Xbox 360 vs. PS3 Options

[jcaron9gt4]

Just picked up my new ps3 today on my way back to school. Pretty happy other than the fact that I thought my tv had an HDMI input, only to find out it has a DVI input. So my question is, my tv is only capable of running in 1080i at the most, is it necessary to buy a dvi to hdmi cable or is it the same running standard hd cables? The regular hd component cables can run 1080i, which is the limit of my tv, so does it really matter which i buy?

Other than that, I love the way it feels and the setup of it. I put it on my buddy's tv who has an hdmi input and it looks amazing. Bluray on it is ridiculous.

[RickJamesBish]

I just watched Spiderman 3 on BR, first HD movie...it looks amazing. The real changes are in the details, like the grains of sand on the Sandman...lifelike.

[soulshadow]

I have a Wii with a Mod-Chip in it and the graphics on a HDTV is terrible. The controls are to awkward and more than 1 hr of game play is going to mess up your wrist. Even with over 20 games none of them are entertaining, most are rather child like and boring. X-box is great if your a heavy sports person or FPS, but when it really comes down to it the PS3 kicks ass all day. Just remember the PS2 still sells even today, but you won't find any old X-box on the shelf.

[Supersprynt]

Just picked up my new ps3 today on my way back to school. Pretty happy other than the fact that I thought my tv had an HDMI input, only to find out it has a DVI input. So my question is, my tv is only capable of running in 1080i at the most, is it necessary to buy a dvi to hdmi cable or is it the same running standard hd cables? The regular hd component cables can run 1080i, which is the limit of my tv, so does it really matter which i buy?

Other than that, I love the way it feels and the setup of it. I put it on my buddy's tv who has an hdmi input and it looks amazing. Bluray on it is ridiculous.

If your TV is 1080i, I would buy a HDMI to DVI adapter since they are essentially the same thing.

As of november the PS2 was still selling over a million consoles a year.

This post has been edited by Supersprynt: Jan 5, 2009 - 1:18 AM

[jcaron9gt4]

I've read somewhere that DVI inputs cannot pass sound through and that I would need a separate audio component. Has anyone ever dealt with this? They have cheap DVI to HDMI cables but can that take care of my audio too?

[stetsonaw]

no, dvi is just video, so use the optical out or the regular cable that came with your ps3, the red and white plugs.

This post has been edited by stetsonaw: Jan 5, 2009 - 9:03 AM

[_Jim_]

Just remember if your going from a HDMI TV to your standard TV u will have hold down the power button for 5 secs so it can read the TV b/c the ps3 doesn't wanna go down in settings unless u make it. I just went through that it took me forever to figure out what was wrong.