mcj metroid Posted November 26, 2006 Share Posted November 26, 2006 I hate going back to SD games, text is blurry and everything looks huge in 480i or 520i (PAL 60) i am no expect in hd but why does resi evil 4 look horrible in my hv tv but excellent on my cheap one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shino Posted November 26, 2006 Share Posted November 26, 2006 i am no expect in hd but why does resi evil 4 look horrible in my hv tv but excellent on my cheap one? Yes, I think so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dabookerman Posted November 26, 2006 Share Posted November 26, 2006 I am no expert in HD, but why does Resident Evil 4 look horrible on my HDTV but excellent on my cheap one? It still doesn't make sense, im assuming you mean cheap one as in standard SDTV Well, that's because composite cable + HDTV = lost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubahood Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 I have a hd tv have had one for a year now. Only place I notice a huge difference is on the dashboard. It is an improvement but when i go to my mates i barely notice a difference when i am playing on his standard tv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshMat Posted December 2, 2006 Share Posted December 2, 2006 I'm at my mum's boyfriend's Watchin regular NTL digital on a 32" HDTV (True, 1080p tv) The quality sucks, i told him he needs to get some HD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McPhee Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 I love how everyone is investing in HD TV now when organic LED (OLED) is just around the corner. It only has a few problems with lifespan of the blue diodes right now. Not stupid really, OLED doesnt produce any better picture quality. Its more geared towards portable functions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Guy Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 I was going to get myself a HDTV but I can't find a sodding smallish widescreen decent tv for less than £200. So I might aswell pay slightly extra and get a HD one. I've noticed no difference whatsoever in Viva Pinata, although I am looking forward to playing Gears on one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flaight Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 HDTV is overrated as far as real-time rendering goes. And real-time rendering is the big part of gaming. On SDTV, I would like to see Xbox 360 or PS3 rendering real time 3D graphics without a lag to replicate DVD movies. Real-time rendered Star Wars Episode 3, anyone? How amazing HDTV is irrelavent. The real question is whether a game hardware and software can take full advantage of HDTV. And at the moment, there is no hardware/software combination that can approach the realism of DVD film quality, even on an old TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Master_X2 Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 The problem is, yes HD is a massive improvement over standard,but quite a bit of that is going by if you've got your stuff hooked up by standard compsite. And seriously, is there anyone who sill bothers...? My family is behind the times, yet we've had everything hooked up by RGB scart for a few years, and it makes things look frigging awesome. Consoles, Sky...they look bloody fantastic. If You don't want HD, then atleast make sure you've got RGB enabled TV ith RGB scart, that itself makes a huge difference, believe me. Currently got a HDTV coming on Monday, though. So we'll see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Bananagrabber Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 HDTV can't be the most overrated thing ever, motion sensing is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonM7 Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 Yes! Just like dual analogues were! Hm. Well, about HDTV, it is certainly over rated, but that doesn't mean it's not a considerable improvement anyway. It takes a certain kind of graphics to really take advantage of the clarity and vibrancy HDTV provides, and if the visuals are smart enough they can look just as good on SD. In my experience, things with sharp and clean graphics look best in HD. Things like Full Auto, Ridge Racer 6, things with little detail and a lot of colour and lighting like Sonic The Hedgehog cutscenes, Dead or Alive 4 and to an extent Kameo, look irreplacably good in HD. Gears of War for instance doesn't gain a lot in HD, apart from some minor jaggyness. It's such a detailed game with such a solid look that comes across just as well in SD in my opinion. I sometimes miss the awesome contrast my SD TV had, and I've even considered going back until the HD alternatives are proper comparable (LCD ones or SED that is), but I keep being reminded by stuff like Ridge Racer how much the sharpness contributes to some games. Sometimes when you play that in first person and you overtake a car - just as it passes by you feel like you could stick out your arm and touch it. On the flipside, HD just brings out the worst in some games by showing them for the jagged mess they are. For example; HD isn't doing PGR3 any favours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcj metroid Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 It still doesn't make sense, im assuming you mean cheap one as in standard SDTV Well, that's because composite cable + HDTV = lost. thanks for the help everyone.So basically the component cable will make a gamecube game look far better too if played on a wii? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey Posted December 16, 2006 Author Share Posted December 16, 2006 Hooked up my 360 to my HD TV again to play GRAW. Again....it was nice....but I was far more impressed with the sound coming out of the surround system I have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Guy Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 I really liked HD at first but the novelty wore off and now I'm happy enough just playing on my normal TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Posted December 16, 2006 Share Posted December 16, 2006 Your wrong....all wrong [insert evil laugh here] HD is the best thing in the world Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flaight Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 At the very least HDTV's fuction is misunderstood by vast majority of gamers. As I remarked earlier, at the moment there is no hardware/software combination that can approach the realism of DVD film quality, even on standard definition. Still, admittedly the pre-rendered graphics in HDTV is awesome. If you were to fill out the whole game by such pre-rendering, you would need crap loads of disc space to achieve it. I reckon even HD-DVD won't be enough in a long run. Not that we need to do that in games, but just saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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