And My receiver can be programmed to provide digital audio to any input. Every receiver is different. Perhaps you should give us the model number of you receiver.
The Zune HD is awesome. I just thought you should know that you need the HD Dock to get HD output from the Zune HD. It cost's about a $100. If you have an XBOX 360 It will stream the HD content from the Zune software through a home network with or without a Zune HD. Honestly, the HD output is only necessary for on the road use. BTW, the screen is phenomonal and the software is excellent. Why don't you go to an electronics store and check one out before you buy one.
i have a computer screen that has 1 hd input and i connected my ps3 to the hd input and my comp is connected to the screen. is there any way to record me playing ps3 games on my computer?
damaccj5
You could try something like this. I'm not sure how much lag you will encounter with that particular card though. I've never actually used it. You could also use that card with the included Component dongle and split the component signal between the TV and the PC. That would certainly eliminate the lag issue.
Here is the link: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?sssdmh=dm5.160526&ViewItem&item=400081966663
ThaDenominator
It will only work if your Directv box can output over HDMI or DVI or if you have a VGA box that can convert composite to VGA. They can be a pain to use though.
Save yourself some hassle and get a small HDTV instead of a Monitor. something like this.
3 composite video cables are the same as component. Generally, as long as it's a 75 ohm cable, you're fine.lowe0
Yeah, this is correct. Composite Video cables have the same 75-0hm coax design as component cables. The only difference is the number of cables used for component signal and the way they are color coded. Don't use the Audio cables that are often attached to the composite Video cable though. They are 300 ohm. They can be used in a pinch but should be replaced right away.
yeah this has to be wrong. 1440x900 is a 16:10 resolution. so, there shouldn't be black bars if my tv is 1440x900 and 16:10. and to the third guy, it has the black bars on the dashboard as well as in-game. also, no one addressed my second question. i'd greatly appreciate help, but only if you know what you're talking about. no googling answers please.
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[QUOTE="ReticentGale"]It's because you have a 16:10 screen, if you had a 16:9 screen you wouldn't get that, i currently also have a 16:10 screen and it does this, hence why i am getting a 16:9 one.stumunro
Fail!
This is wrong.
The xbox only shows the dashboard in 1440x900 resolution, games will still be rendered 1280x720 and thats why you're getting those bars.
Actually ReticentGale is correct. Perhaps you didn't read his post correctly. Also the 360 has a hardware scaler so it will upconvert the 1280X720 image to 1440X900. The 360 doesn't actually display anything in 16X10 though so you will only see an upconverted 16X9 (1440x810) image with black bars to maintain aspect ratio. As to the second part of your question. You have a display that is native 1440X900. Your best bet is to allow the 360 to convert the display to your native res. rather than letting your monitor's scaler do the work. There are 2 reasons why you want to do this. 1. The aspect ratio will be correctly displayed on you monitor 2. The 360 is the source. if you send an incorrectly formatted signal to your display it will not only have to convert the signal to its correct format (the native res.), it will also have to convert an analog VGA signal to a digital one before it upconverts the signal. That will introduce lag, and degrade image quality. Plus, the 360 probably has a better scaler than your display does. Just set the 360 to your monitor's native res and deal with the black bars.
Or if you're really brave you could Windows 7ize XP
With 7 Transformation Pack.
The Latter isreally cool but can be buggy at times (not terribly though). It basically gives you a Windows 7 feature desktop on XP. It's pretty darn close to the real thing!
[QUOTE="k0r3aN_pR1d3"]I had a Zune HD for a while and it was pretty dandy. But I eventually went back to the store, returned it, then walked out 10 minutes later with a 32 Gb iPod Touch. The main reason why I returned my Zune HD was because Microsoft doesn't plan on opening the App store to third party dev anytime soon. I hate relying on a small trickle of app updates and I doubt that hundreds of publishers will jump on board to make apps and games for the Zune HD If Microsoft releases the SDK to the public, improves the web browser speed, and allows for the viewing of youtube videos, then I'll go back to the Zune HD camp. But if you care mainly just about music and video with some minor apps/web browsing, then the Zune HD is a good purchase for you. It's a new device dude! Don't you think you were being a tad bit hasty. They havent even released any TPG's yet! Work for apple???
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