High Definition problems :( please help!
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High Definition problems :( please help!
Right, i recently bought a Samsung LE40A436T1D, its 40" and a HD one at that
I had a normal white 360, which was connected to a small 14" HD acoustic solutions tv, and the graphics on that definately WERE in high definition, through the component cables
Now when i had the samsung delivered, i forgot to check about hdmi n that, so i went out n bought a black elite 360, as these have the HDMI connections for HD graphics
So, i plugged the elite in, using the hdmi leads to my new high definition tv, and CRAP! the graphics are rubbish, and i am 100% sure that they arent coming through as HD, imagine my dissapointment. my crappy 14" acoustic solutions tv had amazing hd graphics, i spend 500 odd quid for a brand new samsung hd and the hd doesnt work, brilliant!
can anyone help me? I have even gone out n bought a fourty quid hdmi lead, and it makes no difference. i know its deffo not coming through to my new tv as HD as when ur messing about on fifa 08, in the free roam arena, and u score, and it shows the replay, its coming through like it would on a ps1! horrible, choppy, and square football kit on the player, its horrible. playing call of duty four, the ship level (wet work) on my old small hdtv, i could see each tricklet of rain flowing down the containers and think "wow that looks so real" now on the samsung, the water dont even move, infact theres not even any water there!! on fifa on my old tv the kits were crisp, sharp, even the players hair moved freely as they played, on this samsung, rubbish
anyone help? i have the connections all plugged in, settings on the xbox in the hd section are: 1080P/widescreen/standard, on the tv, the hd setting i havent touched, so what the hell!!!! anyone have this samsung model with an elite? or any ideas about the hd? its really bugging me so much that i feel to sell the tv and go back to my little un, lol
Any help much appreciated,
Ash
I had a normal white 360, which was connected to a small 14" HD acoustic solutions tv, and the graphics on that definately WERE in high definition, through the component cables
Now when i had the samsung delivered, i forgot to check about hdmi n that, so i went out n bought a black elite 360, as these have the HDMI connections for HD graphics
So, i plugged the elite in, using the hdmi leads to my new high definition tv, and CRAP! the graphics are rubbish, and i am 100% sure that they arent coming through as HD, imagine my dissapointment. my crappy 14" acoustic solutions tv had amazing hd graphics, i spend 500 odd quid for a brand new samsung hd and the hd doesnt work, brilliant!
can anyone help me? I have even gone out n bought a fourty quid hdmi lead, and it makes no difference. i know its deffo not coming through to my new tv as HD as when ur messing about on fifa 08, in the free roam arena, and u score, and it shows the replay, its coming through like it would on a ps1! horrible, choppy, and square football kit on the player, its horrible. playing call of duty four, the ship level (wet work) on my old small hdtv, i could see each tricklet of rain flowing down the containers and think "wow that looks so real" now on the samsung, the water dont even move, infact theres not even any water there!! on fifa on my old tv the kits were crisp, sharp, even the players hair moved freely as they played, on this samsung, rubbish
anyone help? i have the connections all plugged in, settings on the xbox in the hd section are: 1080P/widescreen/standard, on the tv, the hd setting i havent touched, so what the hell!!!! anyone have this samsung model with an elite? or any ideas about the hd? its really bugging me so much that i feel to sell the tv and go back to my little un, lol
Any help much appreciated,
Ash
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I don't know the first thing about XBox's, but whilst you can still get your money back get back to the shop and get a refund on the £40 HDMI lead. Any digital signal cannot be influenced by the quality of the lead at any price. I buy my HDMI leads from kenable - for cables, networking and peripherals for less than £3 a pop. People have commented about Lidl, Wilkinsons etc selling them at £1.99. If it were an analogue signal then I would advise spending money on a high quality lead, but NEVER for digital.
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i jus bought that thinking it would be the dogs mods, lol. basically, the xbox connected to this new hdtv, should be giving me high definition graphics, but it isnt, i havent yet tried connecting the tv to another hd source such as a blu ray player, i may go to town tommoro and just buy one to see if hd comes through on that, but i know my games and i certainly know the difference between the tvs when playing really upsetting me! i want HD!
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Iv tried both leads (component and hdmi) no difference? even put the best game for graphics on the 360 to test graphics (the game is Bioshock) and in some levels on that game theres alot of water pouring onto you, and in hd, if u walk through water, and keep walking the water drips off your screen as if its dripping off your face, but still nothing, can definitely tell the difference, really annoying me
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You've bought a TV only capable of displaying 720p. It's resolution is 1366x768 so you're not going to get 1080p whatever you try.
Sorry mate - it looks like you picked the wrong TV
Sorry mate - it looks like you picked the wrong TV
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but if it is attempting to upscale on a TV that cannot display the images then the images won't be displayed.
Actually reading that back, it might seem patronising - that isn't the intention, but I hope you see my point!
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i can tell you that my 42" samsung can not do 1080i via the vga cable, as it can not do "interlaced" or something, although i could pick it when running component leads if i remember rightly
run yours on 720, mine is actually on a 768 as i am running the vga cable
run yours on 720, mine is actually on a 768 as i am running the vga cable
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Originally Posted by corradoboy
...whilst you can still get your money back get back to the shop and get a refund on the £40 HDMI lead. Any digital signal cannot be influenced by the quality of the lead at any price...
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actually tell the truth i paid £430 for it brand new with warranty, theyre selling them for £450 now
as for the hd, my tv CAN go upto 1080 as i had sumsung on the phone all day today and even had an engineer out (no not a samsung engineer) also had xbox on the phone too, its working now, actually it was working i just needed to make some refinements to the settings on the tv
xbox games are all 720 standard but are between that and 1080, it depends what settings ur running, iv even seen some games that dont work at 50hz, so thats something to consider too
as for the hd, my tv CAN go upto 1080 as i had sumsung on the phone all day today and even had an engineer out (no not a samsung engineer) also had xbox on the phone too, its working now, actually it was working i just needed to make some refinements to the settings on the tv
xbox games are all 720 standard but are between that and 1080, it depends what settings ur running, iv even seen some games that dont work at 50hz, so thats something to consider too
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the screen is 1366 x 768 and will not display a 1080P signal at full resolution. The screen is best running at 720P, it will display 1080i, and it may even allow you to see a 1080P signal, BUT it will be downscaled to fit the screen.
Change the Xbox to 720P and that will give you the best performance for your screen
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Change the Xbox to 720P and that will give you the best performance for your screen
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I really need to stress that you are NOT seeing a 1080i image. Your TV cannot display it as it only has 768 lines to play with, not 1080. This is not a bad thing, but I don't want you getting the impression that you are at all SEEING 1080 lines on a TV 'only' capable of displaying 768.
I found a nice quote for you to read:
"All HDTV's take what they receive and upscale or downscale it to their native resolution. So a 1366x768 HDTV will accept an 1920x1080i/p source and downsize it to fit the 1366x768 frame. It most likely will overscan the image too so the incoming frame will be downsized to about 1440x816 and the center 1366x768 will be displayed. A 1280x720 source will be upscaled to about 1440x816 and the center 1366x768 displayed. "
It really is a poor show that the sellers will deliberately mis-lead the public into buying something that they simply aren't getting.
I found a nice quote for you to read:
"All HDTV's take what they receive and upscale or downscale it to their native resolution. So a 1366x768 HDTV will accept an 1920x1080i/p source and downsize it to fit the 1366x768 frame. It most likely will overscan the image too so the incoming frame will be downsized to about 1440x816 and the center 1366x768 will be displayed. A 1280x720 source will be upscaled to about 1440x816 and the center 1366x768 displayed. "
It really is a poor show that the sellers will deliberately mis-lead the public into buying something that they simply aren't getting.
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in that case it will probably be cr@p as its a hyundai plasma (lg panel)
The quality though I must admit is good at 1080i so may just try 720p see if that makes a difference or not
The quality though I must admit is good at 1080i so may just try 720p see if that makes a difference or not
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