I just bought an hdtv and hooked up my 360 using composite cables (the 6 colored ones). I set the 360 settings to 720p and widescreen and it registers it as widescreen but it actually isn't widescreen. Has anyone had this problem or know how to fix it? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
The Xbox 360 only does hd in widescreen format. If you have a 4:3 (standard) aspect ratio HDTV, well you're outta luck. Try checking your tv settings and see if there is a widescreen mode, then you will have black bars on the top and bottom of your screen, but at least it won't be a distorted image.
what exactly is it doing to make you think that it is not in true widescreen?T-Aldous
It says its in widescreen mode but the actual display is a square and the whole tv isn't used. There are 2 black parts, one on the left and one on the right of the tv where nothing is displayed. It says its in widescreen mode but it is only displaying the center of the tv (as if it was a standard tv and not a widescreen).
[QUOTE="T-Aldous"]what exactly is it doing to make you think that it is not in true widescreen?Handin
It says its in widescreen mode but the actual display is a square and the whole tv isn't used. There are 2 black parts, one on the left and one on the right of the tv where nothing is displayed. It says its in widescreen mode but it is only displaying the center of the tv (as if it was a standard tv and not a widescreen).is it just with a certain game or is the dashboard like that?
if you have the yellow cord pluged in, that is your problem. take that one out, you only need the green, blue, red, and for sound you need the red and white one in.
if you have the yellow cord pluged in, that is your problem. take that one out, you only need the green, blue, red, and for sound you need the red and white one in.Plo_Koon_basic
^This. Also make sure the little switch on the cables is on HDTV.
if you have the yellow cord pluged in, that is your problem. take that one out, you only need the green, blue, red, and for sound you need the red and white one in.Plo_Koon_basic
The yellow cord isn't pluged in and the switch on the cords is set to HDTV. The TV has a 16:9 ratio. The 360 never shows widescreen. Not on the dashboard or games. I have my ps3 hooked up using hdmi and that shows up in widescreen so I'm pretty sure I should be able to do the same thing with the 360 using component cables. If anyone has any other suggestions I'd really appreciate it.
[QUOTE="Plo_Koon_basic"]if you have the yellow cord pluged in, that is your problem. take that one out, you only need the green, blue, red, and for sound you need the red and white one in.Handin
The yellow cord isn't pluged in and the switch on the cords is set to HDTV. The TV has a 16:9 ratio. The 360 never shows widescreen. Not on the dashboard or games. I have my ps3 hooked up using hdmi and that shows up in widescreen so I'm pretty sure I should be able to do the same thing with the 360 using component cables. If anyone has any other suggestions I'd really appreciate it. It depends on if the has the AV HD component cables...
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