XBox360 HD connectivity

[disad-vantage-d]

pologies if this has been done before......

I am about to purchase a HD TV and intend to connect my Xbox360 to it.

I currently have a DVD recorder which I have always connected to the TV via a component lead. I understand that this is the connection that the Xbox requires and there is only one component input on the TV.

My DVD recorder has HDMI output. Is HDMI equivalent quality to component or superior/inferior??

[Mattmeister]

afaik HDMI is superior to component...HTH


btw i just wanted you to know this is the first time i have used those stupid abbreviations (afaik!) and i dont make a habit of it.....hopefully you can connect your dooovd ok now

[disad-vantage-d]

Thanks for that. I suspected that was the case, but just wasn't sure.

So......it looks like DVD-TV via HDMI and Xbox360-TV via component!

[chilled]

Yup, HDMI is the way forward if you have it. If you don't have your 360 yet though, you could always wait and get an elite. That has HDMI output, and is more useful for higher res. ie if your DVD recorder isn't HD or Blu ray, component is fine.

[disad-vantage-d]

chilled said:

Yup, HDMI is the way forward if you have it. If you don't have your 360 yet though, you could always wait and get an elite. That has HDMI output, and is more useful for higher res. ie if your DVD recorder isn't HD or Blu ray, component is fine.

Already got the 360. DVD recorder is not HD or Blu-Ray. Are HD or Blu-Ray recorders on sale yet?

[Tycho]

Does your TV have a VGA port? If so, you can get a VGA cable for the 360. I use one and I know a few people here prefer it to component.

[Thudd]

disad-vantage-d said:

Already got the 360. DVD recorder is not HD or Blu-Ray. Are HD or Blu-Ray recorders on sale yet?

No. Nor are they likely to be for a long time.

If your player has HDMI it's likely to upscale to a HD signal tho. (Don't confuse HD from DVD with HD-DVD )

As has been said, my 360 is on a VGA Cable (£10?) to keep my components free for my ageing prog scan component DVD.