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Xbox 360 in HDTV: LCD Review |
by UtahSaint
5/19/2006 |
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Xbox 360 in HDTV: LCD Review
Now that you've unpacked and put a few hours of playtime into your Xbox 360, we thought it'd be nice to give you some advice on how to play games/movies in glorious HDTV. We're taking a look at the Dell 37" LCD TV in this review.
We're going to be covering Plasma, Rear Projection and LCD in this Xbox 360 HDTV series review and we'll begin with the very smart Dell 37" - Model# W3706MC.
Lets start with the basics, this LCD is 37" and handles 480i, 480p, 720p and 1080i with a resolution of 1366 x 768. In plain english, this means your Xbox 360 games look stunning - the brightness of the screen with a nice 800:1 image contrast ratio makes for sharp graphics, solid shadows and a fast refresh rate.
Playing Xbox 360 games in HDTV gives you a major advantage over fellow gamers who may be using a regular TV - for example, when you are sniping in COD2 or BF2, the clarity of the graphics when shooting distant objects means you can find the target a little easier.
Another great thing to remember is the Dell LCD can be used as a regular TV - Dell were nice enough to include 13, let me repeat that, 13 inputs - covering TV, DTV, HDMI, Component, S-Video and Composite inputs. You can hook up everything from cable/satellie systems, to VCR, HD-DVD, Blu Ray, video iPod and your trusty Xbox and Xbox 360 (of course!).
Considering Dell is first and foremost a PC company, we were pretty stunned when it comes to the look of the TV, the unit itself is a nice shade of silver with a chrome trim, and the accompanying speakers are in black. The speakers can be attached to the TV - particularly useful if you plan on hanging the unit to the wall, or they can be stoof on a TV cabinent using the heavy duty stands. The speakers are pretty good, of course, they don't match up to a pair of German Physiks ($250,000 a pair), but then again they come free with the unit. The remote control looks as sweet as the TV, it feels good in your hand, has a none-slip grip underneath and is backlit - meaning you can see what buttons to press when it's 3am, pitch black and you've spent the last 8 hours as a special-ops Delta on the Bridge to Far map...
The Bottom Line
The Dell 37" LCD is currently listed on Dell.com for $1899 and we couldn't think of a better way to spend less than $2,000 to enhance your gaming experience.
For all the geeks out there, here's the spec list
Video System Specs:
Resolution: 1366 x 768
Image Contrast Ratio: 800:1
DTV Resolutions: 480i - 480p - 720p - 1080i
Audio System Specs:
Detachable Stereo Speakers (30 Watts Output)
SRS TruSurround XT Effects
TV System Specs:
Widescreen: Full, Wide, Zoom, Standard, Regular (4:3)
TV Tuners: 2 - NTSC - Picture in Picture, SAP, Vchip
Inputs: 13
VGA (15 Pin)
2 x HDMI
TV & Digital TV
3 x Composite
3 x S-Video
2 x Component
Outputs: 4
Subwoofer (RCA)
Coaxial Digital
TOS Link Digital
Composite AV (RCA Audio and Video)
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steve19970
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So I'm guessing that the native resolution is 720p, since the stated resolution is 1366 x 768. The others are probably scaled to 720p. That's good news, since it's also the native resolution of the Xbox 360.
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Mad Gamer 2
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That set looks so sweet, my teeth hurts when I look at the pics above. Darn it, I wish I did have a spare $2000 lying around.
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T7
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this just makes me hate my old 480p 27in sony even more........damn you standard definition
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Anyone have a couple grand they wanna give me? Haha if only I could afford you, you beautiful beautiful thing you.
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I love video games, you love video games, why are we arguing?
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moat123
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37 inches!!! Come on now if you really want to improve your gaming you need to step up a little more.
Ive got a HD Front Projector , which is shooting a 100" screen, you wanna talk about clarity, cant be beat. Sorry man 37" just doesnt do it for me.
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arrrrgggg, NEED........HD.......MUST...MOVE......TOWARDS......THE LIGHT
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drgoon
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I have the dell 32" (W3201C) Lcd.... as well... I can tell you its a hude upgrade from my High deff Smasung 32.... I have to say for gaming its a awesome tv but like all hd's you do have to do some minor tweekin. Easiest way is to grab a copy of a dvd that has thx testing in it (starwars movies.... pixar films...etc) and then adjust it... if you don't your blacks and whites may run together and your dark scenes won't be as crisp. Once that's done.... you ll NEVER go back to reg tv!!!!
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i need to get me one of those
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