Halo 2... 4:3 only?

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I just got a 60" widescreen HDTV. I have the component cables for the
Xbox, and configured the dashboard settings for "widescreen" and enabled
480p, 720p, and 1080i.

My TV detects the video signal for Halo 2 as 480p 4:3, not 16:9. What's
up with that? Using my DVD player, the TV correctly identifies 16:9
480p. Seems like the xbox is not correctly sending out a 16:9 signal or
something.

-Rod
 
Archived from groups: alt.games.video.xbox (More info?)

launch Halo, and try a multiplayer split screen game to see if it goes
widescreen


"Rod" <dont@email.me> wrote in message news:JWaLd.1$Xv1.0@fe07.lga...
>I just got a 60" widescreen HDTV. I have the component cables for the
>Xbox, and configured the dashboard settings for "widescreen" and enabled
>480p, 720p, and 1080i.
>
> My TV detects the video signal for Halo 2 as 480p 4:3, not 16:9. What's
> up with that? Using my DVD player, the TV correctly identifies 16:9 480p.
> Seems like the xbox is not correctly sending out a 16:9 signal or
> something.
>
> -Rod
 
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> launch Halo, and try a multiplayer split screen game to see if it goes
> widescreen

Well, it splits the screen vertically, but the signal is still 4:3. Damn.
 
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"Rod" <dont@email.me> wrote in message news:JWaLd.1$Xv1.0@fe07.lga...
>I just got a 60" widescreen HDTV. I have the component cables for the
>Xbox, and configured the dashboard settings for "widescreen" and enabled
>480p, 720p, and 1080i.
>
> My TV detects the video signal for Halo 2 as 480p 4:3, not 16:9. What's
> up with that? Using my DVD player, the TV correctly identifies 16:9 480p.
> Seems like the xbox is not correctly sending out a 16:9 signal or
> something.
>
> -Rod

There were some issues with some widescreen TVs when the game was first
launched. An update was provided via Xbox Live! Have you got that?
 
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> There were some issues with some widescreen TVs when the game was first
> launched. An update was provided via Xbox Live! Have you got that?

I've played the game on Xbox live a couple weeks ago... does that mean I
have the update?
 
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"Rod" <dont@email.me> wrote in message news:IkeLd.121$qx4.75@fe07.lga...
>> There were some issues with some widescreen TVs when the game was first
>> launched. An update was provided via Xbox Live! Have you got that?
>
> I've played the game on Xbox live a couple weeks ago... does that mean I
> have the update?

Have you checked all settings in the xbox and TV. Since the console was
unplugged, it may have reset???
 
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> Have you checked all settings in the xbox and TV. Since the console was
> unplugged, it may have reset???

Yep, I have checked and double-checked everything. All xbox settings are
correct. The TV doesn't really have any settings; it autodetects the
signal. Yes, I can force it to widen the picture, but that isn't the
same thing as having a true 16:9 signal coming in.

Weird.
 
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Halo 2 supports 480p and 16:9. You can find out much more on it over at
http://www.hdtvarcade.com Try asking in the forums there if you need any
further help. Many gamers with HDTVs ready to help.


"Rod" <dont@email.me> wrote in message news:JWaLd.1$Xv1.0@fe07.lga...
>I just got a 60" widescreen HDTV. I have the component cables for the
>Xbox, and configured the dashboard settings for "widescreen" and enabled
>480p, 720p, and 1080i.
>
> My TV detects the video signal for Halo 2 as 480p 4:3, not 16:9. What's
> up with that? Using my DVD player, the TV correctly identifies 16:9 480p.
> Seems like the xbox is not correctly sending out a 16:9 signal or
> something.
>
> -Rod
 
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"Ollie T" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:3ejLd.89152$Ta2.57455@fe2.texas.rr.com...
> Halo 2 supports 480p and 16:9. You can find out much more on it over at
> http://www.hdtvarcade.com Try asking in the forums there if you need any
> further help. Many gamers with HDTVs ready to help.
>
>
> "Rod" <dont@email.me> wrote in message news:JWaLd.1$Xv1.0@fe07.lga...
>>I just got a 60" widescreen HDTV. I have the component cables for the
>>Xbox, and configured the dashboard settings for "widescreen" and enabled
>>480p, 720p, and 1080i.
>>
>> My TV detects the video signal for Halo 2 as 480p 4:3, not 16:9. What's
>> up with that? Using my DVD player, the TV correctly identifies 16:9
>> 480p. Seems like the xbox is not correctly sending out a 16:9 signal or
>> something.
>>
>> -Rod

The other place that would be worth checking are the Halo 2 forums at
www.bungie.net

They had some threads dedicated to technical issues the last time I checked.
 
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My Sony 42" 16:9 had the same "issue". Like many 16:9 TV's it has many
display settings. Basically I found that the XBox doesn't send the
widescreen "signal" to my TV when running a 480p game. If I play Halo2 I can
go in and switch my TV from "normal" to "full" and it is the correct 16:9
aspect ratio (no stretching).

If I run Enter the Matrix at 720p or 1080i it correctly sends the 16:9
signal, but the 480p games don't.

Clear as mud? Simple direction is: the XBox is outputting the signal 16:9,
if you're playing it 4:3 it's actually "squishing" the image.

Matt the Jackass
www.jackasscritics.com


"Rod" <dont@email.me> wrote in message news:JWaLd.1$Xv1.0@fe07.lga...
> I just got a 60" widescreen HDTV. I have the component cables for the
> Xbox, and configured the dashboard settings for "widescreen" and enabled
> 480p, 720p, and 1080i.
>
> My TV detects the video signal for Halo 2 as 480p 4:3, not 16:9. What's
> up with that? Using my DVD player, the TV correctly identifies 16:9
> 480p. Seems like the xbox is not correctly sending out a 16:9 signal or
> something.
>
> -Rod
 
Archived from groups: alt.games.video.xbox (More info?)

> Clear as mud? Simple direction is: the XBox is outputting the signal 16:9,
> if you're playing it 4:3 it's actually "squishing" the image.

Thanks for the info. I tested this out by starting a single-player
game. I set the display to "Full" but it looks like it's stretched out
to me. Are single player games not 16:9? I'll test out a multi-player
game tonight.

-Rod
 
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Hey Rod,

This may well be a perception issue.. I know it was for me. before I figured
out my whole 4:3 and 16:9 mess I was playing the Mercenaries Demo 4:3 on my
TV. Looked great to me... a week later I had the 16:9 issue worked out,
filled Mercenaries to the full 16:9 and it was actually better and more
appropriate...

I would be 90% certain that H2 is correct when you set your TV to 16:9 mode.
Try Enter the Matrix or another 720p or 1080i game, I imagine your TV will
snap into 16:9 mode appropriately. Just a matter of XBox not sending 16:9 in
480p (well I imagine it does in some sense, since not everyone has this
problem, but it didn't for my Sony LCD)

Matt
www.jackasscritics.com

"Rod" <dont@email.me> wrote in message news:wM5Md.3935$dv2.2937@fe07.lga...
> > Clear as mud? Simple direction is: the XBox is outputting the signal
16:9,
> > if you're playing it 4:3 it's actually "squishing" the image.
>
> Thanks for the info. I tested this out by starting a single-player
> game. I set the display to "Full" but it looks like it's stretched out
> to me. Are single player games not 16:9? I'll test out a multi-player
> game tonight.
>
> -Rod
 
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