Right........

There was a segment on my local news on how a 4 yr old got drunk off of germ-x.

HDMI 1.2 should be able to pass 7.1 channels of uncompressed PCM.

This is taken from the avsforum. Amir is a MS/VC-1 insider:

Xbox 360 Elite supports HDMI 1.2 profile. For audio, you can select DD, DTS (at 1.5 Mbps), and WMA-Pro (Microsoft high fidelity multi-channel codec supported in some AVRs such as Pioneer). Since it is not based on 1.3, it will not support output of DD+ or TrueHD (even if it did, mixing would have been turned off).

PCM output is available but only for 2-channels (not 5.1). Please, please, don't say you don't like this. There is nothing you are going to say which we don't know . Our goal was to provide a digital connection for video which people wanted for some of their TVs. And of course, single cable A/V connection. So if having analog video bothered you before, you can now use digital. If you lacked component/VGA on your TV, you are in business with Xbox 360 Elite.

Keep in mind that the spring software update for HD DVD substantially improves audio fidelity. Per above, you now have a choice of no less than three output formats.

If you are keen on having 5.1 PCM output, I recommend purchasing the Toshiba A2 player which after the price drop, will be much cheaper than Elite.

Answering other questions, both Xbox 360 Elite and current Xbox 360 units will have a spring (console) update which adds support for different video levels for VGA output ("7.5 IRE vs 0"). And as someone mentioned, using this setting you should be able to use computer monitors in addition to TVs with resolutions all the way up to 1080p with high fidelity and no issues with HDCP handshaking. So for current users, I highly recommend trying this update with your VGA connection to see if it does the job for you. Note that this is a console update and will work for both games and of course, HD DVD. The HD DVD software update is separate from this (and will be available on both Xbox Live and xbox.com).

On output video format, Xbox 360 Elite will perform a handshake and select the appropriate RGB/YUV settings over HDMI. You cannot select it yourself.

The spring HD DVD software update will fix all the lip sync issues that have been reported/we know of.

There is no support for the WMV-HD disc format but of course, you can put WMV files on discs and Xbox 360 will play them.

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In order for a game to be "True HD",

1) The video must be natively at an HD resolution (720p/1080i/1080p)

2) The audio must be HD audio (Lossless audio), such as Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD or LPCM 5.1-7.1.

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do 360 games count because they don't use "HD audio" is that the point of this thread?

360 Elite has HDMI 1.1. It can pass LPCM

The 360 Elite actually has HDMI 1.2, but it can only pass uncompressed PCM 2.0.

The reason that I lkie the 360 is that it is optional. Why should Joe have to buy extra stuff that he doesn't want.........I will personally tell you how much I have spent on my 360

1. Xbox 360 Core- $300............I couldn't find any Premium models last march so I went ahead and got a core.

2. Hard Drive- $100

3. Headset- Free.....I use my original XBL headset

4. Component cable- $40

5. HD DVD add-on- $200

6. XBL- 2 years so far (paid thru 02/08 )- $100

7. 2 wireless controllers- $100

8. Currently 3 games- $180

9. Batteries- Free.......Already owned I-C3 15 minute rechargables

10. 2 year extended warranty- $50(covered thru 04/09)

Grand total: $1070

Unless your sitting several rooms away from your tv, the 32 inch will likely look better, becuase it probably has a greater ppi. Also, 2 next gen consoles are better than one right?agentfred

Not everyone games in their bedroom. It would be awful to have to game/watch movies on a 32" in a livingroom.

Okay. You need to put your yellow red and white into the inputs. One for your N64 and into another set for your PS2. Since you are using a selector that puts them into a RF signal, the selector is powered so make sure that you have it plugged into an AC outlet. Finally make sure that you have your TV on channel 3 or 4 (whichever you have your selector switched to on the back of it)

PS- Sunday's are the slowest days for responses in GHD. Very few people are online today.