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Uncle_John
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Hey guys,
About 8 months ago I bought the Call of Duty: World at War Xbox 360 bundle. I don't have a tv that is HD ready so I just used the standard cable. Soon though, I will own a Full HD tv, and I was wondering if my xbox is compatible for HD. My friend told me that not all xboxes are.
So my question is: Is the COD W@W xbox compatible with hd? And if so, what kind of cable will I need to buy for it?
About 8 months ago I bought the Call of Duty: World at War Xbox 360 bundle. I don't have a tv that is HD ready so I just used the standard cable. Soon though, I will own a Full HD tv, and I was wondering if my xbox is compatible for HD. My friend told me that not all xboxes are.
So my question is: Is the COD W@W xbox compatible with hd? And if so, what kind of cable will I need to buy for it?
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if you're looking for HDMI compatible that's a different story, just look at the back and see if you have the hdmi port. it should be below the AV port.
Your friend has confused HDMI with HD - every Xbox360 ever made will output at HD resolutions, it's just that older ones do it over a component connection and newer ones have HDMI output.
And yeah, as KT says, just buy an HDMI cable, plug it in and go.
Just to be clear: HDMI is even better than HD?
HD is the resolution of the screen.
HDMI is the way that the visuals are being transmitted from the XBox to the TV.
Component cables also transmit HD video/audio, but only up to 480p. HDMI transmits up to 1080p. It depends on your TV, but an HDMI cable will look better on all TVs that display 720 and up. Plus an HDMI cable just has one plug on each end - much easier to deal with than a component cable, which has five plugs on each end.
Not quite - while component video can handle HD, HDMI will give a superior picture, because it's a digital format.
Nope. Component transmits up to 720p/1080i and 1080p if the TV supports 1080p over component, which not many do. And in either case an HDMI cable is better since it's one cable, digital and allows you to upscale DVDs to near HD.
B..b..but... I NINJA EDITED!!!
Quick correction - component will go up to 1080i.
Technology!
I'm sure it's not actual propaganda, but there's a good reason why we always hear about how amazing HDMI is, and how component won't do "full hd" whatever that means.
Component is a valid format, and actually for short runs (and the majority of runs are short) the highest quality option. The problem is that it can't do digital data security, so that movie makers can't lock it down and to try and stop pirates from copying the bits. In the eyes of hollywood if everyone was on hdmi, then things would be better. Don't be fooled, don't spend extra money on useless cords if you already have everything you need in your home.
That said, if you don't have either cord, and you somewhere like monoprice for your cords, get the hdmi, it's much simpler to use.
Recorrection- it will do 1080p.
HD stands for "high definition" and simply refers to the resolution your screen displays at. There are a few different ways to get an HD image from a video source (whether it's an Xbox 360, Blu-Ray Player, Satellite Receiver, whatever) to your TV. The two that are relevant here are HDMI and Component cables.
Component cables are those 5-pronged multicolored cables you might have seen. Basically, 3 of the prongs are used to transmit video, and the other 2 are used to transmit sound.
HDMI stands for "High Definition Multimedia Interface," and it's just another way to get an HD signal to an HDTV. It's a single cable, and transmits the video, as well as the sound, digitally.
Newer Xbox 360s can connect to your TV via HDMI. With the older ones, you'll have to use component. Either way, you'll be getting an HD image.
The difference in quality between HDMI and component is practically negligible, in most cases, so you'll be fine whichever you use. If your Xbox supports it, I'd go with HDMI, simply because the quality is (in theory at least) slightly better, and, more importantly, you only have to deal with one cable, which means less clutter.
This is a bit long-winded. TL;DR: it doesn't really make sense to say that "HDMI is better than HD." Apples and oranges.
This is simply not true.
I still recommend hdmi because it's easier, but the quality is not inherently better. It is, as a matter of undeniable fact, inherently worse. You are transmitting less data, in a world where images are composed of data, there is no possible way for less data to equate to a better image.
I know this myth will never die, but I really wish it would.