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Right...just fired up my xbox via vga.. first annoying thing (with my new TV) was that when i opted for 1080p it didn't display owt :(
then the theme was green rather than the usual orange... and in COD 4 there was a lot of green again - like when i was gettin shot, it was green around the edges.
Anyone got any ideas on how to rectify this one?
SidewinderINC
18-02-2008, 21:59
http://www.avforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=688812
A few people seem to be having various troubles with your set, I assume it's the technika one that you mentioned in the other thread?
aye indeed it is :(
damn thing.. will go read that...
leowyatt
18-02-2008, 22:00
Did you do what I did and plug the wrong cables in the wrong holes? I mixed up the green and red ;D
SidewinderINC
18-02-2008, 22:03
most of the problems seem to be with various inputs/resolutions.
well being a bit newb to video connectivity trouble shooting i swapped the r and g cables and the display went grey so i guess they wont work in the wrong ports.
leowyatt
18-02-2008, 22:27
Sorry I got that mixed up.
I actually put the red audio socket into the video connection and the video into the audio in :D dunno if that will help :(
well thats a little odd... I realised that i had my component audio in the outputs not the inputs whilst hooking up my phono -> 3.5mm jack for tv via z-5500s
Now the component colour is fine :D
Just contemplating trading in my xbox for a new model now so i can play via HDMI.
What do people think to that? I'm not too sure of the cost involved but if the new ones have hdmi and are quieter/more reliable then I'd certainly be up for a trip to town after work one night this week :)
Wouldn't bother TBH. Yes, HDMI will be a bit better but not worth the cost involved really. And the newer machines aren't that much, if at all, quieter. Some have even said they're louder. And as for reliability, it's still too early to say for sure.
leowyatt
19-02-2008, 08:27
I think the only thing which is quieter is the elite. Personally I'm just waiting for mine to RROD then I'll send it back, hopefully getting a HDMI one in exchange :D
I've read about plenty of Elites that are just as noisy as the originals :/
sound - cheers. i'll stick with it then :)
was that when i opted for 1080p it didn't display owt :(
Well of course not :p If you tell you PC to display 1680x1050 on a 1280x1024 monitor that wont do it either!
Glad you got the colour thing sorted though :) I'll agree with everyone about the HDMI/Elite, not worth the cost really. If someone was buying new then why not, but it's not really a worthwhile upgrade.
Marmoset
19-02-2008, 12:11
Well of course not :p If you tell you PC to display 1680x1050 on a 1280x1024 monitor that wont do it either!
Which TV is it? Ours won't do 1080p but if you give it a 1080p/i signal it recognises it and downscales it to 720p. I thought all LCD/plasmas did this these days. :huh:
Sorry, just seen the other thread and realised it's a 1080p TV :o Got confused in the bugger TV thread and though you were going for 720p :o
Oops.
A 720p TV will/should read a 1080i signal, but not a P I wouldn't think.
Marmoset
19-02-2008, 12:43
A 720p TV will/should read a 1080i signal, but not a P I wouldn't think.
Our Panasonic plasma is only 720p but it accepts and downscales a 1080p signal from the PS3. :)
A 720p TV will/should read a 1080i signal, but not a P I wouldn't think.
Yeah, it does 1080i... but i didn't realise until someone told me last night that component can't do 1080p :(
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