http://www.majornelson.com/archive/2006/10/15/Show-198-The-one-about-1080p-and-Family-Settings.aspxWith the Xbox Live scheduled maintenance this week , I considered holding this show until Tuesday so you had something to help you through the day. I decided to post it today as usual, but give you an extra long show instead. This week&rsquo;s show: InterviewenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP2 (Build: 40407.4157)http://www.majornelson.com/archive/2006/10/15/Show-198-The-one-about-1080p-and-Family-Settings.aspx#156232Wed, 20 Feb 2008 19:44:08 GMT055c7c12-9f8e-4800-85f1-aebaf66ea7d8:156232Emray<p>Looks like a good show!</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.majornelson.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=156232" width="1" height="1">http://www.majornelson.com/archive/2006/10/15/Show-198-The-one-about-1080p-and-Family-Settings.aspx#156231Wed, 20 Feb 2008 19:44:08 GMT055c7c12-9f8e-4800-85f1-aebaf66ea7d8:156231NateThanks Major, sounds great!<div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.majornelson.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=156231" width="1" height="1">http://www.majornelson.com/archive/2006/10/15/Show-198-The-one-about-1080p-and-Family-Settings.aspx#159702Fri, 20 Oct 2006 14:02:35 GMT055c7c12-9f8e-4800-85f1-aebaf66ea7d8:159702RowlanderHi, nice show! I have a question about the 1080p update, that is very important to me: Many wide screen computermonitors don´t support a 1:1 pixel aspect ratio, which means, they stretch a 16:9 image to fit the 16:10 aspect of their panel. Now the Xbox 360 can also output 1280x768, which equals a 16:10 aspect, so it´s fine in that resolution range. In order to watch 1080p movies unstretched on a 24 inch monitor though, the 360 would have to be able to output a resolution of 1920x1200. Will this be an option, or will it max out at 1920x1080? Is there or will there be a chart that shows all the "new" possible resolutions somewhere? Hope for an answer! Thanks!<div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.majornelson.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=159702" width="1" height="1">http://www.majornelson.com/archive/2006/10/15/Show-198-The-one-about-1080p-and-Family-Settings.aspx#159624Fri, 20 Oct 2006 02:53:10 GMT055c7c12-9f8e-4800-85f1-aebaf66ea7d8:159624Sane Sanity<p>If I'm correct I can watch HD-DVD @ 720p/1080i through component. Audio is going through a optical cable to my AV set... superb sound!</p> <p>I'm gonna enjoy it.</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.majornelson.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=159624" width="1" height="1">http://www.majornelson.com/archive/2006/10/15/Show-198-The-one-about-1080p-and-Family-Settings.aspx#158412Wed, 18 Oct 2006 17:01:24 GMT055c7c12-9f8e-4800-85f1-aebaf66ea7d8:158412BobYes, I finally get to see 1080p, I got a Dell 2405 24" LCD monitor that does 1920x1080, the monitor actually does 1920x 1600 on VGA and DVI !! So I get to see 1080p on 360 finally for games (If they are made for 1080p and movies at 1080p--HDDVD movies are in 1080p). To be honest it looks the same in 1080i, I've downloaded 1080p videos from Windows Media Player on my computer and really can't tell the difference. I'm guessing its better for sports and fast paced action like 720p has over 1080p. I will turn on the 360 to see if the changes came through today. I guess I will be happy until 2012 when the actually start enforcing copy protection using DVI but by that time I'm not going to worry about it, that's about the time a new Xbox should be out!.<div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.majornelson.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=158412" width="1" height="1">http://www.majornelson.com/archive/2006/10/15/Show-198-The-one-about-1080p-and-Family-Settings.aspx#158410Wed, 18 Oct 2006 17:01:18 GMT055c7c12-9f8e-4800-85f1-aebaf66ea7d8:158410BobYes, I finally get to see 1080p, I got a Dell 2405 24" LCD monitor that does 1920x1080, the monitor actually does 1920x 1600 on VGA and DVI !! So I get to see 1080p on 360 finally for games (If they are made for 1080p and movies at 1080p--HDDVD movies are in 1080p). To be honest it looks the same in 1080i, I've downloaded 1080p videos from Windows Media Player on my computer and really can't tell the difference. I'm guessing its better for sports and fast paced action like 720p has over 1080p. I will turn on the 360 to see if the changes came through today. I guess I will be happy until 2012 when the actually start enforcing copy protection using DVI but by that time I'm not going to worry about it, that's about the time a new Xbox should be out!.<div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.majornelson.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=158410" width="1" height="1">http://www.majornelson.com/archive/2006/10/15/Show-198-The-one-about-1080p-and-Family-Settings.aspx#158325Wed, 18 Oct 2006 16:13:54 GMT055c7c12-9f8e-4800-85f1-aebaf66ea7d8:158325ClutchplateEnjoyed the show, great work. We've seen lots of discussion around 1080p, but I'd like to ask something about the Family Controls. It seems to me that the way they work is flawed for the typical setup where the parents and kids play on the same box (you know, living room entertainment system, etc.). I have gold account and my kids have silver. I had it setup so that they were child accounts to my account and they were limited in what they could see on Marketplace and what they could do on Live (e.g. no voice). However, when I was signed in, I couldn't see any of the new Marketplace content I was interested in. Turns out you have to COMPLETELY TURN OFF parental controls so that I can see that! Huh? That kind of defeats the purpose completely. I don't want to disable and reenable the settings every time I check Marketplace (which is multiple times a week). Bottom line? I disabled Parental Controls because of this extremely annoying and illogical design. Can you explain the reasoning behind this design? <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.majornelson.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=158325" width="1" height="1">http://www.majornelson.com/archive/2006/10/15/Show-198-The-one-about-1080p-and-Family-Settings.aspx#158220Wed, 18 Oct 2006 15:34:08 GMT055c7c12-9f8e-4800-85f1-aebaf66ea7d8:158220BlackFish 95<p>Web TV is not HDTV is it? &nbsp;I wouldn't put a browser in a 480i device, but I know web would look fine on my 720p native 50&quot; DLP. &nbsp;Not that I plan on surfing the web on my 360, it'd be an interesting addition. &nbsp;</p> <p>BTW, Trixie, I love your voice, don't let the trolls get you down (I know you don't anyways). &nbsp;</p> <p>Thanks for this full featured 'cast Major. &nbsp;I'm sure after the update you'll have plenty to discuss next week too :)</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.majornelson.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=158220" width="1" height="1">http://www.majornelson.com/archive/2006/10/15/Show-198-The-one-about-1080p-and-Family-Settings.aspx#157367Wed, 18 Oct 2006 05:39:29 GMT055c7c12-9f8e-4800-85f1-aebaf66ea7d8:157367R3VELATI0N<p>Nice try with the whole Web TV comparison Major but if Nintendo had followed your mentality then we would not have a video games industry now would we.</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.majornelson.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=157367" width="1" height="1">http://www.majornelson.com/archive/2006/10/15/Show-198-The-one-about-1080p-and-Family-Settings.aspx#157193Wed, 18 Oct 2006 00:05:40 GMT055c7c12-9f8e-4800-85f1-aebaf66ea7d8:157193Freakout1<p>&quot;I want my chocolate milk!&quot; LOL! That made me laugh, that video was so funny. Thanks for the latest, Major!</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.majornelson.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=157193" width="1" height="1">http://www.majornelson.com/archive/2006/10/15/Show-198-The-one-about-1080p-and-Family-Settings.aspx#157028Tue, 17 Oct 2006 21:59:58 GMT055c7c12-9f8e-4800-85f1-aebaf66ea7d8:157028Joergen8<p>My Sony HDTV has VGA but the color fidelity and contrast through the VGA cable is mediocre compared to component, this is an inherent fault with the 360 output (that can be adjusted with a patch, as they did already once).</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.majornelson.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=157028" width="1" height="1">http://www.majornelson.com/archive/2006/10/15/Show-198-The-one-about-1080p-and-Family-Settings.aspx#156971Tue, 17 Oct 2006 13:05:21 GMT055c7c12-9f8e-4800-85f1-aebaf66ea7d8:156971DanFilth<p>love this show, and the Albert interview. &nbsp;it completely answered the questions i had, and cleared up the misconceptions your readers have brought up.</p> <p>thanks major</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.majornelson.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=156971" width="1" height="1">http://www.majornelson.com/archive/2006/10/15/Show-198-The-one-about-1080p-and-Family-Settings.aspx#156896Tue, 17 Oct 2006 09:12:29 GMT055c7c12-9f8e-4800-85f1-aebaf66ea7d8:156896Glaurung NHP<p>Still undecided on HD-DVD. How much better a picture would you get on a PC LCD display (19&quot; diagonal not widescreen) than from a standard DVD. Can't afford a HDTV let but plan on doing so in the future. Might still pick up a HD-DVD drive though if it would be noticable on my PC display.</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.majornelson.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=156896" width="1" height="1">http://www.majornelson.com/archive/2006/10/15/Show-198-The-one-about-1080p-and-Family-Settings.aspx#156875Tue, 17 Oct 2006 08:21:52 GMT055c7c12-9f8e-4800-85f1-aebaf66ea7d8:156875Captain Hippo<p>Nice show, Larry. These longer installments are always worth waiting for and are great for catching up with the latest Xbox news on the way to work. One thing though - I don't know if it's because I'm listening on a PSP, but the volume on the interviews seemed much lower than when you are 'in the studio'. Even at max volume on my PSP the slightest noise from traffic outside drowns you out. Especially on the underground. Any chance of a slightly louder recording level?</p> <p>One quick question on HD DVD - as the discs are not region coded at the moment, I understand that if I buy a disc in the US today it should work find on an HD DVD add-on in the UK. However, as HD DVD discs will be region coded at some point next year, will the MS drive/360 still playback all discs or will MS be forced to issue a Dash update to lock the drive to the region of the 360? I can see why that might happen but it would be a very unpopular move.</p> <p>Thoughts?</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.majornelson.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=156875" width="1" height="1">http://www.majornelson.com/archive/2006/10/15/Show-198-The-one-about-1080p-and-Family-Settings.aspx#156841Tue, 17 Oct 2006 04:08:40 GMT055c7c12-9f8e-4800-85f1-aebaf66ea7d8:156841Kainz UK<p>Looks like you're famous Major lol</p> <p><a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsRG1OcjwWw">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsRG1OcjwWw</a></p> <p>Video from TDU with your biker friends stalking you lol</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.majornelson.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=156841" width="1" height="1">http://www.majornelson.com/archive/2006/10/15/Show-198-The-one-about-1080p-and-Family-Settings.aspx#156809Tue, 17 Oct 2006 02:29:08 GMT055c7c12-9f8e-4800-85f1-aebaf66ea7d8:156809GenericZeroFor everyone asking about Lumines Live: http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/l/lumineslivearcadexbox360/default.htm<div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.majornelson.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=156809" width="1" height="1">