Do You Feel You Get a Truly "Next-Gen" Experience Without HD??

Do you really need HD to enjoy your console?

VGobbsesser

[QUOTE="karicha9"]Which again just points to graphics whoreitis. I'd prefer a big screen to HD anyday. I have no problem seeing things in SD and never have. You people act like HD is some kind of savior to your eyes. Let's face it, though. Hitch on HD is still....well...Hitch.
The_Game21x

Well, it all boils down to this.

Which would you rather eat?

This?

Or this?

Essentially that's all SD and HD is, with the first one being SD and the second HD. They're basically the same thing (cheeseburgers) but the second looks (and probably tastes) a hell of a lot better.

[QUOTE="The_Game21x"]

Essentially that's all SD and HD is, with the first one being SD and the second HD. They're basically the same thing (cheeseburgers) but the second looks (and probably tastes) a hell of a lot better.

karicha9

How so? HD looks significantly better than SD in most cases.

TOPICMikeE21286

[QUOTE="hellzhitman"]No, thats not what I said. You must be some die-hard Nintendo fan because I'm getting pissed off. Hd makes games better in the sense that they're more immersive and everything doesn't look like a 3 inch wide pixel on your screen. It's like a pair of good headphones. Once you try it, you notice things you never noticed before( this is for games that are made the right way). Besides, if you are a Nintendo fan I'd like to tell you there was no reason Nintendo couldn't have made it's resolution scalable like the Xbox and PS2 did...karicha9

Got a question. What actually is the definition of HD? Is it like a 720p 1080p thing or something else??

Got a question. What actually is the definition of HD? Is it like a 720p 1080p thing or something else??

Breesy

 480i = SDTV (Standard Definition)

480p = EDTV (Enhanced Definition)

720i/p and up = HDTV

Got a question. What actually is the definition of HD? Is it like a 720p 1080p thing or something else??

Breesy

Are you supporting or rebutting my points? You just proved that the factors to decide a console war are not the graphics, which was my original point.Nagidar

 No, what I'm saying is, there are other factors involved, if the Xbox was released along side the PS2 do you think the PS2 would have dominated?

How so? HD looks significantly better than SD in most cases.

The_Game21x

[QUOTE="Nagidar"] Are you supporting or rebutting my points? You just proved that the factors to decide a console war are not the graphics, which was my original point.TNT_Slug

 No, what I'm saying is, there are other factors involved, if the Xbox was released along side the PS2 do you think the PS2 would have dominated?

The Dreamcast had a 1 year headstart over the PS2, and it still got flattened. The head start wasn't exactly very relevant in this case, how does that translate to the rest?

 SEGA was nearly bankrupt when the DC was launched, they were hoping the DC would be their savior, they were wrong, SONY launched and SEGA couldn't financially support the DC.

[QUOTE="The_Game21x"]

How so? HD looks significantly better than SD in most cases.

karicha9

What exactly am I exaggerating out of proportion? Does HD not look significantly better than SD?  It does in my experiences.

Well basically i can tell you that for four hours I hated most of Red Steel because of the resolution and the lack of ANY AA at all. What do you mean a console issue? We're on a ****ing gaming forum, what should I be talking about?

EDIT: here is a real life comparison. I wear glasses. For three years I have worn them and my vision has been getting worse since then. At first, I didn't mind not having them much only for distant things and my vision wasn't that bad. Now my glasses were broken for a year and I got them resubscribed about three months ago. The difference? I saw things I had noticed thereuntil up close( small things). The difference between 20/20 vision and bad vision is night and day. You notice things you never had before in a new type of clarity and only when you don't have your glasses after wearing them a minute ago could you miss them. The same applied for HD( but not that dramatic)
hellzhitman

[QUOTE="hellzhitman"]Well basically i can tell you that for four hours I hated most of Red Steel because of the resolution and the lack of ANY AA at all. What do you mean a console issue? We're on a ****ing gaming forum, what should I be talking about?

EDIT: here is a real life comparison. I wear glasses. For three years I have worn them and my vision has been getting worse since then. At first, I didn't mind not having them much only for distant things and my vision wasn't that bad. Now my glasses were broken for a year and I got them resubscribed about three months ago. The difference? I saw things I had noticed thereuntil up close( small things). The difference between 20/20 vision and bad vision is night and day. You notice things you never had before in a new type of clarity and only when you don't have your glasses after wearing them a minute ago could you miss them. The same applied for HD( but not that dramatic)
karicha9

What exactly am I exaggerating out of proportion? Does HD not look significantly better than SD? It does in my experiences.The_Game21x

[QUOTE="The_Game21x"]What exactly am I exaggerating out of proportion? Does HD not look significantly better than SD? It does in my experiences.karicha9

[QUOTE="karicha9"][QUOTE="The_Game21x"]What exactly am I exaggerating out of proportion? Does HD not look significantly better than SD? It does in my experiences.danneswegman

No I dont think you get trult next gen graphics without HD People without HD = too poorflamingschmoes2