does hdmi make a difference

Let me sum it up

 1080p is the best of all HD settings and will always be for at least a few years

Get the elite

If you don't, your a commi :)

i personally cant tell the difference between 480i and 1080p. and YES it was 1080p!Soupass1

HDMI is a digital connection while component is analog. 720p will still be 720p. I wouldn't spend $480 on a new 360 for HDMI, when I already have one that works. The only advantage will be that standard DVD's will be upconverted to 720p over HDMI while they can't over component.BadAndy642

[QUOTE="Soupass1"]i personally cant tell the difference between 480i and 1080p. and YES it was 1080p!gnutux

[QUOTE="BadAndy642"]HDMI is a digital connection while component is analog. 720p will still be 720p. I wouldn't spend $480 on a new 360 for HDMI, when I already have one that works. The only advantage will be that standard DVD's will be upconverted to 720p over HDMI while they can't over component.gnutux

Yes and no.  It all depends on the source.  A digital connection is error-free, but the picture quality is determined by the source and the tv/monitor.  And it just depends on the application. link  Some source and TV's look better with component and some look better using HDMI

But HDMI vs component for a 360 is not worth $480.  Now if someone doesn't have a 360 it is a no-brainer, but not if you have one already.

will the hdmi cord make a difference on my 720p tv?????smackdaniel2003

If it does it's probably not much. It seems to be mainly a covenience. Only 1 cable for video and sound, and upscaling dvds.  If you don't own a 360 I say just get the elite and HDMI since it's there.

[QUOTE="Soupass1"]i personally cant tell the difference between 480i and 1080p. and YES it was 1080p!gnutux

you guys must be trippin

There is very little difference in HDMI vs Component,,

basically what happens is your 360 outputs a digital signal,, in order for it to go thru a component cable is must convert the signal into an analog signal,, then when your tv gets the signal your tv must convert it back into digital,, the conversion proccess causes some loss of information, but nothing you would notice, the tv's video proccessor fills in any gaps using interpolation, which may cause artifacts,,

An HDMI cable is digital so there is no conversion,, thus no loss from that,, technically you will always get some loss when running anything over a cable,, cables can "leak"

like previous posters have said,, its not worth the price of the Elite if you already own a 360,, you wont even notice a diff.

I have a 42 incher with 1080p and its BEAUTIFUL, You can definitely notice it.w00tcolors

Same here. The only people who say it doesn't make a difference are people without 1080p tvs... 

its no joke, high definition is great.You need a plasma or a lcd that supports 1080p to really See the difference, and a xbox 360 ps3 and so on. to your previous statement where u said u couldn't tell the difference betweenn 480i and 1080p that is insane. 1080i and 1080p are equally good but720p n 480i are crap.

yep im blind. im only guessing what to type as i cant see my keyboard.Soupass1

why when i read you message and look at you picture i here MR. Satan(hercule) from DBZ

i hear you shouldnt get 1080p unless your tv is 50" and over because you wouldn't notice the difference if its smallerCSP121

[QUOTE="w00tcolors"]I have a 42 inche with 1080p and its BEAUTIFUL, You can definitely notice it.Endgame_basic

Same here. The only people who say it doesn't make a difference are people without 1080p tvs...

God its funny listening to kids try and talk educatedly about this. Most of the posts I read are hilarious. 1080i and 1080p are the same but 480i and 720p are crap??? Thats hilarious.

Why do people always try and pretend they know sh*t they dont?? Props to those who wrote intelligent responses, but to all you other idiots.. Shut up.. go play and leave the tech questions to people with half a clue.

Question, if I sell my xbox to a friend for 150... and sell a few games... and make the price of an elite go down to 100... would it be worth HDMI to use on my 720p tv? I have the same problem... i want the best in quality but idk if its worth 100. is it?

i might get a 1080p tv by selling my 720p to a friend and using the money for a new one...

Funny thing about ur reply is that 720p and 1080i are the same thing...... And idk about on a 720p/1080i tv but in my 1080p the hdmi made a noticable difference for me.. the colors are more vivid and the details on some of the stuff is more detailed. Overall not worth buying a new 360 for though

its no joke, high definition is great.You need a plasma or a lcd that supports 1080p to really See the difference, and a xbox 360 ps3 and so on. to your previous statement where u said u couldn't tell the difference betweenn 480i and 1080p that is insane. 1080i and 1080p are equally good but720p n 480i are crap.

marcio-silva

God its funny listening to kids try and talk educatedly about this. Most of the posts I read are hilarious. 1080i and 1080p are the same but 480i and 720p are crap??? Thats hilarious.

Why do people always try and pretend they know sh*t they dont?? Props to those who wrote intelligent responses, but to all you other idiots.. Shut up.. go play and leave the tech questions to people with half a clue.

redzed24

Yes it makes a very large difference in both audio and video.

I thought games were only made at 720p?raylewisnfl52

I thought games were only made at 720p?raylewisnfl52

HDMI does look better because the signal is digital instead of analog. Digital being better because there's no data loss so you get better colors and all that jazz buts its not something that i would buy a whole new xbox for. A better solution is to get a VGA cable if your setup can support it. VGA also puts out a better picture than component and quite close to HDMI in terms of quality imo.

HDMI does look better because the signal is digital instead of analog. Digital being better because there's no data loss so you get better colors and all that jazz buts its not something that i would buy a whole new xbox for. A better solution is to get a VGA cable if your setup can support it. VGA also puts out a better picture than component and quite close to HDMI in terms of quality imo.

Gen007

i have been thinking about getting the new elite system and i was wondering, I just boughta 720p tv and will hdmi make the picture any better than component cables?smackdaniel2003

Yes it does make the picture better.

a cheap brand HD tv wont look as good as a high quality brand tv.

I have a panasonic720p 42" plasma, and i can tell a nice difference between the component cables and the HDMI cable.

God its funny listening to kids try and talk educatedly about this. Most of the posts I read are hilarious.

Why do people always try and pretend they know sh*t they dont?? Props to those who wrote intelligent responses, but to all you other idiots.. Shut up.. go play and leave the tech questions to people with half a clue.

redzed24

The best tv for console gaming right now is 720p. Anything higher results in either the tv or the xbox upscaling, and both lead to quality loss (much less so when the xbox does the scaling). The difference between hdmi and component is very small. If you can hear a difference between analog and digital stereo from your TV's speakers, it's your TV's fault.

Don't bother blowing a few hundred just for a negligable difference. If you get a new TV, do it for blu ray. If you buy a slim, do it because your old 360 died.

Yes it does. I didn't think so until I actually tried it.

[QUOTE="Gen007"]

HDMI does look better because the signal is digital instead of analog. Digital being better because there's no data loss so you get better colors and all that jazz buts its not something that i would buy a whole new xbox for. A better solution is to get a VGA cable if your setup can support it. VGA also puts out a better picture than component and quite close to HDMI in terms of quality imo.

Schreek

i know that but like i said it isnt worth getting a whole new xbox just to have have HDMI. VGA while analog still puts out a much better picture than component cables. So whats better a new xbox or just a new cable? That is of course if you have a Tv / monitor that supports VGA.

Well i will be using vga cable for my monitor i don't have hdmi output.My monitor supports 1440x900 resolution and when i play games on that resolution they look really clear and awesome will that be the same on the 360.(5 days to go my 360 is comming so excited)