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SiD the Turtle

SiD the Turtle

SiD the Turtle

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I know I know this is a common question here but my search skills are weak!

So I experimented by plugging my PS2 into the back of my Samsung HDTV and low and behold, it looks awful.

What's the concensus on the best solution? Will sourcing some component connections for it make an improvement? Is there a method of de-interlacing the picture?

Thanks in advance.
 
What resolution is it running at? As far as I'm aware only a select few PS2 games actually can do any sort of HD output, so only those will actually look any good I think, and those will only be on 480p, which isn't really a HD resolution anyway.
 
This is just normal bog-standard PS2, not anything like GT4 which I think does some form of HD-ish.

The TV scales the picture up, so the lines are terrible which really can't be helped. The only thing I was thinking of was using component rather than composite and somehow deinterlacing the picture so I don't get the combing effect.
 
I've got a 32" Samsung. I have my Xbox 1 connected with a component cable, and i must say 480p looks aweful. Put something like The Warriors on (which supports 720p) and it looks great.

It depends on how good the scaler built into the TV is really. Some are much better than others. Mine is one of the bad ones. You should see the state of my Sky picture! That's why i built a media PC, to upscale as much stuff i watch as possible.
 
Does the original "HD" (480p only) cable only support non-pal consoles? I was looking into getting one a few years back and was not happy with the fact it won't support my console
 
SiD the Turtle said:
This is just normal bog-standard PS2, not anything like GT4 which I think does some form of HD-ish.

The TV scales the picture up, so the lines are terrible which really can't be helped. The only thing I was thinking of was using component rather than composite and somehow deinterlacing the picture so I don't get the combing effect.
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Oh sorry, misread the OP.

The best non-Component cable you should go for would be an RGB cable, as long as the TV has an RGB SCART, which is more than likely will have. Else, going for the Component cable if you can get hold of one will be the other option.
 
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