Graphics/screen res setup on PS3.

GSDog · 1 May 2008 at 22:37

Hi all.

My brother just bought a new PS3 today with GTA4. He has a 23" LG RZ23LZ40 LCD TV (non-HD).

The problem is the graphics/screen res doesn't look correct. The text is barely readable and everything looks very jagged, etc.

When we go into display settings in the PS3, you can select 576p but when we do it doesn't seem to be work.

As you can probably tell we don't know much about resolutions, aspect ratios, p, etc. and it's all confusing. :confused:

Any help on how to set this up correctly with his TV would be very much appreciated.

P.S) Before you start yelling for buying a PS3 without an HD TV - we are in the process of buying one.

Inazuma · 1 May 2008 at 22:44

LCDs are generally very poor at displaying things in non-native resolution - this is probably the main reason why everything has gone 'HD' now (HD = higher res = closer to native resolution of most LCDs...... Sorry if I got any of that wrong).

Solution: Buy a HDTV

I'm sure there's another solution to make things slightly better - something to do with DVI connections. Someone else will know.

leezer3 · 2 May 2008 at 00:26

Pick up a RGB Scart for a start

Did that today (Not getting rid of my 32" CRT in a hurry, lovely bit of kit even if it doesn't do HD), and the picture quality and colors are a huge amount better than those from the standard cable.

Cheers

-Leezer-

Shamikebab · 2 May 2008 at 00:31

Second the above, my housemate has a PS3 but can't afford an HDTV. RGB Scart cable significantly improved the picture quality.

dbmzk1 · 2 May 2008 at 00:50

576i/p is standard PAL resolution, ie the same as normal TV. i means interlaced and p means progressive scan. A lot of TVs don't support progressive scan, so that would explain why it doesn't work. As for aspect ratios, 16:9 is widescreen and 4:3 is standard.

So for your TV you want 576i 16:9.

I got a PS3 on Tuesday and am finding the same thing with my CRT. Really hard to read the phone and the GPS looks a mess when its flashing when you're wanted. It's annoying, but there is little you can do without spending money. As said, a RGB Scart cable will make a noticeable difference, but there's no point if you are buying a HDTV soon anyway.

I've got a HDTV coming next week

GSDog · 2 May 2008 at 01:15

dbmzk1 said:
576i/p is standard PAL resolution, ie the same as normal TV. i means interlaced and p means progressive scan. A lot of TVs don't support progressive scan, so that would explain why it doesn't work. As for aspect ratios, 16:9 is widescreen and 4:3 is standard.

So for your TV you want 576i 16:9.

I got a PS3 on Tuesday and am finding the same thing with my CRT. Really hard to read the phone and the GPS looks a mess when its flashing when you're wanted. It's annoying, but there is little you can do without spending money. As said, a RGB Scart cable will make a noticeable difference, but there's no point if you are buying a HDTV soon anyway.

I've got a HDTV coming next week

Thanks for the help everyone.
I will try and pickup an RGB scart cable and see if it makes a difference.

I think I saw your thread dbmzk1 in the other forum section about buying an HDTV.

I am still undecided on whether to get an LCD or Plasma, let alone which size and model! so I will need to do a lot of reading.

Which TV did you decide to go for in the end? The Panasonic PX80 seems to get great reviews from users.

dbmzk1 · 2 May 2008 at 03:01

I went for the Sony KDL-40V3000 LCD in the end. I was going to go with the PX80 myself, but I decided an LCD would suit me better. At the end of the day they are both great TVs and you wouldn't be disappointed with either, or any of their competition.

Add me to PSN if you like. Think85.