Re: Xbox MCX quality
From: Jason Tsang (jason-onlineDEL_at_ETEmvps.org)
Date: 11/22/04
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Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2004 18:10:41 -0500
xbox-scene will yield you information on the xcalibur chip.
-- Jason Tsang - Microsoft MVP Find out about the MS MVP Program - http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/default.aspx "Phil Taylor" <ptaylor@private-citizen.com> wrote in message news:eCYMJLL0EHA.3468@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl... > how old is your XBoxen? > > there are at least 2 and maybe 3 levels of TVOut quality in XBoxen: > original > 2003 > 2004 > > for sure the original has a Conexant part, and in 2003 the Focus FS454 > took over in 2003. I have heard reports there is a 3rd TVOut chip that > started shipping this year but cant find any links. > > so if you have the oldest one, like me, then independent of Roberts' > suggestion to up the color depth you may not have much upside as far as TV > Out quality. > > fwiw, the DX9 chips that MCE 2005 takes advantage of are 2 generations > beyond the chip in an XBox. > > "Mike" <mcps95@yahoo.com> wrote in message > news:908201c4d0ab$c8f522f0$a301280a@phx.gbl... >> Is anyone else as disappointed as I am in the quality of >> the Xbox Media Center Extender? I understood before I >> bought it that there were no animations for the MCE menus, >> which I assumed would be the same as turning off the >> animations on MCE 2005. However, I was rather taken aback >> when it turned out to be not even close to the same as MCE >> 2005 without the animations on. The Xbox MCX screen looks >> like it was a hastily thrown together, 16-color version of >> the MCE 2005 menus. The green highlight looks horrible >> with seemingly only two shades of green, and the "wait" >> indicator looks like the graphics dept. spent about 30 >> seconds making it. Especially considering the Xbox's >> graphics processor, there's no reason this couldn't handle >> basic gradients, let alone the same animations as MCE >> 2005. For roughly $80, I expect better than VGA (circa >> 1988) graphics. >> >> I feel as if I bought an alpha release of this product. >> The Xbox MCX definitely needs a lot more polishing before >> I'll be using it. Guess I'll have to wait for the >> requisite 3rd release before Microsoft gets it right. >> >> Has anyone compared the menu graphics quality between the >> Xbox MCX and Linksys/HP MCX? (I'd consider getting the >> Linksys MCX if the quality of the menus was better.) >> >> Mike > >
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