Bought a new TV - why do the graphics suck for Xbox 360? - Hardware & Software

[QUOTE=Blarg190;21645063]Xbox has 512mb of ram, and 500mhz on the gpu deal with it. The gpu can't render at 1080p it runs much lower and is unscaled like a dvd player, making it look like shit. [/QUOTE] Nothing else really need be said.

Jaggies (or Aliasing) are not caused by TV, they are caused by the XBox having nearly no/Slight amount of AA rendering capabilities. Its to compensate for the fact that most XBox games have to run at 60 Fps constantly, Not the easier 30 Fps

[QUOTE=PunchedInFac;21645940]Jaggies (or Aliasing) are not caused by TV, they are caused by the XBox having nearly no/Slight amount of AA rendering capabilities. Its to compensate for the fact that most XBox games have to run at 60 Fps constantly, Not the easier 30 Fps[/QUOTE] I thought that in general they ran at 30 fps with a few exceptions? I would be really surprised if it was the other way around.

HDMI makes a huge difference to the picture quality on my tv with the xbox hooked up.

Do you need an Elite for HDMI out?

Componennt cables only support 720/1080i as "HD". Put it back to 1080i or get an HDMI cable.

i had this problem with my hd tv except i use a HDMI cable. on new TV's they are all set up wrong all the levels are usually boosted to much to make them really stand out and look over the top. i have a 32" lcd HD tv and had this problem i noticed that once i turned the sharpness down from 70 to about 10 - 15 the picture got much better looking

I THINK it is because the Xbox runs at 720p, so the TV upscales the resolution. Just like when you stretch a jpeg, it goes jagged.

Wow, there are so many replies here I'm not sure where to respond. I've got about 10 things I'm going to try now thanks to you guys, so thanks a lot everyone for your replies. I'll post again when I've tried some of the things that have been posted!

[QUOTE=Blarg190;21645063]Xbox has 512mb of ram, and 500mhz on the gpu deal with it. The gpu can't render at 1080p it runs much lower and is unscaled like a dvd player, making it look like shit. Xbox is 5 years old running on a brand new monitor. [editline]03:53AM[/editline] YPbPr can run at 1080p and that's what he's using. HDMI is more convenient because it carries audio and video in one cable, it's the only plus to using it with an xbox. HDMI is good for reses higher then 1080p but at it YPbPr is just as good. If your tv only accepts digital signals then I suppose that's a good reason to have it. You can also get 1080p with a vga cable or D-Terminal. [editline]03:54AM[/editline] If you're only getting 1080i from YPbPr then your tv can't do 1080p from an analog signal. [editline]03:56AM[/editline] Also post #22. [editline]03:58AM[/editline] Also 5ms response time can be a factor. There are a shit load of reasons.[/QUOTE] HDMI is a higher quality signal, because it isn't analogue. It's digital. Component cables often have artefacts. [editline]11:08AM[/editline] [QUOTE=y0haN;21646788]Componennt cables only support 720/1080i as "HD". Put it back to 1080i or get an HDMI cable.[/QUOTE] No. They can do 1080p.

[QUOTE=Shadaez;21651712]HDMI is a higher quality signal, because it isn't analogue. It's digital. Component cables often have artefacts. [editline]11:08AM[/editline] No. They can do 1080p.[/QUOTE] No, they can't do 1080p.

[QUOTE=Iceberserker;21667755]No, they can't do 1080p.[/QUOTE] Just because your TV will not accept 1080p from component, doesn't mean the 360 isn't capable of outputting at 1080p through component, which it does. I don't think they can play movies at 1080p, through component, though, because of some restriction.

I have your "New TV" but the 32" version, it has a built-in gaming option under the TV's menu's. Using my PS3 via HDMI, games look brilliant compared to my old "22 cheap shite I was using before.