games really change on a HD tv?

There's a big difference and anyone who says otherwise is just trying to convince themselves they're not missing out.

a surround sound system is ALOT more important than a hdtv. surround sound allows you to hear what direction certain sounds are coming from, giving you a whole new element to gameplay. hdtvs make it look better, but that pretty much it. its only slightly improving the quality of the image, that you have hd or sd.kkevguy47k

I wouldn't get an HDTV. There might be a difference, but I honestly do not care enough about graphics for it to be worth my while. Current gen graphics on my relatively small CRT SDTV are absolutely fine for everything except Dead Rising (bastards), as far as I'm concerned.

_glatisant_

agree

not really i mean yes there is a change but its not like your gonna go from sd gaming to hd gaming and be all sploogy in your pants its an upgrade an expensive upgrade.

not really i mean yes there is a change but its not like your gonna go from sd gaming to hd gaming and be all sploogy in your pants its an upgrade an expensive upgrade.

WilliamRLBaker

I remember seeing icons in Oblivion on a SDTV and not being able to figure out what it was...... then I got an HDTV and I immediately could tell what it was.

Such a big difference.... I could never go back to SDTV..... which is why it's so hard to play my Wii now.....

Why all the animosity to HDTV? How long are you guys going to hold on to your crappy standard tube tv's? Its not that expensive to upgrade to a decent hdtv these days. $500 to $800 can get you a decent set. Get with the times.

If you care enough to look for a difference.OreoMilkshake

Why all the animosity to HDTV?

Videodogg

Jealousy

There's a big difference and anyone who says otherwise is just trying to convince themselves they're not missing out.

STRETCH-E

If you care enough to look for a difference.OreoMilkshake

Yes. Once you see the difference, you'll never settle for less.

I can actually see stuff properly now. Like on my SDTV the safehouse icon in GTA4 looked like a key. Now I can see that it actually is a house!. It would be really hard to go back after getting an HDTV

The difference between SDTV & HDTV is freaking massive not only for games but everything else as well including movies, sports, tv shows, etc.

Why all the animosity to HDTV? How long are you guys going to hold on to your crappy standard tube tv's? Its not that expensive to upgrade to a decent hdtv these days. $500 to $800 can get you a decent set. Get with the times.

Videodogg

hd tv of 42" samsung or sonys bravia.what brand is the best in hd tvs?

hd tv of 42" samsung or sonys bravia.what brand is the best in hd tvs?

darkscorpion08

To be honest, surround sound changes games much more than switching to HD.

You want to really be immersed in your game? Get some nice surround sound. It REALLY helps with shooting games too, made fighting Radec much easier.

They make things looks a great deal better, but they don't change the enjoyment of a game from a SD to a HDTVArisShadows

I play soley on SDTV and it looks good. But some games aren't compatible withthe TV resolution so they don't appear full screen, and there are the black borders. Few games have unredeable text. But in GTA4 i can easily recognise everything.

But played on an HDTV, and i must say i was impressed.

To be honest, surround sound changes games much more than switching to HD.

You want to really be immersed in your game? Get some nice surround sound. It REALLY helps with shooting games too, made fighting Radec much easier.

Chutebox

I play soley on SDTV and it looks good. But some games aren't compatible withthe TV resolution so they don't appear full screen, and there are the black borders. Few games have unredeable text. But in GTA4 i can easily recognise everything.

But played on an HDTV, and i must say i was impressed.

Danieldbest

[QUOTE="ArisShadows"]They make things looks a great deal better, but they don't change the enjoyment of a game from a SD to a HDTVCherokee_Jack

[QUOTE="Chutebox"]

To be honest, surround sound changes games much more than switching to HD.

You want to really be immersed in your game? Get some nice surround sound. It REALLY helps with shooting games too, made fighting Radec much easier.

Rev3nger

Immense difference. I have an HD TV at home, and a SD CRT at my college place, so Im in the unfortunate position of being spoilt for half the year, and having to return to crap each term.

Some of my PS3 games could be mistaken for Wii games on my SD TV. Not that thats a problem - Ive always maintained that some of the Wii's games look like early XBOX / PS3 games, but in SD.

I'm not really sure what you mean by "graphically." Ultimately the output image will be the same, it's just a matter of your TV's resolution and contrast ratio after that.

[QUOTE="Cherokee_Jack"][QUOTE="ArisShadows"]They make things looks a great deal better, but they don't change the enjoyment of a game from a SD to a HDTVArisShadows

The thing is, all games I played were like Dead Rising. If a game had any sort of HUD, I could barely play it.

Also, if you have a Wii, it will likely look worse on an HDTV, although that's because the Wii doesn't output in HD.

hd tv of 42" samsung or sonys bravia.what brand is the best in hd tvs?

darkscorpion08

[QUOTE="TheGreatOutdoor"]

[QUOTE="sikanderahmed"]

my hdtv is good, the menu's look alot better but the actual game doesnt really look that better, i remember uncharted looked awesome on sdtv, when i played it on hdtv it still looked good but i could see way too many jaggies

sikanderahmed

I have samsung LE32A565 http://www.trustedreviews.com/tvs/review/2008/05/31/Samsung-LE32A656-32in-LCD-TV/p1 + my eyesite is very good. The hdtv is connected through HDMI, why would I try to be blind and make up BS? i bought hdtv after listening to people like you who say HDTV is supa amazing and teh difference between hdtv and sdtv is like black and white tv and colour tv. seriously the difference is just not that big. and it deffo doesnt change games

Pics?

If you don't think it makes a big difference, you are either;

Lying.

Blind.

Both.

If it's no biggie, Switch your PC rez to 640x480, and just leave it. I mean it's no big deal right? Still looks great......

It's actually such a huge difference when I went to college I bought a 20 inch HDTV, just because after playing in HD for a year I couldn't even stand the thought of SD gaming again. It is a big difference in clarity.

HD is so much better, I can't go back to playing or watching anything else, other than HD. I've basically become an HD snob.

drknockboot2

It's actually such a huge difference when I went to college I bought a 20 inch HDTV, just because after playing in HD for a year I couldn't even stand the thought of SD gaming again. It is a big difference in clarity.

Vaasman

Games look cleaner, crisper and details are much more easily seen in HD. But the game itself doesn't change or anything, it just looks better.

Of course the game has to be made with HD in mind in order for it to look better. If you're playing a game that doesnt even support progressive scan it's gonna look pretty jagged.

[QUOTE="Danieldbest"]

I play soley on SDTV and it looks good. But some games aren't compatible withthe TV resolution so they don't appear full screen, and there are the black borders. Few games have unredeable text. But in GTA4 i can easily recognise everything.

But played on an HDTV, and i must say i was impressed.

Cherokee_Jack

Higher resolution... that's about it. :P

[QUOTE="sikanderahmed"]

[QUOTE="TheGreatOutdoor"]Then you have a crap HDTV. You saying you don't doesn't change the fact that you do. If the game.....ah forget it. If you wish to be blind and say there isn't a big difference, then who am I to correct you. You just keep on telling yourself there isn't really a difference.

TheGreatOutdoor

I have samsung LE32A565 http://www.trustedreviews.com/tvs/review/2008/05/31/Samsung-LE32A656-32in-LCD-TV/p1 + my eyesite is very good. The hdtv is connected through HDMI, why would I try to be blind and make up BS? i bought hdtv after listening to people like you who say HDTV is supa amazing and teh difference between hdtv and sdtv is like black and white tv and colour tv. seriously the difference is just not that big. and it deffo doesnt change games

my hdtv has no problems, my eyesight is great like I said, and seriously why would I lie dude? my jaw dropped when I played uncharted on sdtv, on hdtv it was the same except now there was a massive amount of jaggies visible now. But the jaggies are only in uncharted though, other games look awesome on hdtv but seriously they arent "game changing". I think sdtv owners arent really missing much. HDTV has better picture ok but is it big enough like you guys say it is? hell no...are SDTV owners really missing much? no way. I guess you are trying to make yourself happy coz you payed so much for the tv :roll:.

There will be a HUGE change. Anyone that says otherwise, is either blind, or has very, no, make that EXTREMELY poor sight. and I'm pretty sure people with that kind of vision could tell the difference.

Sd Tvs are at 640x480, HDTV is 1920x1080.

OhReally15

from SD to HDmakes a huge difference...

i even noticed a significant difference when i changed my old Orion 32" HDready TV with a Sony46" Full HD... the colours were so much more vibrant/sharp and images look to be running much smoother..

my hdtv has no problems, my eyesight is great like I said, and seriously why would I lie dude? my jaw dropped when I played uncharted on sdtv, on hdtv it was the same except now there was a massive amount of jaggies visible now. But the jaggies are only in uncharted though, other games look awesome on hdtv but seriously they arent "game changing". I think sdtv owners arent really missing much. HDTV has better picture ok but is it big enough like you guys say it is? hell no...are SDTV owners really missing much? no way. I guess you are trying to make yourself happy coz you payed so much for the tv :roll:.

sikanderahmed

so you just noticed that only uncharted had jaggies on an HDTV??? seriously come on...is uncharted the only game you played on an HDTV??

[QUOTE="sikanderahmed"]

[QUOTE="TheGreatOutdoor"]Then you have a crap HDTV. You saying you don't doesn't change the fact that you do. If the game.....ah forget it. If you wish to be blind and say there isn't a big difference, then who am I to correct you. You just keep on telling yourself there isn't really a difference.

Metalscarz

I have samsung LE32A565 http://www.trustedreviews.com/tvs/review/2008/05/31/Samsung-LE32A656-32in-LCD-TV/p1 + my eyesite is very good. The hdtv is connected through HDMI, why would I try to be blind and make up BS? i bought hdtv after listening to people like you who say HDTV is supa amazing and teh difference between hdtv and sdtv is like black and white tv and colour tv. seriously the difference is just not that big. and it deffo doesnt change games

Pics?

If you don't think it makes a big difference, you are either;

Lying.

Blind.

Both.

If it's no biggie, Switch your PC rez to 640x480, and just leave it. I mean it's no big deal right? Still looks great......

http://img8.imageshack.us/my.php?image=27052009861.jpg

How many times do I need to say I'm not blind? and why would I lie :| The difference is NOT huge or game changing....geeez