The improvement is small but noticeable with sharpness and colours, blacks are also darker without killing shadow detail.

HDMI is an improvement but only for those who really really want the best they can get. The difference between component, VGA & HDMI is not big enough for say the average person to even waste time thinking about as all of them look great anyway.

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[QUOTE="GabrielVan"]No, it really wouldn't be that beneficial. Honestly, the difference between HDMI and Composite on even 1080p TVs is hardly even noticable. The XBox360 uses an older version of HDMI, which is less clear than the newer version that you'll see on almost any upconvert player, the PS3, or Blu-Ray/HD-DVD players. Stick with composite.Lach0121

he means component not composite, composite is the yellow rca, component is red green and blue, look this is how it works.ok component = hd with great color. vga = hd with great resolution, not so great a color, the hdmi on the 360= literally like a hybrid between the 2, almost as good resolution as the vga, and as good color as component, but the only reason why the vga looks clearer, is because your 720p tvs are not actually 720p, they are 768p, which is why they all say 1360x768 on them. and the only way you can get that resoution out of the 360 is to use the vga cable.

I have that resolution with HDMI.

Um, yes it does. I have it right now. It's under "optimal".. I have 3 choices.

I didn't do anything to get it there. It was just there when I plugged my Elite with HDMI to my TV. What kind of TV do you have?

No it isnt. The HDMI slot 2 on my Samsung HDTV allows the 360 to output a DVI signal of 1360x768 rather than the standard 1280x720. HDMI is basically just DVI with audio. If you plug your 360 into a DVI monitor with a HDMI-DVI adapter you'd see the same thing.

The Optimal resolution is only available when your TV accepts the DVI signal resolution via HDMI, mine does but only on HDMI port 2. Heres a picture of the option:

http://images.eurogamer.net/assets/articles//a/7/8/0/0/1/a_med_HDMI_Options.jpg.jpg I can't find the bigger resolution one sorry.

[QUOTE="Robbie8912"]My mother and I are ready to sue. We pay 9.45 a month for this damn service, and it has been down 3 times in the last 6 days!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I hate microsoft! I **** hate them! USELESS WANKING BUNCH OF **** ****kozzy1234

wow.. look at the baby cry and whine.. pathetic. They are having some troubles, as most things in life do. Watch a movie, go outside, watch some tv, what ever, its not the end of the world.

Good luck sueing Microsoft over that issue. Next you will be sueing your electrical company when the power goes out.

If the power went out 6 times in 7 days not because of any natural disaster but just through pure incompetance of the supplier, you'd have every right to sue them.

These companies make you sign contract of sale, by confirming your details with them, you agree that you'll pay for the service outlined. Having the service go down repeatedly over a period of time that frankly Microsoft should have been prepared for is simply unacceptable and I think its right for us to expect better. Imagine all these new users signing up for live and their first taste is of this constantly down, unresponsive crap we've been getting. I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of people return their 360s due to their first impression being a bad one.

I am in no way a whiner or a baby, I am someone who expects what I pay for and right now I'm not getting it, if you want to sit back and let someone take your money without supplying the goods, then thats your own prerogative, but I respect myself and my money more than that.

I formated my HDD awhile back because my 360 wasn't working properly, obviously, I lost everything, including my free copy of Hexic HD. Seeing as how the game comes free with every 360, I figured I could hop onto the marketplace an put it back on my system, but I was wrong. I was wondering, if I were to write a letter (or email) to Microsoft about the situation, do you think I'd be able to get the game back? brujagio

You where told when you went to format the HDD that Hexic HD could not be downloaded from the marketplace. You're screwed you'll never get it back unless you know someone with a way to browse the HDD and can copy Hexic HD from their own 360 HDD and copy it to yours. Other than that you're screwed.

While I'm viewing gamespot today, I keep getting a pop up window in firefox asking me for my username and password for http://dev.charlieoscardelta.com.

Anyone know whats going on?

I've been getting more and more aware of how long it takes Gamespot to load pages, which is at least 4-5 seconds. No other site takes this long and I'm on 20MB broadband. Viewing screenshots takes about 5-6 seconds to load them.

I pay for the Total Access, but I feel its wasted as the site is taking so long to load. Are there any plans to have Gamespot servers in the UK HQ to relief the stress and also the load times.

Thanks in advance for any replies (actual GS tech guys, not random forum folk) ;)