[Console gamers] Are you playing in HD or SD?

HD except for the Wii. I got my first HDTV about 3 years ago and have played in HD ever since.

HDizzle.

HD. Had a 1080i set when the 360 came out and bought a 46" 1080p set along with my PS3 when that came out.

HD, though it's "only" 720p.

I'm just curious on how many of you are still playing in standard definition.

I realized as soon as I posted that I didn't think of people with a wii and a PS3/X360, so if you sometimes play in SD and sometimes in HD choose HD.

Standard, because I don't want my computer to get jealous.

Got my first HDTV in 2005, been playing PC games in "HD" since like 2003, had a 1280x1024 monitor at first.
 
I use quotes because the HD term is a bit weird, 1280x1024 is higher resolution than what 99% of current gen console games marketed as HD run at. Only exceptions are the 1080P XBLA and PSN games you get.

CRTs for life. Or until I'm not poor.

The joke, of course, being that a lot of games aren't actually as "HD" as you think they are.

i switch between the two depending on where i am in the house

Both.
 
HD for PS3/360
 
SD for PS2

It was around the time that I played Condemned 2 that I decided to replace my s-video TV. That game was very hard to play in SD. Ironically, my TV is only 720P and 8 inches bigger than my 1080P monitor.

@ssj4raditz said:

HD, though it's "only" 720p.

No one really plays console games higher than 720 anyway.

I mostly play on my small SD TV as I can't afford anything better, but if I'm staying with my family over the summer or Christmas holidays, I can use my brother's big HD TV.

@MordeaniisChaos said:

@ssj4raditz said:

HD, though it's "only" 720p.

No one really plays console games higher than 720 anyway.

This, most games are just scaled to 1080.

720p for me, best performance (prob till next console gen will use 1080p)

@BeachThunder said:

The joke, of course, being that a lot of games aren't actually as "HD" as you think they are.

I'm really not sure what point you think you're making. Sure, some games are under 720p, but there isn't a game on that list that wouldn't look better on an HD set.

Not really sure, I connect my 360 to my widescreen monitor which is ~1300x800 something max via VGA cable. Does that count as HD?

HD. I'm always shocked to hear people are still playing in SD then I remember I got my very first HDTV earlier this year and I'm all like, "oh yeah..."

For like 4 years now.

HD, apart from retro consoles of course, thinking of buying a CRT for my old consoles.

HD, I remember when I first played Gears of War in HD I was blown away. 

I'm also playing at 720p on a crappy LG with a TN panel but I'm considering buying a new and better TV in the next couple of years. At the moment it's good enough for me, specially since I play mostly on PC.

720p, wish I could play higher but my tv is 4 years old now

HD, though I only made the switch to HDMI in the last year or so. My current TVs can only run in 1080i, but the TV in my dorm's basement totally runs 1080p.

Neither. High resolution (HDMI 1280x1024 on TV, VGA 1280x720 on CRT computer monitor). Progressive and interlaced HD channels creates terrible and laggy post-processing,

@JoyfullOFrockets said:

Not really sure, I connect my 360 to my widescreen monitor which is ~1300x800 something max via VGA cable. Does that count as HD?

1300x800? WHat an odd resolution. Why don't you just pony up $120 and get a 1080p monitor?

Been playing in HD for a few months now on a 23" monitor. Before I was only playing in SD.

hd for like 7 years now

jumped on the hd train back in 05 when the first sony bravia came out

I can't afford shit right now, so I usually play on my crappy SD tv from years ago. From time to time though, I play on my family's HD TV. The only problem is that it's a plasma, so durability issues in mind, I try to limit myself in how many hours I play with that.

yeah, i play in HD.

@ShadowSkill11 said:

@JoyfullOFrockets said:

Not really sure, I connect my 360 to my widescreen monitor which is ~1300x800 something max via VGA cable. Does that count as HD?

1300x800? WHat an odd resolution. Why don't you just pony up $120 and get a 1080p monitor?

Well the ''~'' indicated a ''something like'' and not specifically. 1360x768 to be exact. (you made me have to check, damn you) And I'm not from the states to pony up the $, almost everything here is ridiculously expensive. But my LG E1940 is doing a good job so far. I'd prefer to get a second monitor just so I can use my 360 and PC at the same time.

50" 1080p DLP rear projection - HID light source (not LED). Amazing color and contrast. bulkier than an LCD or plasma though.

HD, but the aspect ratio on Skyrim is messed up. It cuts off some stuff in the corners and on the top.

TV resolution outstripped the console hardware. Back in 2005, 720p was fairly standard and 1080i somewhat less common. 1080p wasn't even considered a real standard until later. So it's no surprise the consoles don't support true HD in the way we think of it now, in 2011. Early on (at least with the 360) there was concerted effort on the part of developers to make games playable in SD, which just makes the user interfaces on those games look ridiculous at HD resolution. Things have changed a bit since then.

I've never played either a 360 or PS3 on an SDTV, but I imagine it sucks. I've done most of my playing on a 65" 1080i rear-projection TV (circa 2005), but more recently have been using a 42" 1080p LCD since the blues on my rear-projection bleed.

I'm expecting the next gen of consoles to be HD-only, and actually take advantage of all those extra pixels. I honestly can't wait.

We got our first HD TV in 2007 and I just got my personal bed room HD set earlier this year.

@BeachThunder said:

The joke, of course, being that a lot of games aren't actually as "HD" as you think they are.

Indeed, MW3 runs at sub-720p (1024x600) and then gets upscaled

56" HD 720 DLP for xbox and PS3.

I'm in a dorm room and I have a small HD TV and yet I still play in SD because I can't be bothered to go out and buy an HDMI cable. Why didn't it come with the PS3?

With how cheap a small HD monitor costs today, I cant imagine why anyone would play in SD these days. You dropped $300 on a console, spend another $100 or so and make it look decent.

HD what is this 2005?

Console gamers are always playing in SD lololololol

Sometimes I forget that standard definition still exists.

HD, have been for almost 5 years and I will never look back!

720p on PS3, 480p on Wii. Small 20ish inch TV. I played on my PS3 with an SDTV for about two weeks before getting fed up with being unable to see any text.

I was worried about the Wii games after I switched to the HDTV, but I got a component cable as soon as I switched and frankly I've noticed none of the complaints people have had about the Wii's graphics as of yet on an HDTV. Super Mario Galaxy 2 is still one of the best looking games I have, HD or no.

SD. Game on the TV in my room, the only HD TV in my house is in the living room, where the parents use the TV during my game time.

@Yanngc33 said:

I'm in a dorm room and I have a small HD TV and yet I still play in SD because I can't be bothered to go out and buy an HDMI cable. Why didn't it come with the PS3?

You can order one on Amazon for like $1.99.

omfg.... I was the first "I don't know"... I feel so dumb.

PC > HD > SD

So, I chose PC.