[Original Xbox] No HD with component cable?

Will keep it short and sweet...

Got an original (first) Xbox, component cable and a HDTV but no HD options in the xbox's dashboard.

Help please!

well some Xbox original games say "HDTV 480P" on the back of their case. But you wont see any higher resolution than that. I'm not even sure you'd see a difference using component cables vs the original composite cables.

well some Xbox original games say "HDTV 480P" on the back of their case. But you wont see any higher resolution than that. I'm not even sure you'd see a difference using component cables vs the original composite cables.

Talldude80

The original Xbox is supporting 480p, 720p and 1080i. The thing is/was with the original xbox is that the games needed to support HD as well. So no bullsh.. about that it's not possible with that console.

I know there should be an HD option in the dashboard. But that panel is not appearing.

The original Xbox was not a HD supported console thus has no HD options. FortuneInLies

Dont say things when you have no idea what you are talking about. I just play the games on my 360 and they play in hd, like doom 3.

[QUOTE="FortuneInLies"]The original Xbox was not a HD supported console thus has no HD options. 19elderscroll86

Dont say things when you have no idea what you are talking about. I just play the games on my 360 and they play in hd, like doom 3.

Did the original xbox have updates? I wonder if that has something to do with it, because I know what you are talking about. If I had mine with me I'd try and help you out, but unfortunately I don't. There was an option that said "hd" or "480p/720p" output. Interesting. There were games that supported it as well. Nba 2k(forget the exact year) was a 720p game.

The original Xbox is supporting 480p, 720p and 1080i. The thing is/was with the original xbox is that the games needed to support HD as well. So no bullsh.. about that it's not possible with that console.

I know there should be an HD option in the dashboard. But that panel is not appearing.

MarioVerkerk

only a couple games supported 720/1080. I think the option would probably be within the game itself somewhere under the options.

There should be the option for 480p and 16:9 in the Video section of the dashboard. Before you put a disc in on the dashboard, go to settings and then Video, you should find the options there.

About 90% of all Xbox games support at least 480p but not all do and not all support 16:9 widescreen as well. There are even a few games that support 720p. So before you start up a game check this list here:http://hdgames.net/. Look up the game your playing and check what settings it supports and then set the Xbox to those setting before hand.

You're good to go.

[QUOTE="19elderscroll86"]

[QUOTE="FortuneInLies"]The original Xbox was not a HD supported console thus has no HD options. Darkman2007

Dont say things when you have no idea what you are talking about. I just play the games on my 360 and they play in hd, like doom 3.

Games like halo 2 and doom 3 support 480p hd, so i can play them in hd through my 360.

[QUOTE="Darkman2007"][QUOTE="19elderscroll86"]

Dont say things when you have no idea what you are talking about. I just play the games on my 360 and they play in hd, like doom 3.

19elderscroll86

Games like halo 2 and doom 3 support 480p hd, so i can play them in hd through my 360.

@AcidSoldner

That's the problem... that option (HD) isn't there... just the 3 TV-types. Standard, letterbox and widescreen.

@AcidSoldner

That's the problem... that option (HD) isn't there... just the 3 TV-types. Standard, letterbox and widescreen.

MarioVerkerk

Just to double check, you ARE using the component cable box, right? I know there was an S-video one as well. Both also allowed the use of composite cables, i believe, but only the actual component box supported the HD formats. I could be making this up, but I could be remembering a switch on the component box, itself?

The cable I'm using only has 5 rca connectors, 3 for video 2 for audio... It hasn't got any other features or boxes in/on it. 99% sure this is the same cable: http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41R597ZT9FL._SL500_AA280_.jpg

The cable I'm using only has 5 rca connectors, 3 for video 2 for audio... It hasn't got any other features or boxes in/on it. 99% sure this is the same cable: http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41R597ZT9FL._SL500_AA280_.jpg

MarioVerkerk

just to clarify it for everyone that hasnt understood yet. 480p is NOT HD. 480p is the best the wii does, and we all know the wii is NOT hd. and no there is NO menu on the xbox original dashboard for "HD options". the p stands for progressive scan, which technically is just an enhancement. 480i means interlaced (standard def). using your xbox360 to play some xbox games might upconvert the graphics, but it will still not be HD.

what the guy above me said...and if I'm not mistaken, 480p isn't hd. To be considered HD, res has to at least be 1024x768. Like I said there are HD boxes/vga boxes you could use, but that wouldn't make the games hd unless its supported.

what the guy above me said...and if I'm not mistaken, 480p isn't hd. To be considered HD, res has to at least be 1024x768. Like I said there are HD boxes/vga boxes you could use, but that wouldn't make the games hd unless its supported.

sayyy-gaa

I'm pretty sure the OP is aware of this. His question is about an option on the dashboard that isn't showing up, but should be there. It's more about getting the best picture out of the xbox. And believe it or not, but some games actually ran in 720p.

@ Heirren

I see, I think that black-box-thingy should "unlock" that HD option I saw somewhere. (http://www.datapro.net/images/xbox_video_settings.jpg)

Ok, I'm off to Ebay! :D

I certainly don't have this issue with official Xbox component cables. (Mine's the second revision, non-breakout box type, extremely thick.) Perhaps yours is a third-party cable that screwed up somewhere? I don't get why it wouldn't bring up the HD options in the dashboard, but you definitely need to enable them in the dashboard before any game that supports those video modes will actually switch over. And if anyone honestly believes that no game on the Xbox supports the HD modes, I'll gladly prove them wrong with the help of Steel Battalion: Line of Contact. (No, the original singleplayer disc doesn't support 720p or 16:9.) It's not the only game, either, though I don't own one of the other 720p-capable ones.NamelessPlayer

The Warriors, Soul Calibur II, and The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction also support 720p

The original Xbox is supporting 480p, 720p and 1080i. The thing is/was with the original xbox is that the games needed to support HD as well. So no bullsh.. about that it's not possible with that console.

I know there should be an HD option in the dashboard. But that panel is not appearing.

MarioVerkerk

Have you tried the options menus in the games that support HD? I was aware that a few Xbox games supported HD but that option never apppeared on the console's main menu.

[QUOTE="MarioVerkerk"]

The original Xbox is supporting 480p, 720p and 1080i. The thing is/was with the original xbox is that the games needed to support HD as well. So no bullsh.. about that it's not possible with that console.

I know there should be an HD option in the dashboard. But that panel is not appearing.

Master_Hermes

Have you tried the options menus in the games that support HD? I was aware that a few Xbox games supported HD but that option never apppeared on the console's main menu.

The original Xbox was not a HD supported console thus has no HD options. FortuneInLies

Yes, it is. If i'm not mistaken, over 40 games on the original Xbox are 720p, and 6 are 1080i. But yes, the majority of games support enhanced definition only (480p), and very few are only 480i.

Will keep it short and sweet...

Got an original (first) Xbox, component cable and a HDTV but no HD options in the xbox's dashboard.

Help please!

MarioVerkerk

Did the original xbox have updates? I wonder if that has something to do with it, because I know what you are talking about. If I had mine with me I'd try and help you out, but unfortunately I don't. There was an option that said "hd" or "480p/720p" output. Interesting. There were games that supported it as well. Nba 2k(forget the exact year) was a 720p game.

Heirren