I have a 32 inch olevia HDTV and when i play DVD's from my xbox it looks like ****.So do i need to go out and buy a VGA or can i make it look good with compnets?from the Xbox menu where you select 420p 720p or 1080i is that just for games or is that for movies to???what do you guys have yours set on?I would really like to make it work with the componets so I dont have to go out and waste 40 bucks!

I believe if you are using component cables, the highest resolution you will get is 480p. But if you connect with VGA, you can upscale to 720p.

The DVD format requires that it only allow 480p. Using the VGA output of the 360 is a work-around that allows the 360 to upscale DVDs to whatever resolution you have the VGA output set to. This won't necessarily make DVDs look fantastic to your eyes, but I'd be willing to bet proper calibration of your display for 480p content from the 360 (using the Avia or DVE disc, or even the THX calibration tools found on many DVDs) will help a ton.

I believe if you are using component cables, the highest resolution you will get is 480p. But if you connect with VGA, you can upscale to 720p.
Actually I believe that now with the Nov update you can upscale to 1080p with VGA 1080i with Component.

[QUOTE]1080i/p summary:

1080p over component
Games - yes
1080p HD DVD movies - no
480p HD DVD extras - no
DVD - no

1080i over component
Games - yes
1080p HD DVD movies - yes
480p HD DVD extras - yes
DVD - no

1080p over VGA
Games - yes
1080p HD DVD movies - yes
480p HD DVD extras - yes
DVD - yes

1080i over VGA
Games - yes
1080p HD DVD movies - yes
480p HD DVD extras - yes
DVD - yes/QUOTE]

my native resolution is 1366 x 768 if any one can give me any more help?

Your sweet spot is 720p more than likely as it is your native resolution. For DVD's I believe, the only way to upconvert them is via the VGA Cable. Games and HD DVD via component can go upto 1080i but component will not output DVD higher than 480p.

You can upconvert DVDs over VGA, or you can let your TV do the scaling. Whether the improvement is enough to justify the cost of the VGA cable is up to you.

so i might wana try the VGA set to 720P??

Yep get VGA and set to 720p the cables like 30 bucks so its worth a try...