The Xbox 360 supports both 1440x900 and 1680x1050 screen resolutions, while the PS3 does not. Sure, these are merely upscaled resolutions done by the Xbox 360's GPU (or scaler chip) and with black bars added, and I can imagine a lot of people will argue that 'your TV or monitor will just upscale the image anyway, so there is no difference'. Yeah, there's no difference in the final output resolution; but there certainly is a difference in the image quality of said output. Just because almost all TVs and monitors can upscale a 720p signal to their native resolution doesn't change the fact that, in the case of most small, budget-range 19" and 22" widescreen monitors, their scaling ability is poor. After all, it makes perfect sense to the manufacturers - why would they incorporate expensive, top-of-the-line upscaling chips in to their low end displays? No way am I willing to run games at 720p while leaving the monitor the job of upscaling to an undetailed and blurred image with increased latency. By not supporting these standard 16:10 resolutions, Sony have alienated a large group of people. The Xbox 360 does a far better job of upscaling its internally rendered video to 1440x900 or 1680x1050 than most displays of this size can do, so Microsoft made a good move by including the resolution in the NXE firmware update.
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akira2465
I didn't think that either system supported these resolutions back in 2006. All I'm doing is highlighting the fact that even now, years later, the PS3 still doesn't support those resolutions, whereas Microsoft somehow managed to add the feature in a single firmware update towards the end of 2008 for the Xbox 360. If the PS3 has such superior hardware, why are Sony incapable of supporting these resolutions? Or is it because Sony prefer to make TVs with only 16:9 resolutions and they don't want their console to support rival display companies' products? A while ago I read a thread in which someone claimed that the 'only logical choice' of console for a PC owner was a PS3. I feel that this is untrue seeing as with my PC-orientated monitor I will have a poor gaming experience with a PS3 in comparison to using a 360.
Yah, ive noticed how well thats worked out for the 360. The PS3 has the best graphical games this gen, so whats your point about the 360 supporting these resolutions?
Since when did resolutions not matter? When did I ever claim otherwise?
Aren't games made in 16:9 format with 4:3 there as well? You know this and still by an oddly shaped monitor?
Pug-Nasty
Perhaps I didn't buy my monitor with console gaming in mind, or perhaps I knew that 16:10 was common enough to be supported by the Xbox 360. Never knew that 16:10 monitors were classed as 'odd'.
yay the 360 fanboys are attacking againRTUUMM
Wait a second...who said that I was in any way an Xbox 360 fanboy? I never said that the PS3 was the lesser system, only that it doesn't support 16:10 resolutions and that the Xbox 360 does.
[QUOTE="Ragnarok1051"] Since when did resolutions not matter? When did I ever claim otherwise? [QUOTE="Pug-Nasty"]
Aren't games made in 16:9 format with 4:3 there as well? You know this and still by an oddly shaped monitor?
CentricStorm
Perhaps I didn't buy my monitor with console gaming in mind, or perhaps I knew that 16:10 was common enough to be supported by the Xbox 360. Never knew that 16:10 monitors were classed as 'odd'.
yay the 360 fanboys are attacking againRTUUMM
Wait a second...who said that I was in any way an Xbox 360 fanboy? I never said that the PS3 was the lesser system, only that it doesn't support 16:10 resolutions and that the Xbox 360 does.
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thread ended before it begun
I didn't realise that a false statement could end a thread. Last time I checked, neither system supported 1440x900 or 1680x1050 back in 2006, and it wasn't until late 2008 that support was added for the 360 in a firmware update. I'm commenting on, and asking why the PS3 can't have a similar update. Seems simple enough considering the amazing power that the PS3 supposedly possesses.
The PS3 has the best graphical games this gendjsifer01
The PS3 has the best graphics of this generation? Are you seriously sure about that?
...dc...nitsud_19
What do you mean by 'dc'? There are numerous possible interpretations that I can think of for that abbreviation. Must be pretty good to invalidate every point I have raised.
honestly I think MS conference made sense. It was basically about a new system launch and it had all the qualities to what a new system launch would be. Ms doesnt really talk about its games until there out for the year you dont see to much about things that are years off like 1.5-2+ years. Ms will have the worst show this year but honestly it shouldnt be considered that bad considering what I mentioned before that it was like a conference for launching a new system.
honestly I think MS conference made sense. It was basically about a new system launch and it had all the qualities to what a new system launch would be. Ms doesnt really talk about its games until there out for the year you dont see to much about things that are years off like 1.5-2+ years. Ms will have the worst show this year but honestly it shouldnt be considered that bad considering what I mentioned before that it was like a conference for launching a new system. xbox360isgr8t
Is this post relevant to this thread? [QUOTE="Rockman999"][QUOTE="tmntPunchout"]
No they are grasping for that imaginary tiger in front of you.
Let's ask their BFF Oscar. Is this another reference to the false assumption that I am an Xbox 360 fanboy? This thread was only intended to highlight a weakness of the PS3, and the Xbox 360 was only used as an example of how 16:10 resolution support can be added successfully in a firmware update; it was not used for direct comparison purposes.
[QUOTE="Ragnarok1051"] Since when did resolutions not matter? When did I ever claim otherwise? [QUOTE="Pug-Nasty"]
Aren't games made in 16:9 format with 4:3 there as well? You know this and still by an oddly shaped monitor?
CentricStorm
Perhaps I didn't buy my monitor with console gaming in mind, or perhaps I knew that 16:10 was common enough to be supported by the Xbox 360. Never knew that 16:10 monitors were classed as 'odd'.
yay the 360 fanboys are attacking againRTUUMM
Wait a second...who said that I was in any way an Xbox 360 fanboy? I never said that the PS3 was the lesser system, only that it doesn't support 16:10 resolutions and that the Xbox 360 does.
Welcome to Cowspot er I mean Gamespot. As long as you don't attack the Cow god (PS3) you should be OK around here.
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