Not impressed with the quality

triggerthat · 16 Apr 2007 at 19:28

Hey guys,

I picked up one these : LE32R74BDX and I am using a component cable along with my PS2 and the quality looks really bad. Is there any setting to resolve this (a resolution setting somewhere?)

DavidMarq · 16 Apr 2007 at 19:51

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17717815

See post #4

DavidMarq said:
Does a PS2 output Component video or is it composite/Pal?

A composite signal will look poor on an HD Ready TV.

triggerthat · 16 Apr 2007 at 19:56

Hmm - will try Scart.

DavidMarq · 16 Apr 2007 at 20:05

Seems you can get a Component cable. It will have 3 RCA plugs for video (Red, Green, Blue) and 2 for sound. You need to select Y Cb / Pb Cr / Pr from the "Component Video Out" tab on the PS2 setup to use it.

If your cable has only 3 RCA plugs Yellow, White, Red it is composite.

RGB Scart will be as good for a non HD source.

triggerthat · 16 Apr 2007 at 20:08

OK I tried Scart and it looks better.

I do have a Component (not composite) cable and I probably forgot to configure it

DavidMarq · 16 Apr 2007 at 20:14

Cool happy gaming

Energize · 16 Apr 2007 at 20:42

triggerthat said:
OK I tried Scart and it looks better.

I do have a Component (not composite) cable and I probably forgot to configure it

Make sure you don't have one of the cmo r74 panels, they are much lower quality.

Component is better than scart and supports progressive scan. Giving you double the resolution. You have to change the setting in the ps2 gui to y/cb/cr.

triggerthat · 16 Apr 2007 at 21:45

OK changed the setting and component still looks rubbish. Scart looks better :S

Energize · 16 Apr 2007 at 22:02

Must be something wrong with the component input or the ps2's output.

Johnny Girth · 17 Apr 2007 at 15:28

Aye, component here on a Samsung 32" HD LCD and games look fantastic. KH2 is gorgeous and progressive scan games are crystal clear.

Shimmyhill · 17 Apr 2007 at 17:33

Componet for SD can indeed look worse than RGB scart as Component compresses some data. Have you tried a Prog scan game with the component lead ? That should look much better than RGB scart.

triggerthat · 17 Apr 2007 at 17:55

Shimmyhill said:
Componet for SD can indeed look worse than RGB scart as Component compresses some data. Have you tried a Prog scan game with the component lead ? That should look much better than RGB scart.

Hey,

What's the setting for that?

Shimmyhill · 17 Apr 2007 at 18:48

Not all PS2 games are Prog Scan enabled, if PAL machine even less are. There is a list somewhere - will try and dig it up.