GTA4 1080p or 720p

rscosworth · 1 May 2008 at 21:58

Guys,

I have just setup my shiny new 40V3000 40" Bravia 1080p TV.

When im playing GTA4 it seems to only run in 720p - is this what it should be running at?

Also at times the graphics are a bit blocky - any way to change this?

Thanks

4p · 1 May 2008 at 21:58

360 - 720
ps3 - 640 i think

Metalface Mark · 1 May 2008 at 22:01

rscosworth said:
Guys,

I have just setup my shiny new 40V3000 40" Bravia 1080p TV.

When im playing GTA4 it seems to only run in 720p - is this what it should be running at?

Also at times the graphics are a bit blocky - any way to change this?

Thanks

Its not 1080p, most games arent.

TurnipHead · 1 May 2008 at 22:05

Metalface Mark said:
Its not 1080p, most games arent.

Why does it say it is on the back? I don't get that.

rscosworth · 1 May 2008 at 22:06

it says 720p - 1080i - 1080p

NightSt@lk3r · 1 May 2008 at 22:06

TurnipHead said:
Why does it say it is on the back? I don't get that.

Because it is upscaled to 1080P.

Shamikebab · 1 May 2008 at 22:06

TurnipHead said:
Why does it say it is on the back? I don't get that.

It means it upscales to that res.

LabR@t · 1 May 2008 at 22:14

720p or 1080i?

neocon · 1 May 2008 at 22:29

what res does it actually render the game?

600p?

1080p games..they're being economical with *** truth

Inoshishi · 1 May 2008 at 22:32

I'm sure I have read MGO is 630p also and that looks amazing to me

Edit: MGO is 665p Equivalent and has 2x AA, looks bloody gorgeous to me, Halo 3 and CoD4 are even lower than that and they look stunning too.

NightSt@lk3r · 1 May 2008 at 22:34

neocon said:
what res does it actually render the game?

600p?

1080p games..they're being economical with *** truth

Thorpy said:
360 - 720
ps3 - 640 i think

Shamikebab · 1 May 2008 at 22:35

Well COD4 is 640p as well I believe and that looks stunning. It just means it won't look quite so sharp, texture quality and framerate can help balance that out.

OpenToSuggestions · 1 May 2008 at 23:59

Thorpy said:
360 - 720
ps3 - 640 i think

can anyone confirm this?

Shamikebab said:
Well COD4 is 640p as well I believe and that looks stunning. It just means it won't look quite so sharp, texture quality and framerate can help balance that out.

I have played cod4 on pc @ 1920x1200 and on ps3, both on my 24inch screen. The ps3 one was not very clear and imo the low resolution was obvious, even if the graphics where good and it ran smooth.

Streeteh · 2 May 2008 at 00:01

mglover070588 said:
can anyone confirm this?

I have played cod4 on pc @ 1920x1200 and on ps3, both on my 24inch screen. The ps3 one was not very clear and imo the low resolution was obvious, even if the graphics where good and it ran smooth.

I doubt you could put together a PC for less than £300 that is capable of running COD4 at that resolution though? Or even at 640p at the same detail level.

It's all relative man

Shamikebab · 2 May 2008 at 00:05

mglover070588 said:
I have played cod4 on pc @ 1920x1200 and on ps3, both on my 24inch screen. The ps3 one was not very clear and imo the low resolution was obvious, even if the graphics where good and it ran smooth.

Well duh

In other news, Crysis looks a lot better than the snooker game on my phone.

L33 · 2 May 2008 at 09:00

mglover070588 said:
can anyone confirm this?

Yes. Full technical details are on the beyond3d forums (for GTA and other games).
PS3 = 640p with no AA
360 = 720p with 2x AA

Kainz · 2 May 2008 at 09:24

Grrrr - delete. Kreee smells of wii!

Kreeeee · 2 May 2008 at 09:25

Wrong thread.

Tax Evader · 2 May 2008 at 09:26

I run my 360 set to 1080i ... into my 50" Pioneer LX508D ... and it looks fabulous. No 'jaggies' or any other problems.
I think a lot of complaints relating to GTAIV and 'jaggies' (not here in this thread, but in general) are a symptom of poor display or display setup, rather than the game itself.

SS-89 · 2 May 2008 at 10:55

I run it at 720p on my PZ85 simply because the game is natively rendered at 720p. Regardless of what you do the image has to be upscaled to 1080p. From what i've read (feel free to correct me) setting it to 1080p on the 360 uses its internal scaler instead of at 720p when it would be using your tvs scaler. In which case you may find the tv scaler to be more superior.