HDTV XBOX questions

[Lestat]

So I'm about to get an HDTV.

I also have an XBOX and want to play HDTV XBOX.

What cables do I need to get? I looked on ebay and there seems to be more then one type of HDTV cables.

Of of you XBOX gamers already have this up and running?

 

[alien amp pharm]

I'll try to dig up an old thread on this.....



I have the Monster Component HDTV made especially for the xbox. It ran about $50.

 

[CipherLock]

Research the Burn In problem paying mind to the life meter, score, points and other fixed objects.

Unless you are going LCD, Plasma, LCD RP, or DLP.

 

[Lestat]

Its DLP, so not much to worry about with burn in.

Are certain games for XBOX HDTV compatable and others not?

I really only play Halo right now, but I want to pick up another game specifically to play on HDTV.

 

[CipherLock]

Some games have the modes to play with 480, 720, 1080 - it's printed on the back of the game

All can play on the tv so far as I know.

 

[CipherLock]

Its DLP, so not much to worry about with burn in.

Not much? I thought it was a 100% non-possibility? What did they tell you?

 

[alien amp pharm]

This thread might help some if you want to read thru it

Yes, all games will play. Like Chiper said, check the back of the game case.

Note: some HD cable are defective and will not display the HD menu in the xbox's dashboard.

you must specify your xbox to send the hd signal in the dashboard after you hook up your hd cables

 

[alien amp pharm]

Not much? I thought it was a 100% non-possibility? What did they tell you?

Burn-In - A premature, uneven wear of the phosphors in a CRT or Plasma display. LCD, LCoS, and DLP don't use phosphors, and are therefore immune to burn-in. The possibility of burn-in can be minimized through proper adjustment of the TV settings and common sense in the TV's use.

 

[Lestat]

yes, DLP, no burn in.

What game should I get....

 

[alien amp pharm]

Xbox HDTV Video Games:

Dragon Lair 3d
Xbox 480p 720p 1080i 16:9

Enter The Matrix
Xbox 480p 720p 1080i 16:9

Syberia
Xbox 480p 720p 1080i 16:9


World Series Baseball 2K3
Xbox 480p 720p 16:9

Soul Calibur II
Xbox 480p 720p

Freedom Fighters
Xbox 480p 720p 16:9

NBA 2K3
Xbox 480p 720p 16:9 Online

Street Hoops
Xbox 480p 720p 16:9

Tony Hawk Pro Skater 4
Xbox 480p 720p 16:9


Ghost Recon
Xbox 480p Online

Mech Assault
Xbox 480p Online

Moto GP
Xbox 480p 16:9 Online

NCAA Basketball 2K3
Xbox 480p Online

NFL 2K3
Xbox 480p 16:9 Online

NFL Fever 2003
Xbox 480p 16:9 Online

NHL 2K3
Xbox 480p 16:9 Online

Tiger Woods PGA tour 2003
Xbox 480p Online

ToeJam & Earl 3: Mission to Earth
Xbox 480p 16:9 Online

Unreal Championship
Xbox 480p 16:9 Online

Whacked
Xbox 480p Online

4x4 Evo 2
Xbox 480p

Aggressive Inline
Xbox 480p 16:9

All Star Baseball 2003
Xbox 480p

Amped: Freestyle Snowboarding
Xbox 480p 16:9

Azurik: Rise of Perathia
Xbox 480p 16:9

Baldurs Gate: Dark Alliance
Xbox 480p

Blinx: The Time Sweeper
Xbox 480p

Blood Omen 2
Xbox 480p

Blood Rayne
Xbox 480p

Bloodwake
Xbox 480p

BMX XXX
Xbox 480p 16:9

Buffy The Vampire Slayer
Xbox 480p

Chase: Hollywood Stunt Driver
Xbox 480p

Conflict: Desert Storm
Xbox 480p 16:9

Conkadoodle Ikwanki Warriors
Xbox 480p

Crazy Taxi 3
Xbox 480p 16:9

Crimson Sea
Xbox 480p

Dark Angel
Xbox 480p

Dead or Alive 3
Xbox 480p 16:9

Dead or Alive: Xtreme Beach Volleyball
Xbox 480p 16:9

Deathrow
Xbox 480p 16:9

Dynasty Warriors 3
Xbox 480p

Enclave
Xbox 480p 16:9

Fatal Frame
Xbox 480p

Fireblade
Xbox 480p

Gauntlet Dark Legacy
Xbox 480p

Genma Onimusha
Xbox 480p

Gunmetal
Xbox 480p

Halo
Xbox 480p

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Xbox 480p

Jet Set Radio Future
Xbox 480p

Kelly Slater Pro Surfer
Xbox 480p

Largo Winch
Xbox 480p

LOTR: Fellowship of the Ring
Xbox 480p

Mad Dash
Xbox 480p

Marvel vs Capcom 2
Xbox 480p

Medal Of Honor : Frontline
Xbox 480p

Metal Dungeon
Xbox 480p

Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance
Xbox 480p

Minority Report
Xbox 480p 16:9

Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance
Xbox 480p

Nascar Thunder 2003
Xbox 480p 16:9

NBA Live 2003
Xbox 480p

NCAA Football 2003
Xbox 480p 16:9

O.To.Ji
Xbox 480p

Outlaw Golf
Xbox 480p

Panzer Dragoon Orta
Xbox 480p 16:9

Phantom Crash
Xbox 480p

Pirates: The Legend of Black Kat
Xbox 480p

Prisoner of War
Xbox 480p

Pulse Racer
Xbox 480p

Quantum Redshift
Xbox 480p 16:9

Rallisport Challenge
Xbox 480p 16:9

RedCard (20-03) soccer
Xbox 480p

Reign of Fire
Xbox 480p

Rocky
Xbox 480p 16:9

SeaBlade
Xbox 480p

Sega GT 2002
Xbox 480p 16:9

Sega Soccer Slam
Xbox 480p

Serious Sam
Xbox 480p

Shadow of Memories
Xbox 480p

Shenmue II
Xbox 480p

Splinter Cell
Xbox 480p

Star Wars Jedi Knight II Jedi Outcast
Xbox 480p

Steel Battalion
Xbox 480p

Superman: The Man of Steel
Xbox 480p 16:9

Test Drive
Xbox 480p 16:9

Totaled
Xbox 480p

Transworld Snowboarding
Xbox 480p 16:9

Transworld Surf
Xbox 480p

Turok: Evolution
Xbox 480p

Ty, the Tasmanian Tiger
Xbox 480p 16:9

WhiteOut
Xbox 480p

WWF RAW
Xbox 480p

Xmen Next Dimension
Xbox 480p

AirForce Delta Storm
Xbox 480p

Arctic Thunder
Xbox 480p

Batman
Xbox 480p

Blade II
Xbox 480p

Bruce Lee: Quest of the Dragon
Xbox 480p

Burnout
Xbox 480p 16:9

Capcom vs SNK EO - JP
Xbox 480p

Cel Damage
Xbox 480p

Circus Maximus
Xbox 480p

Commandos 2: Men of Courage
Xbox 480p

Crash Bandicoot
Xbox 480p

Dave Mirra BMX 2
Xbox 480p

Dead to Rights
Xbox 480p 16:9

Defender
Xbox 480p

ESPN Snowboarding
Xbox 480p

F1 2001
Xbox 480p 16:9

F1 2002
Xbox 480p 16:9

FIFA World Cup 2002
Xbox 480p

Fuzion Frenzy
Xbox 480p

Gun Valkyrie
Xbox 480p

House Of The Dead 3
Xbox 480p

Hunter: The Reckoning
Xbox 480p

James Bond 007: Nightfire
Xbox 480p 16:9

Kakuto Chojin
Xbox 480p

Knockout Kings 2002
Xbox 480p

Legends of Wrestling 2
Xbox 480p

Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Xbox 480p

Madden NFL 2002
Xbox 480p 16:9

Max Payne
Xbox 480p

Micro Machines
Xbox 480p

Monopoly Party
Xbox 480p

Morrowind
Xbox 480p

Namco Museum
Xbox 480p

NASCAR Heat 2002
Xbox 480p 16:9

Nascar Thunder 2003
Xbox 480p 16:9

NBA Inside Drive
Xbox 480p

NBA Inside Drive 2003
Xbox 480p 16:9

NBA Live 2002
Xbox 480p

Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit 2
Xbox 480p

NFL 2K2
Xbox 480p

NFL Blitz 2002
Xbox 480p

NFL Blitz 2003
Xbox 480p

NFL Fever 2002
Xbox 480p

NHL Hitz 2002
Xbox 480p

NHL Hitz 2003
Xbox 480p

NHL Hitz 2002
Xbox 480p

Nickelodeon Party Blast
Xbox 480p

Nightcaster
Xbox 480p

Nightcaster 2
Xbox 480p

Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee
Xbox 480p

PacMan World 2
Xbox 480p 16:9

Project Gotham Racing
Xbox 480p

Rally Fusion Race Of Champions
Xbox 480p

Rayman Arena
Xbox 480p

Shrek
Xbox 480p

Shrek Super Party
Xbox 480p

Silent Hill 2
Xbox 480p

Simpsons Road Rage
Xbox 480p

Sneakers
Xbox 480p

Spider Man
Xbox 480p

Splashdown
Xbox 480p

Spyhunter
Xbox 480p

SSX Tricky
Xbox 480p 16:9

Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter
Xbox 480p

Star Wars: Obi Wan
Xbox 480p

Super Bubble Pop
Xbox 480p

Taz:Wanted
Xbox 480p

Test Drive: Off Road
Xbox 480p

Tetris Worlds
Xbox 480p

The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
Xbox 480p

Tony Hawk 2x
Xbox 480p

Tony Hawk 3
Xbox 480p

Total Immersion Racing
Xbox 480p 16:9

Triple Play 2002
Xbox 480p 16:9

UFC Tapout
Xbox 480p

World Series Baseball
Xbox 480p

Wreckless
Xbox 480p

Zapper
Xbox 480p

FIFA 2003
Xbox 480p 16:9

Dr Muto
Xbox 480p

Time Splitters 2
Xbox 480p

Moto GP 2
Xbox 480p 16:9

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2004
Xbox 480p Online

Midnight Club II
Xbox 480p 16:9

NBA Street Vol. 2
Xbox 480p 16:9

Midtown Madness 3
Xbox 480p

Robotech Battlecry
Xbox 480p

Rayman 3
Xbox 480p

Phantasy Star Online 1
Xbox 480p

Phantasy Star Online 2
Xbox 480p

Madden 2004
Xbox 480p 16:9

ESPN Football
Xbox 480p 16:9 Online

ESPN NHL Hockey
Xbox 480p 16:9 Online

MVP Baseball
Xbox 480p 16:9

Return to Castle Wolfenstein: Tides of War
Xbox 480p

Burnout 2
Xbox 480p 16:9

Madden 2003
Xbox 480p 16:9

NHL 2K3
Xbox 480p 16:9

Red Faction 2
Xbox 480p

Tao Feng: Fist of the Lotus
Xbox 480p

Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis
Xbox 480p

State of Emergency
Xbox 480p 16:9

The Sims
Xbox 480p

UFC Tapout 2
Xbox 480p

Batman: Dark Tomorrow
Xbox 480p

NBA 2K2
Xbox 480p

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
Xbox 480p

 

[CipherLock]

yes, DLP, no burn in.

What game should I get....

I like: Prince of Persia, Soul Calibur 2, Rainbow Six 3

You go girl!

 

[alien amp pharm]

Crimson skies looks pretty badass on a bigscreen.

 

[chrisalm]

hdtv and games

yeah prince of persia is awesome
so is project gotham racing 2.


If you want your xbox modded and live in the DC/Northern VA area, PM me.

 

[TC2]

http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product_id=801259

This is the only cable you'll need.

It has fiber optic inputs for Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound.(once you play games or watch movies in DD 5.1 you'll never go back)

 

[CipherLock]

once you play games or watch movies in DD 5.1 you'll never go back)

DD's rock.

 

[alien amp pharm]

http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product_id=801259

This is the only cable you'll need.

It has fiber optic inputs for Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound.(once you play games or watch movies in DD 5.1 you'll never go back)

That's all good if you are being cost efficient, but if you want the best picture quality, get this: (preferrably the 400X component)

http://www.monstercable.com/monstergame/xbox/

 

[Lestat]

http://www.gamestop.com/product.asp?product_id=801259

This is the only cable you'll need.

It has fiber optic inputs for Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound.(once you play games or watch movies in DD 5.1 you'll never go back)

Are you sure that is all I need?

I was looking at the Monster Cables for xbox..

they make one set for component video.. its around $50.. then for another $20-30 you get the fiber optic audio.. so altogether its 80 bucks or so....

will this one 20 dollar setup do all that?

 

[alien amp pharm]

Well fuckin shit! Am I on ignore or something? Nobody's read a single thing I've posted, evidently.

 

[Lestat]

Well fuckin shit! Am I on ignore or something? Nobody's read a single thing I've posted, evidently.

Sorry man, I just saw that now.

So some people say the monster's are a waste of money.. what do you think?

 

[PIGEON-RAT]

lol.

The Monster cable shit is expensive. I use Microsoft's RGB cable. That's all you need.

 

[TC2]

Are you sure that is all I need?

I was looking at the Monster Cables for xbox..

they make one set for component video.. its around $50.. then for another $20-30 you get the fiber optic audio.. so altogether its 80 bucks or so....

will this one 20 dollar setup do all that?

The one I posted DOES NOT come with the fiber optic cable. BUT usually any decent DD 5.1 surround sound system WILL include one.


Monster overcharges alot, you can get those cables for about 10 bucks at radioshack or best buy.

 

[TC2]

That's all good if you are being cost efficient, but if you want the best picture quality, get this: (preferrably the 400X component)

http://www.monstercable.com/monstergame/xbox/

I've never really been impressed by the monster cable stuff.

I've seen them set up next to a normal cable and I could'nt see any difference.

 

[alien amp pharm]

Sorry man, I just saw that now.

So some people say the monster's are a waste of money.. what do you think?

okay then. Sorry for the rant.

I would just say it's a matter of how much you're willing to spend on the whole thing.

Monster cables are very expensive, but nobody can honestly say they are garbage. Same holds true here, do you want basic rca wires with no shielding, poor connector tips, etc. or do you want to spend the extra $ and get the top of the line?

I haven't seen the Microsoft's HD pack used before, but I can tell you the Monster Conponent one is a tremndous difference. I have a 'freeze' function on my tv. The 'frozen' snapshot looks exact to what was on the screen. I took 1 pic w/o HD and 1 w/ HD and there is a huge difference in picture quality.

Keep in mind I frequent XBOX forums, and they will agree that the Microsoft HD pack isn't nearly as sharp as the higher-end ones.

 

[Lestat]

The one I posted DOES NOT come with the fiber optic cable. BUT usually any decent DD 5.1 surround sound system WILL include one.


Monster overcharges alot, you can get those cables for about 10 bucks at radioshack or best buy.

What do you mean a decent DD 5.1 surround system?

Here is my problem. On my receiver I am out of coax audio connections, but I have two optical left to use.


But how do I get the optical connection from my Xbox?? there is no where to plug on in.

The monster cables come with an adaptor for the optical audio.. do the other microsoft AV adapters have the same?

 

[alien amp pharm]

I've never really been impressed by the monster cable stuff.

I've seen them set up next to a normal cable and I could'nt see any difference.

*homer simpson voice* DOH! *homer simpson voice*

 

[TC2]

okay then. Sorry for the rant.

I would just say it's a matter of how much you're willing to spend on the whole thing.

Monster cables are very expensive, but nobody can honestly say they are garbage. Same holds true here, do you want basic rca wires with no shielding, poor connector tips, etc. or do you want to spend the extra $ and get the top of the line?

I haven't seen the Microsoft's HD pack used before, but I can tell you the Monster Conponent one is a tremndous difference. I have a 'freeze' function on my tv. The 'frozen' snapshot looks exact to what was on the screen. I took 1 pic w/o HD and 1 w/ HD and there is a huge difference in picture quality.

Keep in mind I frequent XBOX forums, and they will agree that the Microsoft HD pack isn't nearly as sharp as the higher-end ones.

So when is your cheap ass going to get xbox live so I can hear your wimpering when I dominate you.

 

[alien amp pharm]

I have been thinking about that recently. I have a debt to pay off first. Heck I don't even have internet service at my house yet.

In time my friend, in time.
(in the meantime I will be practicing one game thoroughly then suggest we play that particular game whenever I get Live)

 

[TC2]

What do you mean a decent DD 5.1 surround system?

Here is my problem. On my receiver I am out of coax audio connections, but I have two optical left to use.


But how do I get the optical connection from my Xbox?? there is no where to plug on in.

The monster cables come with an adaptor for the optical audio.. do the other microsoft AV adapters have the same?

Yes the one from M$ has the inputs, you just need the optical cable.

"What do you mean a decent DD 5.1 surround system?"

I mean the cheap ass ones that you get for ordering a large pizza usually don't come with one.