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Steel
03-29-2005, 05:50 PM
Hey guys,
when I power up my GameCube, Xbox etc., with component cables, my projector detects it and switches to an 720x480 60hz mode. Is this High Definition?
kevinw
03-29-2005, 06:13 PM
No , You have to use a HD game...such as Tony Hawk Underground or the Matrix for Xbox
Steel
03-30-2005, 04:16 AM
so what is this 720x480 60hz mode then? If I use S-Video or Composit cables, I get the 60hz but no 720x480.
kevinw
03-30-2005, 10:21 AM
so what is this 720x480 60hz mode then? If I use S-Video or Composit cables, I get the 60hz but no 720x480.
It is the standard Tv resolution aka 480i
Jim5506
10-30-2005, 04:36 PM
so what is this 720x480 60hz mode then? If I use S-Video or Composit cables, I get the 60hz but no 720x480.
You have wide screen SD, like PBS HD uses when they broadcast a non-HD picture in 16:9 aspect ratio.
ajaynejr
02-01-2006, 01:19 PM
To get 720x480 60 Hz standard definition you need component video or RGB or VGA connections. You can still get 720x480 resolution via composite or S-video depending on the quality of the electronics but it is technically 30 full frames or 60 half (odd lines then even lines) frames per second.
Video hints:
http://members.aol.com/ajaynejr/video.htm
