Home Premium 64-bit. My monitor's an old Dell LCD w/ a short neck thats prolly around 17 inches.

Yea, I know my vid card isn't the best, but for *most* of my games (all but crysis) I can max out all my settings at 1440x900 w/out any note-worthy framerate issues.1440x900 is my monitor's native rez. I just wanna b able to do Crysis on the beautiful settings its meant to b played at, and a nice rez on a big tv. =)

Doesn't the Xbox 360 uprez its games? I heard it doesn't play in *real* HD, it just kinda "stretches" the resolution, a.k.a uprezzing, to make the picture look very similar to HD, while maintaining decent performance.

It means you'll get a screwy image unless you set the resolution to something your TV supports. And upscaling does'nt really bring the HD quality since the game is still rendered at a low resolution.

ur system is perfectly capable of playing games in "HD". no ur screen wont upress (u invented a new word!). but if u want oplay crysis better, get a new GPU urgently. ask the boys here for help. ya got a nice system, but hte gt230 really cant handle that well with more effects on screen. 1440x900 IS high definition, and most modern TVs will go to 1920x1080, but u need a better GPU RIGHT MEOW!

the xbox has an upscaler hip built in. u might be able to buy a set top box upscaler but they are very rare these days. cheaper to get a new GPU.

Ur probably right. I may get a 4870, since prices have gone down and may even go down farther with ATi supposedly having a new series of cards in the works (rumor). Or perhaps even a better card, in that case, since good stuff would be cheap in the 5 series anyway.

So yeah. U guys r right, and I suppose I can get some smokin'pretty-boy graphics even w/ Crysis running w/ shadows on medium and postprocessing on medium. I play w/ all else maxed, because those r more important to me. I think shaders are more crucial than shadows anway, plus that's @ 1440x900, so 720p on my tv would b easy and even lead to an increase in fps. =) How perfect.

Thanks. My questions have been answered. =)

It will be "higher definition' on your computer screen than on your tv, always.

You can 'upscale' the game. i.e. your computer renders it at 800x600 but on the tv it takes up the entire screen(the 800x600 pixels are distorted to fit within 1280x720, 1920x1080 etc) however this will look even worse.

Games always look the best when played at the screens native resolution(unless you have a crt), just turn down settings accordingly.

Also, for your future reference, HD is essentially pixels per unit area.

Ur probably right. I may get a 4870, since prices have gone down and may even go down farther with ATi supposedly having a new series of cards in the works (rumor). Or perhaps even a better card, in that case, since good stuff would be cheap in the 5 series anyway.

So yeah. U guys r right, and I suppose I can get some smokin'pretty-boy graphics even w/ Crysis running w/ shadows on medium and postprocessing on medium. I play w/ all else maxed, because those r more important to me. I think shaders are more crucial than shadows anway, plus that's @ 1440x900, so 720p on my tv would b easy and even lead to an increase in fps. =) How perfect.

Thanks. My questions have been answered. =)

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there are mods out there as well that furhter enhance and optimise it to help out more.

any card over $150US is better then the gt230. i for one have the 5770.