What is PS3 like in standard def?

[johngt]

Anyone here running their ps3 in 480i? - i don't have an hdtv and they are selling for more than i'm willing to pay at the minute.

Feedback appeciated - pic would be nice.

Johngt

 

[Omnis]

It's the same thing, only with lower quality visuals. ps2 games look a lot better on a 480 CRT 4:3.

 

[Jeremy Ricci]

It's the same thing, only with lower quality visuals. ps2 games look a lot better on a 480 CRT 4:3.

Just to be clear, he means PS2 games being played on a PS3 look better on a 480i CRT, not that PS2 games look better than PS3 games on a 480iCRT. You know someone woulda tried to twist that

 

[Eric.]

They look fine. The only problems with standard definiton and the PS3 occurs when you play a PS2 game on a PS3 and connect with an HDMI cable. That's when it "upscales" the 480i signal to 480p and makes things (according to people here, I haven't tried it myself) look like crap.

 

[Omnis]

Actually, it doesn't look THAT bad. It's just a bit more jaggy.

 

[LaBounti]

Not all Ps2 games look bad, Killzone may just be the worst example I've seen but GradiusV looks the same and so does a few other games. Square games suffer like Front Mission 4.

 

[johngt]

do you guys realise that i'm asking about ps3 games running in standard def?

i made no reference to ps2 in my original post

btw i am in the uk which runs on PAL if that is any help.

 

[Pako]

johngt,

I have not tried it personally, but can only imagine that it looks stunning. I would think that using a S-Video would be minimum to realize the maximum clarity with a standard definition TV. If I get a chance to test it out I'll report back some real world results.

 

[Minnesota01R6]

I would have to say it looked terrible on an 8 year old toshiba via S-video. Maybe that's just in comparison to the panny plasma I had it hooked up to 5 minutes before, but it was absolutely terrible. Still better than what the PS2 looks like on either TV, though.

 

[Pako]

I would have to say it looked terrible on an 8 year old toshiba via S-video. Maybe that's just in comparison to the panny plasma I had it hooked up to 5 minutes before, but it was absolutely terrible. Still better than what the PS2 looks like on either TV, though.

I wouldn't have expected that. I guess I won't test it out. Better than PS2 graphics is nice to know. Better than Wii graphics on Standard Def?

 

[johngt]

interesting - i have got my ps2 connected via scart to a toshiba crt thats been around for a while.

However, my laptop has an s-video output and a vga output and the screen runs in Wide XGA (1280x800 @ 32bpp) which a wikipedia article told be was similar to 720p ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wide_XGA ) - if i set it up right would i be able to get it to run thru my laptop at 720p or Wide XGA?

 

[Pako]

Probably not, as you stated, both your S-Video and VGA connections are outputs. Now if you had inputs on your laptop, I would say that it would be possible. There might be some USB, Firewire, or even PCMCIA card that will allow those inputs on your laptop.

 

[johngt]

Probably not, as you stated, both your S-Video and VGA connections are outputs. Now if you had inputs on your laptop, I would say that it would be possible. There might be some USB, Firewire, or even PCMCIA card that will allow those inputs on your laptop.

Thanks very much

 

[OZZYGT]

So...does all of this mean that I can hold up for a while and keep my standard TV for now? I'm really looking at some HDTVs at the minute, but if it isn't that much of a difference, then I can definitely wait some more time and save money in the interim.

 

[G.T]

I don't have a PS3, so I can't say for sure, but the Xbox 360 on a normal screen was still quite a significant improvement from an Xbox/PS2, so you aren't missing out on all of it.

I would still suggest you get a HDTV sometime in the future, though, as it is an even bigger improvement than you might think.

 

[Minnesota01R6]

PS3 > PS2 on any TV.