how do you turn on upscaling on the ps3?

Tattooed · 22 Feb 2008 at 21:29

Hi,
Can anyone pls tell me how to turn on upscaling on the ps3 pls?

wedgie · 22 Feb 2008 at 21:36

Bring up the menu when watching a DVD and it's under AV settings iirc.

Tattooed · 22 Feb 2008 at 21:47

Hi,
Thanks for the reply. What should "upscale" be set to? normal or double upscale?

wedgie · 22 Feb 2008 at 21:48

Normal is best afaik, the other settings stretch the picture.

Tattooed · 22 Feb 2008 at 21:52

Hi,
Thanks for the quick reply

even if it's set to "normal" will it still upscale SD dvds?

thedoc46 · 22 Feb 2008 at 21:53

Tattooed said:
Hi,
Can anyone pls tell me how to turn on upscaling on the ps3 pls?

don't you need a HDMI to upscale dvd's?

Due to the copyright protection on component ?

wedgie · 22 Feb 2008 at 21:55

Correct.

VGA will also upscale, but since there's no easy way of using VGA with the PS3, HDMI is pretty much the only option if you want to upscale.

Tattooed · 22 Feb 2008 at 22:00

Thanks for the replies

I'm using an HDMI cable to connect the tv to the ps3

stoofa · 22 Feb 2008 at 22:02

I had the option of "Normal", "Double" and I think "Full".
I selected "Full" as I just assumed the higher the setting the better.
I've not watched a DVD yet - is this not the best setting to use?

wedgie · 22 Feb 2008 at 22:09

stoofa said:
I had the option of "Normal", "Double" and I think "Full".
I selected "Full" as I just assumed the higher the setting the better.
I've not watched a DVD yet - is this not the best setting to use?

I think normal is the only setting that does a straight upscale, the other settings stretch the picture in some way.

EDIT

DVD Upscaler
Adjust settings for upscaled output when playing a DVD. Upscaling is a feature that can be used to enable content recorded at SD resolution (NTSC: 480p / 480i, PAL: 576p / 576i) to be displayed in HD resolution (1080p / 1080i / 720p). Because the video content of commercial DVDs is recorded in SD resolution, higher resolution video can be achieved by enabling upscaled output.

Off-Set to disable upscaled output.
Double Scale-* Set to upscale and display with double horizontal and vertical dimensions without changing the proportions.
Normal-Set to upscale and display at a size that matches the screen size.
Full Screen-Set to upscale and display at full screen by changing proportions and stretching the image

* This option can be used only when the video output setting of the PS3™ system is set to 1080p or 1080i.