anyone have an xbox with HDMI output?

John Warner

and is it worth it?

is there that big of a difference between 1080i and 1080p??

John Warner

ah. i always stumble over some examples after i ask the damn question.

http://www.thg.ru/display/westinghouse_lvm-47w1/images/whouse_lvm47w1_1080vs766.jpg
http://www.thg.ru/display/westinghouse_lvm-47w1/images/whouse_lvm47w1_1080vs766_2.jpg
http://isnoop.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/01/preview_large.png

hmm.. the answer i think, is no. not for the extra few hundred dollars.
unless somehow there's a huge difference on the xbox?

Eric Chadwick

For moving content you'll never see the difference, but if you're looking at content with some static elements like a nicely done UI you might notice it.

almighty_gir

unless the game was specifically designed to be output at 1080p, rather than being upscaled. you won't see any difference at all.

i did see a difference on screens though, looked at an LG37" 1080i screen, next to the new 1080p model, both playing casino royale on bluray, and there really was a difference.

kinda cool...

motives

well i have one at work. dont have much to say about since i havnt noticed any real difference sofar. picture got a bit more contrasty though.

Whargoul

My xbox plays at 1080p through component cables into my Aquos. Screw HDMI!

nacire

From what I can tell the real difference becomes visible with larger displays (50 inch and above). That being said the new pioneer line boasts new contrast ratio tech which is really pushing some visible differences. Their 720p displays are outperforming many other brands 1080p displays in visible image quality.

If you have the money, go for it. You may get a nice large 1080p at some point in the future and well, an all in one cable is a lot nicer than 5 independent plugs.

Joshua Stubbles

I think the resolution is easily visible on both moving and static content, on the monitor itself. You can't post these comparison images, where 1080 and 720 content is scaled to 480 resolution. You are in fact, removing all of it's resolution!
The only way to truly see the difference, is to have both 720p and 1080p running on different machines on the same TV. Then use a switchbox it quickly change the signals. To me, 1080p is clearly the sharper image.
Like almighty said, if the content wasn't designed for high def, you won't notice much of a difference. If it was designed for 720p and you upscale it to 1080p (a movie) it won't look any different than 720p. But true 1080p content at 1080p looks amazing.