Surely so, this morning we flipped the switch on our Xbox 360 and were able to download the
fall update which, among other things, enables
HD DVD, 1080p support, and Windows Media Connect media sharing. We were obviously unable to test the HD DVD support, but we did snag a few shots of 1080p in action, as well as the new media sharing capabilities. Oh, and we do apologize for the (usual) crappiness of our pics -- LED DLP displays really don't photograph very well.
The update took only a moment to download. Then again, we wouldn't have really expected it to be 80MB or anything.
Aaaand a quick restart.
We dashed straight to the display menu to enable 1080p on our 1080p-capable set. And what the hell, it worked fine -- even though on the menu system we so no discernible difference. (But really, why would we?) Oh, and don't mind those colors, like we said, LED DLPs photograph kinda funny.
See? 1080p, we told ya.
And now onto the video.
Yep, plenty o' places to watch video from. Obviously we were most interested in watching from our Windows Media Connect-enabled computer. And for those eager to start streaming something besides WMV, sorry, the boys behind
Transcode 360 are still only pondering plugging in to WMC and WMP to transcode on the fly to the Xbox over this new method.
Make sure it's running, bud.
Oh, and make sure your Xbox is authorized. Doy.
Ah, ok, there we are. The Crushinator's going to serve us up some media.
It automagically indexes all your shared directories and subdirectories so finding shared media is a cinch. Unfortunately the only WMV video we had readily available was of our man
Dave Zatz unboxing the TiVo Series3.
Hit play and sit back to watch the magic happen.
So this video is upscaled and zoomed from QVGA onto approximately 1350 x 1080. You can imagine how that looked, but that's not really the point. The point is it works simply and as advertised, which is more than we can say for a lot of home streaming media solutions.
Thanks Dave. Enjoy that 1080p.
P.S. -We've heard of at least one person having issues with 1080p to his set. While we didn't have any problems with 1080p whatsoever, what's your experience been like? Let us know in comments (don't forget to tell us what kind of set you're using, and whether it's native or downscaled 1080p).
posted Oct 31st 2006 12:52PM
That says playstation portable, then xbox. the red circle is there to mislead you.
You're retarded. That JPEG is a screenshot from a site that says "...PlayStation Portable Xbox..."
not "...Portable Xbox..."
I wish that it would connect to iTunes or somehow be able to hook in to mac's front row. If it did that, I would run out and buy one today.
You can use Connect360. http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/29106
Actually, it connects to my mac - iTunes and iPhoto - nullriver makes a pane for system preferences
you're stuck with the 360's interface but all the media is there - it's nice playing zuma listening to my iTunes library!
http://www.nullriver.com/index/products/connect360
Hi, You can connect your xbox360 to a mac running iTunes. I was searching for the same thing and come across a company that developed a small progam you load on the the MAC and shares out your iTunes music and photos loaded on the MAC. Very slick easy to use program. http://www.nullriver.com/index/products/connect360
Ryan, do you mind telling me what TV you are using and what connection you are using? I am having a hard time finding a TV that accepts 1080p thru component.. Or does VGA work for 1080p?
Thanks
The Samsung HL-S DLPs accept 1080p through component. I assume they are using the LED version, the HL-S5679W.
1080p works through VGA.
Be prepared to see a whole lot more WMV files of TV shows on Bittorrent networks specifically for this prupose, just like we know have iPod specific formats.
This could b ewhat saves the WMV format from doom.
Now if the guys from NullRiver could update 360 Connect for it to support Video I would be a happy camper!
Yes please do tell what connection you are using to get 1080p...and of course everyone wants to see someone try several different connections via 1080p.
i think the new line of samsung LCD's accept 1080p thru components. I have a 60 inch SXRD (KDS60A2000) and they only accept 1080p thru HDMI, and not thru VGA or component so i'm out of luck. Please make a HDMI connection for the 360, MICROSOFT!!!!!!!
Might be the only one to notice but why does the clock say 4:37PM ??? Where are this update taking place?
1920x1080 looks beautiful on my 42" Sceptre 1080p lcd over VGA.
That looks like the Samsung HL-S5679W.
http://www.crutchfield.com/S-Bb5auiAgFAP/cgi-bin/prodview.asp?I=305HLS5679&wm=cl
Definitely a beauty.
I have the Brand New 60" Sony SXRD 1080P XBR2 (1080P native).. So a week ago i rush ordered the Monster VGA cable for 360 .. Well .. First i tried the monster component for 360 .. No dice , just got a scambled screen , So next i hooked up the VGA .. Well in the sony manual it says it will take a 1080P ithru VGA .. BS ... It only sills less the 1/2 the screen and theres a little msg saying it cannot handle the signal ... So all and all i bought the VGA cable for nothing and i can only get 1080i using component .. BUT ... This TV is amazing and i really dont think i would see a huge difference anyhow .. i am only dissapointed in the fact i will not be able to upconvert DVD's using 360 HD0DVD add on or PS3 .. and my Bravo D1 upscaler dvd-DVI (into a DVI-HDMI plug) player doesnt like my tv either .. so im Poop out of luck !! Luckly the 360 dvdplayer looks great anyhow on the set .. Hey if your looking for a amazing picture you cannot go wrong twith the Sony SXRD XBR2 .. ENGADGET DO A REVIEW ASAP !
I have a Sony 46XBR2 and no 1080p over component or VGA. Lovely.
your statement is irrelevant
Sceptre 37" through a Component connection shows it is processng 1080p but is showing the screen on the left 60% of the screen (not using the other 40%)
Why cannot Microsoft create a HDMI cables for its current audio/video slot. One end of the cable can be HDMI and the other end can be the standard Xbox360 input. Or is that input not digital, if not, can they not release another firmware update to make it digital. Microsoft did state that their system is flexible, can they not make the system emulate the digital signal through the HDMI if their system cannot handle true digital signal. I want to connect my Xbox360 through a HDMI cable because my Sonys HDMI input is sitting there useless well until I get my PS3.
Its been said about a billion times, the output slot is not digital.
PS3 FTW. I think it's obvious that someone is going to lose the HD war in the console world. Oh wait, Nintendo isn't HD either. So I guess we'll be living in a regime =). And for those of you ready to fight back with 'But it says it will display HD!,' ya, it says that, but if it isn't encoded in the software (i.e. the game is on HD DVD or BD DVD) then you can't watch it in HD. Sure, you can force the signal through an upgrade, but it still wont be 1080p. GG.
Dude thats wrong. Some doesn't realize HD refers to the amount of pixels being displayed upon the screen. PC's have been HD for years now, just that video and all the other equpiment is finall being mass prodcued for consumer use, such as all the HD displays, but as far as HD goes, Computer monitors and Video cards have been able to output HD over VGa for years now. Look at ur options in ur res, 1280X1024 on a monitor would be Progressive scan hd output, just not 1280x720, or in this case not 1920x1280. Loook games DO NOT have to be on HD-DVD or BD-ROM to be highdef. Also there is WMVhD. U can fit that on a regular DVD, albeit u have to use a comptuer or laptop to play it through.
Dude thats wrong. Some doesn't realize HD refers to the amount of pixels being displayed upon the screen. PC's have been HD for years now, just that video and all the other equpiment is finall being mass prodcued for consumer use, such as all the HD displays, but as far as HD goes, Computer monitors and Video cards have been able to output HD over VGa for years now. Look at ur options in ur res, 1280X1024 on a monitor would be Progressive scan hd output, just not 1280x720, or in this case not 1920x1280. Loook games DO NOT have to be on HD-DVD or BD-ROM to be highdef. Also there is WMVhD. U can fit that on a regular DVD, albeit u have to use a comptuer or laptop to play it through.
My PC can run games made in 1996 and distributed on Compact Disc at resolutions higher than any HDTV is capable of displaying. It has nothing to do with BR or HDDVD. That's the magic of real-time graphics.
I dont kow about you guys but unless you are sitting VERY close to the TV you will not be able to make out any difference between 729p and 1080p. And the difference between 1080i and 1080p is even more hard to find out. If you dont believe it then research it.
I have Sony 50inch SXRD and I am about 10 to 12 feet away from the screen. At this distance 720 or 1080 will look the same. So I am not really that excited about this update.
Its so the Sony fanboys can stop pretending that their craptastic PS3 is best because it can do 1080p and 360 cant, now the 360 can they will have to find something else to pick at.
I agree with you there. More over most of the people do not have a HD TV. Even the house hold which has them, the PS3 or XBOX is going to be in their kids room with a smaller TV. And finally if you do have the HDTV, I will bet anyone to show me the difference between 720p and 1080p more over show me the difference between 1080i and 1080p. 99% of the people cannot. If you guys are interested then read this article:
http://www.soundandvisionmag.com/hitech/1137/maxing-out-resolution.html
Whats interesting about todays update is the ability to stream video. Thats what gets me excited.
Rohit wrote"...you will not be able to make out any difference between 729p and 1080p. And the difference between 1080i and 1080p is even more hard to find out. If you dont believe it then research it."
I don't believe it and I did research it.
http://www.dvd.reviewer.co.uk/news/feature.asp?Index=11092
"High-definition televisions will most commonly use progressive scan for 1280 720, known as 720p and interlaced for 1920 1080 or 1080i although some high-end televisions will support full 1920 1080 progressive, 1080p. A 1080p screen will yield the best picture quality whilst a 1080i screens output is apparently comparable to, or slightly worse than, that of a 720p screen (due to interlacing), even though it has twice the number of pixels."-by Stephen Morse
Progressive is always better than Interlaced. And it is very very noticable. When I upgraded my dvd player from 480i to 480p it was clearer. And I switched my gaming system back and forth from progressive to interlaced and I CAN see a difference. So I'm glad the 2nd thing I did this morning before work was download this update. I can't believe I'm saying this but...Thanks Microsoft!!! You did good this time.
I still want to know what new resolutions have been unlocked for the VGA cable... Hopefully 1880x1440, etc.
So does it upscale DVD playback?
I think it's obvious that someone is going to lose the HD war in the console world
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Uh, there's a war? What is a war with one participant? Some guy in the corner playing with himself?
I'm just fine with a *gaming* console that focuses on *games*. One that I can actually buy sometime this year. If I want something to play HD media, I'll buy a device that does *that* well.
I never did understand blind devotion to a product or a company. Oh well, I guess it takes all kinds.
Good to see microsoft getting another update in before PS3 launch.
I switched over to 1080p, but my screen blacks out every once in a while when I watch a video. Any one else have that issue? To be more specific, it does it about 3 times on the GOW promo ad.
i'm using a dell 2407wfp with vga and the 1920x1080 resolution i seem to be having a image problem. i don't know what to call it though, i see these dark black lines all over the image, but i put it back down to 1280x720 or even 1360x768 and the image looks fine.wierd.
If i could stream xvid to an xbox360 I'd buy one tomorrow.. double time it, hackers!
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Buy an xbox. My xbox will stream xvid encoded vids from my laptop to my tv just fine.
Screw all of these companies with their proprietary Big Brother crap. Vote with your money. When xbox and ps3 support all available formats an don't DRM the hell out of everything, then and ONLY THEN should you buy one.
No one seems to catch on to the idea of voting with their money. You all have to have the latest and greatest right now. Maybe if everyone waited until the latest really was the greatest POSSIBLE at that time, we would have the products and codec support everyone knows we want.
lolupconverted1080p
Native Only Please.
My Samsung does 1080p over component and VGA (and of course HDMI). It's the LN-S4696D but I think all of their 1080p sets accept it over component and VGA.
Someone please explain this to me.
I've been streaming movies from my computers to my Xbox360 since I got it. I have 2 WXP machines, 1 WMC machine, and the 360 all linked on a home network. The only movies that I can't get to work are .avi's, divx (xvid), and .mov's.
What's so special about this upgrade (other than the 1080p obviously).
legios-- "What's so special about this upgrade (other than the 1080p obviously)."
The biggest thing for me is that I don't need a Media Center PC to stream movies from my computer. Before the connect software on plain xp only worked with pics and music.
Good work MS...now where the hell is the HDMI connection kit?
I was excited to see the media streaming. This means that now I can schedule my PC to go to my TiVo and download shows from it (we have our TiVo in the back bedroom since Comcast provides a DVR for our main tv) in the middle of the night and then use the Xbox360 to go and connect to the PC to stream those files. Very cool. If anyone is interested in how to do that you need to have DVRAnywhere installed on your computer. It's an Addon from Orb. It'll even convert the files from the TiVo format for you.
If you're having problems taking pictures of your TV image, you need to look in your camera manual and see how to adjust the shutter speed. You want a longish exposure time (and a steady hand, or a tripod). And of course, turn off the flash!
If your camera has no shutter speed settings, then try this: turn off the flash, turn off the room lights, aim the camera partly off the screen, push the button halfway down, then reaim at the screen and push the button all the way down. The idea is to lock in the exposure settings when focused on something not-so-bright. May or may not work; I don't know.
I got the update this morning - very nice. The biggest thing I noticed is that the whole dashboard is a LOT faster now. The blades move quicker and there are not image glitches. Very nice. Can you imagine how well tuned this thing will be in 3 years? Amazine.
I'm looking forward to the Wireless headset.
All that video proves is that I need to be on a diet. ;)
Thanks Microsoft!!! You did good this time
I hope that was sarcasm I have an Xbox360 and I preordered a PS3. However, unlike the PS3, which has a HDMI input, the Xbox360 does not. Not every television supports 1080p over a component and or VGA. If people are complaining about not owning a 1080p television, now people should complain about owning a 1080p television that does not support 1080p through component nor VGA.
Thank you Microsoft for making my 1080p television with a HDMI useless, until I get my PS3.
Edog wrote : "And I switched my gaming system back and forth from progressive to interlaced and I CAN see a difference"
Well let me congratulate you for noticing the difference between 1080i and 1080p. You are one of the very few who can. Theoretically the article (the link to which you provided) is right. It is supposed to be better. However the real world situation is always different. Its a known FACT that if you move up from 720p/1080i to 1080p the only time when it will matter it when you are sitting close to the TV. In case you were then that might answer why you saw the difference. But with a 50inch TV and a distance of 10 to 12 feet 99% of people will not be able to make out any difference. This is a FACT not an opinion. As I said you can read it here:
http://www.soundandvisionmag.com/hitech/1137/maxing-out-resolution.html
Here is a part of article from CNET:
Obviously, the quality of the source material you're viewing is very important, but so are screen size and how far you're sitting from your TV. Indeed, our resident video guru, Senior Editor David Katzmaier, reports that the extra sharpness afforded by the 1080p televisions he's seen is noticeable only when watching 1080i sources on a larger screen. Comparing a 50-inch 1080p DLP set to a 50-inch 720p DLP set, for example, he says you'll be hard-pressed to notice more detail with 1080i sources, especially from farther than 8 feet away. Even if you can see the difference, it will be much less obvious than, say, the difference between DVD and 720p HDTV. Of course, performance will vary from set to set, and we'll know more when we have a chance to thoroughly test more 1080p televisions.
Katzmaier also says that the main real-world advantage of 1080p is not the extra sharpness you'll be seeing, but instead, the smaller, more densely packed pixels. In other words, you can sit closer to a 1080p television and not notice any pixel structure, such as stair-stepping along diagonal lines, or screen door effect. This advantage applies regardless of the quality of the source.
You can read the whole article here:
http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-6449_7-6361600-1.html
Dont take me wrong. I am happy for the MS update. I am sure there are people out there who own 60 inch TV and sit right up to it and play game. Its worth it for them. But its important to understand ones own viewing condition. I think for 90% of the people it will not matter much. Sony might try to convince you otherwise, but its just a marketing strategy. They are just fooling everyone. Xbox will have more than enough resolution for the HDTVs at 720p or 1080i. However adding 1080p is good for marketing to I am not actually dissapointed that xBox added that.
Rohit wrote "Well let me congratulate you for noticing the difference between 1080i and 1080p. You are one of the very few who can."
All others follow the thread for the full discussion.
Rohit I agree with you on the tech facts totally, but (and I didn't want to toot my own horn, before) I am in the 1% who can see the difference. I work in micro electronics and I'm the only one in my group who can spot shorts without the use of a microscope, no B.S. But it's a trade off my brain can't tell the difference between anamorphic and full screen. My girlfriend always catches me watching TV in the wrong format, I can't tell the difference but I can spot a contact lense on the ground in 2 secs. So for me 1080p is a good thing. And "Porsche 911" I wasn't being sarcastic for this fact.
But to go back to the discussion. Even though I agree that image quality is not the issue for 99% of the population and that this update holds little to cheer about with respect to 1080p without a hdmi connection, a native sorce and a TV that can truely bring out this sorce, there is also the notion of perception. Progressive scan can produce a more fluid motion than interlace when a high rate of motion is displayed on the screen, such as sports or a good action movie. At least thats what my understanding of the format is.
And thanks for the links it was a good read.
My 360 isn't hooked up to teh intarwebs right now, but I have a question: Since MS enabled 1920x1080 for the VGA cable, did they enable any other resolutions along the way? I'm primarily concerned with 1440x900 and 1680x1050 for us LCD users.
Westinghouse's 1080p tv takes 1080p signal through component, vga, dvi, and hdmi. If you are looking for a low priced great working 1080p tv I suggest you look into that tv.
I've got a Westinghouse LVM-42W2 which supports 1080p over component, vga, dvi, or hdmi connections. This functionality has been tested primarily with a computer, but now with the Xbox 360.
I have my Mac (iTunes & iPhoto) streaming stuff to my 360 with a program called Connect360. Works great even has shoutcasting.
I don't understand, it looks just like the 360 dashboard does now isn't it? Just some new menus.
Yeah, my only comment is going along with CM up there. You really should be able to get a fine picture off your TV. There are multiple ways, depending on a few things, CM gives options. One thing that you may want to look at is the remote, although most of your screen shots are static anyway, if you want to stop anything moving, there MAY be a "still" button on your samsung remote. I have an older Sammy, and I can pause the image and taht helps take great images of the TV.
So, yeah, set your TV to (something like) night portrait (if you only have scene modes on the camera), turn off the flash, put the thing on a tripod and you should get much better shots than those posted.
I'll upgrade later tonight, maybe...not sure what it'll do for me, except when the HDDVD player comes out. I'm not about to waste time transcoding to WMV for the files I have...I may do a few, but it isn't a priority. I just want more of the stupid controllers buttons usable when in some menus, so we can do MORE with the files.
i.e. when in the video folder, you can play with a, go back with b. That's it...let Y be info and x be delete, or in the y-info sub-menu add options to delete.
Same thing with pictures taken from a thumbdrive....let me view them, rename them, etc...more options, still, please...and if these are included, I didn't notice them on the xbox.com list...so, sorry if I'm harping on anything already "fixed"....I think they're not doing it, because it'd be too much like the file browsing in the PS1, PS2 and PSP...where triangle always brings up a sub-menu for deleting, copying, etc...
OK, I'm done....have fun and play lotsa games!!
OK, so it's been updated to allow for playing or deletind and they put some more/better info after clicking "A" on a video...I'll take it!
I tried 1080p over component this morning on my Sony KDL-40XBR2 and apparently it doesn't except 1080 so I guess I'll have to get the VGA cable for 1080p and pipe the audio through my stereo. I would have been nice for them to release a HDMI cable but i guess I'll make due with the VGA, and its cheaper anyway.
My Samsung DLP only accepts a 1080p signal thruogh it's HDMI port. When I tried to switch to 1080p my tv said "No signal"... Ok Microsoft where is the HDMI output kit?
The XBR2 is a great LCD panel but has some shitty crippling features like no 1080p over component or VGA and it fails some cadence tests...
Sony really screwed up a great TV with a horrible processing board.
Perhaps they did this on purpose so only the PS3 would look it's best on their TV?
1080p goes black for me too :( I have Sony KDS-50A2000 through component. Any news about a hdmi cable or adapter?
you need a component input that can bring in 1080p. if yours doesnt like mine then you can only get 720p until they bring out a hdmi cable for the 360.
Is there anything out there like the Videora Xbox360 Converter (http://www.videora.com/en-us/Converter/Xbox360/) that I can use to batch convert avi to wmv? Videora only converts avi to mpeg2.
I may have to buy me that VGA cable so that I can run 1080p on my Dell 2405.
My point exactly. Do you know what sarcasm is? Technically the 1080p feature on my Xbox360 is useless. I have a 1080p television, with a HDMI input, and my television does not support analog 1080p, digital only. I cannot wait until I get my PS3.
If people are complaining about getting a 1080p television, now people should complain about getting an analog 1080p television (for which a good quality television is hard to find).
1080p works fine on my Dell 2407WFP screen using the VGA cable. I got some black lines on my screen but these can be removed if i change the sharpness in the image settings from 50 to 30. It looks fantastic now.
So um, I purchased a 360 today, hooked it all up, router and all. I turned it on and it asked me to set up a profile so i chose to do the online Live setup.. Next it tells me in order to use Live it must DL an update.. So it dl's and all, 360 reboots and i get a System Error E71.
So i took it back to gamespot and got another one, went through the same process and got the same friggin error. So.. I'm kinda pissed. Any others in the same boat?
All i wana do is play Gears of War :( HELP!
@joe2100
Yes! exactly the same problem here. Got my 360 today, hooked it up, connected to live, locked up, error 71. Now it doesnt get past the boot screen. I called xbox support and they told me that the problem came up today, and that to exchange it and not try and connect to live for a few days until they figure out what the problem is. LAME.
I'm quite disappointed.
That was the worst attempt at sarcasm I've ever seen. Sorry :\
I thought most good TV's support 1080p over Component? Appears you got a dud. :)
Did you know that most high-end televisions do not support 1080p over analog to cut down costs? Having both digital and analog can be expensive, and why would you want to watch HD in a crappy format. Some low-end televisions support analog so they can attract more customers. Microsoft is still in the Stone Age.
My Dell 2405WFP will not show 1080p over components. It just says invalid input and falls back to 1080i.
I'm running my Xbox on a 1440x900 PC monitor, and I really wish I'd gotten the ability to use that resolution - but I'll live. Honestly, I don't really see that much a difference, though I'm glad to see the console is not stagnating and new features are being released.
the only real good thing about this update is that you can now whtch video through computer and other devices. and it doesn't play HD DVD's I tried it.
btw, saw someone asking what the new VGA resolutions supported are - the only new one I see is 1920x1080.
A real big upgrade, but still not a single thing done about the god awful backwards compatibility issue with original Xbox games, which has kept me from grabbing one up so far. I mean come on, Jet Set Radio Future was a pack-in game at one point!
Has anyone noticed that DVD playback is WORSE since the update ? Same connection, But now my dvds look softer and worse .. (Dont ask why i use it for a dvd player) Just wondering if anyone else noticed that or if im crazy
You are correct; the first system update lets you up convert DVDs from 480i to 720p. Now the new update lets you up-convert from 480i to 480p, and down-converts the previous update due to al those anti-piracy acts.
There is a VGA to HDMI adapter, use it to get your 1080p over hdmi from the XBOX, and then shut up about it.
I tried the 1080p on my xbr 60 inch and it doesn't work. Went back to 1080i.
My 46" Sony Bravia XBR3 would not take 1080P through component video (scrambled), however, my brand new Sony STR-DA5200ES receiver does and converts it to HDMI for display on my Bravia. Looks awesome!
The update was quite small! I updated my Nokia N80's firmware the other day - 74MB!
I assume i'm not the only one still playing halo2 on the 360... i've got a question. Here's my scenario: I've got two xbox360s. both downloaded the dashboard update. both encountered the same problem i get with every MS update - the additional maps (available via the multiplayer map-pack disc or via download from xblive) are corrupt and need to be re-installed.
every time there's an update from MS, I get an error that says (something to the effect of) "Content you've downloaded is corrupt and will need to be downloaded again"
Is anyone else seeing this?
I'm using a Dell 2405FPW (widescreen PC monitor, native resolution of 1920x1200) connected to the Xbox360 via VGA cable. There is one new resolution available in the Dashboard: 1920x1080. I then disabled the scaling option on the Dell monitor (set it to 1:1 in the scaling menu). Now I'm getting exactly 1920x1080 displayed pixels on my 1920x1200 display. There are tiny (1/4") letterbox borders at the left and right (due to the 16x10 aspect ratio of the Dell) but DAMN does it look nice now. Admittedly, the signal is not digital (like HDMI) but this is as good as it gets for now on the 360.
It looks like my 42" Westy does support 1080p over component after all :)
I have the Sony KDL-40W2000 which is 1080p capable. With the Xbox 360 conencted via component 1080p does not work. However connected via VGA the screen does accept 1980x1080 after pressing the 'auto adjust' option via the settings on the tv. Does this mean I now have 1080p? I find it difficult to tell other than my dashbord looks a little smoother compared to other resolutions.
az. When I bought my 40W2000 me and a friend tried what seemed like everything to get 1080p from the 360. Are you sure it hit 1080p, we couldn't do it? The 40W2000 manual states that the VGA is 720p max from what I remember too.