Hey guys. I just got back into the console gaming thing after getting my xbox back from someone. S-Video Cable is second half of the post.
I been excited for Halo 2. I picked it up last week or so. Been playing a bit. Great game. Single player could be better but I am playong on Normal difficulty right now. so it's no wonder they drop like flies =). I tried heroic for a bit. Its lots of fun. I just wish the Brutes were not so dull. They seem incomplete or something. They do the same weapon attack over and over and never hit you if you are moving. The Brutes from Halo 1 seemed like a bigger threat. And I once saw a brute in the first earth level trying to hit a crouching marine. and he just kept going at it. pushing the marine back... for like 8 seconds and he couldnt do it. he couldnt hit the marine! whatever. I only noticed maybe a few bugs of this type. But it's a great game.
One issue which leads me to this topic is... the graphics were very quite um jaggilicious. Jaggyville I am talking about. And just seemed low resolution. It was a let down to see the game looking so much worse than what some of the great screenshots would lead me to believe. But I knew from the beginning.... that I should find my s-video cable.
Well I couldn't. So I just went out and got a different one. From madcatz. About 10 dollars it was.
So I hook up this up to my sister's large JVC tv. just your typical semi new tv. So I started playing and loaded up my save point at Level 8 I believe. Wish I could recall the name. The first level you play that has a decent number of trees and yellowish/green terrian. Level 8 =). The one with grass textures.
And WOW the difference was huge. The game looked so underwhelming before. Jaggies would be very much gone. Minimal jaggies noticable but you have to look for them to ever notice. Before the jaggies would just jump out in my face. And it also seems the resolution is improved. The color seperation is improved. etc etc.
So I am just trying to say anyone who doesnt have an S-Video cable... do yourself a favor and spend that extra 10 dollars. It will be well worth it. I am more clearly able to see enemies in the distance and various other features. Just simply incredible.
Who else in here has S-video for their consoles?
It is great when you can have crystal clear picture without jaggies on some games that really deserve it. I remember when I had my more expensive ''Monster" brand or whichever brand S-video cable and Panzer Dragoon Orta looked just like those high res screens we saw a week before the game came out. Just incredible.
If I ever find that other more expensive S-video cable (perhaps the difference is there) I would be glad to test.
My question would be who has tried the really expensive ones? I seen Monster S-video going for like 30 bucks or something. Is the difference significant enough over madcatz or cheaper s-video cables to warrent such a purchase?
I been excited for Halo 2. I picked it up last week or so. Been playing a bit. Great game. Single player could be better but I am playong on Normal difficulty right now. so it's no wonder they drop like flies =). I tried heroic for a bit. Its lots of fun. I just wish the Brutes were not so dull. They seem incomplete or something. They do the same weapon attack over and over and never hit you if you are moving. The Brutes from Halo 1 seemed like a bigger threat. And I once saw a brute in the first earth level trying to hit a crouching marine. and he just kept going at it. pushing the marine back... for like 8 seconds and he couldnt do it. he couldnt hit the marine! whatever. I only noticed maybe a few bugs of this type. But it's a great game.
One issue which leads me to this topic is... the graphics were very quite um jaggilicious. Jaggyville I am talking about. And just seemed low resolution. It was a let down to see the game looking so much worse than what some of the great screenshots would lead me to believe. But I knew from the beginning.... that I should find my s-video cable.
Well I couldn't. So I just went out and got a different one. From madcatz. About 10 dollars it was.
So I hook up this up to my sister's large JVC tv. just your typical semi new tv. So I started playing and loaded up my save point at Level 8 I believe. Wish I could recall the name. The first level you play that has a decent number of trees and yellowish/green terrian. Level 8 =). The one with grass textures.
And WOW the difference was huge. The game looked so underwhelming before. Jaggies would be very much gone. Minimal jaggies noticable but you have to look for them to ever notice. Before the jaggies would just jump out in my face. And it also seems the resolution is improved. The color seperation is improved. etc etc.
So I am just trying to say anyone who doesnt have an S-Video cable... do yourself a favor and spend that extra 10 dollars. It will be well worth it. I am more clearly able to see enemies in the distance and various other features. Just simply incredible.
Who else in here has S-video for their consoles?
It is great when you can have crystal clear picture without jaggies on some games that really deserve it. I remember when I had my more expensive ''Monster" brand or whichever brand S-video cable and Panzer Dragoon Orta looked just like those high res screens we saw a week before the game came out. Just incredible.
If I ever find that other more expensive S-video cable (perhaps the difference is there) I would be glad to test.
My question would be who has tried the really expensive ones? I seen Monster S-video going for like 30 bucks or something. Is the difference significant enough over madcatz or cheaper s-video cables to warrent such a purchase?
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