Wipeout HD - it's not fun

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Games like Wipeout HD, ironically, work better on standard definition TVs.

If you're playing it on a HDTV I imagine there's a good bit of input lag, which for games like F-Zero and Wipeout (and fighting games) is murder.

Basically input lag is the time it takes the picture to go from your console to the TV. The TV has to resize the image and put it through post-processing. In a sense, what you're seeing on the screen is happening in the past. If you play a Wii on an HD TV and you try to jump at the absolute edge of a ledge and fall down, there's actually a really good chance it's input lag from the TV. Game mode gets rid of some of the post-processing, but not all of it. In some models game mode actually adds to input lag.

You won't notice it in some games, but you'll definitely notice it in genres like futuristic racing and fighting. If you move your console to a standard def TV you'll notice the difference in responsiveness right away.

At least I hope it's this. I refuse to believe people can think bad things about Wipeout.