Havard Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 Hi, Thought I'd ask on here as a lot of bods seem clued up on telly's. I have moved my xbox into my extension and have bought a Toshiba 37" LCD. The TV is HD Ready 720p but when I put my xbox into 720p mode then eveything on the screen goes a wee bit smaller and when playing the games, everything looks like it's been made thinner..... If I put it back to 480p then everything is ok but I want to use the TV to it's full potential. In 480p the xbox gives me options for "normal" or "widescreen" operation. It looks correct in "Normal" but a bit wierd in "Widescreen". When I change to 720p it will only allow me to use "widescreen" and the picture doesn't look quite right again..!! On the TV it will only allow me to play in "widescreen" or "4:3" and then it just gets really silly!! I am connected via the 5 cables on the standard AV/HD cable that comes with the xbox. What I want to know is, do you have to make your TV aware that you are using 720p and should I just buy a HDMI cable and hope that it sorts the picture out?? H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich_supra Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 not expereienced that problem before im affraid but HDMI are about £10 so get one of them the picture and sound improves a hell of a lot over composite on the xbox. not sure if it will fix your problem though but worth a try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 Yep, just get an HDMI cable and you'll be sorted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannoSupra Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 Ive bloody told y ou what to do!!! HDMI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havard Posted February 23, 2009 Author Share Posted February 23, 2009 Was up till 00.45 last night, fooking around with the telly..... I just don't understand all this HD crap. Do you have to have 720p in widescreen then?? I'm off to get a cable today!! H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonT Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 I have a problem sort of similar however when i turn my xbox settings to run 720p and flick the VGA cable over to HDTV the screen goes blank until i flick the switch back over however i can still hear the home screen even though the screen is blank??!! Any suggestions or should i just buy and HDMI cable and be done with it?? Just seems abit stupid how they have a switch to turn it to HD through the VGA cable and it doesnt work and they dont supply an HDMI cable with it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAT Inter Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 High definition is by definition widescreen, it cannot be anything else. 720p = 1280x720 pixels. Hence the widescreen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guigsy Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 i had a bit of a "WTF" moment when i went from 1080p to 720p when i moved my xbox to the bedroom. But after i changed the setting in the settings for HD on the xbox it was all fine and im useing the component cable. I can only imagine its just a setting somewhere that doesnt match up with the xbox correctly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havard Posted February 23, 2009 Author Share Posted February 23, 2009 Well, went to get a HDMI cable today..... Thge resolution is absolutely fantastic but the shape of the screen isn't right for me. I have played COD for 7 months in 480P mode and loved it. The picture is now crystal clear but all thye streets now look like alleyways....... I think I'll just go back to 480p...FFS!! H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich_supra Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 theres no screen shape auto adjust feature on the tv is there that could be doing it is there? check the manual for the tv and if its set to auto switch it to widescreen or 16:9 whatever your tv calls it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannoSupra Posted February 23, 2009 Share Posted February 23, 2009 Get a new Tv... again,.. I'm on 1080p with HDMI, and its awsome!!! Paul... YOU'RE RUBBISH!!! :D:D:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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