One more thing on a tv smaller than 50in you cannot or barely can notice the difference between the 1280x720 resolution and the 1920x1080 resolution. Don't be fooled just because 1080i has the bigger resolution, that is a common mistake.
I don't want to be a a jack@$$ or anything, but you could have just searched the forums for this topic. Due to the fact that every week atleast 2 of them are made. There is a difference between the two. 720p is displayed as a resolution of 1280x720 and is progressive scan. Progressive scan means that all of the lines for the picture are instantly drawn up and appear on your tv. 1080i is displayed as a resolution of 1920x1080 and is interlaced, that is what the i on the end stands for. Interlaced means that first the vertical lines are drawn up and then the horizontal or that first the right lines are drawn up and then the left. Not sure at the moment which one of the two it is. So with 1080i the whole image doesn't get drawn up at the same time and could create artifacts on your tv, which definately isn't good. This part does not depend on the type of tv you have. 720p is always better for gaming becase a progressive image always has 60 frames per second. 1080i on the other hand only gets 30 frames per second therefore it does not run as smoothly. 1080i is better for movies and still images such as a picture slideshow. Now to the tvs. Pretty much every HDTV that is LCD supports 720p and most of them have 720p as there native resolution. HDTV's that are CRT do not support 720p and only support 1080i. Not sure if all HD CRT tvs are like that, but the majority are. So overall to answer your question, 720p is better for gaming because it is progressive scan, most HD LCD tvs use that as their native resolution, and the XBOX 360's native resolution is 720p.
Burn in only happens on Plasma tv's and not LCD. There are no safety features every tv basically has the same things. It is just the way that plasmas are made that if they display the same image for over long periods of time they will become burnt into the screen. Just get an LCD HDTV and save yourself the problem. However burn in shouldn't happen for 4-5 years.
FPS: Gears of War/ G.R.A.W. 2/ Halo 2/ Rainbow Six: Vegas/ Call of Duty 3
Racing: Forza Motorsport 2/ Project Gotham Racing 3
Sports: Madden NFL 08/ NCAA Football 08
RPG: Oblivion
Action Adventure: Kameo:Elements of Power
Arcade: Way too many good arcade games just look through them. The FPS, Racing, and Sports all have solid online communites with the exception of Madden NLF 08 since it isn't out yet. Personally, I think most 360 games that come are good games at worst.
The premium is definately getting a price drop to $350. However, I highly doubt the Elite will get one and if it does it will probably be to $449.99. The core may get one can't be too sure about it. Also the HD-DVD addon got a price drop down to $179.99.
If you are a true fan someone's post online can't change that. Halo is one of the biggest, if not biggest, franchises in video game history so there will be a lot more haters than usual. Most are just stating there opinions, but others are just being stupid by posting it sucks without giving any reasons.
I use it a lot. I send picture messages with it and video chat with people. Also yeah some games use it. From the top of my head I know that UNO, R6:V, Totemball, and Texas Hold 'Em use it. If you get the Vision kit you get the cam, mic, and UNO for only $40 or something like that.
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