PS3 HD Problem looks unfixable.

[UNC_Pete]

Re: PS3 HD Problem looks unfixable.

My Hitachi does as well..

[tanis38]

Re: PS3 HD Problem looks unfixable.

My Sony CRT (KDXBR960) accepts 480p, 720p and 1080i. Upconverts the 720p signal to 1080i automatically.

So, in theory, if I had a PS3, I would set it to display everything in 720p and just let my set handle the upconversion.

[GoUCF08]

Re: PS3 HD Problem looks unfixable.

So what about the 360? What sort of resolution does that run in? Like me, for example, I have a couple year old HDTV that does 1080i and 480p, but no 720p. Does the 360 run in 1080i, or how is it different from the PS3? I don't have a 360 or PS3, just a PS2, but have it running on a different standard TV in my room. But I've been looking to pick up a 360 and hook it up to the HDTV if it would look good.

[Rodster]

Re: PS3 HD Problem looks unfixable.

So what about the 360? What sort of resolution does that run in? Like me, for example, I have a couple year old HDTV that does 1080i and 480p, but no 720p. Does the 360 run in 1080i, or how is it different from the PS3? I don't have a 360 or PS3, just a PS2, but have it running on a different standard TV in my room. But I've been looking to pick up a 360 and hook it up to the HDTV if it would look good.

The 360 has no problems upscaling and most 360 games run in either 720p or 1080i so you should be fine.

[GoUCF08]

Re: PS3 HD Problem looks unfixable.

The 360 has no problems upscaling and most 360 games run in either 720p or 1080i so you should be fine.

Alright awesome, thanks Rodster.

[homer73]

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My 3 year old 2000$ 42" rear projection only does 480i/p and 1080i...

[Ice Cream Truck]

Re: PS3 HD Problem looks unfixable.

How is the truth biased? Sony didn't just drop the ball this generation, they dropped a lot of them and continue to alienate new customers and piss off existing ones.

The truth?

Firmware update 1.30 is out. The display issue has been addressed the system will no longer downscale to 480p like it did in the past. The Display settings have been changed. There is no longer a Sub Custom Settings under the display settings.

You take a L

[ExtremeGamer]

Re: PS3 HD Problem looks unfixable.

The truth?



You take a L

Not exactly, on the playstation forums, they are saying this is not entirely working correctly.

[ThaGenecyst]

Re: PS3 HD Problem looks unfixable.

old firmware:
xmb: 720p
games like resistance, that can't render in 1080: 720p
games like ridge, that can render in 1080: 720p
blu ray: 1080i

new firmware:
xmb: 1080i
games like resistance, that can't render in 1080: 720p
games like ridge, that can render in 1080: 1080i
blu ray: 1080i

720p owners still cant watch blu-ray movies in 720p

720p owners have to keep manually switching to 1080i to watch blu-ray movies or else it will downconvert to 480p.

i found that on another forum.. i dunno if that's good or bad lol

[Ice Cream Truck]

Re: PS3 HD Problem looks unfixable.

i found that on another forum.. i dunno if that's good or bad lol

The bad part is movies can't be played in 720p. 720p users have to manually switch to 1080i when watching Blu-Ray movies. Because now in order to play games in 720p, you have to uncheck 1080i.

The good part is that the initial issue is fixed. 480p is out of the picture now.

[CaptainZombie]

Re: PS3 HD Problem looks unfixable.

The bad part is movies can't be played in 720p. 720p users have to manually switch to 1080i when watching Blu-Ray movies. Because now in order to play games in 720p, you have to uncheck 1080i.

The good part is that the initial issue is fixed. 480p is out of the picture now.

ICT, did you ever pickup a PS3?

[tripwire]

Re: PS3 HD Problem looks unfixable.

The update DID NOT fix the scaling issue of you have a 480-1080i only tv.

Not only that, but they actually made things worse.

Check these feedback threads:

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=763633

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=132436

WTG Sony.

[Klocker]

Re: PS3 HD Problem looks unfixable.

evidently the issue will never get "fixed" properly to display as the 360 does because there is no scaler in the PS3. it will have to be developed for specific resolutions in much the same way Xbox 1 was.

the custom output chip/scaler in 360 is extremely flexible (note the firmware upgrade recently to activate 1080p output) and was designed using technology and the team from the WebTV group that Microsoft bought out. The image on the screen in the PS3 is technically sent directly from RSX (Nvidia video chip) to your tv. In the 360 it is sent from Xenos (ATI video chip) to the specialized output/scaler chip and then sent to your tv. this allows the image to be scaled and manipulated.


here is the 360 chip

Aaron Greenberg, group product manager for Xbox 360 and Xbox Live, shows off the chip that handles upscaling video content to the highest quality.
Credit: Daniel Terdiman/CNET News.com



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