tommy28

1,should i use a hometheater set-up disk to dial in the picture better??playing splinter cell last night i was less then impressed with the picture Quality....???

2,should i go with the 2 year Warranty for 49.00????

thanks-

tommy

goLUCKY

Yes, always "dial in" the picture.

No for the M$ warranty. Yes for the in-store warrenty, Because of shipping.

Groucho

The main difference between the Microsoft warranty and an in-store warranty is that with Microsoft they will try to salvage your hard drive so you don't lose all your saves.

Decker

Personally, I don't think it's worth it, even leaving the shipping costs out of the equation. It's a $50 gamble that in the next two years your $150 Xbox (and make no mistake, that's what they'll run soon) will break. It's like spending $10,000 to insure your $30.000 car for two years. IMO that's just way too high. I bit the bullet and got the BB plan since it was only $25 and will give my purchase price if I have any problems with the system. I guess it's just a calculated risk, but I doubt that your game saves are so important that it would really be worth it if you don't have money to burn.

RDGAFFORD

I'm curious. How do you dial in the picture using a Home Theater Disc?

spainlinx0

You get a calibration disk such as AVIA or Video Essentials, and you simply use the test patterns to manually set your picture settings. It may take a while the first time you do it, having to listen to the instructions, but it does look better.

Decker

tommy, how did you set your Xbox up with your TV? Did you get an Advanced AV pack yet? If not, don't bother with anything else.

tommy28

thanks everyone-

on this TV 32" only has S-video!!!ran xbox to tv direct!(is that the advance av pack????s-video is all i have on that TV

but~

in my Theater room(CRT)80X45 screen ill use i guess it`s the advanced av pack???correct!

Decker

Well, you needed the Advanced AV pack to run S-video. Did you buy a seperate AV pack ($20)? For your theater system, I'd imagine you'd prefer the High Def AV pack (also $20). If you're hooking it to the TV with the cables that came with the Xbox, then you're just using RCA plugs and it probably looks like

tommy28

thanks Decker.

i checked my Box it is the advanced av pack for the 32"tv-i guess ill have to dial it in then!

and yes for the screen ill get the high def av pack,.

correct?

Josh H

Personally, I think the home theater calibration discs are bad for everything but movies. Movies have a softer and darker feel than games and TV programs, and the disks are set up to make them look the best.

Thus, IMO, the settings begot with these disks are too soft and dark for games and TV.

My TV has four different picture settings I can switch through, so I set one using AVIA, and then calibrated another to my tastes for TV and games.

nickdawgy

um...I have a 19 inch TV hooked up to my Xbox....go me

Outlaw

lotta these threads, someone ought to make "The Official help tommy28 with his X-Box and games thread" .

tommy28

Damn,i guess i should hold off on my"wheres the best place to rent xbox games thread"

Josh H

If you are serious about wanting to ask that....

If you just rent occasionally, local mom and pop places are usually cheaper than the chains.

If you rent a lot, go to blockbuster and check out the selection at your local store. If it's good, you can get the game freedom pass (pretty sure it's still going on anyway) where you can rent as many games as you want (only 2 at a time tough I believe) for $19.99/month plus tax.