why doesnt my xbox look better on my plasma 42inch than my old school chunky tv?

So I have a new samsung 42inch plasma and seriously the graphics look better on my old school shunky tv! okay so im not using hdmi yet and im still using the av plugs... but seriously why does it look worse? it should look like way better shouldnt it? someone help me

So I have a new samsung 42inch plasma and seriously the graphics look better on my old school shunky tv! okay so im not using hdmi yet and im still using the av plugs... but seriously why does it look worse? it should look like way better shouldnt it? someone help me

KiLLa187ScriLLa

show me the difference between hdmi and component ;) then state which is superior

lol you're using the component cables? Ouch.wwervin

And of course I only mean picture quality wise. Of course HDMI is more convenient, and that's why I use it.

Go find me one CREDIBLE source that says HDMI is definitively better than component for video quality. Guess what, you cant. The whole "its digital so automatically better" argument has been debunked many, many times. I would post some sources but I simply don't need to. Just do a google search and see for yourself. No credible source will suggest otherwise.

And of course I only mean picture quality wise. Of course HDMI is more convenient, and that's why I use it.

gooter

also the sound will be louder on hdmi, but then again you said only picture wise :p

Did you change the video settings on your 360 to 720p?

Get an HDMI cable and set your XBox display settings to the highest resolution your TV supports-- it should be 720p or 1080p.

Ok I will be the first to tell you an hdmi cable doesn't need to run you more than a couple of bucks. Buy one on Amazon for 5 cents (with $2.50 shipping) and hook that baby up by the weekend. Ghost_702

[QUOTE="Ghost_702"]Ok I will be the first to tell you an hdmi cable doesn't need to run you more than a couple of bucks. Buy one on Amazon for 5 cents (with $2.50 shipping) and hook that baby up by the weekend. wwervin

[QUOTE="wwervin"][QUOTE="Ghost_702"]Ok I will be the first to tell you an hdmi cable doesn't need to run you more than a couple of bucks. Buy one on Amazon for 5 cents (with $2.50 shipping) and hook that baby up by the weekend. DJ_Magneto

You consider that "being attacked"? Geez, you don't get out much do you? I actually prefer, and only use, HDMI. All I said is that the video quality is not necessarily better with HDMI, which is what you claimed by saying that HDMI is a far superior format and there is a difference. Which, as Ive said, is not true. I use HDMI because it will do both digital audio and video in one cable. I have one cable going from my receiver to the TV and then one from each device into the receiver.

So I have a new samsung 42inch plasma and seriously the graphics look better on my old school shunky tv! okay so im not using hdmi yet and im still using the av plugs... but seriously why does it look worse? it should look like way better shouldnt it? someone help me

KiLLa187ScriLLa

You consider that "being attacked"? Geez, you don't get out much do you? I actually prefer, and only use, HDMI. All I said is that the video quality is not necessarily better with HDMI, which is what you claimed by saying that HDMI is a far superior format and there is a difference. Which, as Ive said, is not true. I use HDMI because it will do both digital audio and video in one cable. I have one cable going from my receiver to the TV and then one from each device into the receiver.

gooter

[QUOTE="Ghost_702"]Ok I will be the first to tell you an hdmi cable doesn't need to run you more than a couple of bucks. Buy one on Amazon for 5 cents (with $2.50 shipping) and hook that baby up by the weekend. wwervin

I hate CRT TVs.

did you go in to xboxsettings and set it to 1080p

[QUOTE="wwervin"][QUOTE="Ghost_702"]Ok I will be the first to tell you an hdmi cable doesn't need to run you more than a couple of bucks. Buy one on Amazon for 5 cents (with $2.50 shipping) and hook that baby up by the weekend. KiLLa187ScriLLa

In most instances an HDMI cable will look better then component. This is not due to how the signal is transferred but how modern TVs interpret it. Finally if anything, the ideal environment has you running you signal through your receiver and if you want that rocking lossless audio HDMI is needed. If anything even with both connection types I would simply go HDMI as it provides an upgrade path option.

Plasma TVs are horribly outdated and are generally **** and energy consuming.

a: stop sitting tooooo close

b:depends on game your playing

c: using red white yeelow dosn't help.. pick up hdmi on ebay not store

[QUOTE="wwervin"][QUOTE="Ghost_702"]Ok I will be the first to tell you an hdmi cable doesn't need to run you more than a couple of bucks. Buy one on Amazon for 5 cents (with $2.50 shipping) and hook that baby up by the weekend. KiLLa187ScriLLa

because you should have bought an hdmi cable when you bought the tv...duh

Plasma TVs are horribly outdated and are generally **** and energy consuming.

Solidskei

I'm guessing TC is using composite cables. (not even HD cables) Since Xbox's stop being sold with HD cables about 2 years back this is most likely. Also when it comes to Plasmas: Panasonic>>>Samsung. Pepople spend all this money and then don't know what the hell to do with it or hook it up proprerly. A little research and they would'nt have problems.

Actually I used to own one, but okay since my opinion is different than yours then it's obviously garbage.

Meh, HDMI is nice but if his 360 looks better on his SDTV than a HDTV, I think the issue is one of these things:

1. You're using the composite (yellow) cable rather than the component (red, green and blue) cable
2. You're using component but you didn't change your 360 to an HD resolution
3. You didn't flick the HDTV slider on the cable
4. Your HDTV and/or 360 is broken

1-3 are probably the most likely culprit.