Halo Wars should be considered the #1 upcoming RTS in terms of expectations. Ensemble Studios has had a stellar record of outstanding games on the PC. It seems pretty obvious to me that as a studio they were forced by their owner Microsoft into making a Halo-based RTS for a console instead of what they really wanted to work on.

That said, I hope Ensemble will rise to the challenge dumped in their laps and create something that can satisfy the legions of die-hard, loyal fans of their first-rate RTS games.

You can do 1080p, 1080i, and 720p through either component or VGA. Try both and see what you like better. On my 1080p LCD, I think the VGA cable looks better.

A benefit of the VGA cable is that DVDs will be upscaled to 1080p. They will only be 480p if using the component cable.

See if your LCD has a menu where it will tell you the current resolution being sent to it if you want to confirm the resolution.