will it totally ruin the great graphics and experience if I don't have a HD TV?

Not really no. HD looks great, yeah, but games will still look just fine on a normal TV.

 

 

 

 

 

If you have a nice computer monitor (however) you can get a VGA adapter for whatever system you want and hook it up to that. I use my xbox 360 on my 22" widescreen monitor and it looks AMAZING, and the monitor only cost something like $250.

 

 

 

 

 

Just a good suggestion.

Here's the question I use as a 14 year old without a job and all...do I want to work for maybe a year or so and save up around $1000 to look at pretty gr4ff1x, or do I want to buy the 360 and play the games on a normal tv without the shiny eye candy?

 

 

 

I choose to buy the 360 and not look at eye candy....I'm messing with thumb candy ^_^

 

 

 

In all seriousness, buy the 360. Play it. If you love the games, love the consoles, and can afford the HD-TV you want, go for it.

Here's the question I use as a 14 year old without a job and all...do I want to work for maybe a year or so and save up around $1000 to look at pretty gr4ff1x, or do I want to buy the 360 and play the games on a normal tv without the shiny eye candy?

 

 

 

A year ago I bought a 32" LCD costing something around that... After hooking up my friend's Wii, I can tell you it makes no difference. :)

 

 

 

Of course.. Who wouldn't like a bigger screen for playing? That's always a bonus. But no, it doesn't really add to the "eye candy".

 

 

 

I felt just like playing on an old 19" TV, the graphics are exactly the same.

 

 

 

If you save up $1K by the time you're 15 (very realistic, you could earn way more by working a few hours a day after school), definitely buy the console, not a pretty TV. Heck, if you want to spend it all, you can get all 3 major consoles (since PS3 will have dropped in price by 2008) and have money left over for games.

Lol, nice...I'd heard previously that 'Hey, there's no reason to buy a 360 unless you have an HD-TV'...so I just made assumptions that the graphics were better. We've got one anyways though, but I probably wont even play regularly on it once I get my 360.

Here's the question I use as a 14 year old without a job and all...do I want to work for maybe a year or so and save up around $1000 to look at pretty gr4ff1x, or do I want to buy the 360 and play the games on a normal tv without the shiny eye candy?

 

 

 

A year ago I bought a 32" LCD costing something around that... After hooking up my friend's Wii, I can tell you it makes no difference. :)

 

 

 

Of course.. Who wouldn't like a bigger screen for playing? That's always a bonus. But no, it doesn't really add to the "eye candy".

 

 

 

I felt just like playing on an old 19" TV, the graphics are exactly the same.

 

 

 

If you save up $1K by the time you're 15 (very realistic, you could earn way more by working a few hours a day after school), definitely buy the console, not a pretty TV. Heck, if you want to spend it all, you can get all 3 major consoles (since PS3 will have dropped in price by 2008) and have money left over for games.

 

 

 

 

 

Just incase you don't know but the Wii only goes up to 480i, so it doesn't support HD. That would be why it didn't make a difference. :P

Yes you should buy a next gen console even with out a HDTV.

 

I mean i have a PS3 and no HDTV.

I have an Xbox360 without HDTV and my games still look great :

 

 

 

go for next gen :thumbsup:

If you get a 360 with no HD don't play Dead Rising unless you have microscopes built into your eyes.

Well, considering the best-selling console out of all them (Wii) isn't actually HD-compatible, I'd say... yes. :-w

No. I play my 360 on my SDTV, and sure it's not great, but it looks much better when you start to realize that an HDTV will put you down and out a couple thousand (maybe that much :? )

If you get a 360 with no HD don't play Dead Rising unless you have microscopes built into your eyes.

 

 

 

Hahahaha, so true, so true.

 

 

 

But really, you don't need an HD if you go next-gen; I don't, and I'm perfectly happy with my 360 :)