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Xbox 360 1080p 120hz over VGA or HDMI

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#1 ·
Okay here is my deal i have 2 xboxes 1 with hdmi which i can still return and 1 without my question is if i can still get " true " 1080p at 120hz movies to my samsung 4671f through VGA even though HDMI has hdcp i was told i can get 1080p movies from my hd dvd add on. is this true i hear yes and no, because if i can get 1080p 120hz "full" not "not 720p upscaled" through vga i would return my hdmi xbox and get a ps3 for the blu ray player
 
#2 ·
VGA can carry up to 2048x1536 so it should be able to handle 1080p. I don't know about the 120hz, but on an lcd anything above 60hz will look equally smooth.

*edit: ignore next sentence*
Umm, hd-dvds only play at 1080i, which is basically upscaled, interlaced 720p. If you use the vga cable just remember that you will need a seperate cable for audio.

Remember, even if you're connected to a 1080p output, the gfx engine on the 360 only renders at 1080i, and at 1080p it is just upconverting the existing frame. There is no "true" 1080p from a 360.

It wouldn't hurt to clean up your spacing and punctuation, cuz i'm not entirely sure what you're trying to ask.
 
#5 ·
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Originally Posted by nathris View Post
No but only the 360 elite supports native 1080i, and doesn't display 1080p.
Thats not true...

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#6 ·
Taken from wikipedia

Hope this helps and also there is no 120hz for 1080p so either way you wont get 120hz

1080p is the shorthand name for a category of display resolutions. The number "1080" represents 1,080 lines of vertical resolution,[1] while the letter p stands for progressive scan (meaning the image is not interlaced). 1080p is considered an HDTV video mode. The term usually assumes a widescreen aspect ratio of 16:9, implying a horizontal resolution of 1920 pixels. This creates a frame resolution of 1920Ã-1080, or 2,073,600 pixels in total. The frame rate in Hertz can be either implied by the context or specified after the letter p, such as 1080p30, meaning 30 Hz.

Due to bandwidth limitations of broadcast frequencies, the ATSC and DVB have standardized only the frame rates of 24, 25, and 30 frames per second (1080p24, 1080p25, 1080p30). Higher frame rates, such as 1080p50 and 1080p60, could only be sent over normal-bandwidth channels if a more advanced codec (such as H.264/MPEG-4 AVC) were used. Higher frame rates such as 1080p50 and 1080p60 are foreseen as the future broadcasting standard for production.