HDTV vs SDTV

I keep rading in the Mass Effect Section that HD is messy on certain games on Xboxes. I wouldnt know because I only have a PS3 and i havent tried out HD on that, but some say its ovely complicated to configure. I dont know.

I play games on my SDTV and think they look great. No hassle, no grain filters, nothing complicated: simple and fun. Then again I havent tried HD. Input from anyone?

Huh? Dependant on the 360 you are using, the older models have a little switch on the end of the cable to switch between HD and SD. Really easy

edit: also once you go HD, you never go back

I have never encountered a "messy" looking game on a 48" HDTV I own.

Halo 3, Halo Wars, Gears of War 1 and 2, Bioshock, Mass Effect, Guitar Hero and Rock Band, and Banjo Kazooie.

None of those look messy on the tv. Possibly bad wiring?

HD > SD

you ever try reading text in Dead Rising on a SDTV? I felt like gauging my eyes out.... that's when I got my first HDTV :P

HD > SD

you ever try reading text in Dead Rising on a SDTV? I felt like gauging my eyes out.... that's when I got my first HDTV :P

FragTycoon

Lol, even worse one the bubble screened and not the flat screen, because the image would degrade the closer you got to the corner... where all the freaking text was

HD is a huge jump, not only is the resolution much higher but most HDTVs have amazing features to enhance your picture. i have my PS3 hooked up with highspeed HDMI v1.3 to my Sony 52' XBR4 and it uses feature like X.V. colour, and HDMI superwhite. Though better HDTVs make the games look much better, my XBR4 is an insane HDTV, but a friend of mine got a Sony 55' XBR8 and PS3 gameson his TV look even better than on my XBR4.

I keep rading in the Mass Effect Section that HD is messy on certain games on Xboxes. I wouldnt know because I only have a PS3 and i havent tried out HD on that, but some say its ovely complicated to configure. I dont know.

I play games on my SDTV and think they look great. No hassle, no grain filters, nothing complicated: simple and fun. Then again I havent tried HD. Input from anyone?

HD is a huge jump, not only is the resolution much higher but most HDTVs have amazing features to enhance your picture. i have my PS3 hooked up with highspeed HDMI v1.3 to my Sony 52' XBR4 and it uses feature like X.V. colour, and HDMI superwhite. Though better HDTVs make the games look much better, my XBR4 is an insane HDTV, but a friend of mine got a Sony 55' XBR8 and PS3 gameson his TV look even better than on my XBR4.

PCgamer687

is your HDTV 120hz?

have you calibrated your HDTV?

im guessing thats why your friends' HDTV picture quality looks better.

[QUOTE="GameHog9"]

I keep rading in the Mass Effect Section that HD is messy on certain games on Xboxes. I wouldnt know because I only have a PS3 and i havent tried out HD on that, but some say its ovely complicated to configure. I dont know.

I play games on my SDTV and think they look great. No hassle, no grain filters, nothing complicated: simple and fun. Then again I havent tried HD. Input from anyone?

Franko_3

not if the TV is over 40 inches...

720p is good for TV's under 40', you cant really see a difference between that and 1080p

but if its over 40 inches, the difference is quite apparent

[QUOTE="Franko_3"][QUOTE="GameHog9"]

I keep rading in the Mass Effect Section that HD is messy on certain games on Xboxes. I wouldnt know because I only have a PS3 and i havent tried out HD on that, but some say its ovely complicated to configure. I dont know.

I play games on my SDTV and think they look great. No hassle, no grain filters, nothing complicated: simple and fun. Then again I havent tried HD. Input from anyone?

not if the TV is over 40 inches...

720p is good for TV's under 40', you cant really see a difference between that and 1080p

but if its over 40 inches, the difference is quite apparent

HD is good, but get a 720pFranko_3

not if the TV is over 40 inches...

720p is good for TV's under 40', you cant really see a difference between that and 1080p

but if its over 40 inches, the difference is quite apparent

[QUOTE="PCgamer687"]

HD is a huge jump, not only is the resolution much higher but most HDTVs have amazing features to enhance your picture. i have my PS3 hooked up with highspeed HDMI v1.3 to my Sony 52' XBR4 and it uses feature like X.V. colour, and HDMI superwhite. Though better HDTVs make the games look much better, my XBR4 is an insane HDTV, but a friend of mine got a Sony 55' XBR8 and PS3 gameson his TV look even better than on my XBR4.

ogvampire

is your HDTV 120hz?

have you calibrated your HDTV?

im guessing thats why your friends' HDTV picture quality looks better.

you dont know TVs very well do you? the XBR8 is better than the Elite Kuros, its just a much better picture than the XBR4, and yeah the XBR4 is 120hz...

XBR4:

XBR8:

trust me the XBR8 is just a better TV

[QUOTE="ogvampire"]

[QUOTE="Franko_3"] HD is good, but get a 720pFranko_3

not if the TV is over 40 inches...

720p is good for TV's under 40', you cant really see a difference between that and 1080p

but if its over 40 inches, the difference is quite apparent

TC said he has a ps3....he will be able to take advantage of the 1080p resolution

also, HDTV's last for at least 7 years (usually more), im sure at some point a blu-ray player will be as common as a DVD player...

HD is so much better than SD. But be warned, once you make the switch, it'll be hard to go back if you ever need to.

[QUOTE="ogvampire"]

[QUOTE="PCgamer687"]

HD is a huge jump, not only is the resolution much higher but most HDTVs have amazing features to enhance your picture. i have my PS3 hooked up with highspeed HDMI v1.3 to my Sony 52' XBR4 and it uses feature like X.V. colour, and HDMI superwhite. Though better HDTVs make the games look much better, my XBR4 is an insane HDTV, but a friend of mine got a Sony 55' XBR8 and PS3 gameson his TV look even better than on my XBR4.

PCgamer687

is your HDTV 120hz?

have you calibrated your HDTV?

im guessing thats why your friends' HDTV picture quality looks better.

also, i saw the kuro... im not impressed. i still think the samsung 7 series and sony xbr's look better

you dont know TVs very well do you? the XBR8 is better than the Elite Kuros, its just a much better picture than the XBR4, and yeah the XBR4 is 120hz...

XBR4:

XBR8:

trust me the XBR8 is just a better TV

actually i know alot about HDTVs, but my expertise is in their features and uses, not model numbers. except for samsung, i know alot about those.

the only difference in picture quality would be the contrast ratio. so it shouldnt be that much of a difference. also, when it comes to 'xbr' or '6 series' tvs, the difference in price is usually features that have little to do with picture quality besides the contrast ratio.

like i said, you should look into calibrating your tv

sdtv looks better because you cant see imperfections as good i mean the whole game isnt as crisp because lower resolution but the low res almostadds a blur so covers bad textures up kinda lol.

[QUOTE="PCgamer687"]

[QUOTE="ogvampire"]

is your HDTV 120hz?

have you calibrated your HDTV?

im guessing thats why your friends' HDTV picture quality looks better.

you dont know TVs very well do you? the XBR8 is better than the Elite Kuros, its just a much better picture than the XBR4, and yeah the XBR4 is 120hz...

XBR4:

XBR8:

trust me the XBR8 is just a better TV

actually i know alot about HDTVs, but my expertise is in Samsung TV's, not Sony TV's.

the only difference in picture quality would be the contrast ratio. so it shouldnt be that much of a difference. also, when it comes to 'xbr' or '6 series' tvs, the difference in price is usually features that have little to do with picture quality besides the contrast ratio.

like i said, you should look into calibrating your tv

sdtv looks better because you cant see imperfections as good i mean the whole game isnt as crisp because lower resolution but the low res almost bads a blur so covers bad textures up kinda lol.

grr320

lol but if you have an awesome looking game you don't need to. Although if you see some parts in Star Ocean it makes me want to cringe... why oh why did they use such crappy textures

[QUOTE="grr320"]

sdtv looks better because you cant see imperfections as good i mean the whole game isnt as crisp because lower resolution but the low res almost bads a blur so covers bad textures up kinda lol.

lundy86_4

lol but if you have an awesome looking game you don't need to. Although if you see some parts in Star Ocean it makes me want to cringe... why oh why did they use such crappy textures

It actually depends on the game some games look better on hdtv some better on sdtv no bs lol.

i remember dev's saying this also, but i noticed it.

[QUOTE="lundy86_4"]

[QUOTE="grr320"]

sdtv looks better because you cant see imperfections as good i mean the whole game isnt as crisp because lower resolution but the low res almost bads a blur so covers bad textures up kinda lol.

grr320

lol but if you have an awesome looking game you don't need to. Although if you see some parts in Star Ocean it makes me want to cringe... why oh why did they use such crappy textures

It actually depends on the game some games look better on hdtv some better on sdtv no bs lol.

i remember dev's saying this also, but i noticed it.

HD > SD

you ever try reading text in Dead Rising on a SDTV? I felt like gauging my eyes out.... that's when I got my first HDTV :P

FragTycoon

[QUOTE="FragTycoon"]

HD > SD

you ever try reading text in Dead Rising on a SDTV? I felt like gauging my eyes out.... that's when I got my first HDTV :P

tirralirra

[QUOTE="tirralirra"][QUOTE="FragTycoon"]

HD > SD

you ever try reading text in Dead Rising on a SDTV? I felt like gauging my eyes out.... that's when I got my first HDTV :P

SAGE_OF_FIRE

Agreed. Same with Gears 2. Gears 2 is just amazing when played on an HDTV, especially when playing MP in the map canals :P

[QUOTE="PCgamer687"][QUOTE="ogvampire"]

actually i know alot about HDTVs, but my expertise is in Samsung TV's, not Sony TV's.

the only difference in picture quality would be the contrast ratio. so it shouldnt be that much of a difference. also, when it comes to 'xbr' or '6 series' tvs, the difference in price is usually features that have little to do with picture quality besides the contrast ratio.

like i said, you should look into calibrating your tv

ogvampire

calibrate your HDTV, the picture quality will be much better. especially for xbr's, my friend got one and the factory settings are not good. it can use some adjusting

but your tv's 'black' adjust is not that much lower than the xbr8. when they say is has 'deeper blacks', it usually means it is tested with a calibrating machine, meaning most of the time the average person cannot tell a difference.

[QUOTE="ogvampire"]

[QUOTE="PCgamer687"] XBR8 does the best blacks has a much beter contrast ratio, and uses a much newer version of Motion Flow, but XBR8 is a $7000 tv this year, and my XBR4 cost $4000 last year when i got it. and contrast ratio is not the only difference.PCgamer687

calibrate your HDTV, the picture quality will be much better. especially for xbr's, my friend got one and the factory settings are not good. it can use some adjusting

but your tv's 'black' adjust is not that much lower than the xbr8. when they say is has 'deeper blacks', it usually means it is tested with a calibrating machine, meaning most of the time the average person cannot tell a difference.

the xbr8 is a top-of-the-line hdtv, no doubt about that, but even with its insane contrast ratio you can still get a very very comparable picture with your xbr4.

the xbr4 is no slouch, the picture quality is amazing

the one thing i hate about HDTV's now-a-days is that when you buy one, a new model with even better picture comes out a few months later... so annoying

contrast ratio will only get bigger, and the new 240hz tv's are on their way...

[QUOTE="Franko_3"][QUOTE="ogvampire"]

not if the TV is over 40 inches...

720p is good for TV's under 40', you cant really see a difference between that and 1080p

but if its over 40 inches, the difference is quite apparent

ogvampire

TC said he has a ps3....he will be able to take advantage of the 1080p resolution

also, HDTV's last for at least 7 years (usually more), im sure at some point a blu-ray player will be as common as a DVD player...

HD is so much better than SD. But be warned, once you make the switch, it'll be hard to go back if you ever need to.

Jack_Bauer07

HD saved Bioshock for me. It was not as fun on an SDTV.musicalmac

[QUOTE="ogvampire"]

[QUOTE="Franko_3"] Problem is that 1080p is only useful if you want to view blu-ray in all it's glory... Not really worth the extra $. Tv is 720p and most game are 720p.romans828_2002

TC said he has a ps3....he will be able to take advantage of the 1080p resolution

also, HDTV's last for at least 7 years (usually more), im sure at some point a blu-ray player will be as common as a DVD player...

really? hm... i would have thought the opposite considering that the 360 could not do native 1080p until it added an hdmi output, even then it would need games to be native 1080p, not upscaled

720p is good but if you have no choice but to go standard def you can get a starndard lcd tv not a hd one but standard def games look beter on it.

HD > SD

you ever try reading text in Dead Rising on a SDTV? I felt like gauging my eyes out.... that's when I got my first HDTV :P

FragTycoon

[QUOTE="Jack_Bauer07"]

HD is so much better than SD. But be warned, once you make the switch, it'll be hard to go back if you ever need to.

ArisShadows

HDTV is so awesome. I remember when I first got one for myselfUndertakerVsHBK

720p is good but if you have no choice but to go standard def you can get a starndard lcd tv not a hd one but standard def games look beter on it.

Bigboss232

i think they call that an 'edtv' (enhanced definition), i think its highest resolution is 480p

[QUOTE="romans828_2002"][QUOTE="ogvampire"]

TC said he has a ps3....he will be able to take advantage of the 1080p resolution

also, HDTV's last for at least 7 years (usually more), im sure at some point a blu-ray player will be as common as a DVD player...

ogvampire

really? hm... i would have thought the opposite considering that the 360 could not do native 1080p until it added an hdmi output, even then it would need games to be native 1080p, not upscaled

[QUOTE="ogvampire"]

[QUOTE="romans828_2002"] Actually, the PS3 has fewer games in 1080p than the 360. I get that flicker when my PS3 switches from 1080p to 720p, which is on quite a few games. Obviously, you can take advantage of 1080p blu-ray on the PS3, which is the only source now that does true (not upconverted) 1080p consistently. And HD gaming smokes SD gaming.My games came alive when I got my HDTV.romans828_2002

really? hm... i would have thought the opposite considering that the 360 could not do native 1080p until it added an hdmi output, even then it would need games to be native 1080p, not upscaled

that is for sure. i think there are only a few native 1080p games... wipeoutHD and top spin 3 are the only ones that come to mind

I wish I had played viva Pinata on an HDTV

My eyes they burn THEY BURN :cry:!!!

actually i know alot about HDTVs, but my expertise is in their features and uses, not model numbers. except for samsung, i know alot about those.

the only difference in picture quality would be the contrast ratio. so it shouldnt be that much of a difference. also, when it comes to 'xbr' or '6 series' tvs, the difference in price is usually features that have little to do with picture quality besides the contrast ratio.

like i said, you should look into calibrating your tv

sdtv suck hdtv better period. its actually not a hassle setting it up.