How grainy?

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I am not sure if this is in the right forum, and if it isn't I apologize to the moderators..

I haven't purchased GT4 yet (should be doing that tonight after work), but I have been lurking on these forums. I see a lot of screenshots from photomode and various other facets of the game. They seem pretty clear, almost too clear. I have a 27" TV that is probably 3 years old now and I was curious just how grainy GT4 looks on a TV. I know that the newer TV's that support high resolution are going to get the clear advantage, but what about TV's like mine?

-Travis
 
To be honest, you'll enjoy it more than you did GT3. The rgaphics are improved, and you will notice the difference with a 27" TV. I run on a widescreen 47" and it still looks fantastic. For the majority that I had GT3, I was running it on a 27" Zenith. As I compare GT3 and GT4 on the big screen, There is a marked improvement on how it looks.

Have no fear, you'll see the improvement.
 
Thank you for the reply :) I am looking forward to learning how to play GT4 on the DFP I am purchasing and getting the whole experience. Judging by the screenshots it seems the game does a pretty good job of sucking you in 👍
 
GT4 looked fantastic on my old 15 year old Panasonic, i have a newer panasonic 20" flatscreen its pretty good, but nothing beats playing GT4 on a projector...i can play 30", i can play 50" lol all the way up to 300" and trust, when your playing GT4 on the side of a house, its definately nothing like those big hd projection tv's, even thouse with 1080i are awesome :)
 
Projectors sure are nice, too bad I can't afford one :sly: I am primarily a PC gamer, so the only time I see grainy graphics is if for some odd reason I am playing a game at 800x600 or less. To be honest, I have not played the Gran Turismo series since the original game on the original Playstation. It has been THAT long :)
 
DrPepper
Projectors sure are nice, too bad I can't afford one :sly: I am primarily a PC gamer, so the only time I see grainy graphics is if for some odd reason I am playing a game at 800x600 or less. To be honest, I have not played the Gran Turismo series since the original game on the original Playstation. It has been THAT long :)
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haha i hear you. Over the past 2 years or so ive become more of a pc gamer myself, just yesterday i was bored and put my desktop to 800x600.....did we actually use that at one point? i wanted to vomit lol.
 
hehe 800x600...Imagine 640x480..heck, I use to play Quake 1 at 512x384 to get the best graphics/performance out of my Monster 3dfx 4mb video card 👍 :)
 
My mate and I tried playing GT4 on a projector once but it flickered and was all screwed up. I play GT4 on my old (like 15-20 year old) 21 inch TV and it looks fine. Honestly, I find that some of those new, expensive TVs look horrible and grainy compared to my old, cheap box.
 
The graphics are very sharp and defined, it's a definative improvement from GT3. I first played GT4 on a 6-7 year old 27" TV, and it was nice and clear. So it should be fine. 👍
 
nismo4life
haha i hear you. Over the past 2 years or so ive become more of a pc gamer myself, just yesterday i was bored and put my desktop to 800x600.....did we actually use that at one point? i wanted to vomit lol.
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:lol: I know what you mean, I guess its what you get used to.

I remember thinking the icons etc looked too small in 640*480 (Win 95) after being used to 320*240 (On Windows 3.1) and heres me now running in 1280*1024. 1024 looks basic to me now although it doesn't bother me at work. :)
 
If you have the funds, (and judging by the fact that you're splurging on a DFP, you do) then invest in a decent quality component video lead. That'll sharpen up the images pretty well. I've run it on both a 32" Sony Trinitron Flatscreen and a 28" Widescreen Samsung, and the resolution is improved on both using the component lead, over the standard one.
To prove it, look at a JGTC car in your garage, most of them have small sponsorship decals, one in particular, though I can't remember which, has small Taimya logos. (A white star on a red background and a white star on a blue background next to each other.) With the standard lead, the word Taimya is just a black smudge. With the component lead it's definable as Taimya, it's not perfect but a hell of a lot clearer!
 
Smallhorses
If you have the funds, (and judging by the fact that you're splurging on a DFP, you do) then invest in a decent quality component video lead. That'll sharpen up the images pretty well. I've run it on both a 32" Sony Trinitron Flatscreen and a 28" Widescreen Samsung, and the resolution is improved on both using the component lead, over the standard one.
To prove it, look at a JGTC car in your garage, most of them have small sponsorship decals, one in particular, though I can't remember which, has small Taimya logos. (A white star on a red background and a white star on a blue background next to each other.) With the standard lead, the word Taimya is just a black smudge. With the component lead it's definable as Taimya, it's not perfect but a hell of a lot clearer!
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Do what he says, if you have a component input.

To expand on what he said, the text on the menus look fuzzy, but still readable, but with the component cables, the letters are a lot sharper and clearer. It was worth the $20 I spent on it, and the picture clears up for all games, too, not just GT4. 👍 👍
 
MachOne
S-Video
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I actually found S-Video quality to be inferior to the component lead quality.
Something to do with still carrying all 3 video signals in the same wire, versus 3 separate ones.
 
I got myself a jvc hdtv ready 36 inches flatscreen crt. Using the component cables and running 1080i it was way to grainy (painfully). I got so mad after paying almost $900 for the tv set just for playing gt4. Next day i take the jvc back and got me a panasonic tau 27inches flat crt ($300). Using the same cables but not capable of running 720 or 1080i, now i can play all day long without the irritating grainy look in the screen. Maybe my eyes wasnt ready for all that much resolution. It looks great in the cheaper tv set and since it is not a hdtv ready i asume it will work great in any other flat screen set.
 
Yes, I believe you'll find it with all the other PS2 accessories. The AV output socket on PS2 is pretty unique, so I doubt anyone else makes compatible leads.

*edit* I'm wrong! Other people do make compatible leads, see below.....

This is what you need.

Or this if you want to use a fibre-optic audio link to your surround sound receiver too!

Once you get the lead, try this:-
Look at the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IV Rally Car '97. On the wraparounds of the back bumper and just above the licence plate on the boot lid there's a word in blue, try to make out what it says with your original cable.
Now swap the lead for the new cable, et voila! Clarity!
 
Sorry to bring back this thread, but I have a few quick questions which I couldn't find through the search function.

I bought this Flat screen TV yesterday to replace my regular Tv I had. The picture is definitely crisper, but the game is still very grainy. I have not purchased the component cables yet, and plan to on Friday. My question is, how much of a difference does it make going to 480i from what it is now? I wish I could have afforded a better TV so that I could run 1080i, but that will have to come later. 480i will have to do. Also, should I run GT4 in 16:9 or 4:3? This console/TV stuff is all foreign to me.
 
I have ran my PS2 on normals cables for so long, I then about 1 year ago brought a component and wow, so much better, its like half way to HD :P
 
Everything about GT4 is great BUT,anyone notice the choppy bits before certain stages(Special Stage Route 5 just before the tunnel off the start line as an example)??????
 
gt_Sileighty_1
Everything about GT4 is great BUT,anyone notice the choppy bits before certain stages(Special Stage Route 5 just before the tunnel off the start line as an example)??????
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I get that at the start of 80% of my races actually. Very annoying, and not sure why it does that. :indiff:
 
.Duck.
If it's a widescreen, 16:9 all the way. Or else the cars get a lot fatter.
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on our living room TV if i switch to 16:9 the cars look anorexic. its dodgy, it is a widescreen TV.

and im running my ps2 through a really really old ALBA 21" tv. its not flatscreen and i think its mono, but it does the job. grainy, but then again im used to that :indiff:
 

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