Is your monitor able to hook up to your 360 out of the box or did you need a adaptor? Reason is I'm geting a new rig for college soon and I'd rather get a monitor that can double as a display for my 360 then get both (dorm space is limited after all)
Is your monitor able to hook up to your 360 out of the box or did you need a adaptor? Reason is I'm geting a new rig for college soon and I'd rather get a monitor that can double as a display for my 360 then get both (dorm space is limited after all)demonic_bunny
I think it might depend on what tv or monitor you get, i play mine on my new 19" widescreen monitor, it looks superb, so im happy :)nickyb628
My HDTV is 1080p, my computer monitor's native res is 1680x1050. My TV is 40", my monitor is 21" widescreen. Obviously, playing on my TV is superior. But if my HDTV was 720p or less than 21" (why bother, but hey), I might feel differently.
I dont know where you live but at the walmart I work at you can get a 30 inch widescreen HD sanyo for 399.we are over stocked and trying to get rid of them. Its one of the old CRT style ones but it still looks awesome.
i own a 27 inch hdtv thats is capable of up to 1080i and it looks amazing... then the other night i took my 360 over to a friends house and played it on his 60 inch hdtv and i literally had an orgasm when i first turned on the the 360.
I want to get a new hdtv in a couple of months, i'm not sure if I should get a 23" or 26" as i'll be using it with my pc aswell. What do you guys think?
I tried both the component, and VGA on my 40" Sony LCD, and the VGA couldn't even come close as far as color was concerned...the component just looked so much better.
I've been playing on a widescreen monitor for quite some time, and it's been pretty damn good so far. Although, some times I wish I could sit back and play on a huge HDTV sometimes...
Monitor can go higher resolution than a HDTV so.............V4LENT1NE
so... that doesn't mean jack **** in real world performance that it wouldn't matter. monitors can't break the 22" mark. so all that higher resolution is going to waste.
[QUOTE="DTbikerider9"]TOPIC^ which do you think is better for the 360 graphics and what do you play your 360 on.Berserker_2
I've never played on a monitor, but the key difference is the aspect ratio. You want a 16:9 aspect ratio. 16:10 works well too, thats what i use, its fine.
Monitor can go higher resolution than a HDTV so.............V4LENT1NE
This is the voice of the confused, on a 19" screen anything above 1080 isnt noticable and im to far away from my plasma to be able to see anything above the available resolution. The resolution is only about 25% of the equation when it comes to PQ and is bottom of the list with HDTV's, so.....................
[QUOTE="V4LENT1NE"]Monitor can go higher resolution than a HDTV so.............cvasquez311
so... that doesn't mean jack **** in real world performance that it wouldn't matter. monitors can't break the 22" mark. so all that higher resolution is going to waste. You can get monitors 32inch...............
[QUOTE="V4LENT1NE"]Monitor can go higher resolution than a HDTV so.............the1stmoonfly
This is the voice of the confused, on a 19" screen anything above 1080 isnt noticable and im to far away from my plasma to be able to see anything above the available resolution. The resolution is only about 25% of the equation when it comes to PQ and is bottom of the list with HDTV's, so..................... When did I say we were talking 19inch monitors, no I dont think I did, as I said to the other guy, you can get 32inch monitors with very high resolutions, much more than a HDTV, yes most are pointless because a 360 can only go 1080p, but the bottom line is that monitors can go better than a HDTV, its a simple answer which led to my conclusion..........so.............
Some of the these people just make me laugh,im getting ready to buy a 24inch 1080p lcd multi media pc moniter,with vga, component,composite and s video .720p lol (sarcasm)
Some of the these people just make me laugh,im getting ready to buy a 24inch 1080p lcd multi media pc moniter,with vga, component,composite and s video .720p lol (sarcasm)
Some of the these people just make me laugh,im getting ready to buy a 24inch 1080p lcd multi media pc moniter,with vga, component,composite and s video .720p lol (sarcasm)
[QUOTE="the1stmoonfly"][QUOTE="V4LENT1NE"]Monitor can go higher resolution than a HDTV so.............V4LENT1NE
This is the voice of the confused, on a 19" screen anything above 1080 isnt noticable and im to far away from my plasma to be able to see anything above the available resolution. The resolution is only about 25% of the equation when it comes to PQ and is bottom of the list with HDTV's, so..................... When did I say we were talking 19inch monitors, no I dont think I did, as I said to the other guy, you can get 32inch monitors with very high resolutions, much more than a HDTV, yes most are pointless because a 360 can only go 1080p, but the bottom line is that monitors can go better than a HDTV, its a simple answer which led to my conclusion..........so............. I never said you were taking about that size, just used it as an example because thats about the average size of a monitor. Anything above 1080p is pointless for anything other than pc's and the TC is asking about the 360 specifically and not pc's, hence you resolution comment is a waist of forum space, stick that up your conclusion read the topic question properly.
[QUOTE="V4LENT1NE"][QUOTE="the1stmoonfly"][QUOTE="V4LENT1NE"]Monitor can go higher resolution than a HDTV so.............the1stmoonfly
This is the voice of the confused, on a 19" screen anything above 1080 isnt noticable and im to far away from my plasma to be able to see anything above the available resolution. The resolution is only about 25% of the equation when it comes to PQ and is bottom of the list with HDTV's, so..................... When did I say we were talking 19inch monitors, no I dont think I did, as I said to the other guy, you can get 32inch monitors with very high resolutions, much more than a HDTV, yes most are pointless because a 360 can only go 1080p, but the bottom line is that monitors can go better than a HDTV, its a simple answer which led to my conclusion..........so............. I never said you were taking about that size, just used it as an example because thats about the average size of a monitor. Anything above 1080p is pointless for anything other than pc's and the TC is asking about the 360 specifically and not pc's, hence you resolution comment is a waist of forum space, stick that up your conclusion read the topic question properly. Oooooo someone has lost there temper by the looks of things, just stating that monitors are better image quality, no need to get offensive:lol:
[QUOTE="Elementguy13"]obviously a hdtv because hdtv can go up to 1080p while monitors can only go up to 720pV4LENT1NE
*smacks self on forehead*, monitors can go at a much higher resolution than a HDTV. *also smacks self on forehead, steps back and falls over obsticle*, where do people get this info from, i take back calling v4lentine uniformed and give the accolade to its new home, element guys fore head.:)
[QUOTE="the1stmoonfly"][QUOTE="V4LENT1NE"][QUOTE="the1stmoonfly"][QUOTE="V4LENT1NE"]Monitor can go higher resolution than a HDTV so.............V4LENT1NE
This is the voice of the confused, on a 19" screen anything above 1080 isnt noticable and im to far away from my plasma to be able to see anything above the available resolution. The resolution is only about 25% of the equation when it comes to PQ and is bottom of the list with HDTV's, so..................... When did I say we were talking 19inch monitors, no I dont think I did, as I said to the other guy, you can get 32inch monitors with very high resolutions, much more than a HDTV, yes most are pointless because a 360 can only go 1080p, but the bottom line is that monitors can go better than a HDTV, its a simple answer which led to my conclusion..........so............. I never said you were taking about that size, just used it as an example because thats about the average size of a monitor. Anything above 1080p is pointless for anything other than pc's and the TC is asking about the 360 specifically and not pc's, hence you resolution comment is a waist of forum space, stick that up your conclusion read the topic question properly. Oooooo someone has lost there temper by the looks of things, just stating that monitors are better image quality, no need to get offensive:lol: Wrong, duh, they can have a higher resolution, but not for 360 since its max is the same as HDtv's max, therfore rendering the higher resolutions monitors are capable of useless in this particuler discussion. Also, as i previously stated, actual resolution isnt the main concern for picture quality, things like contrast ratio, response times and colour saturation are more important to a cracking picture quality, and HDtv's do these things better than monitors because thay are more neccessary to producing a good picture for tv and dvd's etc. Whatever your view is, for the 360 at least, the HDtv comes out top by along way, except maybe in the price department. Thanks and goodnight.
[QUOTE="V4LENT1NE"][QUOTE="the1stmoonfly"][QUOTE="V4LENT1NE"][QUOTE="the1stmoonfly"][QUOTE="V4LENT1NE"]Monitor can go higher resolution than a HDTV so.............the1stmoonfly
This is the voice of the confused, on a 19" screen anything above 1080 isnt noticable and im to far away from my plasma to be able to see anything above the available resolution. The resolution is only about 25% of the equation when it comes to PQ and is bottom of the list with HDTV's, so..................... When did I say we were talking 19inch monitors, no I dont think I did, as I said to the other guy, you can get 32inch monitors with very high resolutions, much more than a HDTV, yes most are pointless because a 360 can only go 1080p, but the bottom line is that monitors can go better than a HDTV, its a simple answer which led to my conclusion..........so............. I never said you were taking about that size, just used it as an example because thats about the average size of a monitor. Anything above 1080p is pointless for anything other than pc's and the TC is asking about the 360 specifically and not pc's, hence you resolution comment is a waist of forum space, stick that up your conclusion read the topic question properly. Oooooo someone has lost there temper by the looks of things, just stating that monitors are better image quality, no need to get offensive:lol: Wrong, duh, they can have a higher resolution, but not for 360 since its max is the same as HDtv's max, therfore rendering the higher resolutions monitors are capable of useless in this particuler discussion. Also, as i previously stated, actual resolution isnt the main concern for picture quality, things like contrast ratio, response times and colour saturation are more important to a cracking picture quality, and HDtv's do these things better than monitors because thay are more neccessary to producing a good picture for tv and dvd's etc. Whatever your view is, for the 360 at least, the HDtv comes out top by along way, except maybe in the price department. Thanks and goodnight. But you havent actually proven me wrong, its not useless having a monitor to a HDTV in anyway, you may not get the size, but contrast, refresh rate etc are all available on a monitor except at a better resolotion. Yes I know the extra res isnt needed, but even so, its still there anyways so it cant be seen as a bad thing. HDTV's do not do anything better, you just made some of that stuff up, response time better on a HDTV...........dont think so dude.
[QUOTE="the1stmoonfly"][QUOTE="V4LENT1NE"][QUOTE="the1stmoonfly"][QUOTE="V4LENT1NE"][QUOTE="the1stmoonfly"][QUOTE="V4LENT1NE"]Monitor can go higher resolution than a HDTV so.............V4LENT1NE
This is the voice of the confused, on a 19" screen anything above 1080 isnt noticable and im to far away from my plasma to be able to see anything above the available resolution. The resolution is only about 25% of the equation when it comes to PQ and is bottom of the list with HDTV's, so..................... When did I say we were talking 19inch monitors, no I dont think I did, as I said to the other guy, you can get 32inch monitors with very high resolutions, much more than a HDTV, yes most are pointless because a 360 can only go 1080p, but the bottom line is that monitors can go better than a HDTV, its a simple answer which led to my conclusion..........so............. I never said you were taking about that size, just used it as an example because thats about the average size of a monitor. Anything above 1080p is pointless for anything other than pc's and the TC is asking about the 360 specifically and not pc's, hence you resolution comment is a waist of forum space, stick that up your conclusion read the topic question properly. Oooooo someone has lost there temper by the looks of things, just stating that monitors are better image quality, no need to get offensive:lol: Wrong, duh, they can have a higher resolution, but not for 360 since its max is the same as HDtv's max, therfore rendering the higher resolutions monitors are capable of useless in this particuler discussion. Also, as i previously stated, actual resolution isnt the main concern for picture quality, things like contrast ratio, response times and colour saturation are more important to a cracking picture quality, and HDtv's do these things better than monitors because thay are more neccessary to producing a good picture for tv and dvd's etc. Whatever your view is, for the 360 at least, the HDtv comes out top by along way, except maybe in the price department. Thanks and goodnight. But you havent actually proven me wrong, its not useless having a monitor to a HDTV in anyway, you may not get the size, but contrast, refresh rate etc are all available on a monitor except at a better resolotion. Yes I know the extra res isnt needed, but even so, its still there anyways so it cant be seen as a bad thing. HDTV's do not do anything better, you just made some of that stuff up, response time better on a HDTV...........dont think so dude.
Actually, he is correct in stating the high quality tv's generally have a better image than high quality monitors in terms of gaming and watching video. The have high end video processing units which and genrally MUCH higher contrast ratios nowadays. Also, a 4-6ms response time on a high end tv yields a much smootehr image than a similar response time on a monitor. Before you get all pissy, I have 2 high end monitors and a 42inch Sharp Aquos 1080p tv. 1920x1080 (ie: 1080p) looks much better on the tv than the monitor and my tv isn't even at the top of the heap, although it is quite good.
[QUOTE="V4LENT1NE"][QUOTE="the1stmoonfly"][QUOTE="V4LENT1NE"][QUOTE="the1stmoonfly"][QUOTE="V4LENT1NE"][QUOTE="the1stmoonfly"][QUOTE="V4LENT1NE"]Monitor can go higher resolution than a HDTV so.............Endgame_basic
This is the voice of the confused, on a 19" screen anything above 1080 isnt noticable and im to far away from my plasma to be able to see anything above the available resolution. The resolution is only about 25% of the equation when it comes to PQ and is bottom of the list with HDTV's, so..................... When did I say we were talking 19inch monitors, no I dont think I did, as I said to the other guy, you can get 32inch monitors with very high resolutions, much more than a HDTV, yes most are pointless because a 360 can only go 1080p, but the bottom line is that monitors can go better than a HDTV, its a simple answer which led to my conclusion..........so............. I never said you were taking about that size, just used it as an example because thats about the average size of a monitor. Anything above 1080p is pointless for anything other than pc's and the TC is asking about the 360 specifically and not pc's, hence you resolution comment is a waist of forum space, stick that up your conclusion read the topic question properly. Oooooo someone has lost there temper by the looks of things, just stating that monitors are better image quality, no need to get offensive:lol: Wrong, duh, they can have a higher resolution, but not for 360 since its max is the same as HDtv's max, therfore rendering the higher resolutions monitors are capable of useless in this particuler discussion. Also, as i previously stated, actual resolution isnt the main concern for picture quality, things like contrast ratio, response times and colour saturation are more important to a cracking picture quality, and HDtv's do these things better than monitors because thay are more neccessary to producing a good picture for tv and dvd's etc. Whatever your view is, for the 360 at least, the HDtv comes out top by along way, except maybe in the price department. Thanks and goodnight. But you havent actually proven me wrong, its not useless having a monitor to a HDTV in anyway, you may not get the size, but contrast, refresh rate etc are all available on a monitor except at a better resolotion. Yes I know the extra res isnt needed, but even so, its still there anyways so it cant be seen as a bad thing. HDTV's do not do anything better, you just made some of that stuff up, response time better on a HDTV...........dont think so dude.
Actually, he is correct in stating the high quality tv's generally have a better image than high quality monitors in terms of gaming and watching video. The have high end video processing units which and genrally MUCH higher contrast ratios nowadays. Also, a 4-6ms response time on a high end tv yields a much smootehr image than a similar response time on a monitor. Before you get all pissy, I have 2 high end monitors and a 42inch Sharp Aquos 1080p tv. 1920x1080 (ie: 1080p) looks much better on the tv than the monitor and my tv isn't even at the top of the heap, although it is quite good.
But the question is, can you get monitors with the same specs as a HDTV, I am pretty sure you can, thats all I am trying to say before all this turned into a throwing contest.
Monitors are usually not as good as HDtv's, i have a £2,5000 plasma and it knocks the socks of any monitor ive ever seen, its response time is instant ( advantage of plasma) it has a 10,000:1 contrast ratio (lovely plasma again) and the colours it reproduces knock the socks of my pc monitor via the HDMI input. Monitors usually have response times of around 12ms or worse because pc signals arent that heavy on media requiring a good response, its also why they are cheeper, monitors are good but if money isnt the issue then you will always be able to find a HDTV that can outperform any given monitor. The topic is, whats better for 360 graphics, the answer is HDTV.
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