Saddled with an early edition Xbox 360 with no HDMI port? Frustrated because your spanking new HDTV has at least one spare HDMI port with nothing to mate it with? Mad Catz to the rescue:
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HDMI port on your HDTV or receiver but not on your Xbox 360? Problem solved with the Mad Catz HDMI Conversion Kit. Now you can finally play your 360 games the way they were meant to be experienced: in true 1080p HD. Simply plug the adapter into the A/V port on the back of your 360 and run the included HDMI cable from the adapter to your HDTV and you’re ready to play. The optical audio port provides an alternative setup solution and everything you need to get full HD output from your Xbox 360 is right inside the box. Convenient, simplified HDMI connectivity makes the Mad Catz HDMI Conversion Kit the ideal choice for getting the most from what your console has to offer. Mad Catz promises innovative, quality products for all your gaming needs.
Main Features
HDMI
* Convenient right-out-of-the-box HDMI solution
* Upgrades console for digital signal transmission
* Supports screen resolutions up to 1080p
* Optical audio port for versatile connectivity
Optical Audio Port
* Supports stereo and multi-channel surround sound
* Dolby® Digital and DTS® compatible
BONUS! Includes HDMI & Optical Cables
Everything included inside – just plug and play
I'd be interested in seeing how the quality of this stacks up against a regular HDMI-equipped Xbox 360.
I wonder what the connector looks like to the 360? I'd imagine it looks like a component connection that can do 1080p(and every lower resolution) and the adapter does the conversion/handshaking.
I'd be most curious to know if the HD-DVD add on would output at 1080p, or if DVDs would upconvert to 1080p.
edit: No audio out via HDMI? Kinda sad there, but not a great loss.
I think it does. On the site it says " The optical audio port provides an alternative setup solution and everything you need to get full HD output from your Xbox 360 is right inside the box." Presumably alternative means that the original is with the hdmi.
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I just got a new tv and as much as I would love to get this and hook it up I just dont have faith that the brand and product would live up to what it is saying. maybe if Microsoft was making it then I would give it a shot but yeah thats just me.
The guys over at AVSforum got their hands on this a while ago. In short, it is a gigantic piece of crap. It is a simple component to HDMI transcoder, carrying with it all the problems inherent in that setup, DVDs are still limited to 480p, etc. There is a pretty good chance that your TV does a better ADC conversion than this thing, making component hookup to the TV cleaner.
The couple far better options than this thing:
1) Sell your old 360 for $180 and buy a new Arcade version to get HDMI. Same $100 price.
2) Use component.
3) Use VGA.
In short, this useless garbage has no place being promoted on the front page of EvEv.
If your display doesn't suck ass, DVI/HDMI > VGA/Component
In other words, Digital > Analog.
Not always since you run into more retarded DRM crap when running digital... hence the reason you can't use a HDMI-DVI cable with the PS3 and an non HDCP monitor.
If your display doesn't suck ass, DVI/HDMI > VGA/Component
In other words, Digital > Analog.
Is there really that much of a difference? I run VGA from my 360 and DVI from my PS3. I can't really see the difference. It should be noted that I use 1360*768 resolution on my 360, so it's closer to the tv's native resolution.
