question bout 360 and HD tv's for anybody who knows

[MissDeeCole]

http://www.xbox.com/en-US/hardware/x...ponenthdcable/

is this somethin you actually have to buy to get ur xbox 360 games to show up in HD? ive had the system hooked up to a HD TV for years now, and I never knew anything about this. someoen showed me in the display settings you have to set it to display HD, but you cant do it without that. is this tru?

[Mersey]

What does your cable look like that goes into the TV?

[MissDeeCole]

What does your cable look like that goes into the TV?

um what do you mean? my tv's up on a wall and as far as I know theres dozens of cables so im not sure what one u mean

[Mersey]

Sorry I didn't desribe that too well.

I mean the cable from your Xbox to your TV. Because mine came with a HD cable, I thought they all do?

[iHateBoxing]

Use a regular old HDMI cable, that'll give you the best picture. That's what I use, if you have an HDTV you should already have one lying around. If you have one of the older model 360s, buy this one instead http://www.xbox.com/en-US/hardware/x...60hdmiavcable/ of the one in your post.

[MissDeeCole]

wow i guess i was too stupid all this time to tell the diff between standard def and high def on video games

[Left2body]

wow i guess i was too stupid all this time to tell the diff between standard def and high def on video games

Do you have an old 360 or a new one? The launch ones didn't have HDMI ports but the newer ones do have it. You can buy an HDMI cable on Amazon for about $5-$10 plus shipping.

Also even after getting and installing the cable you also have to change the Video Display on your 360.

[MissDeeCole]

Do you have an old 360 or a new one? The launch ones didn't have HDMI ports but the newer ones do have it. You can buy an HDMI cable on Amazon for about $5-$10 plus shipping.

Also even after getting and installing the cable you also have to change the Video Display on your 360.

ya i have the one from launch day so it is old. when i try to click te hi def option in dispaly its blurredo ut so i definitely dont got the hi def set up. cna you show me where your seeing the cable for 10$, because everywehere I look says its 50$

[Left2body]

ya i have the one from launch day so it is old. when i try to click te hi def option in dispaly its blurredo ut so i definitely dont got the hi def set up. cna you show me where your seeing the cable for 10$, because everywehere I look says its 50$

The cheap cable I was referring to was HDMI cable. The early versions of 360's don't have HDMI output.

To get Hi-Definition on a launch 360 you will need to use Component cables. I found a set made by psyclone for about $10 + shipping.

Your local Gamestop might also have used Component cables for when people switched to HDMI.

They also sell new MadCatz Xbox 360 component cables online. I don't know if they readily have it in stock in there stores though.

The Gamestop/MadCatz is about $15 but if they have it in the store you wont have to pay for shipping.

http://www.gamestop.com/Catalog/Prod...oduct_id=68816

http://www.amazon.com/Xbox360-Compon...4468983&sr=8-9

[407BoriKua]

ya i have the one from launch day so it is old. when i try to click te hi def option in dispaly its blurredo ut so i definitely dont got the hi def set up. cna you show me where your seeing the cable for 10$, because everywehere I look says its 50$

i actually bought ones from best buy it was open box for like 8 dollars and on the side of the cable it has a switch that you flip that says hd and the other tv once u flip it it automatically turns off and back on the xbox to whatever u set it