Comments on: The Wrap-Up: MLB 09 The Show

By: The_King_Wilmes

The_King_Wilmes — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 00:25:31 +0000

MLB 09 is by far the greatest video game expeience I've ever had. I usually get bored of a game after a month of purchasing it. Not The Show every game is exciting. I'm playing at a difficult level in franchise mode and I'm 21-15

By: Smokez4Dayz

Smokez4Dayz — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 05:54:38 +0000

same 10 year pitching meter. how is a pitching meter simulate real pitching? Whats wrong with have a ten month turnaround and not just update the rosters. If any other company did that, you losers would be crying about. Your precious MLB is just 07 with new graphics, and everybody is ready to buy a whole system to play one game. Love the financial responsibility. copycats ruining america, no originality anymore, and the little pre teens think its cool to be a follower. And your boards and articles prove this theory everyday. We have become a nation of followers, and wait for someone to show me what to like-kind of people. Its sad. Just ten years ago, we wasn't like this.

By: Sidewinder

Sidewinder — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 21:20:44 +0000

Ouch, Daley bought into the marketing hype of Monster HDMI cables and paid the price. You could have bought two new games instead. You could buy great HDMI cables for under $10. Check out Amazon. It's digital buddy, you wont notice a difference, only on analog signals using an analog cable will you notice a difference. I applaude your TV choice but Bose buddy, Bose? You must have a smaller room or a SWF….significant wife factor.:)

I must admit to buying Bose bookshelf speakers 20 years ago and always liked them, no matter what the audiophiles say. My little brother has them now as his surrounds.

By: Sidewinder

Sidewinder — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 21:09:39 +0000

NY probably meant to say he had composite cables, not component. Composite cables are the basic RCA cables of the last 40 years. Component cables are HD but have the video separated from the audio, where HDMI has them all in one. Video wise components are every bit as good as HDMI except when it comes to 1080P/24 movies. It wont do that, but it will do standard 1080P if your TV has 1080P component imputs. My Sony A3000 60" does and it looks great. My 360 is the older one without HDMI, so I use component and I get a 1080P signal.

By: nyr2k2

nyr2k2 — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 21:09:02 +0000

I don't know, T. Daley. As I said, I used to swear by Monster Cable products. I kept reading various places that cheaper cables produced the same picture quality, so I picked one up. My buddy and I did a side-by-side comparison with our PS3s running Uncharted: Drake's fortune, and I couldn't notice any difference (the "budget" cable was a Mad Catz). I'm not going to go as far as to say there is NO difference whatsoever, but to my eye they looked pretty damn identical.

Judging by your setup you seem to be pretty adamant about having the absolute best quality electronics and components, so I'll take your word for it that I was right all along and Monster Cable is better. However, since this guy seems to be in the same category as me–not too die-hard about it–I think it's worth saving 50-70 bucks.

Just my opinion though!

By: Sidewinder

Sidewinder — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 20:36:44 +0000

Daley knows his stuff. Good post.

By: T. Daley

T. Daley — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 20:10:08 +0000

Blake: HDMI cables are generally better than component cables. If you plan on running the game at 1080p then you must have an HDMI cable. The show is optimized to run at 720p so you don't have to use an HDMI cable. The one advantage to using HDMI is that it can carry both sound and video signals through the one cable.

As far as picture quality goes, at 720p you wont see any significant improvement in picture quality if you go HDMI over RGB component cables. However using cheaper cables isn't the same as using a higher quality cable such as monster. Better quality cables will give you a better picture.

Personally I run all monster cables (HDMI) for the video, Optical for sound and I run a Sony Bravia XBR4 46". My sound system is a bose lifestyle 5.1. My sound and picture quality is flawless.

If your TV is a 1080p television then you need to go with the HDMI so you can get the full benefit of 1080p ( Blueray movies, Games that run in 1080p)

By: nyr2k2

nyr2k2 — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 18:24:39 +0000

Much better! I used to just play with a component cable on a non-HD set, then eventually bought a S-video cable. The difference there was night and day. After buying an HD set and using HDMI cables, I can't believe I ever played without them.

Also, don't get suckered into buying $100 HDMI cables. The cheaper cables ($30 or so) are JUST as effective and durable. This is coming from a guy the used to swear by Monster Cables.

By: blake jays fan

blake jays fan — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 17:45:02 +0000

Hey guys, i'm playing the show on a 42' plasma LG. I don't have a hdmi cable. i'm thinking about buying one how much better will it look Ex. lighting

By: blondeviking64

blondeviking64 — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 16:18:33 +0000

I have seen some collision detection ie, the 2 baseman dodging the runner to make a throw to first. Ive seen the runner jump out of the way of a ball thrown from 2nd to 1st. And Ive seen two outfielders run into each other trying to chase down a fly ball. I cant say that the collision detection is terribly good, but it is improved from last year. I have noticed that the velocity of pitches is less when the meter is in the yellow versus the red. I also noticed that depending upon where you miss (above or below) the yellow line affects where the pitch breaks. you can be pretty darn accurate if you get good with the meter and you can change the speed of pitches and others. Try throwing curveball or changeup first in the front end of the yellow, then in the backend of the red and see how the velocity changes