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1080p component vs 1080p VGA

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Bought a new TV today (40" Bravia), spent some time hooksing it all up, but since I've got an older Pro 360 I don't get HDMI.

Now I've noticed that with the VGA output on the Bravia it can run at every resolution except 1080p. With Component of course it goes all the way.

Recommendations/thoughts? I will test with some games tonight, but looking at the front-end alone VGA produces better colour, but is it enough to make up for the lack of resolution?

I also wonder if I can upscale DVDs over VGA but not 1080p.

PS3 via HDMI = :up:
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That doesn't sound right... even though my LCD only goes up to 1360x768, my VGA shows that it can go up to 1920x1080. What's the max. res. shown when the VGA is hooked up?

Edit: Oh, wait... you can change the res on the 360 but it doesn't show on the TV? Weird.
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Ripped off. Should've bought the superior Samsung.
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VGA works fine at 1080p on Bravias. I have a feeling component will look better though, vga from 360 looks like shit.
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Not mine it seems. It says unsupported signal, unless somehow there is something I'm missing?
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1080p over VGA works fine on my Samsung. Must be those dud Bravias.
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Note to self: Buy a new aracde just for HDMI.
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No wait I'm just a retard, I wasn't waiting long enough for it to work over VGA.

Am doing some testing right now in VF5, 1080p component vs 1080p VGA, and I prefer the VGA image, at least for this game. Through component the blacks are crushed, through VGA it's really quite nicely balanced like the PS3 version.

Had to do a bit of tweaking for the VGA picture but it looks pretty flash. Will test some other games though to see what the deal is.

I quite like how picture settings are saved to each connection with this TV.
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1080p over VGA here with no probs... oh, sorry its on a Sammy :D
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lol @ Samsung homeboys. Sorry my superior Sony version works just fine.
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Candy Arse wrote:No wait I'm just a retard, I wasn't waiting long enough for it to work over VGA.

Am doing some testing right now in VF5, 1080p component vs 1080p VGA, and I prefer the VGA image, at least for this game. Through component the blacks are crushed, through VGA it's really quite nicely balanced like the PS3 version.

Had to do a bit of tweaking for the VGA picture but it looks pretty flash. Will test some other games though to see what the deal is.

I quite like how picture settings are saved to each connection with this TV.
:lol: I did the same thing :D
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mech wrote:VGA works fine at 1080p on Bravias. I have a feeling component will look better though, vga from 360 looks like shit.
yes VGA works fine at 1080p on Bravia's.... well works on my Bravia 40' W series....

huh??? re: VGA from 360's looking shit??? VGA looks smick on my Bravia.... I use VGA as I swap between a HDMI and non HDMI 360 (its just easier with cable/audio swapping) ive tried all 3 and there is fuck all difference between VGA and HDMI unless you sit right in front of the screen.

Component is useless if you plan to use a HD DVD Drive... (another reason why i use VGA)
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I'm going to stick with VGA for 360. I had a look at Episode 3 on DVD via VGA then Component, and Component looks rather embarrassing by comparison. I will happily view my old DVDs if they're going to look improved like this.

Had a look at Bioshock in VGA and it seems a tad washed out vs Component, and more aliasing?
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Yeah, no upscaling of DVDs via component, afaik. And make sure you fuck around with that VGA blackness level thing, too... but you probably already knew that :)
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i've tried component, vga and hdmi on for my elite, vga is the winner... looks great
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Who wants to buy my VGA cable?
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Yeah, very serious, gotta get rid of it..
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40"!? Are you poor?
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I am :( But an 8 inch increase over the old CRT looks quite nice in my lounge room.

BTW jizz VGA > HDMI for 360??
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Post by jizzlobber »

it's probably just my tv, but the colours aren't right, if I remember correctly I could see dots in the picture.

I gave component a good go before colour was fixed for vga, I noticed a huge diff as soon as I changed back.
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Sony tellies are biased against 360's. Its a factory setting. Other tellies are superior and also, importantly, unbiased.
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My Sony loves the 360, because these games scaled up to 1080p in VGA look shit fucking hot.

VF5 = omg
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1080p over hdmi here :D
With the price drop of the 360 now you would be better off selling your old one and purchasing a new model.
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So the 60gb's come with HDMI now?
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