Quick HDTV Question

UnbreakableVow

So I have a 720p LCD HDTV, and as I somewhat expected, my PS2 games look like pure ass. Will a component cable fix this? If so, how much of an improvement should there be? Will it at least make the games look as good as they did on my old SDTV? Is the improvement worth a $20 component cable investment?

mntorankusu

It will definitely look better with a component cable. A lot better.

How much better depends on two things. Whether the game supports progressive scan, and your TV. If the game supports progressive scan, it will most likely look better than it did on your old TV. If not, it will definitely at least look better than it does now, it still may look better than it did on your old TV, it just depends on how well your TV processes the signal.

Don't pay $20, though. Look around online and you can find them for under $10 shipped.

UnbreakableVow

I don't mind the $20, I needed it right away, so went out and bought a third-party component cable as it was the only one I could find.

Except it totally doesn't work, so I'm taking it back now.

To anyone who will ever consider buying a Psyclone (SP?) component cable, don't, because it chugs my fucking cock.

Graviija

I had the Sony branded PS2 component cables, worked great.

On a side note, I have to say the upconversion + smoothing the PS3 offers for PS2 games is a godsend. A lot of older games look great, minus some jaggies.

UnbreakableVow

Hmm...got the Sony-branded ones, which also don't work. I know it's not my TV because my 360 component cables work just fine, and it shouldn't be my PS2 because the standard composite cables work just fine as well. So basically, I'm stuck without a decent-quality image for my PS2.

BlueBlue

mntorankusu wrote: »

If the game supports progressive scan, it will most likely look better than it did on your old TV.

Is there a good way to check a game for this? If enough of my games qualify I might go out and get a cable.

BlueBlue

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Progressive_Scan_PS2_Games
Nevermind!

mntorankusu

UnbreakableVow wrote: »

Hmm...got the Sony-branded ones, which also don't work. I know it's not my TV because my 360 component cables work just fine, and it shouldn't be my PS2 because the standard composite cables work just fine as well. So basically, I'm stuck without a decent-quality image for my PS2.

Check and see if the settings for Component in the system configuration are set to Y/Pb/Pr or RGB. Most TVs (probably) won't work with RGB.

UnbreakableVow

mntorankusu wrote: »

UnbreakableVow wrote: »

Hmm...got the Sony-branded ones, which also don't work. I know it's not my TV because my 360 component cables work just fine, and it shouldn't be my PS2 because the standard composite cables work just fine as well. So basically, I'm stuck without a decent-quality image for my PS2.

Check and see if the settings for Component in the system configuration are set to Y/Pb/Pr or RGB. Most TVs (probably) won't work with RGB.

I can't, because my menu isn't coming up at all. It's not that it's not adding anything to my picture; I literally have no picture at all with the component cables. My TV flashes the "No Signal". I'm plugged into the component ports, but tried all the inputs: AV1, AV2, Component, etc. Nothing.

mntorankusu

I meant, check it while you have the other cables plugged in.

BlueBlue

Well! I just got some cables and have the same problem, I will check the system config and report back on how it works.

Edit: It totally works now!

UnbreakableVow

Mine works too now, in the sense that I actually have a picture now. It still doesn't look too much better than it did before, though; still looks considerably worse than an SDTV on the two games I've tested (Half-Life and FFX).

I guess this is the price I pay for wanting all my current-gen systems to look good, though.

Damn. Final Fantasy VIII isn't even working. It splits the screen in half horizontally for some reason, and produces a double image on the bottom.