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Help: 2 HDMI consoles, 1 HDMI input in HDTV, loss of signal quality?
Djiem
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So I've got a 360 and a PS3. As it is now, my 360 is plugged into my 32" Viera via component and shows picture at 720p. My PS3 also outputs at 720p (my TV can't go higher than 1080i) with HDMI. Both consoles show an excellent picture, or used to at least.
I've brought my 360 to a friend's place, and since bringing it back, I can't help but notice that there is some sort of wave-y effect in the TV when I use the 360. It's barely there, but now that I know it, I see it clearly (until I get so involved with a game that I forget about it). I don't know if it always did it, or if it's recent. Regardless, my PS3 doesn't do that, the picture just looks awesome. My Wii doesn't do it either.
I've thought about buying the HDMI cable for 360s (my 360 doesn't have a HDMI port, it has the bigass video slot only, but there's a cable that converts from this slot to HDMI by Microsoft), but then I realised my TV has only 1 HDMI input, and it's used by the PS3.
My question is:
Is there any sort of cable/converter to plug the two HDMI cables in and go into my TV? I've got one such converter for component (I got a PS2, a Wii and 360 all plugged into that box). If I get one, will it reduce the quality of the signal much? Does the quality of the box really matter? Will my PS3 look crappy? Will the HDMI even improve the 360's picture, or will it at least get rid of the waves? Is it because of the component converter (which is a basic Gamestop box)? As I said, I don't think the 360 used to do this, but I didn't notice it before so I can't tell for sure. Really, all I want to do, basically, is get rid of the wavey effect without giving it to another console and without reducing the picture's quality. That's it.
Thanks in advance.
I've brought my 360 to a friend's place, and since bringing it back, I can't help but notice that there is some sort of wave-y effect in the TV when I use the 360. It's barely there, but now that I know it, I see it clearly (until I get so involved with a game that I forget about it). I don't know if it always did it, or if it's recent. Regardless, my PS3 doesn't do that, the picture just looks awesome. My Wii doesn't do it either.
I've thought about buying the HDMI cable for 360s (my 360 doesn't have a HDMI port, it has the bigass video slot only, but there's a cable that converts from this slot to HDMI by Microsoft), but then I realised my TV has only 1 HDMI input, and it's used by the PS3.
My question is:
Is there any sort of cable/converter to plug the two HDMI cables in and go into my TV? I've got one such converter for component (I got a PS2, a Wii and 360 all plugged into that box). If I get one, will it reduce the quality of the signal much? Does the quality of the box really matter? Will my PS3 look crappy? Will the HDMI even improve the 360's picture, or will it at least get rid of the waves? Is it because of the component converter (which is a basic Gamestop box)? As I said, I don't think the 360 used to do this, but I didn't notice it before so I can't tell for sure. Really, all I want to do, basically, is get rid of the wavey effect without giving it to another console and without reducing the picture's quality. That's it.
Thanks in advance.
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If you don't and you just want an HDMI switch, get one from www.monoprice.com
You don't need anything super expensive, just get whichever one fits your needs (perhaps a 2x1 is all you need)
This is a common misconception. Digital signals are immune to the main problems of analog signals, but they have issues of their own.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jitter
1- As far as I remember, when the 360 was plugged into the box before, there were no such waves.
2- The Wii and PS2 are both plugged into that same box (they're component too) and don't do any such waves.
3- The PS3's signal is perfect, which makes me think the TV's not at fault, but rather the 360 or signal degradation.
I'll check for the box at Monoprice (regardless of the problem, I'll soon need more than one HDMI port anyway), thanks for the link.
Also, I knew that HDMI was digital but still, I thought that maybe something extremely cheap and shitty would find a way to break or carry some sort of distortion on its own.
EDIT: Just turned on the systems again to make sure, and yeah, the 360's the only one doing this. Again, I'm not sure if it always did it and I never noticed before (it's really very subtle and you only see it once someone tells you about it) or if it's a new problem. I'll still try it directly in the TV tonight.