Re: RGB cable?

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> Matt Hook wrote:
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>> > Beck wrote:
>> >> "TalkShowHost" <talkshowhost@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> >> > Since the 360 does not come with an RGB cable out of the box, will
>> >> > and
>> >> > existing Xbox RGB cable work? Is the port at the back the same or
>> >> > different?
>> >> > Why do they assume everyone has HD when only about 0.1% of people
>> >> > do?
>> >> > It
>> >> > is much better to have RGB as the games aren't in HD anyway!
>> >>
>> >> Look at it the other way around.
>> >> What will they make more money from... selling RGB cables or selling
>> >> HDTV
>> >> cables?
>> >> Including HDTV cables gives customer a feeling of value for money, yet
>> >> few
>> >> people will use them. More people are going to spend extra on an RGB
>> >> set.
>> >
>> > I agree. A blatant attempt to extract more money out of customers.
>> >
>> Which was the last console to include RGB leads as standard?
>> I'm pretty sure xbox, ps2 & gamecube didn't. So they are just following
>> convention really, and in actual fact also providing the best quality
>> leads
>> in the box. If they wanted to extract more money there would have been no
>> component either, just like the xbox...
>
> They may be the best quality leads, but very few people will be able to
> make use of them. If they are including a HD lead as standard to
> provide the best quality picture, why not give us one that 99% of
> people will be able to make use of i.e. RGB.
>
Because they are advertising the console as the "HD era", it wouldn't be
very useful for people not to be able to use HD out of the box.
This way saves costs by providing HD and SD in one lead. For RGB they
would've had to provide a 2nd lead.


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