xbox, GC, PS2 on dell 2405fpw

did anyone of you try to use xbox, GC, PS2 (480p) on dell 2405fpw component input?

I am currently using 26" Samsung LTP266W LCD TV. The maximum resolution that this LCD can display is 1280*768 (native resolution).

This LCD perform really bad when i use 480p from game consoles. The LCD will stretch the display from low resolution source to fit 1280*768 display. This is really bad compare to 21" CRT 480p because CRT can perform really good with 640*480 while LCD cannot.

I m thinking of changing to 2405fpw instead of current samsung LCD TV.

Can anyone of you give me some suggestion? I really wanna know how 480p perform on this dell LCD 2405fpw ....... Thanks


My PC spec:
2x6800 ultra SLI
AMD64 3000+ winchester
1gb PC3200
audigy 4
ASUS A8N-SLI-DELUXE
ASUS VENTO 3600

I'm going to be doing somethng similar, I just ordered a 2005 FPW yesterday and I will be hooking it up to my xbox using my x2vga. Hopefully it'll look awesome with Halo2 in widescreen mode. If not I'll just go back to my crt and pu the 2005 on my Mac Mini.

I hooked up both my xbox and ps2 to 2405fpw through the component input while at the same time hooked up my dreamcast to the vga input using a vga adapter. All this was done for testing purposes since I already have an hdtv with all the consoles hooked up to it. Picture quality was quite acceptable at 640x480 considering 2405 is scaling to 1920x1200. You always have the option of using 1:1, but that leaves a tiny but super sharp picture in the middle of the screen. Some of the xbox games support 1080i and 720p and at that resolution the 2405 does an admirable job. Soul Calibur looked stunning running at 720p either scaled or 1:1.

i suggest you some how try and demo it. for me via component its great for both ps2 and and xbox. most 480p games i just use the fill mode to stretch across the screen. having said that most ps2 are 480i only or 576 if you have a pal console.

ninja gaiden @ 480p


gt4 @ 1080i



i for one am very happy with using mine for console games.

i made a topic for it but no one responded... but i was wondering if any of you have had any experience with component video switches? ive got an x2vga+ somewhere so it mostly be for the ps2/gc but i was just curious.

Originally Posted by subrandom

i made a topic for it but no one responded... but i was wondering if any of you have had any experience with component video switches? ive got an x2vga+ somewhere so it mostly be for the ps2/gc but i was just curious.

Don't u get it? no one knows, duh

http://www.whitedog.co.uk/catalog/pr...roducts_id=421 im using this one atm and its worked nor prob i think you can similar ones off ebay as well

Originally Posted by Yaka

http://www.whitedog.co.uk/catalog/pr...roducts_id=421 im using this one atm and its worked nor prob i think you can similar ones off ebay as well

looks pretty good, and the price is right.

any one with experience with switches that support optical audio?

How do games look like connected with a composite or S-video? I have a new GC that doesn't have the Digital A/V output, so I can't take advantage of 480p.

buy GC component cable, playing games svhs port is not preety

Originally Posted by subrandom

looks pretty good, and the price is right.

any one with experience with switches that support optical audio?

why not just buy an optical connection spliter, lets you connect to optical cables in one slot on you amp/tv etc

Originally Posted by Yaka

why not just buy an optical connection spliter, lets you connect to optical cables in one slot on you amp/tv etc

well i'd like support for more than two devices, but that is probably the cheapest solution

buy GC component cable, playing games svhs port is not preety

He actually meant he has a Cube that doesn't have the the Digital output port to begin with. A while ago Nintendo removed the digital out on all manufactured cubes to save some cash, since apparently only a tiny fraction of users took advantage of it. (It doesn't help that you are forced to purchase the cables through Nintendo directly.)


I myself do have my cube hooked up via Component to my 2405 and it looks quite good. I also have a 32" CRT HDTV, and it does look superior on that screen, but the 2405 is close.

Originally Posted by PKFGimpy

He actually meant he has a Cube that doesn't have the the Digital output port to begin with. A while ago Nintendo removed the digital out on all manufactured cubes to save some cash, since apparently only a tiny fraction of users took advantage of it. (It doesn't help that you are forced to purchase the cables through Nintendo directly.)

yeah that buying the cable only from them really kept me from getting one for a long long time, and would probably explain why only 1% of people own them... oh well maybe nintendo will take care of its higher end users with their next console....

check out my thread I posted a couple months ago.. I put a few close up pics in there.

http://www.hardforum.com/showthread....xbox+component

Originally Posted by magnetik

check out my thread I posted a couple months ago.. I put a few close up pics in there.

http://www.hardforum.com/showthread....xbox+component

as far as i know the newest halo2 update (or maybe the next one) should expand the 480p support so it should look better now. Please correct me if i'm wrong.

Anyone have pics of games running in 480i?

And can you please post your thoughts on the IQ of games running in 480i?

only got ps2 games that are 480i.

getaway 2, games are 576i in the uk instead of 480i in the usa.


GTA: SA its the USA version so its 480i


Ghost in the shell: Stand Alone complex. again usa version of the game @ 480i


hope that helps

I just capture 1 480i and 1 480p pictures from GC Naruto 3. But i dont know how to upload the files to this forum.

Originally Posted by tencheenian

I just capture 1 480i and 1 480p pictures from GC Naruto 3. But i dont know how to upload the files to this forum.

go to http://www.1stclasspcs.com and click on "uploader" and then upload your pics...then, copy and paste the link to the pic to the "insert image" box on the top of a post form...you know, the form you type on to make a post...and then BOOM! instant picture. If you do it right...make the pic a JPEG though, otherwise you could kill some people.....