29 Apr 2008 at 10:25 #1 Andr3w Andr3w Soldato Joined 6 Oct 2004 Posts 20,258 Location England Hey i currently use my PS3 via a component cable but was wondering if it was worth buying a HDMI cable, is there a big difference?
Hey i currently use my PS3 via a component cable but was wondering if it was worth buying a HDMI cable, is there a big difference?
29 Apr 2008 at 10:26 #2 Exentia Exentia Soldato Joined 27 Sep 2004 Posts 5,630 Location Bristol yes do it now. major difference. you should be able to find some comparison pics online. remember VGA to DVI way more impressive than that was.
yes do it now. major difference. you should be able to find some comparison pics online. remember VGA to DVI way more impressive than that was.
29 Apr 2008 at 10:26 #3 jas72 jas72 Soldato Joined 31 Jul 2006 Posts 10,276 Location Belgium land of chocolate dunno about that I just used HDMI for convenience sake. Some will say there is a difference but I suppose it depends on your make and size of your TV.
dunno about that I just used HDMI for convenience sake. Some will say there is a difference but I suppose it depends on your make and size of your TV.
29 Apr 2008 at 10:33 #4 spudstudios spudstudios Associate Joined 1 Aug 2004 Posts 318 Huge for me.. Brighter, sharper and essential for 1080p. I personally find on 1080i it kicks components ass!
Huge for me.. Brighter, sharper and essential for 1080p. I personally find on 1080i it kicks components ass!
29 Apr 2008 at 10:33 #5 msmalls74 msmalls74 Soldato Joined 4 Aug 2006 Posts 7,859 Location Stevenage , Wisbech Andr3w said: Hey i currently use my PS3 via a component cable but was wondering if it was worth buying a HDMI cable, is there a big difference? Click to expand... Cant upscale DVDs or games (i think) via component and BD only play at SD res, so yes it is worth it if you dont just use it for games.
Andr3w said: Hey i currently use my PS3 via a component cable but was wondering if it was worth buying a HDMI cable, is there a big difference? Click to expand... Cant upscale DVDs or games (i think) via component and BD only play at SD res, so yes it is worth it if you dont just use it for games.
29 Apr 2008 at 11:01 #6 ic1male ic1male Caporegime Joined 28 Oct 2003 Posts 32,291 Location Chestershire You can't upscale DVDs, BDs are limited to 1080i (I think) and games have no issue with the component cable. HDMI fixes all these.
You can't upscale DVDs, BDs are limited to 1080i (I think) and games have no issue with the component cable. HDMI fixes all these.
30 Apr 2008 at 01:15 #7 sunnysingh sunnysingh Associate Joined 22 Jan 2008 Posts 2,218 yeh it made a massive diffrence to my output