Thread: Ugh... I MUST get a HD TV before I get this game...

Dude I was supposed to get a 50" LCD for $700... Some of my other friends from my job got them a few months before I tried to get one from the same source but I guess I was too late...

Plus this, since I'm fully intending on squeezing every ounce of entertainment out of Final Fantasy XIII: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16882115201&cm_re=yamaha_7.1-_-82-115-201-_-Product And yes, I'm aware my audio is more expensive than my video, lol

From: ConfusedGamer | Posted: 11/16/2009 1:52:17 AM | #017 That is only true when working with an analog display. HD tv's are capable of accepting analog signals(like VGA), because most are backwards compatible, and therefore are able to display the corresponding pixel resolutions. However, HDtvs are primarily digital devices(which use either HDMI or DVI), whose native signals are actually displayed as scanlines, not pixels. Which is why...

That is only true when working with an analog display. HD tv's are capable of accepting analog signals(like VGA), because most are backwards compatible, and therefore are able to display the corresponding pixel resolutions. However, HDtvs are primarily digital devices(which use either HDMI or DVI), whose native signals are actually displayed as scanlines, not pixels. Which is why pixels have nothing to do with HD resolutions.

*sigh* freakin would-be tech-heads... PIXELS != POLYGON COUNT OR GRAPHICAL OUTPUT QUALITY Once upon a time, 640x480 resolution was a godsend. I'll admit FPS games benefit from higher resolutions, especially in multiplayer, but most games seriously do not require a significantly high pixel count. I've played games in standard and higher res. Know what's different? It's slightly crisper, and games that have text designed for...

I'm saving for a new tv. So far i have 300dlls.

This is what I have: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16889248016

You've just experienced what HD owners have been trying to tell people that insist their TV is "just fine" are missing out on.

Vizio sells a 26" 1080p HDTV for about 350-449, somewhere around there. Or you could get a 22"-24" 1080p monitor from Samsung and that's even cheaper for 200. I personally have a 22", it's an older model though before the time when 1:1 was common feature.

Sigh, I want to play this on my HDTV at home so I gotta wait till after late April, when my exams are finished. ---