MiG- Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 DVD Movie FlawsPitiful Xbox 360 playback performance isn't reserved for the HQV benchmark: That's just the easiest, most scientific way to clearly demonstrate them. Here are just a few examples of the problems we have found in real, everyday, bought-in-a-store DVDs. The 360 has a problem with many animated DVD menus. It seems to get stuck on the still parts of the image and get locked into the wrong de-interlacing mode, or it doesn't properly detect the cadence of the menu screen at all. On some discs it's fine, on others it's a jagged mess. Sin City is a good example. The following closeup clearly shows the problem. The word boxes look fine, but the moving part of the image?the bullet and so on?is a mess. Sin City title menu closeup click on image for full view Here's a close-up look at the THX logo animation that plays at the start of Finding Nemo. Take a look at the can. If you're familiar with this animation and want to see another big display error, look at the wire near the animation's end. It's full of interlacing artifacts. THX Logo click on image for full view This image is a close-up of the angels that fly upward on the title screen to the classic Monty Python and the Holy Grail. The interlacing artifacts (jaggies) in the Xbox 360 screen are clearly visible. Source: http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,2088535,00.asp also contains the rest of the article... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huleboeren Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 Wow, awesome upscaler it must have :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danrarbc Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 Wow, awesome upscaler it must have :laugh: It doesn't upscale DVDs at all over component :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarvnDuran Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 i dont use the 360 for that. for that matter, I dont use my dvd player anymore. I hook up my laptop to the vga port on the TV. That is the best DVD resolution you are going to get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stanley porkchop Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 And that's a big deal? OH NOES MENU. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dagamer34 Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 If you want a decent DVD player, go buy a dedicated one. I thought we all knew this from using a PS2 and Xbox as a DVD player? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ienhz Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 Another reason why I NEVER use my consoles to play movies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadFerIt Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 Uh.. I use my 360 to view films (over VGA) upscaled to 1366x768.. And it looks incredible. So I'm really not sure where this is coming from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stezo2k Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 Uh.. I use my 360 to view films (over VGA) upscaled to 1366x768.. And it looks incredible. So I'm really not sure where this is coming from? I still do and I agree, it looks fantastic i'd be exstatic if it could be better though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meshuggah Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 using VGA cable solves these problems...this article is retarded. They should put up some pics via VGA where the xbox upscales to 1080p, then do a comparison :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5Horizons Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 Uh.. I use my 360 to view films (over VGA) upscaled to 1366x768.. And it looks incredible. So I'm really not sure where this is coming from? Same here. My 360 looks even better than my dedicated DVD player, and I've never had any movies that were "unwatchable" like the reviewers did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadrack Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 using VGA cable solves these problems...this article is retarded. They should put up some pics via VGA where the xbox upscales to 1080p, then do a comparison :D Very much agreed 100%. Over VGA the image looks great and I've been nothing but over-satisfied with the DVD playback capabilities of the x360! Not sure about component or composite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Live Veteran Posted February 2, 2007 Veteran Share Posted February 2, 2007 <shrug> my DVDs output over the VGA cable and upscaled to 720p look brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LunarFalcon Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 I've been using my 360 as my sole DVD player for the past 2 weeks (since I got a new HD), and it really looks great to me. Thankfully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neoadorable Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 lol ragnarok good one. yes, i never notice serious problems with playing DVD's save for the volume being so freakin low in the headphones. it's true certain titles have artifacts. check out United States of Leland for an example. on my machine it almost looked like LA was snowing! but a minor thing, and 99 percent of movies play great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliott Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 I watch my DVDs over Component and have never had any problems. The Xbox 360 does a fantastic job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyLarry Veteran Posted February 2, 2007 Veteran Share Posted February 2, 2007 I watch my DVDs over Component and have never had any problems. The Xbox 360 does a fantastic job. same here. never saw any issues. not saying they were not definitely there, but i am saying i did not notice them if they were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodrigo Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 Looks great with VGA here. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DELTETHISACCOUNT Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 The Xbox 360 DVD playback isn't flawed at all. Their hardware is just sh*t. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger.Girl Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 Flawed? Yes. Seriously flawed? No. It could use some updates, there is no real excuse for such problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magik Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 As many have pointed out, it's quite obvious that the article was basically written just to generate some traffic to the site. What is 'flawed' is this article. They obviously used Component out and compared it's DVD playback to a high-end DVD player that obviously upscaled. Had they used VGA output on the 360 one would hardly see a difference. :no: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiG- Posted February 2, 2007 Author Share Posted February 2, 2007 Im just the news man... i looked at the pictures and the article looked worthwhile to be posted. i think DVD's look pretty good via VGA, but then again i've never seen them hooked up to anything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noveed Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 VGA here, and its GREEEEAT!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynnoj Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 360 + VGA = Sexy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerzdawg Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 since i would never use my xbox for dvd playback(hd-dvd not included here) this is a non-issue... and imo people who are that crazy over details should have a dedicated upscaling dvd player... the college kid who doesnt have a big setup or the people who dont have room are not going to be that picky over some detail such as this..... upscaling dvd players are so cheap these days this is a non-issue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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