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netranger6
09-10-2002, 10:44 PM
Here's the deal, I want to play in HD mode, 480p. However, I have 5 A/V ports on my TV, 1,2,3 are all 480i only, and 4,5 are progressive only.

Dilemma: Now, the XBOX is not progressive in any way because if I leave the options for progressive support to yes at the options for video settings, and hook up to the dedicated HD A/V ports on the TV, it's scrambled until the game comes up. No problem though, still gaming in 480p

Dilemma 2: Now, if I leave this option turned on and throw it on A/V 1,2, or 3, then the options/OS is not scrambled, but the game is. This sucks in my opinion because I use my XBOX for DVD playback as well, so I'm stuck leaving it on a 480i port most of the time, and have to switch when I want to game in progressive. Damn I wish it had progressive hardware! Oh well, sucks for me I guess.

Anyway, in progressive it looks great, at least Fever does, as well as HALO, but HALO wasn't coded in 16:9 format so it looks a little fat.