http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/11/06/banjo-kazooie-nuts-and-bolts-text-unreadable-on-sdtvs-no-fix-pla/ Engadget HD Comments for Banjo Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts text unreadable on SDTVs, no fix planned http://www.engadgethd.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadgethd.com en-us Copyright 2009 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/11/06/banjo-kazooie-nuts-and-bolts-text-unreadable-on-sdtvs-no-fix-pla/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/11/06/banjo-kazooie-nuts-and-bolts-text-unreadable-on-sdtvs-no-fix-pla/Nov 6th 2008 7:26PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/11/06/banjo-kazooie-nuts-and-bolts-text-unreadable-on-sdtvs-no-fix-pla/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/11/06/banjo-kazooie-nuts-and-bolts-text-unreadable-on-sdtvs-no-fix-pla/Nov 6th 2008 8:48PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/11/06/banjo-kazooie-nuts-and-bolts-text-unreadable-on-sdtvs-no-fix-pla/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/11/06/banjo-kazooie-nuts-and-bolts-text-unreadable-on-sdtvs-no-fix-pla/Nov 6th 2008 8:54PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/11/06/banjo-kazooie-nuts-and-bolts-text-unreadable-on-sdtvs-no-fix-pla/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/11/06/banjo-kazooie-nuts-and-bolts-text-unreadable-on-sdtvs-no-fix-pla/Nov 6th 2008 10:41PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/11/06/banjo-kazooie-nuts-and-bolts-text-unreadable-on-sdtvs-no-fix-pla/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/11/06/banjo-kazooie-nuts-and-bolts-text-unreadable-on-sdtvs-no-fix-pla/Nov 7th 2008 12:50AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/11/06/banjo-kazooie-nuts-and-bolts-text-unreadable-on-sdtvs-no-fix-pla/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/11/06/banjo-kazooie-nuts-and-bolts-text-unreadable-on-sdtvs-no-fix-pla/Nov 7th 2008 6:04PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/11/06/banjo-kazooie-nuts-and-bolts-text-unreadable-on-sdtvs-no-fix-pla/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/11/06/banjo-kazooie-nuts-and-bolts-text-unreadable-on-sdtvs-no-fix-pla/Nov 6th 2008 7:32PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/11/06/banjo-kazooie-nuts-and-bolts-text-unreadable-on-sdtvs-no-fix-pla/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/11/06/banjo-kazooie-nuts-and-bolts-text-unreadable-on-sdtvs-no-fix-pla/
These are HD consoles for HDTVs. Use a cheap computer monitor if you don't have an HDTV. I'd rather not have the game designers have to design for the lowest common denominator.]]>Nov 6th 2008 7:55PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/11/06/banjo-kazooie-nuts-and-bolts-text-unreadable-on-sdtvs-no-fix-pla/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/11/06/banjo-kazooie-nuts-and-bolts-text-unreadable-on-sdtvs-no-fix-pla/Nov 6th 2008 7:55PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/11/06/banjo-kazooie-nuts-and-bolts-text-unreadable-on-sdtvs-no-fix-pla/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/11/06/banjo-kazooie-nuts-and-bolts-text-unreadable-on-sdtvs-no-fix-pla/
I always thought it was more aimed at the elusive family market (hence the cartoony graphics). If that is true, then they definately need to realize there are going to be alot of SDTV owners that are going to buy this game.

]]>Nov 7th 2008 11:05AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/11/06/banjo-kazooie-nuts-and-bolts-text-unreadable-on-sdtvs-no-fix-pla/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/11/06/banjo-kazooie-nuts-and-bolts-text-unreadable-on-sdtvs-no-fix-pla/Nov 6th 2008 8:24PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/11/06/banjo-kazooie-nuts-and-bolts-text-unreadable-on-sdtvs-no-fix-pla/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/11/06/banjo-kazooie-nuts-and-bolts-text-unreadable-on-sdtvs-no-fix-pla/XBox360:food/gas/SDTV as HDTV:luxury?

You know what, if SDTV owners are griping about the cost of HDTVs, the last thing they need to be spending coin on is Xbox and a bunch of games. No wonder you can't buy an HDTV! You're going to have to spend at least $40 next February, so hopefully since popping for a $200+ Xbox, you're also on your way to saving for an HDTV. Its not like they're releasing this game on the Wii or PS2 and a whole bunch of cheap gamers are going to be caught off-guard. Get in line this Thanksgiving and get yourself a $400 42" Vizio.]]>Nov 6th 2008 9:18PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/11/06/banjo-kazooie-nuts-and-bolts-text-unreadable-on-sdtvs-no-fix-pla/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/11/06/banjo-kazooie-nuts-and-bolts-text-unreadable-on-sdtvs-no-fix-pla/
You wonder why the Wii outsells the competition despite not having HD capabilities? ]]>Nov 6th 2008 11:28PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/11/06/banjo-kazooie-nuts-and-bolts-text-unreadable-on-sdtvs-no-fix-pla/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/11/06/banjo-kazooie-nuts-and-bolts-text-unreadable-on-sdtvs-no-fix-pla/Nov 6th 2008 11:28PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/11/06/banjo-kazooie-nuts-and-bolts-text-unreadable-on-sdtvs-no-fix-pla/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/11/06/banjo-kazooie-nuts-and-bolts-text-unreadable-on-sdtvs-no-fix-pla/
MLB 2k8 had a lot of text that was unreadable on my SDTV, and I had to stop playing Grand Theft Auto IV, because the radar showed all the various icons as looking the same - I had no idea where the heck I was going playing that.

I now have an HDTV and am revisiting games, but there's a definite slant towards HDTV with games and their text for sure.]]>Nov 6th 2008 9:13PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/11/06/banjo-kazooie-nuts-and-bolts-text-unreadable-on-sdtvs-no-fix-pla/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/11/06/banjo-kazooie-nuts-and-bolts-text-unreadable-on-sdtvs-no-fix-pla/Nov 6th 2008 10:45PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/11/06/banjo-kazooie-nuts-and-bolts-text-unreadable-on-sdtvs-no-fix-pla/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/11/06/banjo-kazooie-nuts-and-bolts-text-unreadable-on-sdtvs-no-fix-pla/Nov 7th 2008 12:04AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/11/06/banjo-kazooie-nuts-and-bolts-text-unreadable-on-sdtvs-no-fix-pla/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/11/06/banjo-kazooie-nuts-and-bolts-text-unreadable-on-sdtvs-no-fix-pla/
As for being "cheap", I don't see it that way at all. If a console has an SD output, then games should be required to adequately support it.]]>Nov 7th 2008 3:40AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/11/06/banjo-kazooie-nuts-and-bolts-text-unreadable-on-sdtvs-no-fix-pla/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/11/06/banjo-kazooie-nuts-and-bolts-text-unreadable-on-sdtvs-no-fix-pla/
The solution is to buy a new TV.]]>Nov 6th 2008 11:28PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/11/06/banjo-kazooie-nuts-and-bolts-text-unreadable-on-sdtvs-no-fix-pla/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/11/06/banjo-kazooie-nuts-and-bolts-text-unreadable-on-sdtvs-no-fix-pla/I have a 32 inch HDTV now, but I still feel for those people that haven't upgraded. Hopefully prices around Black Friday will entice everyone to get an HDTV!]]>Nov 7th 2008 8:53AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/11/06/banjo-kazooie-nuts-and-bolts-text-unreadable-on-sdtvs-no-fix-pla/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/11/06/banjo-kazooie-nuts-and-bolts-text-unreadable-on-sdtvs-no-fix-pla/Nov 6th 2008 11:35PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/11/06/banjo-kazooie-nuts-and-bolts-text-unreadable-on-sdtvs-no-fix-pla/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/11/06/banjo-kazooie-nuts-and-bolts-text-unreadable-on-sdtvs-no-fix-pla/
Maybe Rare has no plans to fix it because it really isn't the problem people are making it out to be.
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Just buy a 17" computer LCD for $100 and your gaming quality will be improved significantly.

Chances are you already have a computer monitor lying around and even an ancient 19" crt is going to be loads better than any SDTV you would attach the console to (hell, many companies are giving away their old perfectly functional CRTs for free.)]]>Nov 7th 2008 11:05AMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/11/06/banjo-kazooie-nuts-and-bolts-text-unreadable-on-sdtvs-no-fix-pla/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/11/06/banjo-kazooie-nuts-and-bolts-text-unreadable-on-sdtvs-no-fix-pla/
"If a console has an SD output, then games should be required to adequately support it.'

That is an EXCELLENT point :)
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(When i bought my 360 i had an SDTV, it took me all of three days to realize it wasn't gonna work, even just playing tony hawk! (couldn't much read the text there either))

And who cares about this anyway, Gears 2 comes out soon, why would anyone waste their time with this?!?!?!?!?!]]>Nov 7th 2008 12:50PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/11/06/banjo-kazooie-nuts-and-bolts-text-unreadable-on-sdtvs-no-fix-pla/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/11/06/banjo-kazooie-nuts-and-bolts-text-unreadable-on-sdtvs-no-fix-pla/
Since then we picked up a 42" HDTV, but I ended up with my 360 on a 24" LCD display that I share with my computer. Works out pretty well and I can run in HD.

In the example they switched to a 16" (!!) SD tube TV. You'd be FAR better off using a 17" LCD monitor and it wouldn't set you back that much.]]>Nov 7th 2008 11:46PMhttp://www.engadgethd.com/2008/11/06/banjo-kazooie-nuts-and-bolts-text-unreadable-on-sdtvs-no-fix-pla/http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/11/06/banjo-kazooie-nuts-and-bolts-text-unreadable-on-sdtvs-no-fix-pla/Nov 9th 2008 12:57PM