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PS3 + SDTV = ? (general help for next-gen newbs)
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Edit: This has kinda' turned into a thread for people who are not super-knowledgeable about the new generation of consoles (specifically PS3 and 360). There's been lots of questions about cables or output or audio or whatever, and so far everything's been answered. So if you're thinking about getting in to the next-gen systems but have some questions, post em! You'll get an answer from people who know what they're talkin' about. :Edit
I suspect my tax refund will give me the opportunity to finally partake of the new generation of consoles, and I find myself squarely in Sony's corner. My PS2 has simply given me too much pleasure to consider switching to the Xbox. I've always loved Sony's exclusives and aside from a foray into MMORPGs, online gaming has never been my cup of tea.
However, I don't believe I'll have the money to upgrade to an HDTV or even an HD monitor, which leaves me with my old 27" standard tube television.
Would that give me problems? (Disclaimer: I have zero knowledge or experience when it comes to electronics, really. I can hook up a PC and that's about it. ) When playing like God of War 2 on my PS2, for example, there's (very few) moments of screen tearing where it seems the system is trying to give the TV more frames per second than it can handle. Would this be a constant problem with a PS3? Or can you tell the system "I'm playing you on a standard TV so ease up, buddy"?
I somehow doubt that many others have dealt with this setup, but I thought this would be the best place to ask.
Thanks for any help you can give!
I suspect my tax refund will give me the opportunity to finally partake of the new generation of consoles, and I find myself squarely in Sony's corner. My PS2 has simply given me too much pleasure to consider switching to the Xbox. I've always loved Sony's exclusives and aside from a foray into MMORPGs, online gaming has never been my cup of tea.
However, I don't believe I'll have the money to upgrade to an HDTV or even an HD monitor, which leaves me with my old 27" standard tube television.
Would that give me problems? (Disclaimer: I have zero knowledge or experience when it comes to electronics, really. I can hook up a PC and that's about it. ) When playing like God of War 2 on my PS2, for example, there's (very few) moments of screen tearing where it seems the system is trying to give the TV more frames per second than it can handle. Would this be a constant problem with a PS3? Or can you tell the system "I'm playing you on a standard TV so ease up, buddy"?
I somehow doubt that many others have dealt with this setup, but I thought this would be the best place to ask.
Thanks for any help you can give!
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Actually, I've played RB on like a 20" SDTV and even that worked out all right. The PS3 should auto-detect your display when you hook it up and adjust the settings accordingly.
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There may be games where icons/text might be a bit more difficult to read since they were made with HDTVs in mind. Of course you won't be able to fully appreciate the improved graphics since you might not be able to see all the little details, but otherwise the game should run pretty much the same. Gameplay wont be affected.
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My plan, since I'm looking at university this year, is to save up for a good, big HD monitor and hook my PS3 up to that.
It isn't progressive, but it is worth it.
My little brother was suggesting that my tube is perhaps too old to accept an HDMI cable or whatever is required. It connects to my VCR and PS2 with those red-yellow-white three-pronged cables, and has a hookup for a Cable TV cable. Does this leave me out in the cold in terms of better picture on a standard definition set?
You have composite - S-video is a bit better (has a 4th video cable iirc), and component is a bit better than that (has red/green/blue inputs)... I dunno what the ps3 comes with, though I'm fairly sure composite is standard (i'm sure your tv is too old for HDMI, but it wouldn't help you anyway)
honestly, when i switched my 360 from composite to component on my SDTV there was a slightly noticeable difference, but it's not major... the resolution on your crt will be a lot better, but then it's just a question of whether you want to sit on the couch playing or hook it up to your monitor
The PS3 comes with RCA (composite) - ShittyMcShit of the cable levels.
I had my PS3 plugged into a 27" SDTV, and it was fine. Although don't bother with Assassin's Creed until you get an HDTV; that was really the only game that was miserable. Oblivion was do-able, though sooo much better now.
What makes Assassin's Creed suck on a standard def?
was it worse on ps3? I haven't had horrible issues on the 360 version (there have been other games that were a lot worse, with R6 Vegas and Dead Rising topping my personal list)
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I plan to buy a PS3 for Little Big Planet, general Blue Ray, FF's XIII and beyond, White Knight Story, Soul Calibur, Home for the gf, Armored Core 4 Answer (and probably AC4) and a few other sundries I'm looking forward to.
Is there a reason for me to buy earlier than Little Big Planet's release? I'm not into the seemingly massive pool of games that are designed for angsty teen males, though I'm sure I'll grab one from the genre just to round out the library.
I really like the look Culdcept Saga but beyond that I can't think of any Xbox exclusives that excite me too much. The Wii is novel but I can only be entertained by the.... novelty I guess... for so long. Some of the marios will be missed, I guess.
Given this set of data, is there a reason for me to buy a PS3 early?
Ratchet & Clank Future is also fun. So, those would be two reasons to buy a PS3 now. They are both third-person shooters. Uncharted uses a cover mechanic (very well) and both of them have platforming (Ratchet a lot more so than Uncharted).
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As in the entire face of the set, not just the screen, is two handslengths
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If your monitor supports DVI, then you can get a HDMI to DVI converter and plug your PS3 into your monitor. If your monitor has no speakers inbuilt you will need a set of optical speakers for audio output.
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On the PS3 in general, never have i come across so many games that are actually fun.. huge library be damned, i'm having a blast, with a few exceptions (timeshift sucks)
I LOVE how it all looks on my HDTV though... i think that is a big factor to my enjoyment as well.
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If you can play completely HUD-less, it's doable. But the HUD is unreadable on an SDTV. You can make out the "health" blocks, but that's about it. Also you may not replay once you get an HDTV, so you'd miss the incredible scenery in its full glory.
Replayability of Uncharted depends on how much you like the combat system. I myself loved it and played through it 4 times. (Normal, Hard, Crushing, Hard using various unlocked "cheats") There is a bunch of stuff to unlock such as new skins, unlimited ammo, making of movies, galleries, etc. You unlock them buy getting points for doing "achievements", beating the different modes and collecting treasures".
Let me tell you about Demon's Souls....
honestly, the only thing that I REALLY feel I miss out on is widescreen.
If you're already living without high-def, it isn't going to feel like you're really missing much.
However, I hear that Hideo Kojima practically downplays the HDTV for MGS4. He says the game is supposed to be a dirty environment, so it won't affect the experience at all playing on an SDTV. Hmm..
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I mean whats the difference?
We could have been smart asses about it and called it "4th person shooter" like Cliffy B did with Gears of War.
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I disagree fully, I am using a 21 inch SDTV and NHL 08 is really nice looking especially compared to the previous games in the series even on a SDTV.
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Is it a puzzler ? RPG ?
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I have an SDTV Widescreen (they did some strange shit here in Sweden until they rolled out the HDTV's). It is in widescreen but I don't know which p's and i's it can handle. It's really old, like 8 years old, so I doubt it's any better then a regular SDTV, it's just that I can resize the image to widescreen, superwide, subtitle, and zooms to 14:9 and 16:9 and 4:3 of course.
It only started paying off recently, when the programming began its airing in widescreen preference (before I had to like watch it half stretched or at 4:3 with two black lines at the sides, shitty stuff).
It has a SCART (composite I guess in american) so I know it takes the PS3 up the butt, but what the image quality will be is =/ anyone's guess.
Edit: Nevermind. I figured it out. haha
3rd person action adventure I'd say, there are puzzle elements and platforming bits.
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I would have gone with an Escher joke myself but well played.
I'm pretty sure they called it a "2nd person shooter" -- but neither one makes much sense either way.
uncharted's replayability is great. little things like the introduction of flip world / mirror world actually does a lot to make the playthroughs feel fresh. plus the higher difficulties aren't just cheap variable adjusments - the enemies become noticably more aggresive and use different tactics.
i beat it four times in the first couple of weeks i had it, too - but greeble's right, it depends how much you dig the shooting engine. i loved it, and i thought the combat setups were planned well enough to be unique and rife with strategy every time you replay them
there's also my own custom b-movie mode: turn on the b&w filter, change the language to Spanish, turn the brightness down low and mirror the world: it's a whole 'nother game.
The use of the tilt sensor is nice too.
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