CoryHolmes

Which was the whole point behind having a transforming fighter plane, yes? Battlecry, for all it's slight technical shortcomings and strange design choices, is a heckuva fun game. Especially on multiplayer, when each person can engage massive missle launches that'd make Hikaru and Scott Bernard proud

Shh! Don't say that so loudly, game systems can be as sensitive about their ages as some women

What does a DVI port look like?

My XBR2 has 3 HDMIs, 3 components, 2 HD components, a variety of S-video connections, a PC input, and two antenna jacks The part that I don't understand is why one of the HDMI ports has two audio inputs as well.

Perhaps it's a hovering unit and needs no wings, like the VHTs.

By the way, how is the SXRD? I was looking at one while shopping and saw that it had significant contrast issues when viewed on an angle (be it horizontal or vertical). That was what really made me go for the XBR2 instead.

My set is 1080 native anyway, so might as well have the 360 output the game data in that format and skip any conversions. But I've only just scratched the surface of what this puppy can do so there'll be ample time for experimentation. Right now I'm spooging myself over how awesome Star Wars looks like this (and I can't wait for it to hit next-gen format) and then... then comes Halo

It's here! It's here! It is, in a word, BIG. Now I'm very glad I didn't go with the 60" A2000 because I would've had to reset my entire living room to accomodate that monstrosity. I'm tad annoyed by the visual artifacts when watching SD cable, but it's nothing I can't live with. For a second while I was setting the unit up I was afraid that all images would look like that, but those fears were put rest the second I put DOA4 into 1080i HD mode and saw Ayane bounce around (in more ways than one). I still haven't run any of the THX optimizers yet, so it's still in the factory-supplied WTHTB modes, but I still can't get over the sheer size of the thing. To paraphrase Dark Helmet: "Oh... oh, my. Your TV is so big!"

Bell has a good sattalite service for a marginal increase in price over the basic cable I'm paying now. In the meantime, the Xbox360 beckons in a very alluring manner (and not just because it's DOA4 ) but also because of the HD-DVD attachment that's due out next month. But for now I'm faced with the ultimate question: Do I watch Star Wars Ep I-VI, or do I go IV-VI and then I-III?

It'll be rated AO by the ESRB. Now then, if it were about killing people in horrible ways instead of trying to get with them, it'd only be rated M.

Well, thank you all very much. Because of all the wonderful advice given in this thread, That Other Thread , and some reading on AVS Forums, I am now the proud owner of the 46" KDL46XBR2. Went to Best Buy and they were able to work a deal for the Thanksgiving Day sale here in Canada and I got a fairly decent price for it. It'll be delivered in 16 hours, four minutes, and twenty two seconds. Twenty one seconds. Twenty seconds. Nineteen...

Easy... once we're told what WTHTB stands for, though... Sweetness. I've got Star Wars movies, they're bound to have THX.

What should I do to the settings of an SXRD after I get it from the store? I know that plasmas come in a "torch-in" mode where all the settings are jacked up the wazoo for display in the showroom. Does a similar thing happen with LCDs? All true, but I found a panel that was 1080p and decently large enough for my desires, but the extreme pricetag (over $8,000 CDN) and the chance of a burn-in down the road was enough to make me reconsider my choice. I mean, I was certain that I could follow the directions to prevent such a thing, but my family isn't the most technically savvy of people, and when they come over for Christmas...

How would the Sony WEGA SXRD 50" Widescreen LCD be for gaming? I've decided to shy away from Plasma's for my first foray into high-def video due to the cost and risk of burn-in. I'd dearly love to get the 60" SXRD from Sony but I can't seem to find one in town

Good point. I'll admit that my research into plasma burn-in has gotten me a tad worried, especially given the price of the units I'm looking at. Perhaps LCD would be the better choice...

Here's another question for you oh-so-smart people. My current home theater receiver doesn't have any HD video inputs, so how could I hook up my XBox 360/next-gen DVD player so that I get both the high definition from the video and the surround sound of my audio?

And because the publishers know that they're anticipated titles, so that'll rack up the prices too.

Which is exactly the sort of reasoning that I'm using to actually buy the thing Right now I'm doing all the research I can on plasma's, the care and feeding thereof. AVS Forum is an amazing resource of information, especially for a total newbie such as myself

He did a pretty good job for Last Samurai, another period flick.

Well, technically speaking the heroine had the tentacles...

Above "normal definition" and below "extreme definition" Seriously, I'd started asking questions in the Xbox360 thread about what to look for and what questions to ask when purchasing an HD flat panel and the discussion just grew from there. Since getting modded, I figured we could have our very own thread and keep things on-topic that way.

I figured it'd be a good idea to start a topic for all sorts of high-definition discussions, especially since our last playground just got Modded. So, sound off and have at it.

But those are the rules set down by the original comic series: Show as much unrealistic T&A as possible and bring as many new weird baddies as possible and you'll have a successful comic. Why complain if they bring it into the anime as well?

What precautions were those, exactly?

What about SD channels that come in digitally from a sattalite dish/reciever? Are those still sub-tube in quality?