Current Events > I am finally an HD gamer. It's not going well AT ALL.

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Sunhawk 08/24/17 1:41:06 PM #1:	For years, I've been gaming on a pretty good CRT SD TV, with various consoles. Today, I got a fairly expensive new TV. It's Sharp, which is a mid-level brand, 1080p HD, and in the 30 inch range. I was really pleased about getting it. I've now played on it, and now only is the quality not nearly as good as I thought, it's fucking worse than my old TV. The image is slightly blurry and fuzzy, not looking quite as sharp as on my 13-year old CRT TV. I can't believe this. I've tried it on 2 games, one of the 360, and one on the Wii U, which of course are both HD consoles, and the picture looks a bit worse than the old TV. What the fuck is happening? Are all HD TVs this bad? The picture quality isn't great all, and this isn't at all the huge improvement in gaming that people say going from SD to 1080 HP. Perhaps it's just the games I've played. I didn't know how much of an improvement this was going to be, but I didn't expect it to be WORSE. Am I doing something wrong? Why is it like this? It's like playing on really old 3D games with blurry textures and edges to things. --- It has been 0 days since something interesting happened. A three hour tour, a three hour tour... <cite>Sunhawk posted [p:885369542] in I am final... [t:75704070]...</cite> <quote>For years, I've been gaming on a pretty good CRT SD TV, with various consoles. Today, I got a fairly expensive new TV. It's Sharp, which is a mid-level brand, 1080p HD, and in the 30 inch range. I was really pleased about getting it. I've now played on it, and now only is the quality not nearly as good as I thought, it's fucking worse than my old TV. The image is slightly blurry and fuzzy, not looking quite as sharp as on my 13-year old CRT TV. I can't believe this. I've tried it on 2 games, one of the 360, and one on the Wii U, which of course are both HD consoles, and the picture looks a bit worse than the old TV. What the fuck is happening? Are all HD TVs this bad? The picture quality isn't great all, and this isn't at all the huge improvement in gaming that people say going from SD to 1080 HP. Perhaps it's just the games I've played. I didn't know how much of an improvement this was going to be, but I didn't expect it to be WORSE. Am I doing something wrong? Why is it like this? It's like playing on really old 3D games with blurry textures and edges to things.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
I_suk_at_golf 08/24/17 1:45:59 PM #2:	Are you using HDMI cables? Setting the systems to 1080p? <cite>I_suk_at_golf posted [p:885369797] in I am final... [t:75704070]...</cite> <quote>Are you using HDMI cables? Setting the systems to 1080p?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Sunhawk 08/24/17 1:48:39 PM #3:	Sadly, I'm using Scart. The HDMI cable for my Wii U disappeared. But I used Scart for years with my 360, and it looked BETTER than this. Will using an HDMI cable suddenly make things much better? Are HDMI cables compatible with the 360? Do consoles need to be set to 1080p? --- It has been 0 days since something interesting happened. A three hour tour, a three hour tour... <cite>Sunhawk posted [p:885369926] in I am final... [t:75704070]...</cite> <quote>Sadly, I'm using Scart. The HDMI cable for my Wii U disappeared. But I used Scart for years with my 360, and it looked BETTER than this. Will using an HDMI cable suddenly make things much better? Are HDMI cables compatible with the 360? Do consoles need to be set to 1080p? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CADE FOSTER 08/24/17 1:48:49 PM #4:	buy a better tv or take that defective one back --- http://i.imgur.com/fQ2zSjD.gif https://i.imgur.com/rUkYNB9.jpg https://i.imgur.com/wDVZCkd.gif https://i.imgur.com/VX0lMwY.jpg <cite>CADE FOSTER posted [p:885369932] in I am final... [t:75704070]...</cite> <quote>buy a better tv or take that defective one back</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Cookie Bag 08/24/17 1:49:26 PM #5:	Sunhawk posted... Will using an HDMI cable suddenly make things much better? Yes Sunhawk posted... Do consoles need to be set to 1080p? Yes --- http://i.imgur.com/OF1xgHw.gif <cite>Cookie Bag posted [p:885369971] in I am final... [t:75704070]...</cite> <quote><cite>Sunhawk posted...</cite> <quote>Will using an HDMI cable suddenly make things much better?</quote> Yes <cite>Sunhawk posted...</cite> <quote>Do consoles need to be set to 1080p?</quote> Yes</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Starks 08/24/17 1:50:06 PM #6:	Scart isn't HD --- Posted with GameRaven 3.2.2 <cite>Starks posted [p:885370016] in I am final... [t:75704070]...</cite> <quote>Scart isn't HD</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CADE FOSTER 08/24/17 1:50:36 PM #7:	jesus son you are so behind the timesCookie Bag posted... Sunhawk posted... Will using an HDMI cable suddenly make things much better? Yes Sunhawk posted... Do consoles need to be set to 1080p? Yes --- http://i.imgur.com/fQ2zSjD.gif https://i.imgur.com/rUkYNB9.jpg https://i.imgur.com/wDVZCkd.gif https://i.imgur.com/VX0lMwY.jpg <cite>CADE FOSTER posted [p:885370043] in I am final... [t:75704070]...</cite> <quote>jesus son you are so behind the times<cite>Cookie Bag posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Sunhawk posted...</cite> <quote>Will using an HDMI cable suddenly make things much better?</quote> Yes <cite>Sunhawk posted...</cite> <quote>Do consoles need to be set to 1080p?</quote> Yes</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Sunhawk 08/24/17 1:51:32 PM #8:	Are you sure Scart isn't HD? I thought it was. I assume I'll find the option to use the consoles in HD somewhere in their settings? --- It has been 0 days since something interesting happened. A three hour tour, a three hour tour... <cite>Sunhawk posted [p:885370098] in I am final... [t:75704070]...</cite> <quote>Are you sure Scart isn't HD? I thought it was. I assume I'll find the option to use the consoles in HD somewhere in their settings? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
glitteringfairy 08/24/17 1:51:41 PM #9:	Not even using an HDMI cord. Lmao wtf --- "How come you can believe in God but not Bigfoot?" V-E-G-Y http://i.imgur.com/AqR3aeX.jpg http://i.imgur.com/vvuUXpp.jpg <cite>glitteringfairy posted [p:885370106] in I am final... [t:75704070]...</cite> <quote>Not even using an HDMI cord. Lmao wtf</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CADE FOSTER 08/24/17 1:52:50 PM #10:	yes --- http://i.imgur.com/fQ2zSjD.gif https://i.imgur.com/rUkYNB9.jpg https://i.imgur.com/wDVZCkd.gif https://i.imgur.com/VX0lMwY.jpg <cite>CADE FOSTER posted [p:885370172] in I am final... [t:75704070]...</cite> <quote>yes</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Esrac 08/24/17 1:53:48 PM #11:	Sunhawk posted... Sadly, I'm using Scart. The HDMI cable for my Wii U disappeared. But I used Scart for years with my 360, and it looked BETTER than this. Will using an HDMI cable suddenly make things much better? Are HDMI cables compatible with the 360? Do consoles need to be set to 1080p? Yes, an HDMI cable makes a difference. And, if I recall, there are settings on the Xbox 360 you have to adjust to your monitor's resolution. Check the System Settings for display options. --- http://steamcommunity.com/id/Esrac <cite>Esrac posted [p:885370235] in I am final... [t:75704070]...</cite> <quote><cite>Sunhawk posted...</cite> <quote>Sadly, I'm using Scart. The HDMI cable for my Wii U disappeared. But I used Scart for years with my 360, and it looked BETTER than this. Will using an HDMI cable suddenly make things much better? Are HDMI cables compatible with the 360? Do consoles need to be set to 1080p? </quote> Yes, an HDMI cable makes a difference. And, if I recall, there are settings on the Xbox 360 you have to adjust to your monitor's resolution. Check the System Settings for display options.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Starks 08/24/17 1:53:51 PM #12:	Sunhawk posted... Are you sure Scart isn't HD? I thought it was. I assume I'll find the option to use the consoles in HD somewhere in their settings? Can you just stop arguing with us? Scart is barely better than composite --- Posted with GameRaven 3.2.2 <cite>Starks posted [p:885370238] in I am final... [t:75704070]...</cite> <quote><cite>Sunhawk posted...</cite> <quote>Are you sure Scart isn't HD? I thought it was. I assume I'll find the option to use the consoles in HD somewhere in their settings? </quote> Can you just stop arguing with us? Scart is barely better than composite</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Starks 08/24/17 1:55:10 PM #13:	And you should be able to tell us whether your 360 has an HDMI port. The oldest ones don't. --- Posted with GameRaven 3.2.2 <cite>Starks posted [p:885370313] in I am final... [t:75704070]...</cite> <quote>And you should be able to tell us whether your 360 has an HDMI port. The oldest ones don't.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Sunhawk 08/24/17 1:58:00 PM #14:	Starks posted... And you should be able to tell us whether your 360 has an HDMI port. The oldest ones don't. I don't think mine does then. It's a phat 360. I did buy it in 2009, though. --- It has been 0 days since something interesting happened. A three hour tour, a three hour tour... <cite>Sunhawk posted [p:885370464] in I am final... [t:75704070]...</cite> <quote><cite>Starks posted...</cite> <quote>And you should be able to tell us whether your 360 has an HDMI port. The oldest ones don't.</quote> I don't think mine does then. It's a phat 360. I did buy it in 2009, though. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CADE FOSTER 08/24/17 1:59:03 PM #15:	Sunhawk posted... Starks posted... And you should be able to tell us whether your 360 has an HDMI port. The oldest ones don't. I don't think mine does then. It's a phat 360. I did buy it in 2009, though. the launch ones didnt have it one from 2009 should have an hdmi port --- http://i.imgur.com/fQ2zSjD.gif https://i.imgur.com/rUkYNB9.jpg https://i.imgur.com/wDVZCkd.gif https://i.imgur.com/VX0lMwY.jpg <cite>CADE FOSTER posted [p:885370516] in I am final... [t:75704070]...</cite> <quote><cite>Sunhawk posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Starks posted...</cite> <quote>And you should be able to tell us whether your 360 has an HDMI port. The oldest ones don't.</quote> I don't think mine does then. It's a phat 360. I did buy it in 2009, though. </quote> the launch ones didnt have it one from 2009 should have an hdmi port</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Esrac 08/24/17 1:59:21 PM #16:	Sunhawk posted... Starks posted... And you should be able to tell us whether your 360 has an HDMI port. The oldest ones don't. I don't think mine does then. It's a phat 360. I did buy it in 2009, though. Does it have a port like this one: https://static.giantbomb.com/uploads/original/3/31020/1412634-xbox360_hdmi.jpg --- http://steamcommunity.com/id/Esrac <cite>Esrac posted [p:885370532] in I am final... [t:75704070]...</cite> <quote><cite>Sunhawk posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Starks posted...</cite> <quote>And you should be able to tell us whether your 360 has an HDMI port. The oldest ones don't.</quote> I don't think mine does then. It's a phat 360. I did buy it in 2009, though. </quote> Does it have a port like this one: https://static.giantbomb.com/uploads/original/3/31020/1412634-xbox360_hdmi.jpg</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Sunhawk 08/24/17 2:06:55 PM #17:	Hold on. If the 360 is an HD capable console, and the early models had only Scart ports, how could you use it in HD mode? --- It has been 0 days since something interesting happened. A three hour tour, a three hour tour... <cite>Sunhawk posted [p:885371021] in I am final... [t:75704070]...</cite> <quote>Hold on. If the 360 is an HD capable console, and the early models had only Scart ports, how could you use it in HD mode?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ChromaticAngel 08/24/17 2:09:34 PM #18:	Sunhawk posted... Hold on. If the 360 is an HD capable console, and the early models had only Scart ports, how could you use it in HD mode? old old old old old XBox 360s didn't have HDMI, you needed the Xbox 360 Elite, to have HDMI. After the first hardware revision, they had HDMI by default. --- https://puu.sh/tcLsT/24f4611235.png <cite>ChromaticAngel posted [p:885371192] in I am final... [t:75704070]...</cite> <quote><cite>Sunhawk posted...</cite> <quote>Hold on. If the 360 is an HD capable console, and the early models had only Scart ports, how could you use it in HD mode?</quote> old old old old old XBox 360s didn't have HDMI, you needed the Xbox 360 Elite, to have HDMI. After the first hardware revision, they had HDMI by default.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DifferentialEquation 08/24/17 2:10:24 PM #19:	I can believe that you only owned a CRT up until now, but how have you not seen a game console on an HD TV at a friend's house or a store kiosk and would be asking if it makes a difference? --- "If the day does not require an AK, it is good." The Great Warrior Poet, Ice Cube <cite>DifferentialEquation posted [p:885371241] in I am final... [t:75704070]...</cite> <quote>I can believe that you only owned a CRT up until now, but how have you not seen a game console on an HD TV at a friend's house or a store kiosk and would be asking if it makes a difference?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Sunhawk 08/24/17 2:12:05 PM #20:	I thought it was the TV, maybe. I guess I should get an HDMI cable. They're very cheap anyway, apparently. I'm still angry, though. The TV looks worse than the last one. --- It has been 0 days since something interesting happened. A three hour tour, a three hour tour... <cite>Sunhawk posted [p:885371324] in I am final... [t:75704070]...</cite> <quote>I thought it was the TV, maybe. I guess I should get an HDMI cable. They're very cheap anyway, apparently. I'm still angry, though. The TV looks worse than the last one. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Starks 08/24/17 2:12:23 PM #21:	Because you have a PAL 360 and never bothered to get component cables for it. An ntsc 360 has component cables by default, which are hd. Scart is only hd under extremely uncommon circumstances and not yours. --- Posted with GameRaven 3.2.2 <cite>Starks posted [p:885371346] in I am final... [t:75704070]...</cite> <quote>Because you have a PAL 360 and never bothered to get component cables for it. An ntsc 360 has component cables by default, which are hd. Scart is only hd under extremely uncommon circumstances and not yours.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Gamer99z 08/24/17 2:12:27 PM #22:	Is this a serious topic or a troll topic, I legitimately can't tell. --- "You need to lay off the peanut-butthurt and u-jelly sandwiches" - Neon Octopus <cite>Gamer99z posted [p:885371352] in I am final... [t:75704070]...</cite> <quote>Is this a serious topic or a troll topic, I legitimately can't tell.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ChromaticAngel 08/24/17 2:13:24 PM #23:	DifferentialEquation posted... I can believe that you only owned a CRT up until now, but how have you not seen a game console on an HD TV at a friend's house or a store kiosk and would be asking if it makes a difference? That's not the issue. I had to temporarily downgrade when I brought my PS3 on vacation somewhere that only had a CRT and I had huge blurry problems trying to play a Blu-ray. A lot of people when moving from CRT to HDTV never moved back and never had this problem. --- https://puu.sh/tcLsT/24f4611235.png <cite>ChromaticAngel posted [p:885371406] in I am final... [t:75704070]...</cite> <quote><cite>DifferentialEquation posted...</cite> <quote>I can believe that you only owned a CRT up until now, but how have you not seen a game console on an HD TV at a friend's house or a store kiosk and would be asking if it makes a difference?</quote> That's not the issue. I had to temporarily downgrade when I brought my PS3 on vacation somewhere that only had a CRT and I had huge blurry problems trying to play a Blu-ray. A lot of people when moving from CRT to HDTV never moved back and never had this problem.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CADE FOSTER 08/24/17 2:14:03 PM #24:	Gamer99z posted... Is this a serious topic or a troll topic, I legitimately can't tell. me neither i cannot believe anyone can be this uninformed about this kind of stuff --- http://i.imgur.com/fQ2zSjD.gif https://i.imgur.com/rUkYNB9.jpg https://i.imgur.com/wDVZCkd.gif https://i.imgur.com/VX0lMwY.jpg <cite>CADE FOSTER posted [p:885371440] in I am final... [t:75704070]...</cite> <quote><cite>Gamer99z posted...</cite> <quote>Is this a serious topic or a troll topic, I legitimately can't tell.</quote> me neither i cannot believe anyone can be this uninformed about this kind of stuff</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Old NoiseTank 08/24/17 2:14:15 PM #25:	Gamer99z posted... Is this a serious topic or a troll topic, I legitimately can't tell. --- "You ought to take the cash cab. You'll actually make money by riding in it as long as you don't screw up three times." - mitchells2003 <cite>Old NoiseTank posted [p:885371454] in I am final... [t:75704070]...</cite> <quote><cite>Gamer99z posted...</cite> <quote>Is this a serious topic or a troll topic, I legitimately can't tell.</quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lathissamus 08/24/17 2:15:10 PM #26:	2017 --- http://i.imgur.com/olOXz6h.jpg https://i.imgur.com/kaFczn3.gif <cite>Lathissamus posted [p:885371499] in I am final... [t:75704070]...</cite> <quote>2017</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DevsBro 08/24/17 2:19:24 PM #27:	Early HDTVs were freaking terrible. They would frequently miss deadlines (though come to think this may have been a bandwidth thing), whole blocks of pixels would get stuck for several frames so it looked like the screen of an NES with a dirty cartridge, and then the lag, oh man. --- http://backloggery.com/devsbro/sig.gif http://i.imgur.com/kU5vu5N.png Never pepper popcorn <cite>DevsBro posted [p:885371761] in I am final... [t:75704070]...</cite> <quote>Early HDTVs were freaking terrible. They would frequently miss deadlines (though come to think this may have been a bandwidth thing), whole blocks of pixels would get stuck for several frames so it looked like the screen of an NES with a dirty cartridge, and then the lag, oh man.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Sunhawk 08/24/17 2:19:38 PM #28:	Old NoiseTank posted... Gamer99z posted... Is this a serious topic or a troll topic, I legitimately can't tell. What is it with CE and expecting everybody here to be an expect on computers? Not everyone works on an IT help desk, or is a software engineer, or someone who builds comptuers for a living (these are pretty laughable jobs). --- It has been 0 days since something interesting happened. A three hour tour, a three hour tour... <cite>Sunhawk posted [p:885371774] in I am final... [t:75704070]...</cite> <quote><cite>Old NoiseTank posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Gamer99z posted...</cite> <quote>Is this a serious topic or a troll topic, I legitimately can't tell.</quote></quote> What is it with CE and expecting everybody here to be an expect on computers? Not everyone works on an IT help desk, or is a software engineer, or someone who builds comptuers for a living (these are pretty laughable jobs). </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CADE FOSTER 08/24/17 2:21:48 PM #29:	You have been on gamefaqs 15 years and haven't picked up anything come on now. --- http://i.imgur.com/fQ2zSjD.gif https://i.imgur.com/rUkYNB9.jpg https://i.imgur.com/wDVZCkd.gif https://i.imgur.com/VX0lMwY.jpg <cite>CADE FOSTER posted [p:885371920] in I am final... [t:75704070]...</cite> <quote>You have been on gamefaqs 15 years and haven't picked up anything come on now.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
gatorsPENSbucs 08/24/17 2:23:34 PM #30:	Look online and find the best settings for your TV. I do that with all new TV's I buy. You can find settings that'll make any tv look amazing. --- http://m.imgur.com/BtD5etN?r https://m.imgur.com/a/jclul http://i.imgtc.com/etNW2apANm.jpg <cite>gatorsPENSbucs posted [p:885372016] in I am final... [t:75704070]...</cite> <quote>Look online and find the best settings for your TV. I do that with all new TV's I buy. You can find settings that'll make any tv look amazing.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Raikuro 08/24/17 2:27:32 PM #31:	Sunhawk posted... What is it with CE and expecting everybody here to be an expect on computers? Not everyone works on an IT help desk, or is a software engineer, or someone who builds comptuers for a living (these are pretty laughable jobs). I mean I've never been a tech person and I learned this stuff nearly a decade ago. Most people figure it's common sense by now but everyone's situation is different. <cite>Raikuro posted [p:885372252] in I am final... [t:75704070]...</cite> <quote><cite>Sunhawk posted...</cite> <quote>What is it with CE and expecting everybody here to be an expect on computers? Not everyone works on an IT help desk, or is a software engineer, or someone who builds comptuers for a living (these are pretty laughable jobs).</quote> I mean I've never been a tech person and I learned this stuff nearly a decade ago. Most people figure it's common sense by now but everyone's situation is different.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
dave_is_slick 08/24/17 5:17:00 PM #33:	Sunhawk posted... Old NoiseTank posted... Gamer99z posted... Is this a serious topic or a troll topic, I legitimately can't tell. What is it with CE and expecting everybody here to be an expect on computers? Not everyone works on an IT help desk, or is a software engineer, or someone who builds comptuers for a living (these are pretty laughable jobs). None of which are required for something as basic as this. --- The most relaxing version of Aquatic Ambiance I've ever heard: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bl61y1XM7sM <cite>dave_is_slick posted [p:885382069] in I am final... [t:75704070]...</cite> <quote><cite>Sunhawk posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Old NoiseTank posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Gamer99z posted...</cite> <quote>Is this a serious topic or a troll topic, I legitimately can't tell.</quote></quote> What is it with CE and expecting everybody here to be an expect on computers? Not everyone works on an IT help desk, or is a software engineer, or someone who builds comptuers for a living (these are pretty laughable jobs). </quote> None of which are required for something as basic as this.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Blue_Inigo 08/24/17 5:20:25 PM #34:	This is bait --- "This is your last dance." <cite>Blue_Inigo posted [p:885382262] in I am final... [t:75704070]...</cite> <quote>This is bait</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
mcpwnia 08/24/17 5:33:21 PM #35:	Blue_Inigo posted... This is bait No, this is Sunhawk. He's really clueless --- http://i.minus.com/ieu2wE.gif http://i.imgur.com/gKHH1EP.gif http://i.imgur.com/gwbShnd.gif <cite>mcpwnia posted [p:885382971] in I am final... [t:75704070]...</cite> <quote><cite>Blue_Inigo posted...</cite> <quote>This is bait</quote> No, this is Sunhawk. He's really clueless</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Current Events > I am finally an HD gamer. It's not going well AT ALL. (+) Yeah! (+)

Current Events > I am finally an HD gamer. It's not going well AT ALL.