Hell, when both my 360s were plugged in, I had them both in Standard Definition since my PS3 and Sky HD were using the HDMI ports.

I got an SDTV and played Gears on it.

" I don't see why anyone would play a 360 on a SDTV. HD TVs are so cheap now. "

"Well I certainly see the imperfections, besides, you don't buy a TV solely for videogames do you, you would buy a HDTV for all the HD media you own, and for the available TV networks in your country. "

That's some bizarre analogy you make, comparing shoes to rapidly progressing technology :/

It might seem bizarre, but I don't see any major differences. Shoes are products that I use in my daily life. TVs are products that I use in my daily life. If I don't need to buy new shoes, I don't. If I don't need to buy a new TV, I don't. 

To all of you who say HDTVs are cheap now, I don't understand. 
 
Where I live (NZ), a 32" LCD is around $1200-1500. The average, blue collar wage is around $450 (atleast in the jobs I've had). 
 
My rent is $180 a week, food (+ toiletries) is anywhere from $50-100 a week, and that's not anything anything special. Power is anywhere from $100-160 a month. Internet is $60 a month atleast, and telephone line rental is $50+. So, out of $1800 or so a month, living costs have come to about $1000-1100. That without factoring in clothing, car (insurance, petrol, maintaining it, rego), any telephone calls made on top of the line rental, the occasional beer at the pub, and video games costing $100 each. 
 
It's not all that easy to save $1200-1500.

It slightly surprises me. I played both Gears on a 32 inch HDTV. I didn't realise that THAT many people still are yet to make the jump.

I think there's a huge difference between SD and HD, but I'm personally not in the place to afford any large purchases like that now. It doesn't matter how cheap they've gotten, dropping a few hundred dollars on something is still a large purchase. I'll stick with my trusty early-90's 19-inch Sony set until I have the funds for something better. HD simply isn't very high on my list of priorities. 
 
That being said, I do recognize that some 360 games are difficult to play on my setup. Just last night I tried to load up the Battlefield demo and, nope, that was not going to happen on my set. Also, after playing Geometry Wars in HD, it's hard to go back. For most everything else, though, yeah, you do have to do a bit of squinting, but it gets the job done.

Though we have an HDTV in our house, the only game console connected to it is a Gamecube. My 360, Wii, PS2 and NES are all hooked up to my old 28" in the bedroom. I've been thinking about making the leap, but I bought a Wii instead. I might buy one this year, but it doesn't really improve my enjoyment of the game.

In Ireland, (where I'm from), regular televisions weren't commonly owned until the early 80'sat least. The same will most likely be true for HDTVs.

I got my Samsung 32" 1080p LCD for $400. I put away a little bit of money from every paycheck and I had $400 in no time. I can only imagine how cheap the same TV will be 1 or 2 years from now.

I'm really not surprised, it takes people along time to adopt new technologies. I doubt most people are going to be willing to pay for a new TV when their old TV works just fine. I only went "HD ready" (1080i 24") because my SDTV broke - right in the middle of my first Mass Effect playthrough!

I play my 360 on a 40' SDTV. When I was buying my Xbox I was going to get a HDTV for fear of it looking awful, but when I actually sat down to play it I didn't feel the need. I had a perfectly good SDTV right there, why would I waste it and go buy a new TV? When my SDTV kicks the bucket, then I'll switch to a nice, big HD, but until then I'm satisfied. Most of my friends also play their 360s/PS3s on SDTVs as well. Although, the text is very small sometimes.

hell, I still use standard definition.

I've been gaming on the same 18 inch SDTV for ten years now. When I can, I game on my 42 inch 1080p capable TV in the living room, but generally it's just the 18 inch. I'm not too surprised. I'd rather buy video games than update my TV.

I had heard prior the take up was poor, but never imagined it was this poor!. I wonder what Pachter's thoughts are. What are yours?

I dont play on an hd tv and it doesnt make that much of a difference to me

Not all that surprised to hear this but the way he puts it is interesting, especially the way the guy interviewing him is way to shocked.

480i FTW! Welcome to my world.

Yep, I still play on SD television. I do have a HD tv, but, its broken.

I dont have an HDTV.. I dont really notice the difference between SD and HD to be honest. Then again i do most of my gaming on the PC. 

I played Gears 1 on an SDTV and Gears 2 on an HDTV.

Making the jump to HD doesn't require a pricey TV, I've been using a 24" LCD monitor for a few years and it looks fine.

" @Ineedaname said:

" How would they know? "

I am wondering exactly the same, but I don't doubt his claim, because he of all people would know, "

aaa, yes, when i first got my 360 i played it on a SDTV. it lasted a while for me enjoying some of the games because they were good with not having to have a HDTV. i soon got tired of not being able to read half the things on the screen. i finally got a 32" 720p tv. when i first got the tv i was like wow look how improved the graphics are now.