what pc will i get for 700GBP???

[infinity4]

That's why I now chose to go for 1280x1024 ones.

 

[Davros]

do you play many older games
scaling shouldnt be an issue with recent ones

 

[infinity4]

No, it is just that Xbox 360s on its own do not have 16:10 resolutions (1280x768 if anyone is quoting, is 15:9. ) and on monitors that do not support 1:1 pixel mapping it is just stretched vertically as full screen. I tried stretching images vertically from 16:9 to 16:10, I was convinced that the difference was huge IMO.

 

[Davros]

dont x-box's use hd that would be 1280 × 720 (ive no idea what that is as an aspect ratio )

 

[infinity4]

X360s support 15:9 resolution (1280x768), 16:9 resolutions (720p, 1080p, 480p), 5:4 resolution (1280x1024) and 4:3 resolutions (640x480, 800x600 and 1024x768). Obviously if they supported 16:10 resolutions I would be pleased, though doesn't seem so.

Edit: Forgotten 1366x768 (16:9). :smile:

 

[Davros]

but i thought the games are only made to support 720p, 1080p, 480p or interlaced

ps: monitors that support 1:1 pixel mapping ? does that just mean for example a game running at 800x600 will be displayed at that res with black borders ?

 

[infinity4]

but i thought the games are only made to support 720p, 1080p, 480p or interlaced

If you connect 360 to a monitor the 360 will display conventional monitor resolutions, if you connect to a telly (HD or SD whatever), it will display in 480i,480p, 720p, 1080i and 1080p.

ps: monitors that support 1:1 pixel mapping ? does that just mean for example a game running at 800x600 will be displayed at that res with black borders ?

Yes

 

[Davros]

Ah...

ps: when connected to a monitor how high will a 360 go

 

[infinity4]

1920x1080. I think that is max limit of HDMI 1.2 and Component/VGA. HDMI 1.3 supports 1440p :smile:

 

[Davros]

do the games run at that or are they stretched ?

 

[infinity4]

do the games run at that or are they stretched ?

just at resolutions i have mentioned earlier. Consoles are not meant to be complicated you know, though it should be flexible as a pc when it comes to 16:10 resolutions!