Setting up HD for videogames, ignorant

RyanRedd

Hey guys, i just got an HD tv and am hooking up my xbox 360 but I only see the normal red yellow white av plug ins but the xbox has the blue green red ones which I assume are the HD cables. I'm terribly ignorant to this entire process, my apologies for such a n00b query.

Thanks!

LaPuzza

Assuming it is a new HDTV and a new 360, ignore all that crap. Look and see if your tv has an HDMI port, and if the 360 has the same. THAT is the thing you want to use, for many reasons.

Best Buy has the cable for 50 bucks. You can get a pack of them for 10 bucks at www.monoprice.com

DarwinsFavoriteTortoise

LaPuzza wrote: »

Assuming it is a new HDTV and a new 360, ignore all that crap. Look and see if your tv has an HDMI port, and if the 360 has the same. THAT is the thing you want to use, for many reasons.

Best Buy has the cable for 50 bucks. You can get a pack of them for 10 bucks at www.monoprice.com

Why? I use the red blue green as inputs for my 60in HDTV, and it looks fantastic. I can't see a difference between 1080i and 1080p, so I don't see a reason for him to get the HDMI cable.

eternalbl

DarwinsFavoriteTortoise wrote: »

LaPuzza wrote: »

Assuming it is a new HDTV and a new 360, ignore all that crap. Look and see if your tv has an HDMI port, and if the 360 has the same. THAT is the thing you want to use, for many reasons.

Best Buy has the cable for 50 bucks. You can get a pack of them for 10 bucks at www.monoprice.com

Why? I use the red blue green as inputs for my 60in HDTV, and it looks fantastic. I can't see a difference between 1080i and 1080p, so I don't see a reason for him to get the HDMI cable.

Because an HDMI cable is cheaper than a component cable and supports more?

Lewisham

Is component even a digital output?

Captain Vash

no, no it is not.

edit-

fully subject to attenuation as all analog signals are.

DarwinsFavoriteTortoise

eternalbl wrote: »

DarwinsFavoriteTortoise wrote: »

LaPuzza wrote: »

Assuming it is a new HDTV and a new 360, ignore all that crap. Look and see if your tv has an HDMI port, and if the 360 has the same. THAT is the thing you want to use, for many reasons.

Best Buy has the cable for 50 bucks. You can get a pack of them for 10 bucks at www.monoprice.com

Why? I use the red blue green as inputs for my 60in HDTV, and it looks fantastic. I can't see a difference between 1080i and 1080p, so I don't see a reason for him to get the HDMI cable.

Because an HDMI cable is cheaper than a component cable and supports more?

The 360 comes with a component cable.

Captain Vash

DarwinsFavoriteTortoise wrote: »

eternalbl wrote: »

DarwinsFavoriteTortoise wrote: »

LaPuzza wrote: »

Assuming it is a new HDTV and a new 360, ignore all that crap. Look and see if your tv has an HDMI port, and if the 360 has the same. THAT is the thing you want to use, for many reasons.

Best Buy has the cable for 50 bucks. You can get a pack of them for 10 bucks at www.monoprice.com

Why? I use the red blue green as inputs for my 60in HDTV, and it looks fantastic. I can't see a difference between 1080i and 1080p, so I don't see a reason for him to get the HDMI cable.

Because an HDMI cable is cheaper than a component cable and supports more?

The 360 comes with a component cable.

for $10 bucks, why not upgrade to a fully digital signal with support for a higher quality picture?

eternalbl

DarwinsFavoriteTortoise wrote: »

eternalbl wrote: »

DarwinsFavoriteTortoise wrote: »

LaPuzza wrote: »

Assuming it is a new HDTV and a new 360, ignore all that crap. Look and see if your tv has an HDMI port, and if the 360 has the same. THAT is the thing you want to use, for many reasons.

Best Buy has the cable for 50 bucks. You can get a pack of them for 10 bucks at www.monoprice.com

Why? I use the red blue green as inputs for my 60in HDTV, and it looks fantastic. I can't see a difference between 1080i and 1080p, so I don't see a reason for him to get the HDMI cable.

Because an HDMI cable is cheaper than a component cable and supports more?

The 360 comes with a component cable.

Well, that'd be a reason then.

I still noticed jiggling in text when I ran my ps3 at 1080i on my old TV, enough of a pain that I switched to 720p. I don't know if that would be the case on an LCD though.

Is the component cable that comes with the 360 the one that blocks the optical audio port?

DeathPrawn

Where were you looking on the TV? Often HDTV makers will put a composite input (yellow/red/white) on the front or side of the TV for easy access, and then put all the high-def inputs on the back. Make sure you check the entirety of the TV for what inputs you have.

For the whole component/HDMI debate: HDMI will probably look marginally better than component (although depending on a number of factors this may or may not be true in your situation) and has the added convenience of having a single cable for audio and video. If you do not have any HD cables for your 360, buying an HDMI cable is the best and cheapest solution. That being said, if you have component cables, use 'em.

RyanRedd

DeathPrawn wrote: »

Where were you looking on the TV? Often HDTV makers will put a composite input (yellow/red/white) on the front or side of the TV for easy access, and then put all the high-def inputs on the back. Make sure you check the entirety of the TV for what inputs you have.

For the whole component/HDMI debate: HDMI will probably look marginally better than component (although depending on a number of factors this may or may not be true in your situation) and has the added convenience of having a single cable for audio and video. If you do not have any HD cables for your 360, buying an HDMI cable is the best and cheapest solution. That being said, if you have component cables, use 'em.

I feel like a true idiot, yeah the inputs were in the back. To marginally defend myself, the TV is mounted up on the wall and the inputs are sort of impossible to reach. But thanks for everyones help.