HDMi Question

Live4Ever

Hey,

I have an xbox elite, with a HD Phillips TV. Now currently i am using the red/blue/green cable I got with the xbox.

Sorry if this is a retarded question, but is that a HDMi cable? If not, are the HDMi cables better quality than the one I am currently using? Thanks!

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yeah the normal hdmi is handier, smaller and better, pick up a cheap one wherever you can, they're vastly overpriced in some cases

TouchingVirus

The triple connection is called a component cable. It outputs Red, Green and Blue channels, which are then muxed together by your TV to create a colour image to display.

The HDMI cable is the better option, it's smaller, tidier and there's no relying on a TV to do anything except display exactly what's being given to it through the HDMI cable

As far as I know, component cables can only do 1080i, and HDMI can do 1080i and 1080p (p is better)

mcgovern

TouchingVirus wrote: »

The triple connection is called a component cable. It outputs Red, Green and Blue channels, which are then muxed together by your TV to create a colour image to display.

The HDMI cable is the better option, it's smaller, tidier and there's no relying on a TV to do anything except display exactly what's being given to it through the HDMI cable

As far as I know, component cables can only do 1080i, and HDMI can do 1080i and 1080p (p is better)

Component can do 1080p, its just that not many TVs support it.

Fingleberries

mcgovern wrote: »

Component can do 1080p, its just that not many TVs support it.

Also, if you're using the XBOX as a DVD Player (not sure why, but some do), it doesn't upscale DVDs over Component connections - only via VGA or HDMI.

bucks73

mcgovern wrote: »

Component can do 1080p, its just that not many TVs support it.

Yep...I use component and have 1080p resolution on mine.