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Dracula
12-25-2006, 03:58 PM
I have a Philips 42pf5331 (tv) which supports 480p, 720p and 1080i (yes I know it does not truly support 1080i). I have chosen to run Xbox360 in 720p mode. But I have had some problems lately. At the far left side of the screen a jaggty vertical line appears when I try to move the characters in games, it doesnt matter what game (I have had the same problem in Gears of War, Fifa 07 demo etc.) I'm playing, as soon as I try to move the character (for example Marcus in GoW) a jaggy vertical line appears at the far left side of the screen. Its a small line, and its almost as if I can see through the screen. In-game in GoW its blue, while at the startup menu its red, so I guess its color depends on the background of the picture that is on the screen at the particular moment.

I have chosen HDTV on the switch on the AV cable. I'm using the component cable that accompanied the premium pack. I think this problem occured after I had been messing around behind the tv, after I bought a Nintendo wii. I unplugged and plugged all cables behind the TV a few times, because of various reasons. Right now I have a decoder and the Wii connected to the Scart sockets on the back of the TV, while the Xbox360 is connected to the component connector.

I've tried to unplug everything but the Xbox360, but the problem is still there. There are no problems if I choose 480p or 1080i. Has anyone else had a similar problem? I think there are some problems with the component cable I'm using, or atleast I hope thats the cause of the problem, and not the tv. I'll call support on wednesday, but just figured someone might have experienced something similar here. :)

Dracula
12-26-2006, 12:10 PM
Well I switched to standard tv, but then Xbox of course automatically switched to 480p. When I switched back to 720p, I saw that the problem was still there, but xbox automatically switches to 480p when you have the switch on standard tv and not HDTV.

The line is on the far left side, as you can see from these pictures, the problem is there even if I just load up Xbox in 720p mode:

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y201/Sir_Auron2/2.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y201/Sir_Auron2/2M.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y201/Sir_Auron2/3.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y201/Sir_Auron2/1.jpg

Yes my camera sucks, or I have no idea how to operate it, but anyway, the last picture shows the problem best, as you can see, there is a jaggy white vertical line on the far left side of the screen. Ingame in GoW its "blueish".

l Maximus l
12-26-2006, 01:00 PM
It almost looks as if the menu from your 360 hasn't slid over far enough. Look at the color of the line - it matches perfectly with the menu on the right side of the screen. Perhaps, with your TV remote, you can adjust the image over to the left. I know I can on my plasma and my HDTV.

I can see why you would be annoyed and I have no idea why it's happening only in 720p, but, try adjusting the video image by sliding the remaining portion of the menu into the side of your TV - see if that works.