XBMC Question

[Darkforce]

How on earth do I change the resolution in XBMC? If I go to System > Appearance > Screen, the only resolution offered is PAL 4:3 (I have a PAL xbox). Ideally I want to change it to 720i/p widescreen. Anyone?

 

[retiredjerk]

you need to change it to widescreen and 720p/1080i in the official MS dashboard first and then change it in xbmc. Hope this helps.

 

[Darkforce]

How do I access the MS dashboard?

 

[legendofphil]

HD isn't available on PAL consoles.
You need to change the eeprom to NTSC, there is a program that does it but I can't remember its name.
Under the shutdown options there is an option to go to the MS dash.

EDIT: The program I used is called "enigma video switcher".

 

[T-hug]

Enigmah Video Switch Disc V2 will allow you to switch from PAL to NTSC and vice versa.
Install it as an app or burn it to a CD/DVD. It's very small so best to use as an app imo.

 

[Darkforce]

HD isn't available on PAL consoles.
You need to change the eeprom to NTSC, there is a program that does it but I can't remember its name.

Would 'Enigmah Video Selector' be the one by any chance?

Edit - Thug4L1f3 beat me to it. Anyone have a working link to it? Been looking for like 10 mins but they're either dead or just redirect to a site which wants me to register. >_>

 

[legendofphil]

We can't link to it, since it uses copyrighted material, but got the IRC channel #xbins on efnet and get access to their FTP.

 

[adgloride]

Have a look on xbins for it Darkforce. If you can't find it give me a PM.

 

[nloding]

And I didn't see it mentioned -- you do need the HD cables for the Xbox, not just the standard set that came with the console. Otherwise you still can't enable HD output.

 

[Darkforce]

Cheers for the help guys, got everything sorted, 480p looks sweet.