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  • goNAVYbeatarmy
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    • Jan 2010
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    #1

    Madden on HDTV.. Please help! game Looks like crap

    I just bought madden 12 for the PS3 so I can play it on my roommates big screen HDTV. Frankly, the graphics look like **** on this thing. Its a great TV, am I doing something wrong? Are there settings I can fix?
    Im not a big techie so any advice will be greatly appreciated.
    What im seeing is a very pixelated game especially when the action starts and when the camera zooms out. I feel as though I got a boot-leg version of Madde

    Please help!
  • JaymeeAwesome
    Dynasty Guru
    • Jan 2005
    • 4152

    #2
    How do you have it hooked up? A/V cables, component cables, or hdmi?
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    • Big FN Deal
      Banned
      • Aug 2011
      • 5993

      #3
      Re: Madden on HDTV.. Please help! game Looks like crap

      Originally posted by jaymee13
      How do you have it hooked up? A/V cables, component cables, or hdmi?
      Same thing I am thinking. Sounds like it must be hooked up using the standard AV cables if it looks that bad.

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      • pegout
        Rookie
        • Oct 2011
        • 461

        #4
        Re: Madden on HDTV.. Please help! game Looks like crap

        thats wierd, i used to play madden on my 65 in hdtv with the reg A/V cords and it doesnt look bad,not to big of a diff from when i use hdmi on my 40 in tv
        Originally posted by jd@os
        Yeah...but if I go buy it late with him on the cover will it still be there? Or will it disappear late in the game like he does?
        Originally posted by blues rocker
        i'm not sure what to think about the fact that there are 2 wolfman threads...but i think i like it. i've always said this forum needs more wolf talk.

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        • Big FN Deal
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          • Aug 2011
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          #5
          Re: Madden on HDTV.. Please help! game Looks like crap

          Originally posted by pegout
          thats wierd, i used to play madden on my 65 in hdtv with the reg A/V cords and it doesnt look bad,not to big of a diff from when i use hdmi on my 40 in tv
          You sure about that. Maybe I am using the wrong terminology but I am not referring to the HD component cables but the standard AV cables like with a VCR.

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          • pegout
            Rookie
            • Oct 2011
            • 461

            #6
            Re: Madden on HDTV.. Please help! game Looks like crap

            Originally posted by Big FN Deal
            You sure about that. Maybe I am using the wrong terminology but I am not referring to the HD component cables but the standard AV cables like with a VCR.
            i think the standard cables red/white/yellow are called component cables and the ones with red blue green are HD component cables, so your right there, but yes im sure iv used all three cables before red blue green,red,white.yellow, and HDMI. i got what your saying and yes if hes useing the reg component cables that why it looks bad
            Last edited by pegout; 01-29-2012, 12:36 PM.
            Originally posted by jd@os
            Yeah...but if I go buy it late with him on the cover will it still be there? Or will it disappear late in the game like he does?
            Originally posted by blues rocker
            i'm not sure what to think about the fact that there are 2 wolfman threads...but i think i like it. i've always said this forum needs more wolf talk.

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            • JayTee86
              Rookie
              • Feb 2011
              • 115

              #7
              Re: Madden on HDTV.. Please help! game Looks like crap

              The red/white/yellow are composite cables, the red/blue/green are the component cables and are capable of displaying HD quite fine, not as well as an HDMI Cable. If the screen is very large, you may be sitting too close to it when you play which could cause you to see the imperfections.

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              • macdaddy71
                Banned
                • Nov 2011
                • 53

                #8
                Re: Madden on HDTV.. Please help! game Looks like crap

                Listen to JayTee'!!!! he the only1 right, red/white/yellow are composite cables, the red/blue/green are the component cables,
                And to say no diff in using Composite vs Component, Must own a CHEAP AZZ tv....cause you can't even compare the two'!!!!!!!!!!!
                On the flip side, Make sure you download a update or something EA had to put out for PS3 users, Cause Madden looked like crap no matter what cables you use until EA fit it.....

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                • Blzer
                  Resident film pundit
                  • Mar 2004
                  • 42549

                  #9
                  Re: Madden on HDTV.. Please help! game Looks like crap

                  Sounds like it's a Madden issue.

                  On a serious note, for the person who said there is a difference between HDMI and component, the only three real differences should be:

                  1) HDMI is capable of performing at a 1080p resolution. Since Madden is not, this should be irrelevant.

                  2) HDMI can provide digital audio. You can, of course, go optical out through your television, but if you want to run it through a receiver and decode something lossless (again, I doubt Madden offers this), you'll need HDMI.

                  3) HDMI probably allows you to tweak certain picture settings on your TV that component wouldn't, such as film interpolation and white balance tweaks. If you don't touch these settings anyway, it might not matter.

                  However, you absolutely will need HDMI or component for maximum resolution output and color gradience, and you are at absolutely no loss for choosing HDMI over component, aside from compatibility issues if you need to use it for another kind of TV (or you have a receiver which does not accept HDMI). You can get them on the cheap at Monoprice.com.

                  If you have all of this running properly, and are outputting Madden at 720p, then you may need to either re-calibrate your television, or you just might not like the look of Madden. Don't worry though, you wouldn't be the only one.
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                  • pegout
                    Rookie
                    • Oct 2011
                    • 461

                    #10
                    Re: Madden on HDTV.. Please help! game Looks like crap

                    Originally posted by macdaddy71
                    Listen to JayTee'!!!! he the only1 right, red/white/yellow are composite cables, the red/blue/green are the component cables,
                    And to say no diff in using Composite vs Component, Must own a CHEAP AZZ tv....cause you can't even compare the two'!!!!!!!!!!!
                    On the flip side, Make sure you download a update or something EA had to put out for PS3 users, Cause Madden looked like crap no matter what cables you use until EA fit it.....
                    yes your right i didnt see he was talking bout ps3, and i didnt mean it as theres no diff in using the diff cables just the reg cords shouldnt be making it look as bad as he said. and yes my 65 in and 40 in hd tv's are cheap
                    Last edited by pegout; 01-29-2012, 04:37 PM.
                    Originally posted by jd@os
                    Yeah...but if I go buy it late with him on the cover will it still be there? Or will it disappear late in the game like he does?
                    Originally posted by blues rocker
                    i'm not sure what to think about the fact that there are 2 wolfman threads...but i think i like it. i've always said this forum needs more wolf talk.

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                    • TreFacTor
                      MVP
                      • Oct 2009
                      • 1138

                      #11
                      Re: Madden on HDTV.. Please help! game Looks like crap

                      I don't own a ps3 but in the 360 the dashboard has hd settings, you might want to check what the hd settings are on the ps3.
                      Proud Beta tester for NFL 2K Dreamcast
                      "Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity."

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                      • wheelman990
                        Banned
                        • Oct 2008
                        • 2233

                        #12
                        Re: Madden on HDTV.. Please help! game Looks like crap

                        Ok, before I say what im about to say I want to let everyone know the following
                        1.I love the ps3
                        2.I prefer the ps3 when the game is equal/better
                        3.free online gaming simply is awesome

                        Now that I said that, here is the honest truth. I traded in my ps3 copy of madden 12 and bought a xbox 360 version(used). The difference was incredible. The ps3 has so many jaggies, and there is a very washed out look that is just hard to get the color right. There is also contrast/brightness issues as well as a sharpening issue IMO.

                        I couldnt stand how my ps3 version of madden 12 looked on my 52" sony lcd, or my 22" lcd. Both tried at 720p and 1080p.

                        Ive noticed that both madden and nba 2k games jut look much better on xbox. very sad, but true.

                        I'm not a 360 fanboy, far from it. I prefer the ps3's menue system/blu rau ability/ and free online gaming.....however there are a lot of games that are far superior on 360, and look like poor ported copies on ps3.

                        the ps3 version got a patch to help fix some graphic issues(see the grass turf field thread) but they didnt catch it all, just some. I hate the whole 360 vs ps3 junk, but this is what I have found to be true. Hope this helps anyone who is wondering which system to buy for

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                        • gametime25
                          Rookie
                          • May 2009
                          • 41

                          #13
                          Re: Madden on HDTV.. Please help! game Looks like crap

                          I'm having the same issues with my HDTV monitor Samsung T27B350. Madden looks like crap, but Infamous & Uncharted looks nice smh.

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                          • azdawgpound
                            All Star
                            • Nov 2009
                            • 5533

                            #14
                            Re: Madden on HDTV.. Please help! game Looks like crap

                            i dont have any problem's with madden just hooked it up to my 47 inch Vizio HDTV and the picture looked great. i also played it on a 40 inch rca HDTV and the picture looks great...only time it dosent is if i hook it up useing just the reg red,white,yellow cables then the picture looks bad but with a HDMI cable looks like u watching a real game.

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                            • Old Derek
                              Banned
                              • Oct 2012
                              • 30

                              #15
                              Re: Madden on HDTV.. Please help! game Looks like crap

                              Originally posted by goNAVYbeatarmy
                              I just bought madden 12 for the PS3 so I can play it on my roommates big screen HDTV. Frankly, the graphics look like **** on this thing. Its a great TV, am I doing something wrong? Are there settings I can fix?
                              Im not a big techie so any advice will be greatly appreciated.
                              What im seeing is a very pixelated game especially when the action starts and when the camera zooms out. I feel as though I got a boot-leg version of Madde

                              Please help!
                              The game is a huge step back this year. PS3 is very jaggy l;ooking, and the xox version is very soft and blurry.

                              pick your poison.

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