diff --git a/stepmania/src/PrefsManager.cpp b/stepmania/src/PrefsManager.cpp
index 117ff88225..d834d7462f 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/PrefsManager.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/PrefsManager.cpp
@@ -124,6 +124,10 @@ PrefsManager::PrefsManager()
 	 * already here than lots of people asking why songs aren't being displayed. */
 	m_bHiddenSongs = false;
 	m_bVsync = true;
+#ifdef _XBOX
+	m_bProgressive = false;
+	m_bPAL = false;
+#endif
 	m_sSoundDrivers = DEFAULT_SOUND_DRIVER_LIST;
 	
 	// StepMania.cpp sets these on first run:
@@ -156,6 +160,10 @@ void PrefsManager::ReadGlobalPrefsFromDisk( bool bSwitchToLastPlayedGame )
 		return;		// could not read config file, load nothing
 
 	ini.GetValueB( "Options", "Windowed",					m_bWindowed );
+#ifdef _XBOX
+	ini.GetValueB( "Options", "Progressive",				m_bProgressive );
+	ini.GetValueB( "Options", "PAL",						m_bPAL );
+#endif
 	ini.GetValueI( "Options", "DisplayWidth",				m_iDisplayWidth );
 	ini.GetValueI( "Options", "DisplayHeight",				m_iDisplayHeight );
 	ini.GetValueI( "Options", "DisplayColorDepth",			m_iDisplayColorDepth );
@@ -291,6 +299,10 @@ void PrefsManager::SaveGlobalPrefsToDisk()
 	ini.SetValueB( "Options", "DelayedEscape",				m_bDelayedEscape );
 	ini.SetValueB( "Options", "HiddenSongs",				m_bHiddenSongs );
 	ini.SetValueB( "Options", "Vsync",						m_bVsync );
+#ifdef _XBOX
+	ini.SetValueB( "Options", "Progressive",				m_bProgressive );
+	ini.SetValueB( "Options", "PAL",						m_bPAL );
+#endif
 	ini.SetValueB( "Options", "HowToPlay",					m_bInstructions );
 	ini.SetValueB( "Options", "Caution",					m_bShowDontDie );
 	ini.SetValueB( "Options", "SelectGroup",				m_bShowSelectGroup );
diff --git a/stepmania/src/PrefsManager.h b/stepmania/src/PrefsManager.h
index ecf6be5d20..246c98db12 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/PrefsManager.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/PrefsManager.h
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ public:
 	int 			m_iMovieDecodeMS;
 	bool			m_bHiddenSongs;
 	bool			m_bVsync;
+#ifdef _XBOX
+	bool			m_bProgressive;
+	bool			m_bPAL;
+#endif
 	bool			m_bDelayedTextureDelete;
 	bool			m_bDelayedScreenLoad;
 	bool			m_bBannerCache;
diff --git a/stepmania/src/RageDisplay.h b/stepmania/src/RageDisplay.h
index 4e886fc674..215714307e 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/RageDisplay.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/RageDisplay.h
@@ -78,7 +78,12 @@ public:
 			bool _vsync,
 			bool _bAntiAliasing,
 			CString _sWindowTitle,
-			CString _sIconFile )
+			CString _sIconFile
+#ifdef _XBOX
+			, bool _progressive
+			, bool _PAL
+#endif
+		)
 		{
 			windowed = _windowed;
 			width = _width;
@@ -89,6 +94,10 @@ public:
 			bAntiAliasing = _bAntiAliasing;
 			sWindowTitle = _sWindowTitle;
 			sIconFile = _sIconFile;
+#ifdef _XBOX
+			progressive = _progressive;
+			PAL = _PAL;
+#endif
 		}
 		VideoModeParams() {}
 
@@ -99,6 +108,10 @@ public:
 		int rate;
 		bool vsync;
 		bool bAntiAliasing;
+#ifdef _XBOX
+		bool progressive;
+		bool PAL;
+#endif
 		CString sWindowTitle;
 		CString sIconFile;
 	};
diff --git a/stepmania/src/RageDisplay_D3D.cpp b/stepmania/src/RageDisplay_D3D.cpp
index 46b384ce59..949eda4703 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/RageDisplay_D3D.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/RageDisplay_D3D.cpp
@@ -459,24 +459,61 @@ bool RageDisplay_D3D::TryVideoMode( VideoModeParams p, bool &bNewDeviceOut )
 
 	SDL_ShowCursor( p.windowed );
 #endif
+	
+	ZeroMemory( &g_d3dpp, sizeof(g_d3dpp) );
+
+#ifndef _XBOX
+
+	if(p.windowed)
+	{
+		g_d3dpp.BackBufferWidth			=	p.width;
+		g_d3dpp.BackBufferHeight		=	p.height;
+		g_d3dpp.BackBufferFormat		=	FindBackBufferType( p.windowed, p.bpp );
+		g_d3dpp.BackBufferCount			=	1;
+		g_d3dpp.MultiSampleType			=	D3DMULTISAMPLE_NONE;
+		g_d3dpp.SwapEffect				=	D3DSWAPEFFECT_COPY;
+		g_d3dpp.hDeviceWindow			=	NULL;
+		g_d3dpp.Windowed				=	p.windowed;
+		g_d3dpp.EnableAutoDepthStencil	=	TRUE;
+		g_d3dpp.AutoDepthStencilFormat	=	D3DFMT_D16;
+		g_d3dpp.Flags					=	0;
+		g_d3dpp.FullScreen_RefreshRateInHz = D3DPRESENT_RATE_DEFAULT;
+		g_d3dpp.FullScreen_PresentationInterval = D3DPRESENT_INTERVAL_DEFAULT;
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		g_d3dpp.BackBufferWidth			=	p.width;
+		g_d3dpp.BackBufferHeight		=	p.height;
+		g_d3dpp.BackBufferFormat		=	FindBackBufferType( p.windowed, p.bpp );
+		g_d3dpp.BackBufferCount			=	1;
+		g_d3dpp.MultiSampleType			=	D3DMULTISAMPLE_NONE;
+		g_d3dpp.SwapEffect				=	D3DSWAPEFFECT_FLIP;
+		g_d3dpp.hDeviceWindow			=	NULL;
+		g_d3dpp.Windowed				=	p.windowed;
+		g_d3dpp.EnableAutoDepthStencil	=	TRUE;
+		g_d3dpp.AutoDepthStencilFormat	=	D3DFMT_D16;
+		g_d3dpp.Flags					=	0;
+		g_d3dpp.FullScreen_RefreshRateInHz = D3DPRESENT_RATE_DEFAULT;
+		g_d3dpp.FullScreen_PresentationInterval = p.vsync ? D3DPRESENT_INTERVAL_ONE : D3DPRESENT_INTERVAL_IMMEDIATE;
+	}
+
+#else
 
-    ZeroMemory( &g_d3dpp, sizeof(g_d3dpp) );
 	g_d3dpp.BackBufferWidth			=	p.width;
-    g_d3dpp.BackBufferHeight		=	p.height;
-    g_d3dpp.BackBufferFormat		=	FindBackBufferType( p.windowed, p.bpp );
-    g_d3dpp.BackBufferCount			=	1;
-    g_d3dpp.MultiSampleType			=	D3DMULTISAMPLE_NONE;
-	g_d3dpp.SwapEffect				=	D3DSWAPEFFECT_DISCARD;
+	g_d3dpp.BackBufferHeight		=	p.height;
+	g_d3dpp.BackBufferFormat		=	FindBackBufferType( p.windowed, p.bpp );
+	g_d3dpp.BackBufferCount			=	1;
+	g_d3dpp.MultiSampleType			=	D3DMULTISAMPLE_NONE;
+	g_d3dpp.SwapEffect				=	D3DSWAPEFFECT_FLIP;
 	g_d3dpp.hDeviceWindow			=	NULL;
-    g_d3dpp.Windowed				=	p.windowed;
-    g_d3dpp.EnableAutoDepthStencil	=	TRUE;
-    g_d3dpp.AutoDepthStencilFormat	=	D3DFMT_D16;
-    g_d3dpp.Flags					=	0;
-	g_d3dpp.FullScreen_RefreshRateInHz = D3DPRESENT_RATE_DEFAULT;
+	g_d3dpp.Windowed				=	0;
+	g_d3dpp.EnableAutoDepthStencil	=	TRUE;
+	g_d3dpp.AutoDepthStencilFormat	=	D3DFMT_D16;
+	g_d3dpp.Flags					=	(p.progressive ? D3DPRESENTFLAG_PROGRESSIVE : D3DPRESENTFLAG_INTERLACED) | D3DPRESENTFLAG_10X11PIXELASPECTRATIO;
+	g_d3dpp.FullScreen_RefreshRateInHz = p.PAL ? 50 : 60;
+	g_d3dpp.FullScreen_PresentationInterval = p.vsync ? D3DPRESENT_INTERVAL_ONE : D3DPRESENT_INTERVAL_IMMEDIATE;
 
-	/* Windowed must always use D3DPRESENT_INTERVAL_DEFAULT. */
-	g_d3dpp.FullScreen_PresentationInterval = 
-		(p.windowed || p.vsync) ? D3DPRESENT_INTERVAL_DEFAULT : D3DPRESENT_INTERVAL_IMMEDIATE;
+#endif
 
 	LOG->Trace( "Present Parameters: %d, %d, %d, %d, %d, %d, %d, %d, %d, %d, %d, %d, %d", 
 		g_d3dpp.BackBufferWidth, g_d3dpp.BackBufferHeight, g_d3dpp.BackBufferFormat,
diff --git a/stepmania/src/StepMania.cpp b/stepmania/src/StepMania.cpp
index 4878a7a0ee..9b70750651 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/StepMania.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/StepMania.cpp
@@ -111,7 +111,12 @@ void ApplyGraphicOptions()
 			PREFSMAN->m_bVsync,
 			PREFSMAN->m_bAntiAliasing,
 			THEME->GetMetric("Common","WindowTitle"),
-			THEME->GetPathToG("Common window icon") ) );
+			THEME->GetPathToG("Common window icon")
+#ifdef _XBOX
+			, PREFSMAN->m_bProgressive
+			, PREFSMAN->m_bPAL
+#endif
+			) );
 	bNeedReload |= TEXTUREMAN->SetPrefs( 
 		PREFSMAN->m_iTextureColorDepth, 
 		PREFSMAN->m_iMovieColorDepth,
@@ -371,7 +376,12 @@ RageDisplay *CreateDisplay()
 			PREFSMAN->m_bVsync,
 			PREFSMAN->m_bAntiAliasing,
 			THEME->GetMetric("Common","WindowTitle"),
-			THEME->GetPathToG("Common window icon") );
+			THEME->GetPathToG("Common window icon")
+#ifdef _XBOX
+			, PREFSMAN->m_bProgressive
+			, PREFSMAN->m_bPAL
+#endif
+			);
 
 	CString error = "There was an error while initializing your video card.\n\n"
 		"   PLEASE DO NOT FILE THIS ERROR AS A BUG!\n\n"