Xbox i got a new sony television recently and it wont let me play my xbox on hd. i have changed the consoles settings to hd(1080i) but it just flickers on and off on the screen all of the other settings dont work apart from 420p. all the cables are connected correctly but it just wont work. have you heard of this before

Some hd tvs do that,,its not u,,try in ps3 settings turn only 1080i setting on,,only,,same on tv also,,if not try with evryone of them selected,,let hdmi cable do it automatic

try changing the hd settings from 1080i to 1080p and if that doesnt work then try the other hd options. i had the same problem and i just needed to change the resolution. if that doesnt work then make sure all the cables are secure and that your xbox hasnt overheated.

Your component cable is probably switched to the HD setting. You have to switch it back in order to get video when hooked up to a regular TV.

you need to change the settings on the xbox aswell.

go to your settings menu and change the picture settings to 1080i

Try changing the settings on the Xbox under display to 1080i. If it is 1080 p, or 720p, the image will look funny so make sure it is at 1080i.

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Problem more than likely with the xbox, as the output stream of data from the game platform is not always consistent...accordianman

look at these see if this helps
http://www.hdtvoice.com/voice/showthread.php?t=16973

http://www.hdtvoice.com/voice/showthread.php?t=8721

Most HDTVs cannot properly stretch incoming HD signals, however, if the programme is true HD, you should not much of the image off-screen - most new HDTVs have about 2% overscan and the tickers should be on screen when watched in the appropriate stretch mode.

See:

http://www.hdtvoice.com/voice/showthread.php?t=1044 and

http://www.hdtvoice.com/voice/showthread.php?t=1052

I also have a Hitachi 53SDX89BA and I bought it with the same assumption as you: that it's HD ready. The specs in the manual states the following: "Full 1080i HDTV Capatable with Set-Top Box". I beleive this means that it does not include an HD tuner, but that it is capable of handling up to 1080i resolution. Normal (non-HD) resolution on this TV is 480i.

So here's my problem: Until recently, I wasn't using the HD settings on this TV because I don't have a set top box, nor do I subscribe to any HD content from my cable provider. However, I just purchased an XBox 360 along with an XBox 360 HD-DVD player (it's an XBox peripheral that works with the game console). The Xbox asks you to choose the resolution output (480i, 720i or 1080i) to match your TV's HD capabilities. When I select 1080i output and change my TV's settings to receive an HD signal, the picture quality is amazing. However, the video signal seems to get lost ocassionally (i.e. TV picture gets scrambled) but then it comes right back. This does not happen when I select a 480i output on the Xbox...but of course, the picture isn't as crisp and clear as a 1080i picture.

I don't know if this is a problem with the TV or with the Xbox. Has anybody else had this problem??

x box 1 on a hdtv r u sure , or do u mean the 360?

Your TV would have to be HD ready and will automatically set itself to 1080i, but if you go into the XBOX 360 console settings' the top menu enables you to change resolution, but if the x box does not recognise 1080i it will not show up. See if 720i shows up as this is still High Def. and also that 60 Hertz is the setting and not 50 hertz