[happycamper515]

I thought I'd jump on the HDMI bandwagon and just bought a HDMI cable to connect my XBOX 360 to my Sony 40S3000 (720P) LCD. The TV works fine with the supplied component cable at 720P. When I attach the 360 with the HDMI cable I get an "unsupported signal" error with the 360 still set at 720P.


Should I set the XBOX to 480P and will the TV automatically upscale to 720P?

 

[257Tony]

No, definitely don't do that. The games are 720p native, you wouldn't want to downscale then upscale. Keep working with it, there is no reason that it shouldn't work.

 

[happycamper515]




I thought this was going to be a pretty straight forward 2 minute project...unplug old cable, plug-in new HDMI cable and walah! HDMI picture

 

[mboojigga]

hook up component again and double check your settings.


Do you by chance have both component and HDMI plugged in?

 

[happycamper515]

No, just one cable at a time. Is there any setting I should be changing when switching from component to HDMI? I tried both HDMI ports on the TV and same thing. Maybe it's a bad cable.

 

[mboojigga]

Any other components in the home that support the HDMI cable to make sure if the cable is bad?

 

[happycamper515]

Nope my XBOX 360 is the only HDMI component I have. I suppose I could go buy something like a DVD recorder to test out my $12 cable then return it

 

[mboojigga]

Or you can buy the same cable and buy a different brand and test them both out.

 

[257Tony]



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Originally Posted by happycamper515 /forum/post/12839154




I thought this was going to be a pretty straight forward 2 minute project...unplug old cable, plug-in new HDMI cable and walah! HDMI picture

Welcome to the wonderful world of machines with secret handshakes that think they know more about your setup than you do.

 

[RTRic]

With some sets it matters what order you turn everything on. Try switching the order. Does your set support a higher res like 1080i? You could try that as well.

 

[happycamper515]

It was a bad cable. I bought 2 from Amazon and was reluctant to open the 2nd one but after an hour I finally gave up and opened the other cable and it worked. I guess that's one of the down sides of buying cheap cables. Oh well, at least one worked.

 

[FIVE ONE SIX]



Quote:
Originally Posted by happycamper515 /forum/post/12841420


It was a bad cable. I bought 2 from Amazon and was reluctant to open the 2nd one but after an hour I finally gave up and opened the other cable and it worked. I guess that's one of the down sides of buying cheap cables.

that's exactly why you should be buying all of your cables from Monoprice, since they have a lifetime warranty on all cables they sell, they would replace the defective one that you purchased...

 

[happycamper515]



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Originally Posted by FIVE ONE SIX /forum/post/12841979


that's exactly why you should be buying all of your cables from Monoprice, since they have a lifetime warranty on all cables they sell, they would replace the defective one that you purchased...

Actually Amazon is quite good w/ returns when returning defective merchandise. Just print out the prepaid mailing label from your printer, put it back in the box, and drop it in the mail.

 

[alucard_x]



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Originally Posted by happycamper515 /forum/post/12846182


Actually Amazon is quite good w/ returns when returning defective merchandise. Just print out the prepaid mailing label from your printer, put it back in the box, and drop it in the mail.

his point is still valid.. you should start using monoprice.com for all cables, converters, etc.

 

[bkchurch]

Yup Monoprice is THE cable supply place. They're well-built, work fantastic, 21 day return policy in the event you get a bad cable, o and they're dirt friggin cheap.