I definitely agree with u man, gta san andreas is one of the best to date, the only downfall of course is the graphics but the gameplay and what it has to offer makes up for it, gta iv on the other hand is pretty good also but the city isnt that huge, all the stuff that was featured in gta san andreas they left out in gta iv, its just lacking all the good things that made gta well GREAT lol but nevertheless the multiplayer is kinda fun anyway but san andreas definitely still wins :)

first time Im hearing a problem like that with the hdmi, sorry to hear that man, maybe u should try playing using the component cable instead I still use that up to this day no problems, the only problem I had really was my xbox being overheated yea I pretty much got the red rings :(