Xbox 360 DVD Playback

Cpyder
Cpyder Posts: 514
edited August 2009 in The Clubhouse
So I figured the 360's DVD playback would at least be decent, but I haven't been all that impressed. I also found this review which slams the 360 pretty hard. (But does use factual evidence to support the claims.)

http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,2845,2088531,00.asp

Basically, the 360 is horrible at dealing with jaggies and aliasing. I'm using a VGA cable currently. Would these problems become non-existent if I used an HDMI cable. Wouldn't this send a digital signal to my Marantz SR5003 receiver and allow it to do all the video processing??

Thanks for your help.
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  • billbillw
    billbillw Posts: 6,815
    edited August 2009
    No, HDMI wouldn't help. The Xbox 360 does not have a good de-interlacing chip. Get yourself one of those inexpensive Toshiba XDE DVD players if you want good DVD playback for not much money. (model is XD-E500)
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  • everpress
    everpress Posts: 862
    edited August 2009
    I've never noticed any poor quality with the HDMI cable.
    Then again, I have the sound quality of a great home theatre and a 20 in tv...

    I have to sit 8ft back from the screen... Everything looks better that far away.

    It's as if, if I close my eyes, I am in a movie theatre... When I open them, I'm watching the movie on a screen the size of a postage stamp.

    ? Harmon Kardon AVR 55 (dead; replacing with Onkyo TX NR-616)
    ? Polk RTA 11TL's (FR and FL)
    ? Polk TSi200's (RR and RL)
    ? Polk CS10 (Center)
    ? Polk PSW-350
    ? Grado SR-60i Headphones
    ? Fii0 E5 headphone amp
    ? iPod touch (8 gig)
    ? iPod Classic (80 gig)
    ? Mac Mini (as media server)
    ? xbox 360
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  • billbillw
    billbillw Posts: 6,815
    edited August 2009
    everpress wrote: »
    I've never noticed any poor quality with the HDMI cable.
    Then again, I have the sound quality of a great home theatre and a 20 in tv...

    I have to sit 8ft back from the screen... Everything looks better that far away.

    It's as if, if I close my eyes, I am in a movie theatre... When I open them, I'm watching the movie on a screen the size of a postage stamp.

    Sounds like you need to be shopping the Black Friday sales this year.
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  • everpress
    everpress Posts: 862
    edited August 2009
    billbillw wrote: »
    Sounds like you need to be shopping the Black Friday sales this year.

    Yeah; and maybe get a higher paying job.

    ? Harmon Kardon AVR 55 (dead; replacing with Onkyo TX NR-616)
    ? Polk RTA 11TL's (FR and FL)
    ? Polk TSi200's (RR and RL)
    ? Polk CS10 (Center)
    ? Polk PSW-350
    ? Grado SR-60i Headphones
    ? Fii0 E5 headphone amp
    ? iPod touch (8 gig)
    ? iPod Classic (80 gig)
    ? Mac Mini (as media server)
    ? xbox 360
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  • nguyendot
    nguyendot Posts: 3,594
    edited August 2009
    Samsung 1080p upconvert at Walmart for $39.....

    The xbox 360 is ridiculously loud too!

    My xbox1 has much better dvd quality - the nvidia chip does a much better job of deinterlacing to 1080i
    Main Surround -
    Epson 8350 Projector/ Elite Screens 120" / Pioneer Elite SC-35 / Sunfire Signature / Focal Chorus 716s / Focal Chorus CC / Polk MC80 / Polk PSW150 sub

    Bedroom - Sharp Aquos 70" 650 / Pioneer SC-1222k / Polk RT-55 / Polk CS-250

    Den - Rotel RSP-1068 / Threshold CAS-2 / Boston VR-M60 / BDP-05FD
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