HD or SD?

[R2DJ]

OK so these are the 360 games that I own:

• Lips
• Guitar Hero World Tour
• Halo 3
• Ninja Gaiden 2
• The Orange Box

They are all optimised for HD and most importantly, they all use the 16:9 aspect ratio.

I am currently using a 17" standard monitor for Xbox 360 gaming. I use a VGA cable, 1280 x 1024 (optimum res) and it looks superb. Everything looks clear and all that but these are the drawbacks:

• Since I am using the monitor for PC as well, I have to plug and unplug cables, which is a bit of a hassle.
• Screen is a bit small (I found it too small for Halo 3)
• In some games i.e. Guitar Hero, I get black bars just to retain the widescreen aspect ratio.

Before I used the monitor for my 360, I used a 44" CRT RPTV. I use a RGB SCART cable on it, which is good. Everything's alright as well but here are the drawbacks:

• 480i and only 480i. Not HD, obviously
• I think it has overscan so the picture may look to be too big for the screen.
• I use a 5.1 surround for gaming with the monitor and this telly only has Dolby Virtual.

I'm asking you people on which display should I stick with. The 17" one or the 44" one?

 

[geminisama]

The 17", especially if you ever decide to buy some of the rpgs.

 

[Radiopools]

Yeah I would def stick to the 17" monitor, much easier to deal with and it sounds like the picture is fine

 

[Snooby]

ya i'd stick with the 17". Playing halo on a screen that size isnt that bad