Totally agree with geeba, for picture quality 720p over component is a no brainer. However if its just for gaming and you use a lightgun all the Xbox guns only work on CRT TVs as far as I'm aware, it may be possible to do some sort of hack with a topgun that's lcd compatible but never looked into it.
Ok thanks for the replies It's just because I don't see a lot of difference when I connect my Wii in RGB or component to the LCD TV, and it looks better on my CRT TV. Maybe the Xbox is different
I see that 720p is available in very few Xbox games. But for the emulators, there is a difference ? For example the Nintendo 64 emulator can output at 720p ?
Off topic : Today I received 2 female usb to xbox cable, now I can play with my custom arcade sticks (MC Cthulhu + Sanwa) yeahhhh
The wii is only marginally better quality over Component, I don't think it actually outputs at 720p either. It's been a while since I've even switched on my wii but I know you have to go into the settings and change the output to make the most out of your cables but fairly sure it doesn't go as high as 720p. The xbox has far superior video hardware to the wii so you'll notice a massive difference but make sure you have it set to NTSC output or else you won't be able to select the 720p option in the settings.
You might well find you're using your xbox a lot more as a media center opposed to just gaming once you've hooked it up to component cables - 720p output when watching video is a really good quality. Ok it's not FULL HD but there's not a massive difference between the two (especially when you compare 1080p to Composite ).
As for the gaming at 720p, yes you're correct about the N64 games - a lot of them look pretty damn fine at 720p. Xbox games... Can't really help you on that one - as yet I've not found one that natively plays at 720p but then again I rarely play any xbox games.
XBMC and most emulators looks stunning in 720p, for Xbox games it depends. Some games look good and others get a lot of motion blur on a LCD TV.
For old games RGB cables and a good old CRT is perfect.
Get both cables and try them out if you have the funds.
whufclee wrote:The wii is only marginally better quality over Component, I don't think it actually outputs at 720p either. It's been a while since I've even switched on my wii but I know you have to go into the settings and change the output to make the most out of your cables but fairly sure it doesn't go as high as 720p. The xbox has far superior video hardware to the wii so you'll notice a massive difference but make sure you have it set to NTSC output or else you won't be able to select the 720p option in the settings.
You might well find you're using your xbox a lot more as a media center opposed to just gaming once you've hooked it up to component cables - 720p output when watching video is a really good quality. Ok it's not FULL HD but there's not a massive difference between the two (especially when you compare 1080p to Composite ).
As for the gaming at 720p, yes you're correct about the N64 games - a lot of them look pretty damn fine at 720p. Xbox games... Can't really help you on that one - as yet I've not found one that natively plays at 720p but then again I rarely play any xbox games.
Sorry to bump but it ay be useful for others in time
). The console is connected to a 21" CRT TV with the standard composite cable. 
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