Games better in 720p than 1080p?

m3n4ce said:
No no no.... you misunderstood. I was a bit vague, what I meant was you can use that as a tool to measure where and under what circumstances your setup looks better. I.e. using Component cable versus using HDMI etc etc.

Soz my bad :(
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Ah ok, that makes more sense then. ^_^
 
kokaine said:
I always play in 720p
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Being new to console gaming via an Xbox360 (I'm a ooollllddd PC gamers though), I'm curious whether there's any real merit to restricting console games to 720p? Watching the g/f play some Halo Reach the other day (on our 46" LED), I was impressed by the picture quality. It had me wondering whether there may be perceivable benefits between 720p vs 1080p
 
flarkit said:
Being new to console gaming via an Xbox360 (I'm a ooollllddd PC gamers though), I'm curious whether there's any real merit to restricting console games to 720p? Watching the g/f play some Halo Reach the other day (on our 46" LED), I was impressed by the picture quality. It had me wondering whether there may be perceivable benefits between 720p vs 1080p
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Isn't that what this entire thread is discussing?
 
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Here is an article one can read should they really want a bit more info, but it basically covers what was discussed about 720 and 1080 referring to resolutions.
http://www.geek.com/hdtv-buyers-guide/resolution/

Even though many games still look great in 720p, I am still 'for' 1080p.

Speaking of resolutions, soon, there will be screens which support 4K resolutions, and 1080p will eventually become a thing of the past.

http://mybroadband.co.za/news/gadgets/58431-sony-84-inch-4k-lcd-tv-unveiled.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4K_resolution

With XBox 720 well on it's way, most likely by the end of the year, one can use 4K resolutions, if you have are willing to fork out 250+ K for a 4K UHD TV.
But who knows if and when games will support this resolution and how much they will cost.
 
Is this the same case for the pc? I doubt it...
Playing borderlands 2 on @ 1920 x 1080 will obviously be better than @ 1280x720 with a capable graphics card?
 
Edelweiss said:
Is this the same case for the pc? I doubt it...
Playing borderlands 2 on @ 1920 x 1080 will obviously be better than @ 1280x720 with a capable graphics card?
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When you change the resolution of the PC game you are changing both the internal and external rendering resolutions. So the game is both being rendered and displayed at 1080p.

A fairly recent exception to that is Dark Souls where no matter what res you set the output to it would still render internally at 1024x720. Which of course caused quite a bit stir and resulted in a modder fixing that issue.
 
MOnk said:
When you change the resolution of the PC game you are changing both the internal and external rendering resolutions. So the game is both being rendered and displayed at 1080p.

A fairly recent exception to that is Dark Souls where no matter what res you set the output to it would still render internally at 1024x720. Which of course caused quite a bit stir and resulted in a modder fixing that issue.
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Hmm, ok. Thanks that clears it.
 
MOnk said:
Isn't that what this entire thread is discussing?
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To clarify perhaps, I was referring to benefits such as:

- To the Xbox's hardware, ie, does the hardware remain discernably cooler and therefore last longer when restricted to 720p? Somehow, my gut feel tells me that even at 720p the hardware probably works almost as much as at 1080p.

- Visually, is PQ at 720p actually so close to 1080p that one may as well play at that res. Is the difference perhaps subjective?
 
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