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lopoetve said:What it says ^^
mETRo said:No, the X360 is already a progressive scan DVD player out of the box.
lopoetve said:so there are no quality differences?
mETRo said:No, the X360 is already a progressive scan DVD player out of the box.
rfwinters77 said:So no need to buy some lame dvd remote or dongle or whatever the hell it was that you needed for the original xbox?
Good to know.
mETRo said:Not as far as I can tell, the Xbox360 will play every DVD in 480P like a progressive scan DVD player would, as long as you have the HD component cables. Throw in an optical cable and you've got Dolby Digital too.
Yeplopoetve said:what about DTS, also through optical?
mETRo said:Absolutely correct, the controller does it all and nothing more to buy unless you just want a remote, then by all means you can buy one
mETRo said:Not as far as I can tell, the Xbox360 will play every DVD in 480P like a progressive scan DVD player would, as long as you have the HD component cables. Throw in an optical cable and you've got Dolby Digital too.
omega-x said:dvd's look tons better upscaled if the tv is native 720p
rayg said:Where do I get the optical cable for the 360? I wanna hook it up to my surround sound.
I got the optical cable for PS2 at Radio Shack, suggest you try shopping there.mETRo said:Anywhere that sells optical cables. Microsoft does not have their own branded optical cable they require you to purchase your own. The HD component cables have an optical out plug on the back of the connector that plugs into the back of the Xbox360. You need to go into the console options and change the digital sound output to Dolby Digital for it to work.
what players are capable of this?datamage said:Here's another question, how well do upscaled movies look? Is it worth getting a player that's capable of upscaling?
- D.
peacetilence said:If you have an HD tv you might want to get a dvd player that upscales to higher resolutions. 480p looks pretty bad on large resolution displays.
All the HD xbox 360 cables come standard with an optical-output...you just need to buy an optical cable....any one will do..head down to wal mart or radio shack or circuit city or wherever electronic stuff is sold and you'll find many.rayg said:Where do I get the optical cable for the 360? I wanna hook it up to my surround sound.
all (but one) running HDTV via component seem to be fine, oddly...steviep said:Maybe you should wait to buy the next revision of the X360 for DVD playback, as there are a lot of reports of choppy DVD playback on the thing, even in this forum
-(Xyphox)- said:
mETRo said:Anywhere that sells optical cables. Microsoft does not have their own branded optical cable they require you to purchase your own. The HD component cables have an optical out plug on the back of the connector that plugs into the back of the Xbox360. You need to go into the console options and change the digital sound output to Dolby Digital for it to work.
lopoetve said:what players are capable of this?
ECM said:Get this one. You likely won't be able to tell the difference between it and the Denon (the Denon **is** better but not for hat price differential). Panasonic and Samsung also make competent upscaling players, but the Oppo is wonderfully-priced and produces a beautiful image if you have a TV that supports 720p or 1080i.
Tekara said:If your picky about video quality then you'll probably want a dedicated DVD player, otherwise as the others said don't worry about it. It's basically going to be if you can tell the difference and if that difference is worth the money for the seperate player then go for it.
lopoetve said:Do you have experience with them? Looks very good
lopoetve said:what players are capable of scaling 480p DVD content to 720p/1080i content?
figgie said:Lopoetve
OPPO
The Zenith DVB-318
and the Momitsu all do a fine job at up conversion.
The momitsu is great because it can support custom refresh rates. upconverts over COMPONENTS and DVI
http://www.extremephono.com/momitsu_dvd_v880.htm
I run the Zentih DVB-318 in 1080i mode. I can tell you movies look fantastic. All on a 105 inch screen
btw here is how the OPPO did
http://www.extremephono.com/Oppo_DV971.htm
keep in mind that the OPPO does not upconvert to anything higher than 480p over components. thank the DVD monkeys for that.