I would just like to know because I hear they improve picture quality and rate over the standard cables, I also want to know if the xbox upconverts dvd's or if you have to buy a separate upconvert dvd player - if anybody can help me it would be much appreciated...
I bought an Elite model in December last month and have it hooked up to my HDTV with the HDMI cable that it came with. With this set up and with the output on my 360 set to 1080p, it upscales my SD dvds.
If you get the Elite then you will get hdmi, put the pro and the core don't support hdmi. As for upconversion, i don't think so. killercuts3
Actually, as of like summer of 2007 Core/Acade and Pro systems do have HDMI ports. As for upconverting I'm not sure. I think it'll just display dvds in 480p.
the newer 360's have an hdmi port, i believe if you want to upconvert dvd you need to buy the hd dvd playerSilvernight129
No, an HD DVD (Blu-ray now) player actually puts out 1080p. Upconverting is a different technology that just puts out standard DVDs at as good as quality as possible.
[QUOTE="Silvernight129"]the newer 360's have an hdmi port, i believe if you want to upconvert dvd you need to buy the hd dvd playerdirtydishko2
No, an HD DVD (Blu-ray now) player actually puts out 1080p. Upconverting is a different technology that just puts out standard DVDs at as good as quality as possible. 360 does support upscaling through HDMI, always has, always will. IT upscales DVDs, streamed movies, movies on a disc, Netflix movies, and original Xbox games.
Elite and arcade models will accept HDMI cables and not they do not up convert dvd's. The dvd player is a standard dvd player. There was and you may still be able find an external HD-DVD player for the xbox360 if you want HD movies on your 360. But since Toshiba no longer supports the format nor does Microsoft I would buy a seperate blu-ray player.
Elite and arcade models will accept HDMI cables and not they do not up convert dvd's. The dvd player is a standard dvd player. There was and you may still be able find an external HD-DVD player for the xbox360 if you want HD movies on your 360. But since Toshiba no longer supports the format nor does Microsoft I would buy a seperate blu-ray player.wikkiwild1
Upscaling a SD dvd is not the same thing as playing a HD dvd. The thing about upconverting (or upscaling) DVD players is that they can make your standard-definition DVDs look like they're in HD--or at least look more HD-like. An upconverting DVD player is designed to do two things well to help enhance picture quality: Deinterlace the incoming source (the DVD) and scale the image "up" to the higher resolution of the TV.
True the 360 lacks a native HD drive, so if playing your HD movies is what your after, your out of luck. The 360 will however upscale your SD movies provided you use a HDMI cable to connect to your HDTV.
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