PS3 looks horrible on the Benq monitor

subbass · 1 Feb 2011 at 19:33

I fired up Modern Warfare 2 on my Benq G2420HDBL and was shocked to see how bad it looked; looks just a bit better than a PS2 game. I'm not sitting that close (about 1.5-2m). At first I thought it was the cables and adaptors and that it wasn't running at 1920x1280 but no it's definitely at 1080p. The menus (from the ps3 screen) look crisp and sharp however.

I've gone through every setting on the monitor and ps3 with no difference.
Is it just like that?

chaparral · 1 Feb 2011 at 20:14

subbass said:
Is it just like that?

Yes

As 95% of PS3 games only ran at 720p or below

So they will look crap as there only being upscaled from 720p to 1080p..

The PS3 menu's are 1080p so they will look good & sharp

Boozebeard · 1 Feb 2011 at 20:43

as above. Most ps3 and xbox games are only 720p.

cmndr_andi · 1 Feb 2011 at 21:08

Hi there,

What connections are you using to connect the PS3 to the BenQ?

If you are using a HDMI to DVI adapter/cable, then that is the best you will get. As mentioned by the guys above - most PS3 games are rendered in resolutions below 1080p, and then upscaled by the PS3 to 1080p resolution. Hence, compared to a PC game using the same monitor (where the game is rendered in the native 1080p resolution), the PS3 game will not look as good.

However, if you are connecting to the monitor via VGA, then you are not using the best connection. Supposedly the VGA scaling on the BenQ is not great - and investing in a HDMI to DVI cable like this would be a very good idea (or an adapter like this if you already have a standard HDMI cable).

C64 · 1 Feb 2011 at 21:40

arent you supposed to disable 1080 on the ps3 settings ? and set it to 720p ?

Rexton · 1 Feb 2011 at 21:51

C64 said:
arent you supposed to disable 1080 on the ps3 settings ? and set it to 720p ?

Over Christmas I played a number of games in 720p and 1080p, the latter seemed the best by far to me.

chaparral · 2 Feb 2011 at 01:04

C64 said:
arent you supposed to disable 1080 on the ps3 settings ? and set it to 720p ?

Only if your monitor or TV can up scale better then the PS3 can

or

if your monitor or TV default res is lower then 1080p..

TheVoice · 2 Feb 2011 at 01:18

C64 said:
arent you supposed to disable 1080 on the ps3 settings ? and set it to 720p ?

Doesn't seem to matter, mine switches to 720p for most games anyway.

Rroff · 2 Feb 2011 at 03:10

Aren't a lot of console games not even true 720p but actually 1024x600 and then upscaled to fake up AA?

Trox · 2 Feb 2011 at 07:30

Rroff said:
Aren't a lot of console games not even true 720p but actually 1024x600 and then upscaled to fake up AA?

Yea, i was goign to say that

Console gamers are lucky to have 600p in some games

C64 · 2 Feb 2011 at 09:33

Mines 1680-1050 but I disable 1080 as that gives me a much better picture.

glenimp617 · 2 Feb 2011 at 09:45

I have to say how shocked I was a couple of months back.

Gave up PC gaming ages ago as the costs were getting too high. Just played on PS3 up until around 2 months ago when I upgraded to an i7 and GTX470. Completely blown away with the graphics. Makes the PS3 look like a SNES! LOL

C64 · 2 Feb 2011 at 09:49

Yea but all the great games this year wont be on pc.
And imo uncharted 2 /killzone 2 still best looking games on any platform.

glenimp617 · 2 Feb 2011 at 09:51

C64 said:
Yea but all the great games this year wont be on pc.
And imo uncharted 2 /killzone 2 still best looking games on any platform.

and its games like this which makes me keep the PS3

rampin · 2 Feb 2011 at 15:35

ps3 graphics look horrible in genreal playing call of duty ps3 coming from the PC is just not nice.

subbass · 2 Feb 2011 at 16:23

Alright thanks guys

cmndr_andi said:
Hi there,

What connections are you using to connect the PS3 to the BenQ?

If you are using a HDMI to DVI adapter/cable, then that is the best you will get. As mentioned by the guys above - most PS3 games are rendered in resolutions below 1080p, and then upscaled by the PS3 to 1080p resolution. Hence, compared to a PC game using the same monitor (where the game is rendered in the native 1080p resolution), the PS3 game will not look as good.

However, if you are connecting to the monitor via VGA, then you are not using the best connection. Supposedly the VGA scaling on the BenQ is not great - and investing in a HDMI to DVI cable like this would be a very good idea (or an adapter like this if you already have a standard HDMI cable).

Yeah I'm using HDMI-DVI.

Andrew Moore · 2 Feb 2011 at 16:49

PS3 renders at around 576p and upscales. The 360 renders around 600p and upscales... upshot is, on a monitor they look awful! Tvs manage the upscale much better.

james.miller · 2 Feb 2011 at 16:53

Andrew Moore said:
PS3 renders at around 576p and upscales. The 360 renders around 600p and upscales... upshot is, on a monitor they look awful! Tvs manage the upscale much better.

unless you turn 720/1080p off, the tv isnt scaling anything*

* unless your tv isnt native 1080p, but thats complicated.

titaniumx3 · 2 Feb 2011 at 17:04

It's more to do with the fact that most people sit far closer to their monitor than a TV, hence you get to see the graphical flaws much easier on a monitor.