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spin,rainbow six 3,SC:pandora tomorrow,full spectrum warrior.
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HALF-LIFE2
Xbox FAQ v2.0
Comprehensive Xbox FAQ
Written and/or compiled by longtime Xbox fan Speedygi (Credits to
various sources)
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What is the Xbox?
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The Xbox is Microsoft's first video game console. The Xbox is
larger than the PS2 and
Gamecube, but it's not really a big deal. It costs around 300+ to
400+ dollars in Singapore for an unmodded set. It has four
controller ports , an ethernet port and a 8 GB hard drive. It uses
a proprietry operating software made by Microsoft.
Here are the specs:-
CPU: Intel Pentium III 733-MHz processor technology with streaming
SIMD extensions
Graphics processor: 233-MHz, custom-designed X-Chip, developed by
Microsoft and Nvidia
Total memory: 64MB of RAM (unified memory architecture)
Memory bandwidth: 6.4GB/second
Polygon performance: 150M/sec
Sustained polygon performance (full features): 100M/sec
Particle performance: 150M/sec
Simultaneous textures: 4
Pixel fill rate, no textures: 4.8 G/sec (anti-aliased)
Pixel fill rate, one texture: 4.8 G/sec (anti-aliased)
Pixel fill rate, two textures: 4.8 G/sec (anti-aliased)
Compressed textures: Yes (6:1)
Full scene anti-alias: Yes
Storage medium: 2X to 5X DVD, 8GB hard disk
I/O: Four game controller ports, Ethernet (10/100)
Audio channels: 256, AC3 encoded game audio
3D audio support: Yes
Midi/DLS2 support: Yes
Broadband enabled: Yes
Modem enabled: No
DVD movie playback: Yes
Gamepad included: Yes
Maximum resolution: 1920x1080
Maximum resolution (2x32bpp frame buffers + Z): 1920x1080
HDTV support: Yes
You can play online with the Xbox Live service , provided by
Microsoft.
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What are the different kinds of Xbox?
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Four kinds:-
US Xbox
European Xbox
Japanese/Asian Xbox
Special Edition Xbox
European Special edition Xbox
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What kind of games and DVDs can each version of the Xbox
play?
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All original Xbox game titles are made on 9 GB DVD9 discs
Unmodded US Xbox can only play NTSC/U/C coded Xbox titles.
Unmodded European Xbox can only play PAL coded Xbox titles.
Unmodded Japanese/Asian/Special Edition Xbox can only play NTSC/J
coded Xbox titles.
Unmodded European Special edition Xbox can only play PAL coded Xbox
titles.
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What is the special edition Xbox?
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The SE has a clear black case, instead of solid black of the normal
Xbox. The XBOX logo on the top is black with silverlettering
instead of green. The set includes the High Definition AV pack, the
standard AV composite cables, a clear black controller, and a
silver key chain with the engraved signature of Bill Gates and a
serial number on the other side. It's only availiable in Japan ,
and must be ordered online, if you want to purchase it.
It looks like this
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What comes with the standard package of the Asian Xbox?
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One Asian/Japanese Xbox
12 month warranty
One Controller S
Wide selection of English games (Game bundle may vary from place to
place)
2 additional languages Chinese and Korean in the Xbox
dashboard
English/Chinese Product Packagaing
Configured for local power supply (220-240 volts)
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What is the dashboard?
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The dashboard is a graphical GUI , that starts when you first boot
your Xbox set. you use it to change various settings, manage your
game saves, and to rip songs off of CDs and play them.
Memory:
This is where you can view all your data on the hard drive and
memory cards. The first screen tells you the total amount of data,
and how much is left. After you make your selection, it will show
all your game saves and song tracks sorted alphabetically, and
grouped by the game.
Music:
Go here to copy music off your CD collection onto the hard drive.
After you rip the songs, you can also manage your playlists and
listen to the music too.
Settings:
Change all the main settings for you Xbox here. Clock, language,
audio, video, parental
control, and the auto-off feature are all available to mess around
with. You can also
view the system info here.
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What are the peripherals availiable for the Xbox?
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Original Controller:
The Xbox controller is one of the most solid, comfortable
controllers ever made. It has a very
sturdy, solid feel to it, while being the ideal size. The
controller is black, with a clear
window that shows the Xbox logo on the top. It has 6 action buttons
(A, B, X, Y, Black, White), start & back buttons, a d-pad, and
two analog joysticks on the face. On the bottom are two analog
triggers, similar to the Dreamcasts. The two joysticks can be
clicked in, resulting in 12 buttons total. There is also a built-in
rumble feature in the controller. If you are interested in third
party controllers, again, always make sure that they are officially
licensed from Microsoft to avoid damage to your console. This
controller only comes standard with the US version of the Xbox,
however you can buy them seperately.
Xbox Controller S:
This is a new verion of the Xbox controller that Microsoft plans to
bring to the North American
market in May. While being almost identical to the Japanese
controller, there are a few
differences. The jewel on the controller is actually black and
green like the one on the
original conrtoller, instead of all green like the Japanese one.
The cord is longer than the
Japanese model, and the springs have more resistence, more like the
original controller.
Japanese Controller:
Same as Xbox Controller S, except the cord is shorter, the Xbox
logo is all green, and the
analog trigger springs are looser.
Memory card:
This memory cards are 8MB each , and is a supplement for game
saves. Useful for taking your game saves to your friends' houses
and sharing them.
RFU Adapter:
If your TV does not have regular composite video inputs, you need
this. Use this connection only as last resort, as the quality is
horrible. If you have $300 to spend on a Xbox, you shouldn't even
need to consider this option anyway.
Standard AV Cable:
This is the cable that came with your Xbox. You can also buy this
separately if something
happens to it.
Advanced AV Pack:
If you have s-video inputs on your TV, you will want to upgrade to
this. These give the
video quality a serious upgrade when compared with the composite
cables. You will need this if you plan on using optical digital
audio.
Advanced SCART Cable:
The Advanced SCART Cable connects the console to TVs equipped with
a SCART input terminal and enables RGB video signals for improved
video output. This cable also provides a digital output for use
with digital audio receivers. Better than S-Video, Composite and
RF.
HD AV Pack:
When you want to connect your Xbox to a HDTV, you'll need this.
Xbox games will all run with HDTV quality visuals. The Xbox
supports 540p, 720p, and 1080i. This also has a optical digital
audio port on the pack. A must have , if you have a HDTV with the
supported resoulutions, as it provides clearer, sharper and overall
prettier than the usual graphics that the standard and advanced
packs provides. Also known as Component. Not supported in PAL Xbox
system. Unless you use a PAL to NTSC output converter and a NTSC
supported TV set.
Monster Cables also provides excellent cables for the Xbox. Try to
find them at your local game-specialty stores.
Driving wheels/Joysticks/Light guns:
This are the various extra specialized controllers for driving
games , fighting games and shooting games preferably. This can be
found at your local Xbox dealer or any Console dealer.
DVD kit:
If you want to watch DVD movies on your Xbox, you will need to
purchase this. It is basically a remote and an infrared receiver
that you plug into a controller port. The $30 price includes the
$20 that Microsoft has to pay to the DVD Consortium (every DVD
player ever manufactured has this fee) and $10 for the actual
remote. Progressive scan play is not supported by the Xbox. Whether
Microsoft will offer an upgrade to support watching DVD's at HDTV
quality is unknown. It may however be possible, due to the fact
that the Xbox does support higher resolutions for the games.
Voice communication headset:
This comes with your Xbox subscription kit which must be bought
separately from the standard package itself. It basically allows
you to communicate with voice during online games. Must be
supported by the Xbox live enabled game. Great for taunting and
chatting.
Xbox subscription kit:
This is the kit you may want to look out for during the holidays,
if you wanna play Xbox live. It is basically a one year
subscription. It allows you to play Xbox live , and all the
features that it offers. The latest US kit comes with Mech assault.
Do look for this, if you wanna play online.
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Why my Xbox cannot play DVD movies?
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You need the DVD kit, you can find them in all good Xbox retailers.
It costs about 49.90 dollars in Singapore , but may be subject to
place and retailer.
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What region DVD movies can my Xbox play?
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Firstly you need the DVD kit. The region stated on the DVD kit
packaging does not mean you can only play that region's DVD movie
discs, rather it depends on the first ever DVD movie you play in
the Xbox , the bios will remember the region of that disc and lock
it , preventing other regions' discs from being able to be played.
Unless you mod it of course. (more on modding later in the next
update)
Newer generation local Xboxes are now locked to see only region 3
DVD movies, as iam told. Please experiment by playing both other
region movies and region 3 DVD movies.
As iam also told , this locking also applies to normal non-movie
DVDs as well.
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How do I connect my Xbox to a digital surround sound system?
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You will need either the Advanced or HD AV packs. The pack has a
Toslink style connector so you can connect it to your receiver. You
will need to buy the optical cable separately. An optical cable
comes in many lengths and is at average 24 dollars. Please look at
the diagrams on the packaging to determine the right one, usually
DVD players are the equivalent of the Xbox.
You must also set the digital surround sound in the Console
dashboard interface. Try exploring the settings and test with some
games like Dead or alive 3 , for example.
If somehow it cannot work , just connect your Xbox normally , then
just connect the optical cable from your HD or advanced pack to the
receiver/amplifier. It should work 90% of the time.
Also you might want to set the signal to digital on the receiver
itself, please refer to the respective receiver manual. Please
confirm that your receiver supports 5.1 Digital surround
sound.
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Where can i buy the Xbox?
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B Arjan & Co (Funan The IT Mall
Carrefour (Suntec City)
Challenger Superstore (Funan The IT Mall and Tampines Mall)
CK Tang
Comics Connection (Junction 8, Causeway Point, Clementi Centre,
Rivervale Mall, West Mall)
Computer Etc (Funan The IT Mall, Causeway Point)
Cyber Active Computer (Jurong Point, West Mall, White Sands, Yishun
Central)
E2000 (Funan The IT Mall)
E-Games (Orchard Cineleisure)
Green Domain (Sim Lim Square)
Harvey Norman (Suntec City, Millenia Walk, Hougang Mall)
Ouni InfoHighway (Sim Lim Square)
PK Computer (The Heeren, Funan The IT Mall, Suntec City)
Planet E+G (Raffles City)
Popular Book Co (North Point, Crown Prince)
South Asia Computer (Funan The IT Mall)
Toys R Us (The Forum)
Video-Pro.com (Sim Lim Square)
Comics Connection (Lot 1, Choa Chua Kang)
More places sell them , this is just a small list . Keep
looking.
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Why is the graphics still the same after connecting the Xbox to my
HDTV with a HD pack?
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Firstly verify if you have connected the right color coded wires to
the respective color coded input and outputs. Secondly verfiy if
the HD pack is tightly connected to your Xbox , always double
check. If all else fails , please set the supported resolutions
your HDTV supports through the console dashboard interface.
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How do i know which resolutions my HDTV provides ?
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Refer to your respective HDTV manuals, and set the resolutions
through the dashboard interface. If you do not have the manual for
your HDTV availiable, i heavily suggest doing trial and error with
a game that makes use of HDTV capablilities. Most problems can be
solved by trial and error , selecting the various settings and
seeing what works for you.
Also it would be nice to set your HDTV to progressive scan or the
numerous other scan schemes VIA your TV remote. Set whatever works
best for you.
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Why my TV got a Ghosting effect or Double screen effect?
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The reason why some TVs have a ghosting effect , it's because after
sustantial amount of game playing , will cause a 'burn in' effect
in some non-LCD TV and HDTV sets. In some cases , it may be very
bad , but in others, it may be nothing. To prevent such things,
please read ypur respective TV manuals to see how you can counter
that problem, or just make sure you don't use the TV for too
long.
Burn-In is a premature, uneven wear of the phosphors in a CRT or
Plasma display. LCD, LCoS, and DLP don't use phosphors, and are
therefore immune to burn-in. The possibility of burn-in can be
minimized through proper adjustment of the TV settings and common
sense in the TV's use.
As for Double screen , some HDTVs (especially the earlier versions)
does not support auto switch of resolutions during using HDTV video
capability for Xbox . They need to be manually set correctly
everytime. Failure to do so , will cause a double image on your TV
screen during the use of your Xbox.
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Why does my Xbox clock reset?
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The clock resets after around 5 hours of disconnection from the
mains. The reason is because the XBox uses a capacitor to store
some currents in the set to keep the time. After 5 hrs, the charges
dissipates and so the program resets to the default time when you
boot it up after 5 hrs.
Plus there's a rumor that when you connect to Xbox Live VIA your
dashboard interface , your Xbox's clock will be auto set to the
correct time for your region. As for the validity of that rumor , i
have yet to know and i will get to the bottom of this matter.
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Why my save games all dissapear?
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1. Either you must have reformatted the hard disk
2. Your hard disk is faulty
3. Data corruption
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What are of these drives/partitions used for on my xbox hard
drive?
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Here are the drives/partitions and a brief description:-
C - 500 MB - menu code, graphics, sound, DVD player, etc (partition
2)
D - Dvd Drive
E - 4895 MB - Data - saved games and imported CD audio tracks
(partition 1)
F - See below. (partion 6)
X - 750 MB - Game Cache - temporary data of a game for faster
access. (partition 3)
Y - 750 MB - Game Cache - temporary data of a game for faster
access. (partition 4)
Z - 750 MB - Game Cache - temporary data of a game for faster
access. (partition 5)
The Seagate Drives are 10gig and have 1896 MB of unused,
unpartitioned space. You can format this space and it will be your
F drive. If your stock drive is made by WD, then the sizes are just
as shown above. Also, when replacing the hard drive, all space
outside of what is shown above is partitioned to the F drive. The
only exception to this is with drives larger than 137gig. You then
have the option of creating a 7th partition, "G drive" using the
space above 137gig.
You cannot change the size of any the drives, they are left alone
for compatibility.
Dont use drives X Y and Z for any kind of storage, there is a good
chance that it will be deleted at any time.
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Which routers are Xbox live compatible and which are not?
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For the best results, Microsoft recommends the following brands and
models:-
DLink:-
DI-604
DI-614+
DI-624
Linksys:-
BEFSR41 (v3)
BEFW11S4 (v4)
Microsoft:-
MN-100
MN-500
MN-700
MN-740
They do not recommend the following:-
DLink:-
DI-754
DI-764
Linksys:-
BEFSR11
BEFW11S4 (v2)
NR041
Netgear:-
MR314
RP114
RP334
RT311
RT314
SMC:-
7004VBR
7004WFW
Even if you are connecting to XBC (XBconnect) , try not to use
unrecommended routers.
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Some general terms we need to know
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GENERAL:
TV - A display device with a built-in tuner.
Monitor - A display device wihtout a built-in tuner.
Display - Any device capable of displaying an image.
HDTV Monitor (HDTV Ready TV) - usually, a TV with a built-in
standard definition (NTSC) tuner. To get HDTV, you'll need an HDTV
tuner, like a cable, satelite, an over the air (OTA) tuner box, or
another HD signal source, like an Xbox!
HD Television - An HD TV with a built in HD (ATSC) Tuner. The only
additional equipment you need to display an OTA HD signal would be
a standard set-top or roof-top television antenna. Chances are, it
will also accept external HD sources, like HD cable boxes and
Xboxs.
Aspect Ratio - The ratio between the horizontal and verticle
measurements of the screen. Standard TV's are 4:3, Widescreen TVs
are 16:9, Movies can be any ratio, but 1.66:1, 1.85:1, and 2.35:1
are common aspect ratios for movies. If the aspect ratio of your
source does not match the aspect ratio of the screen, you will get
black bars above/below the picture (letterboxing) or on the sides
of the picture (window or pillar-boxing).
Contrast Ratio - A ratio representing the range of brightness a TV
is capable of producing, from the darkest black to the brightest
white. Generally, the higher the better.
Burn-In - A premature, uneven wear of the phosphors in a CRT or
Plasma display. LCD, LCoS, and DLP don't use phosphors, and are
therefore immune to burn-in. The possibility of burn-in can be
minimized through proper adjustment of the TV settings and common
sense in the TV's use.
Scaling - The ability of a video component to change the
format/resolution of a signal to another format or resolution.
Though the Xbox can output different formats/resolutions
(480i/480p/720p/1080i) based on what's coded, it CANNOT scale. This
is important to understand, because there may occasionally be a
scenario where the output of the Xbox won't match what the display
can accomodate, and you won't get an image on the screen.
TV SIGNAL FORMATS:
Interlaced (as used in 480i/1080i) - A trick of TV broadcasting
where the TV only draws every other line of verticle resolution at
a time, then goes back and fills in the remaining lines. This
happens fast enough that your eyes fill in the blanks, but many
people still see some artifacts from the process, especially with
computer-generated graphics.
Progressive (as used in 480p/720p) - Displaying a TV signal in a
manner where every line of resolution is drawn, then the process
starts again. Generally, this produces a smoother, crisper picture
than 480i.
480i - Standard North American TV Format, also known as NTSC and
Standard Definition (SD), consisting of 480 lines of interlaced
resolution, where every other line is shown every other 1/60th of a
second. All standard TV and all DVDs are in 480i format, as is the
Xbox Dashboard. A very few Xbox games only support this
resolution.
480p - A 'Digital' TV Format (sometimes called DTV), consisting of
480 lines of progressive resolution, where every line is shown
every 1/60th of a second, generally considered to give a crisper
image over 480i. This format is usually 4:3, but can be 16:9 as
well. Most Xbox games support 480p. 480p is not generally
considered a 'true' HD resolution.
720p - An HDTV Format, consisting of 1280x720 pixels drawn
progressively. Some XBox games support this resolution, but not all
HDTVs accept 720p as an input resolution.
1080i - An HDTV Format, consisting of 1920x1080 pixels drawn using
interlacing. A few Xbox games support this resolution.
SDTV - Usually refers to the 480i format
DTV - Digital Television, usually referring to digital versions of
480i and 480p formats, as well as HDTV formats.
HDTV - Generally, the 720p and 1080i formats, or a television that
is capable of acception and displaying the High Defintiion format
material. 720p and 1080i are the most common HDTV
resolutions.
EDTV - some televisions can accept SD and HDTV signals, but don't
display them in 'full' HD resolution, but scale them up/down to
another resolution, like 960i or 540p, or something else entirely.
These TVs are sometimes called Enhanced Definition
Televisions.
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGIES:
CRT - An image projection technology where an electron beam is
projected on a tube, exciting phosphors that emit light. CRT are
used in direct view, rear and front projection displays. CRTs
generally still have the best overall image quality, mostly because
they produce the highest contrast ratios. Drawbacks to CRT include
larger direct-view sets get very heavy (because of the glass in the
picture tube) and are limited to ~40", while CRT-based front and
rear projection systems tend to have large, bulky projection units.
Rear-Projection CRT TVs are generally enclosed in a full-size
cabinet that sits directly on the floor. All CRTs will eventually
fade due to the phosphors wearing out, but this can take many years
of continuous use, and shouldn't be a major factor in your
purchase, but rear-projection CRTs may need periodic tuning to
maintain the best picture quality. CRTs, in general, are the
cheapest technolgy for a display in a given size.
LCD - An imaging technology that uses liquid crystals as 'shutters'
to pass light from a back-light onto a screen to create an image.
LCDs are used in direct view, front and rear projection TVs. LCD
shows great colors, but has a fairly low contrast ratio. LCDs will
also fade out over time as the backlight wears, and some of the
crystals can get stuck (and a few are tolerated in the
manufacturing process of an LCD), resulting in 'dead pixels' on the
screen, so they do have a limited life. Smaller LCD displays are
very thin. Larger, rear-projection LCD TVs are much lighter than
CRT-based rear-projection TVs, are much thinner than CRTs, and
usually sit on a TV stand.
LCoS - A fairly new imaging technology similar to LCD that uses
liquid crystals to pass light from a bulb through a transparent
silicon wafer and project it onto a screen. Since there is a bulb,
there are no worries about the backlight wearing out, you simply
replace the bulb periodically. Dead pixels may still be an issue.
Size factor for rear-projection is about the same as LCD-based
sets.
DLP - An imaging technology that uses a chip with thousands of tiny
mirrors to reflect light through a colored lens and onto a screen
to produce an image. DLP is used in front and rear projection
displays. Fading over time is not an issue, but the bulb will need
to be replaced periodically. Form factor for rear-projection
systems are generally table-top, less than 20" deep, and about the
same size as a LCD or LCoS set. Generally considered to have good
color and a better contrast ratio than LCD, DLP is a popular choice
in larger screen sizes, though it is generally a bit more expensive
than LCD, and much more so than a comparitively sized CRT.
Plasma - An imaging technology that uses phosphers to generate an
image on a very thin screen - Plasma TVs can be only a few inches
thick, regardless of size. Plasma displays show a very bright
image, have good contrast ratios, but are very expensive compared
with similar-sized displays based on other technolgies.
TELEVISION TYPES:
Direct View TV - Sometimes called a 'regular' or standard TV, a CRT
TV with a tube that is viewed directly. Chances are, this is the
type of TV you grew up with.
Rear Projection TV (RPTV) - A TV that uses a projector mounted
behind a screen to display an image. The projector is usually
mounted in an enclosed cabinet that includes the rest of the TV
components. Rear Projection TVs can use CRT, LCD, LCoS, or DLP
technology.
Front Projection TV (FPTV) - A TV that uses a projector and a
seperate screen to display an image. The projection unit can use
CRT, LCD, LCoS, or DLP technologies.
Flat-Panels - Thin, light displays that can be placed almost
anywhere. These include the smaller, desktop LCD displays and
Plasma displays.
VIDEO INPUT TYPES:
RF (Radio Frequency) Input - A type of input that is usually
assocaited with a coaxial cable from an antenna or cable system.
Generally regarded as the poorest possible conductor of a signal,
so avoid using it to interconnect video components.
Composite Input - An analog video connection that uses a single
cable with RCA connectors to pass a signal. Considered slightly
better than RF. Can only handle 480i resolutions.
S-Video - An analog video connection that uses a single cable with
proprietary S-Video connectors to pass a video signal. Considered
an improvement over and preferrable to Composite. Only handles 480i
resolutions.
Component Video / YPbPr - An analog video connection that uses 3
cables with RCA connectors to pass a video signal. Considered
better than S-Video, and the best you can do with an Xbox. Also
used with DVD players, HD Tuners, some cable boxes, and other video
components, it is a requirement to use Component cables to display
480p/720p/1080i resolutions from any source.
VGA - The standard type of connection for PCs. The signal is
actually the same as sent over Component cables, but in a 15-pin
D-sub form factor connector.
DVI - A digital video interface that is becoming the standard to
connect PCs, HD Tuners, and even some DVD players to a display
device. To ensure compatibility with future devices, look for at
least 1 DVI connection on any new HDTV you buy. Look for a set that
also supports HDCP, a copy protection standard.
Firewire - A competing digital standard to DVI supported by some TV
manufacturers.
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What Xbox titles support HDTV and/or Digital surround?
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007: Agent Under Fire
James Bond 007: NightFire
4X4 Evolution 2
Aggressive Inline
AirForce Delta Storm
Aliens Versus Predator: Extinction
All-Star Baseball 2003
All-Star Baseball 2004
Alter Echo
Amped: Freestyle Snowboarding
Amped 2
Apex
Armed & Dangerous
Arx Fatalis
Azurik
Batman Vengeance
Batman: Dark Tomorrow
Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance
Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II
Battlestar Galactica
Beyond Good and Evil
Blade II
Blinx: The Time Sweeper
Blood Omen 2
BloodRayne
Blood Wake
BMX XXX
Bruce Lee
Brute Force
(Online = Downloadable Content)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Chaos Bleeds
Buffy The Vampire Slayer
Burnout
Burnout 2: Point of Impact
(Online = Scoreboard Tracking)
Capcom vs. SNK 2:EO
Cel Damage
Chase: Hollywood Stunt Driver
Circus Maximus: Chariot Wars
Collin McRae Ralley 3
Conflict: Desert Storm
Conflict Desert Storm II: Back to Baghdad
(Online = Downloadable Content)
Counter-Strike
Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath Of Cortex
Crash Nitro Kart
Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller
Crimson Sea
Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge
Dance Dance Revolution: Ultramix
Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 2
Dead Or Alive 3
Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball
Dead to Rights
Deathrow
Defender
Deus Ex: Invisible War
Dino Crisis 3
Dragon's Lair 3D
The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
Enclave
Enter the Matrix
ESPN Major League Baseball 2K4
ESPN NBA Basketball 2K4
ESPN NHL Hockey 2K4
ESPN NFL Football 2K4
ESPN Snowboarding
F1 2001
Fatal Frame
FIFA World Cup 2002
FIFA Soccer 2003
Finding Nemo
FireBlade
Freedom Fighters
Fuzion Frenzy
Genma Onimusha
Ghost Recon
Ghost Recon: Island Thunder
Grand Theft Auto Double Pack
Gun Metal
Gunvalkyrie
Halo
High Heat Baseball 2004
Hitman 2: Silent Assassin
House of the Dead III
Hunter: The Reckoning
Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb
Inside Pitch 2003
James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing
(Turn off 1080i in the dashboard for 480p)
Jet Set Radio Future
Kakuto Chojin
Knockout Kings 2002
Kung Fu Chaos
Legacy of Kain: Defiance
Links 2004
Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring
Lord of the Rings The Two Towers
Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
Madden NFL 2002
Madden NFL 2003
Madden NFL 2004
Marvel vs. Capcom 2
Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX 2
Max Payne
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
MechAssault
Medal of Honor Frontline
Medal of Honor: Rising Sun
Mercedes-Benz World Racing
Metal Arms: Glitch in the System
Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance
Midnight Club II
Midtown Madness 3
Minority Report: Everybody Runs
Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance
MotoGP
Moto GP LIVE Demo
MotoGP 2
MX Superfly
(Online = downloadable content)
MX Unleashed
NASCAR Heat 2002
NASCAR Thunder 2002
NASCAR Thunder 2003
NASCAR Thunder 2004
NBA Live 2002
NBA 2K2
NBA 2K3
NBA Inside Drive 2002
NBA Inside Drive 2003
NBA Inside Drive 2004
NBA Jam
NBA Street Vol. 2
NCAA College Basketball 2K3
NCAA Football 2003
NCAA Football 2004
Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit 2
Need for Speed Underground
NFL 2K2
NFL 2K3
NFL Blitz 20-02
NFL Fever 2002
NFL Fever 2003
NFL Fever 2004
NFL Street
NHL 2K3
NHL Hitz 2002
NHL 2002
NightCaster
Ninja Gaiden
(Online = downloadable content)
Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee
Outlaw Golf
Outlaw Volleyball
Panzer Dragoon Orta
Phantasy Star Online
Phantom Crash
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
Pro Race Driver
Project Gotham Racing
Project Gotham Racing 2
Quantum Redshift
Rainbow Six 3
Rallisport Challenge
Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc
RedCard Soccer 20-03
Return to Castle Wolfenstein: Tides of War
Robotech: Battlecry
Rocky
Secret Weapons Over Normandy
(Online = downloadable content)
Sega GT 2002
Serious Sam
Shenmue II
Shrek
Silent Hill 2
The Simpsons Hit & Run
Simpsons Road Rage
The Sims: Bustin' Out
Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix
Soul Calibur II
(720p displayed in a 4:3 box in a 16:9 window)
Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy
Spider-Man
Splashdown
Splinter Cell
(Online=Downloadable Content)
SpyHunter
SSX Tricky
SSX 3
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Star Wars Starfighter
Star Wars: Obi-Wan
Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Outcast
Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy
Star Wars: KOTOR
(Online=Downloadable Content)
State of Emergency
Steel Battalion
Street Hoops
Superman: The Man of Steel
Syberia
Tao Feng: Fist of the Lotus
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
Test Drive
Test Drive Offroad
Tetris Worlds
The Hulk
The Thing
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2003
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2004
TimeSplitters 2
Toe Jam & Earl III
(Online=Downloadable Content)
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2X
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4
Tony Hawk's Underground
Top Spin
Totaled!
TransWorld Snowboarding
Transworld Surf
Triple Play 2002
True Crime: Streets of L.A.
Turok: Evolution
Ty the Tasmanian Tiger
UFC: Tapout
Unreal Championship
Voodoo Vince
Whacked!
World Series Baseball 2K2
World Series Baseball 2K3
(16:9 only in 720p)
Wreckless
WWF Raw
XGRA: Extreme Racing
XIII
X-Men: Next Dimension
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Any Xbox websites worth visiting?
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Here is a list:-
www.xboxaxis.com
www.gamefaqs.com (Xbox section)
www.Xbox.com
www.gamespot.com (Xbox section)
Xbox-scene
The Brotherhood of the box
Xbconnect
