Kotaku: Hdtv

The HD Console Game From...1993?

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 12 May 2011 00:00:00 EDT

While most people would peg the beginning of the high definition era around the time of the PlayStation 2 (some games able to run in 1080i), here's one game that was running in HD nearly twenty years ago. More »

The Mocking Must Stop

Brian Crecente — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 11:56:11 EDT

OK, I get it: My 10-year-old LCD monitors are probably not a good fit for my blistering-fast desktop. So what would you suggest I pick up for both gaming and work? Twin LCDs? A single HD TV? Something I haven't thought of? Quick, to the comment box.... More »

Sony Boss Responds To Nintendo 3DS

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 04:00:00 EDT

Nintendo caused quite a stir at the E3 gaming expo with its glasses-free Nintendo 3DS. In an interview with Japan's Sankei, Sony Computer Entertainment honcho Kaz Hirai had this to say about the glasses-free 3D tech: More »

You'll Never Want to Turn Off this Street Fighter HDTV

Owen Good — Tue, 25 May 2010 22:30:00 EDT

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Now, I love Street Fighter, and I love big ass TVs, but when my friend calls and is all "LOL, turn on Judge Mathis!" I don't want to wait eight seconds while the screen shows me a picture of Ryu. More »

We Now Know How Many Of You Have A HD Television

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 08:00:00 EST

Last week, I asked you to let us know how many of you owned a high definition television set. Your answers are now in. Let's take a look! More »

Finding The State Of The HD Generation

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:30:00 EST

You know, for all the talk of this being the "HD generation", we've got our suspicions that many of you are still toiling away on standard definition TV sets. It's time to turn those suspicions into science. More »

Shigeru Miyamoto Sees "Nothing Wrong" With HD Graphics

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT

The Nintendo Wii is not an hi-def gaming machine. When Nintendo launched the console in late 2006, the company touted its analog TV friendly aspect — not everyone has an HDTV, you know! More »

So, How Many Homes Have A Games Console?

Luke Plunkett — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 00:40:00 EDT

We hear a lot about how gaming has gone "mainstream" these days, that everyone is playing on a Wii, or a PS2, or whatever. Well, they're not. More »

R2D2 Game Projector

Brian Crecente — Mon, 05 May 2008 17:00:00 EDT

My son has one of those cool remote control R2D2 robots, the one with a little cup holder that is absolutely perfect for holding an ice cold can of beer.... and it sits under a thick layer of dust in the corner of his room, housing his one very cool hat. McWhertor would be proud. Me? I'm just bitter. More »

18% Of Consumers Bought HDTV For HD Gaming

Mark Wilson — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:40:00 EDT

We already know that over 65% of PS3 and Xbox 360 gamers play on an HDTV. But we didn't know that 18% of HDTV watchers played Xbox 360 or PS3. More »

HDTV Pack Includes Free PS3

Brian Crecente — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 11:00:49 EDT

Best Buy is running a special this week that knocks $600 off the price of a special HDTV PS3 gaming pack. More »

Rein: Microsoft Made an HD Mistake

Brian Crecente — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 22:00:38 EDT

Despite his vast knowledge of video games, Stephen Totilo is, it appears, a television newb. That's right, he owns a (gasp) SDTV. More »

LG Teams Up With Sega

Brian Crecente — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 17:00:37 EST

I'm not quite sure what this is all about, but the Korea Times is reporting that Korean company LG Electronics has teamed up with Sega to show off three new HDTV models at the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show. More »

A Helpful Guide To HDTV Shopping For Gamers

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 01:00:57 EST

Are you looking to make the HD jump this holiday? If you're expecting an Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 under the tree in a few weeks, you'd better make sure you have something awe-inspiring on which to play it. This is the kind of present you buy yourself. More »

What Are You Playing This Weekend?

Michael McWhertor — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 19:21:28 EST

If you've been reading my last couple What Are You Playing This Weekend? posts, you might remember that I am without a television. Why? I'm homeless! Until today that is. More »

Capcom Screws SDTV Users: The Sequel

Michael McWhertor — Fri, 24 Nov 2006 18:40:08 EST

Not content to give standard def TV users irreparable eyestrain merely with Dead Rising, Capcom has decided to turn the screws on the SDTV crowd once again. This time it's the Lost Planet multiplayer text. More »

PS3 Can't Upscale A 720p Signal? Urgh!

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 23:20:09 EST

Here I am with your nightly bad news! Certain HDTV owners might not be in the for the high(er) definition visual experience they expected this weekend, as we're hearing rumblings that HDTV owners who don't have a 720p capable set are going to have to settle for less, nor scale up for more. More »

CompUSA: Buy 40" HDTV, Reserve A PS3

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 21:20:07 EST

Fry's Electronics PlayStation 3 Bundle. Cheap at $1079. More »

Wii Component Cables Online Only

Michael McWhertor — Sat, 21 Oct 2006 22:04:34 EDT

First the good news—yes, you'll be able to buy component cables for your Wii then proceed to bask in the non-interlaced glory of 480p resolution. The bad news? Hell, it's not so bad. You'll only be able to buy them online. Let's call it the "inconvenient news". From IGN: More »

Is Splinter Cell: Double Agent Going To Support 1080p Or Not?

kotaku.com — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 13:20:26 EDT

He said, she said. More »

Next Gen Is All About The HD (Or Is It?)

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 03:22:13 EDT

Half of Team Kotaku is getting their game on in HD. Then, there's Florian whose "TV" consists of little more than a bedsheet stapled to the wall and a spotlight. Most HD owners swear by their purdy televisions and find it different to even *cringe* watch anything below 720p. Gamasutra rounded up a handful of pundits to get their opinions on how important HDTVs are and what this means for, well, Nintendo. More »

Epic Games Sensitive to Plight of SDTV Owners

egauger — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 18:20:18 EDT

Following the Dead Rising tinytext kerfuffle, Epic Games has announced on their forums that they are specifically testing Gears of War on both SD and HDTVs. More »

Dead Rising Will Make You Go Blind

brownlee — Fri, 11 Aug 2006 10:00:12 EDT

We've gotten a number of emails from myopic, stigmatized gamers that Dead Rising has a bit of a blurry text problem. And in that regard, my homoerotic, velvet-swishing soul mates over at Gay Gamer have some bitching to do: More »

Big Screen = Small Sound Delay?

Brian Crecente — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 19:38:23 EDT

I've been suffering in silence. More »

Together At Last: PS2 & GameCube

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 07 Jun 2006 13:09:34 EDT

Kotakuite Kevin sent us this clip of a PS2 and a GameCube on the same display. Or, as we like to say, harmony. Kevin got Gran Turismo 4 and Wario to output Picture-In-Picture on his Toshiba HM195. How'd he do it? The floor is yours, Kevin: More »

Designing a High-Def Game Room

Brian Crecente — Thu, 30 Mar 2006 15:00:06 EST

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Can Sony Do HDMI?

brownlee — Wed, 29 Mar 2006 13:40:33 EST

Post GDC '06, there's an odd rumor going around. The rumor is this: the Playstation 3 hasn't simply been delayed because of the supposed Blu-Ray finalization, or production problems, or the fact that there are no games even close to being ready. The PS3 has yet another Achilles Heel in its current design: it can't do HDMI. More »

Why Msoft Picked HDTV

Brian Crecente — Fri, 03 Mar 2006 10:00:24 EST

Xbox publicity machine Gamerscore has a little something something up about the HD-DVD. Don't get too excited though, it's really just something pumping up the HD and knocking down the Blue-Ray. More »

Doctor Bans Boy from the PlayStation After Whig-Out Fits

Brian Ashcraft — Sat, 14 Jan 2006 10:26:43 EST

Geez, all this story is missing is a murder. Ready to reinforce negative gaming stereotypes? Anyhoo, here goes: More »

So Gamers, When We Gonna Be Fully HD-Ready?

Brian Ashcraft — Fri, 13 Jan 2006 15:24:02 EST

With all this talk of Crecente and the giant HD gaming TV he bought (congrats), I thought it might be interesting to trade notes. Here in Japan, we're currently in the transition phase, and analog broadcasting will cease by 2011. When I was back in the States over Christmas, I saw there was a keen interest in digital sets. And apparently, the US Gov't has laid down a 2009 deadline. Realistic or not? More »

What are the Best Cables for the Xbox 360?

Brian Crecente — Fri, 13 Jan 2006 08:02:35 EST

Well, I did it. I bit the bullet and bought an HDTV yesterday. I settled on the 50-inch Plasma from LG, mostly because we liked the colors a little better than what we saw on the Panasonic. That and I never could nail down the whole Zenith rumor. More »

Burnout Revenge Xbox 360 HD Screens

Brian Crecente — Tue, 10 Jan 2006 10:02:22 EST

Team Xbox has eight nice high-definition screens of the upcoming Burnout Revenge Xbox 360 up on their site. One very good reason to run out and buy an HDTV, as if I needed a reason. More »

HDTV Buying: Decisions, Decisions, Decisions

Brian Crecente — Mon, 09 Jan 2006 16:00:21 EST

As I mentioned earlier, I almost bought an HDTV over the weekend. Despite having completely ruled out Plasma for my gaming TV needs in my buying guide, I somehow got convinced that Plasma is now the only way to go. More »

Best Buy Gets All Personal

Brian Crecente — Mon, 09 Jan 2006 14:56:03 EST

My wife, son and I were at the local Best Buy over the weekend buying stuff for our future bar/entertainment center. We were in the mini-fridge area when an employee came up to offer us some help. I noticed she was wearing a blue button shirt, not the typical ugly Polos that BB forces their employees to wear, but didn't think anything of it. More »

More HD TV Buying Help

lsmith — Thu, 05 Jan 2006 14:40:46 EST

Crecente did his superb HD TV buying guide last month and today, Team Xbox put out one of their own. I don't know what kind of consumers you all are out there in Kotaku-land, but when I'm ready to sit down and buy an HDTV (sometime after I find a 360 in Detroit) I'll end up returning to these helpful links and reading, jotting down notes studying like it was college again. Erm, like it would've been college, had I been a good student, rather. More »

Quick Guide For Buying HDTV for an Xbox 360

Brian Crecente — Mon, 19 Dec 2005 09:42:06 EST

Buying HDTV for your Xbox 360 More »

Comparing HDTVs for Gaming

Brian Crecente — Mon, 19 Dec 2005 09:40:56 EST

CRT Rear-Projection More »

Getting an HDTV for the 360 is Hell

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 22 Nov 2005 13:22:11 EST

Han-shin Tigers! Play! Play, Play, Play! More »

HDTV or No HDTV?

Brian Crecente — Wed, 16 Nov 2005 02:55:31 EST

The Gaming-Age Forums folk have a great thread up about what HDTV you're planning to buy for the next-gen of consoles. More »