2007-01-13, 02:52
Zajja Wrote:As long as playback from 720p HD movies is too resource demanding for the xbox, I can't really see why it'd be an advantage to have 720p enabled, except for gaming.One good reason is because the interface looks much better in 720p.
You get this:
Instead of this:
Another good reason is HRHD (960x540) TV shows look great and play great on the xbox. I've also found a few 720p avi's that the Xbox can play back with very little frame drops.
Plus, like you mentioned, some TV's might not have the greatest upscaler. I can say without any doubt that playing back a DVD with my Xbox at 720p looks better than playing back that same DVD on my progressive scan (non up-converting) DVD player.