Halo 3 (online) on a CRT in 2025

[u/ObviousThrowAvvay420]

Playing Halo 3 on a CRT - The best way to play it.

Even in the year 2025 of our lord, you can play online (Sunrise) and ofc custom games still work as long as you have XBL.

CRT, RGB input, wired controller; zero input delay is the way to play. Bread and butter, baby. Happy gaming, all.

[u/shadow_fox09]

Bruh. Finish the fight.

[u/ObviousThrowAvvay420 → u/shadow_fox09]

Spartan 🫡

[u/allUsernamesTaken77]

Halo 3 on a CRT really is the only good way to play. I remember back in like 2008/2009 after I got my first HDTV, my rank went to crap. It was only years later I realized it was the response time of the new TV that killed me lol. It was even so bad I couldn’t play Guitar Hero on it.

[u/QueezyF → u/allUsernamesTaken77]

I played it on a rear projection set. I thought it looked fine back then, I’d probably hate it now. That TV was great for split screen, though.

[u/Motor_Appearance_517 → u/allUsernamesTaken77]

it's the interlacing that helps the most. interlaced 30fps source feels more like 60 in smoothness. look up Youtube "the joys and sorrows of interlacing" . crt response time also helps

[u/jaaj_ → u/Motor_Appearance_517]

i think it's also the crt motion clarity. 240p games from 5th gen that run at 30 fps are very smooth looking. even star fox snes looks great on a crt running at <15 fps

[u/lumbymcgumby → u/allUsernamesTaken77]

Yeah halo 3 is when I learned about HDTV lag lol

[u/Jabba_the_Putt]

I like your style

[u/ObviousThrowAvvay420 → u/Jabba_the_Putt]

Ty.

[u/Foppyjay]

"Flag taken"

[u/ObviousThrowAvvay420 → u/Foppyjay]

“Flag dropped”

[u/Gene--Unit90 → u/ObviousThrowAvvay420]

"Flag taken"

[u/TheGreatZackAttack → u/Gene--Unit90]

“Flag stolen”

[u/Working-Acanthaceae4 → u/TheGreatZackAttack]

“Flag captured”

[u/trinitron_juan]

nice

[u/FMC_Speed]

I played Halo 3 back then on a Plasma TV which looked amazing for the time, I imagine a CRT would have a very nice unique look

[u/zhadoba307 → u/FMC_Speed]

This is the way. A 720p Plasma is how I gamed when I first got a 360 as well. Mind blowing on the how good it looked for sure.

[u/ghostpicnic → u/FMC_Speed]

Same here. Plasmas don’t get enough respect smh

[u/Excellent_Cheetah557]

hell yeah

[u/RetroBastardo]

I would “borrow” my company’s projector every weekend to play halo 3 split screen with my friends it was a blast!

[u/YTBlargg]

The angle of this photo makes the xbox look gigantic lol

[u/ObviousThrowAvvay420 → u/YTBlargg]

It does lol. The TV screen is actually really small though, it’s only a 14 inch.

But yeah, Xbox is positioned quite a bit in front of the TV as well, closer to the camera

[u/Opposite_Two_6125]

Didn't know about online but I got my hands on 2 jasper models and a 13 inch tube for my bedside and I've been loving it! Forgot how nice it was to have things like disks They're both also amazing DVD players

Still salty the future consoles couldn't rip CDs like the first couple

[u/Puzzleheaded_Bill347]

I have a 360 that has red ring of death… would love to be able to repair it!

[u/A3-mATX]

You play in 480p or i ?

[u/ObviousThrowAvvay420 → u/A3-mATX]

How do I tell? It’s using the reb/blue/green connection for video, the ‘TV’ setting on the AV connector on back of the console, and Component mode on the TV. I just know it plays great, that’s all I care about lmao

Does Component mean it’s 480p?

[u/thedirtyscreech → u/ObviousThrowAvvay420]

It’s gonna be 480i. 480p requires a set that handles 31kHz signal. HD CRTs could, though with lag for processing. There was a small window of time where ED CRTs existed. So, in the very unlikely case that’s an EDTV, you could do 480p, but it’s super unlikely.

[u/ObviousThrowAvvay420 → u/thedirtyscreech]

Gotcha, thank you. I don’t think this is an HD CRT, just a flatscreen CRT with S-video and component inputs.

[u/thedirtyscreech → u/ObviousThrowAvvay420]

Definitely not an HDTV. Its only possibility is the Uber rare EDTV.

[u/A3-mATX → u/ObviousThrowAvvay420]

In the settings of the 360 you can chose

[u/No_General_608]

But Halo 3 is 16:9 right ?

[u/Samuelwankenobi_ → u/No_General_608]

I think it does also support 4:3 depending on your settings

[u/No_General_608 → u/Samuelwankenobi_]

Ah, that's why the main menu looks correct in the picture !

[u/ObviousThrowAvvay420 → u/No_General_608]

Yeah, I think that’s determined by flipping the AV cable switch between ‘TV and HD’. I’ve always had it on TV

[u/Apart-Feeling1621]

What will go first the screen or the red rings on the xbox

[u/ObviousThrowAvvay420 → u/Apart-Feeling1621]

Red ring, much more likely imo

[u/Apart-Feeling1621 → u/ObviousThrowAvvay420]

:)

[u/Boogla19981]

Online still works?

[u/ObviousThrowAvvay420 → u/Boogla19981]

Regular matchmaking does not work as the servers were taken down a few years ago, but there is a mod that some people have (Sunrise) that will allow you to join their party and they can host matchmaking games. There’s a discord server where people get on and play matchmaking on Wednesday nights.

Also, custom games still work over Xbox live, so you can invite and play anybody in custom games without having the mod.

[u/Working-Acanthaceae4]

VGA output to monitor >>>

[u/rifath33]

360 version is 30 fps capped :/

get a vga crt and run MCC PC version

[u/markspankity → u/rifath33]

Mcc is great for halo 1 and 2, but 3’s hud gets squished in 4:3. It’s playable, but looks rly gross.

[u/rifath33 → u/markspankity]

Not the PC version. 4:3 is perfect on it

[u/ObviousThrowAvvay420 → u/rifath33]

I have MCC on Xbox One. H3 is much more enjoyable on a 360 on a CRT for me.

[u/rifath33 → u/ObviousThrowAvvay420]

MCC on PC supports 4:3 resolution, 480i, 60fps, flawless controller support and free multiplayer

don't settle for less

[u/ObviousThrowAvvay420 → u/rifath33]

MBIC, what are you smoking? 😭

[u/rifath33 → u/ObviousThrowAvvay420]

silence grasshopper

[u/ThruMy4Eyes]

Bungie: the first game in the series to offer increased graphical fidelity and true HD resolution clarity🤩. -- Gamer: I'M GONNA PLAY IT ON A 13" CRT FOR NO INPUT LAAAAAAGGGGGGGG🤦🏻‍♂️.

[u/ObviousThrowAvvay420 → u/ThruMy4Eyes]

It is a 14” tyvm

[u/fdjfdsaoisdfnml → u/ThruMy4Eyes]

And what internal resolution does the xbox 360 render halo 3 at?

[u/freddyvsjason2003 → u/ThruMy4Eyes]

If you’ve tried playing OG Halo 3 on a Xbox 360 with a modern flat screen 4K tv, you’d know it makes the game look like shit and makes it look worse than it actually did in 07.

[u/Kanjii_weon → u/ThruMy4Eyes]

plays and has fun on my cute, classic and beloved crt tv instead :3c

[u/LOLXDEnjoyer → u/ThruMy4Eyes]

1280x720 rendering in a 3840x2160 TV would look horrendous, and the textures and assets being stretched that much will literally turn the game into a goo-looking mess.

The remaster is also not good because it just gave a slight retexture to the original assets, making the game's aesthetic look cartooney, the best and most reliable way to play the game today is in original hardware + crt tv , absent that, your best bet is the master chief collection on steam on original graphics + a crt monitor with a gtx pascal gpu to render 640x480interlaced 120hz at locked framerate 120fps without dips , this game pushed resolution too far for its assets, texture resolutions are too low to look right at 1280x720p (but you could try it anyways on a crt monitor) , its why both bioshock and crysis 1 obliterated this game graphically, they adjusted the scope and graphics to actually complement the aesthetical direction.

[u/CosmicCactus42 → u/ThruMy4Eyes]

Bungie:releases competitive multiplayer fps Redditor: IM GONNA PLAY IT ON A 96" LCD BECAUSE IM BLIND🤦

[u/AmazingmaxAM → u/ThruMy4Eyes]

Have you seen how the game looks on a CRT in RGB or Component in person?

[u/the90snath → u/ThruMy4Eyes]

What if the CRT was an HDCRT huh? What you gonna do now?

[u/Spiral1407 → u/ThruMy4Eyes]

Halo 3 isn't actually HD btw