PS2 + widescreen TV: image does not fill up the screen

RemainNameless · 11 Jan 2009 at 13:24

Hi, I have a PS2 connected through scart to a widescreen and the image does not fill up the whole screen. I have tried the PS2's dashboard screen size settings but have had no joy.

Is it the case that if I buy a different cable that it'll work? If so, what cable do I need?

Any other solutions?

Soulja · 11 Jan 2009 at 13:28

You could try a component cable. Not sure if it will fill the screen or not but my guess would be it would.

Inazuma · 11 Jan 2009 at 14:11

As far as I know, only certain games support widescreen. God of War is one of them.

Nanoman · 11 Jan 2009 at 15:26

IIRC the PS2 actually outputs the majority of things at 4:3 480i/p, which has a horizontal resolution of 640 (480x640), so it isnt actually widescreen. Your TV is therefore scaling this to its native 16:9 480i/p which is 480x864, and so youre getting black bars to make up for the extra horizontal pixels. Only thing that can be done is play God of War 2 or something that is actually 16:9.

RemainNameless · 11 Jan 2009 at 21:19

So a none widescreen game (GT:WT) won't display properly?

What a joke.

jammir · 12 Jan 2009 at 05:59

i always got a boarder around even the left right side of the screen

PhillyDee · 12 Jan 2009 at 06:03

It is displaying properly. Otherwise you would have a stretched image.

IAmATeaf · 12 Jan 2009 at 10:06

I've got our PS3 connected via component cable and the XMB display fills the entire screen on my plasma.

TwoSaints · 12 Jan 2009 at 10:11

IAmATeaf said:
I've got our PS3 connected via component cable and the XMB display fills the entire screen on my plasma.

That will, it's the PS2 that doesn't

IAmATeaf · 12 Jan 2009 at 10:48

Jonny_no2 said:
That will, it's the PS2 that doesn't

Oh ****, sorry for my waste of time input

RemainNameless · 12 Jan 2009 at 18:52

SO there's no way of getting the new Guitar Hero to display accross the whole screen?

Sareth · 12 Jan 2009 at 19:39

RemainNameless said:
SO there's no way of getting the new Guitar Hero to display accross the whole screen?

Does your TV not have a 4:3 stretch setting ?

Nanoman · 12 Jan 2009 at 19:44

Is 4:3 that much of an issue though? I watch The Royale Family all the time and doesnt really bother me. As above though your tv should have a wide mode or something that will stretch the image, probably wont look too nice though.