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KaiserSenseiOP
#1
OK so, i used to have an original Xbox, that was pretty cool, then i moved on to the snes and just fell in love.But now they're some really good games coming out for the 360. So i found a nice little bundle, for an appropriate amount, and i was wondering.Do i really need the HDMI socket at the back? What is it for? It it a necessity?Games i was thinking of
Ultimate Alliance 2
Arkham Asylumbut i also have never had the chance to play halo 3 and gears of war :(
Loonylion
#2
HDMI port is for connecting it to a high definition TV. It is not needed, but the picture quality is supposedly better if you have one. If you have a standard definition TV, you will use a composite connector like the previous generation consoles used.
TirithRR
#3
While HD is not needed, some games do not play well on Standard Definition.The most prominent example is the Last Remnant. Without HD the text in the menus is almost unreadable. The lower resolution cannot display the text clearly enough. And if you are sitting halfway across your living room, it's likely you won't be able to make it out, regardless of how good your eyesight is (the image of the text is blurred together).
faune
#4

Replying to #3

Same thing with Star Ocean (especially)- and some things were hard to determine in Lost Odyssey, etc.I bought a 32" Vizio for about $400, and a gold-plated HDMI cable on amazon for $3. Best investment of my life. 8D
Loonylion
#5
rather a big mistake on the part of the developers to assume that people have a HDTV.
asdzxc123789
#6

Replying to #5

But if you show your game on component ,people will hate it.
Loonylion
#7
there's nothing wrong with demonstrating it on a HDTV. The mistake is assuming everyone has a HDTV and producing the game in such a fashion that renders it unplayable on SD.
Fulthrotle73
#9
Most Xbox 360's sold today have hdmi but you dont have to use it. You can utilize either or.
Apollooo
#10
arkham asylum = arkham awsome-lum
someirishkid
#11
If you own a 360, YOU MUST OWN HALOIt's a law, I swear.
asdzxc123789
#12
Gears of Wars
Fable 2
Halo 3, maybeAs a ps3 owner, I am upset becouse of theese games. You have to own them.
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