I have an (20 inches lcd tv HD SONY) and i play my xbox 360 in hd on my tv.

But the problem is that my lcd hd 20 inches tv SONY is 720p and in my xbox i have put the hd settings in 720p but when i put my tv scrren option to normal there are BLACK RECTANGLES ON THE TOP AND THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN and when I put my tv options to FULL ITS TOOO ZOOM IN AND I CANT SEE EVERYTHING LIKE IF i PLAY FIFA 09 i cant see the score because its too zoom in and my tv has only 2 options normal and full and it happens with 1080i and 1080 p its tooooo big and 420 its the same as 720 p

please help me please

Is your TV widescreen? Also, what is the model number of it. It'll help for checking the native resolution of the TV.

Your TV could have a 16:10 aspect ratio (like most computer monitors) instead of 16:9 which is what the X360 outputs. A 16:10 aspect ratio is quite common on smaller HDTVs. A 16:10 screen is taller than a 16:9 screen hence that could be why you're seeing black bars on the top and bottom.

your tv probably isnt just 720p, but another resolution that is close to it what you need to do is get a vga or hdmi cable (if your 360 has hdmi output, older models dont have one) so that you can match the native resolution on your tv with what is being displayed by the xbox 360 when you have the basic cables, your output resolution is limited to 480p, 720p, 1080i and 1080p with a VGA cable, you are able to choose from much more specific resolutions that will match your tv, such as 1440 x 900, 1360 x 768, etcJujurimoo

you cannot get 1080p with the standard cables (or even the the hd cables that also come with the console) 1080p can only be achieved through an hdmi cable. you are able to get 1080i but that is pretty much the same as 720p. you need to change the native resolution on your tv.

you can get 1080p with component cables as well.you should find out what the native resolution of your tv is first and if its a computer monitor resolution then get a vga cable

you cannot get 1080p with the standard cables (or even the the hd cables that also come with the console) 1080p can only be achieved through an hdmi cable. you are able to get 1080i but that is pretty much the same as 720p. you need to change the native resolution on your tv.

jlevin860

1080p can be achieved using component cables, VGA, DVI or HDMI.

if the tv is widescreen or not