Buying an HDTV (but will my PS2, Xbox and Dreamcast suffer?)
As I've never bought an HDTV before I've naturally had lots of questions but nearly all of them have been answered on here already. So any help on the following would be greatly appreciated.
After having a PS3 for nearly a year I think I'm ready to treat myself to an HDTV.
I initially decided to upgrade to a 37" Plasma Panasonic TH37PX70PED. I also needed a cabinet to go with it but after seeing how expensive 'official' cabinets seem to be these days I've decided to go with a 3rd-party model from Amazon instead.
One of the problems I have (albeit it's a nice problem to have) is that the cabinet can take up to a 42". So with this being the case I'm wondering whether it's worth paying a little bit extra for the 42" Plasma Panasonic TH42PX70PED instead.
Now you may be wondering why am I even debating this minor issue? Well the problem I have is whether buying a slightly bigger model will be lost on me by the fact that I play games only 3-4 feet away from the screen (due to the tight layout of my room). Will the picture quality look worse with a bigger model if I'm playing this close?
The other problem I have (and this one relates to my thread title) is that I still play my PS2, Xbox and Dreamcast. I've heard playing on an HDTV can make the games on these systems almost un-playable from a visual standpoint. How true is this? Can this not be fixed by reducing the HDTV's resolution down to 480?
Again, any help on these issues is greatly appreciated.
After having a PS3 for nearly a year I think I'm ready to treat myself to an HDTV.
I initially decided to upgrade to a 37" Plasma Panasonic TH37PX70PED. I also needed a cabinet to go with it but after seeing how expensive 'official' cabinets seem to be these days I've decided to go with a 3rd-party model from Amazon instead.
One of the problems I have (albeit it's a nice problem to have) is that the cabinet can take up to a 42". So with this being the case I'm wondering whether it's worth paying a little bit extra for the 42" Plasma Panasonic TH42PX70PED instead.
Now you may be wondering why am I even debating this minor issue? Well the problem I have is whether buying a slightly bigger model will be lost on me by the fact that I play games only 3-4 feet away from the screen (due to the tight layout of my room). Will the picture quality look worse with a bigger model if I'm playing this close?
The other problem I have (and this one relates to my thread title) is that I still play my PS2, Xbox and Dreamcast. I've heard playing on an HDTV can make the games on these systems almost un-playable from a visual standpoint. How true is this? Can this not be fixed by reducing the HDTV's resolution down to 480?
Again, any help on these issues is greatly appreciated.
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