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Chris Doodle · 31-05-11, 10:57 AM

Ok so I'm currently running 1080p on a HD Ready TV, does this effect the smoothness of the picture and the quality of it? Because there are specific TVs with 1080p on the end.

Reason i ask is because I've got my Xbox 360 hooked up to it and i notice that the smoothness of my TV is not the same as my friends TV. His picture just seems to be perfectly smooth if you know what i mean, if you dont just ask and ill try explain further.

brian · 01-06-11, 07:34 PM

A new HDTV will take a few days to "warm up" (Certainly plasma ones do) so this may be occuring.

However, is the Xbox outputting in HD? Simply because I'm under the impression that the xbox doesn't do HD, only the PS3 - or am I wrong on this?

Also, picture smoothness will depend on the quality of the TV - a HDTV simply means it can display high resolution images, but cheap HD TV's can have quite a poor image. LCD HDTV's used to be pretty bad with motion blur a few years ago, though I presume that's mostly corrected now.

FlyerUK · 01-06-11, 08:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Chris Doodle

Ok so I'm currently running 1080p on a HD Ready TV, does this effect the smoothness of the picture and the quality of it? Because there are specific TVs with 1080p on the end.

Reason i ask is because I've got my Xbox 360 hooked up to it and i notice that the smoothness of my TV is not the same as my friends TV. His picture just seems to be perfectly smooth if you know what i mean, if you dont just ask and ill try explain further.

In order to qualify for the HDReady tag, a telly merely has to "do" 720. Full HD is 1080. If your telly is HD Ready, then it's probably 720. What is your mates telly, HD Ready or Full HD?

unadkat · 04-06-11, 02:46 AM

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Originally Posted by brian

However, is the Xbox outputting in HD? Simply because I'm under the impression that the xbox doesn't do HD, only the PS3 - or am I wrong on this?

Xbox 360 outputs in HD!!!

Only thing it doesnt support is Blurays.

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Chris Doodle Junior Member Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Need a little help Ok so I'm currently running 1080p on a HD Ready TV, does this effect the smoothness of the picture and the quality of it? Because there are specific TVs with 1080p on the end. Reason i ask is because I've got my Xbox 360 hooked up to it and i notice that the smoothness of my TV is not the same as my friends TV. His picture just seems to be perfectly smooth if you know what i mean, if you dont just ask and ill try explain further.

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brian Administrator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Inverness, Scotland Posts: 3,801 Thanks: 286 Thanked 1,697 Times in 595 Posts	Re: Need a little help A new HDTV will take a few days to "warm up" (Certainly plasma ones do) so this may be occuring. However, is the Xbox outputting in HD? Simply because I'm under the impression that the xbox doesn't do HD, only the PS3 - or am I wrong on this? Also, picture smoothness will depend on the quality of the TV - a HDTV simply means it can display high resolution images, but cheap HD TV's can have quite a poor image. LCD HDTV's used to be pretty bad with motion blur a few years ago, though I presume that's mostly corrected now. __________________ Sky+, 1m motorised dish, Vu+ Duo HD PVR, Panasonic 42" G15 Plasma HDTV, Playstation 2 + 3, Not enough time...