Xbox HDMI Cable ??

[ofield]

Hello,
Do you have to buy the $50 dollar Microsoft 360 Hdmi Cable, or can you just
use a regular one??


Also if you just use component is 1080i as high as you can go with HD DVD Movies

Thank You.

[paintba||er]

You can use any HDMI cable.

[Player911]

HDMI and DVI are digital signals. Bits either get there or they don't. A $5 cable will work just as well as a $150 cable. Bits don't slide down the pipe any faster regardless how much you spend.

Analog signals are different, but that isn't in question. Buy a cheap one. My cable company gives them away. Perhaps you can call them up and say your dog chewed yours up and you'll need another one.

HDMI is a standard that all cable and hardware manufactures must follow. Anyone who strays from that isn't standard (hence not HDMI)

[paintba||er]

You can get one for $5 off NewEgg. 

[sj420]

Yeah, $9 HDMI cable for the win. It does everything, also, $9 dvi>hdmi cable, laptop in digital!

People who pay $20 or more for a cable don't search hard enough.

[Jay588]

Originally Posted by paintba||er

You can use any HDMI cable.

how do I do this? I dont have the newer 360 with the hdmi port, the old A/V. Do i need an adapter or something? I have an hdmi wire around here somewhere, how can I use it with my 360 lol..im a noob at audio/video stuff. and i have the old composite wires viewing on a nice 22" lcd hdtv

i saw this gadget but i am not spending $90 for it, u got any cheaper ideas? plus the thing sticks out like a sore thumb.

[paintba||er]

If you have an older one then I wouldn't even try to use HDMI. The older 360s aren't capable of outputting in digital, so you will have to use some kind of converter box to convert it from analog to digital, but they are usually a few hundred dollars. $90 is actually very cheap for something like that.

[Jay588]

Originally Posted by paintba||er

If you have an older one then I wouldn't even try to use HDMI. The older 360s aren't capable of outputting in digital, so you will have to use some kind of converter box to convert it from analog to digital, but they are usually a few hundred dollars. $90 is actually very cheap for something like that.

hm..didnt think of that. so if it doesnt have the new hdmi port it wont output digital at all? then how would this madcatz thing turn analog into digital? its a good thing u mentioned this because it might be some sort of scam really lol, and even the $50 MS hdmi wire wont be any help then. My 360 was sent in for repairs and they had to send me back a 'new' one, but not the one with the hdmi port :/ is this madcatz thing the way to go, or what? $90 is a big decision, i need to buy halo 3 again. by the way heres the link to the converter