Quick Q re PS3 scaling

KittensCake · 12 May 2008 at 15:15

Planning to get a 720p TV for my 360, but my sister will want to use her PS3 on it also, just wondering if the PS3 can downscale games from 1080p or will I have to let the TV do it? If it can is it any good? I've heard it doesn't have very good scaling capabilities, nothing compared to the 360.

Thanks.

RobertN · 12 May 2008 at 15:19

very few ps3 games are actually 1080p most are 720p res upscaled to 1080p so should be fine

Windle · 12 May 2008 at 15:20

I actually think the PS3 scaling is better than the Xbox 360s. I have both hooked up to my 42" Tosh 1080p via HDMI and on DVD Upscaling the PS3 image is slightly better.

Margaret · 12 May 2008 at 15:22

The PS3 doesn't have game upscaling as standard and only a few games support it, where as the 360 does it for every game.

As for DVD upscaling, well the PS3 is great at it.

KittensCake · 12 May 2008 at 15:53

But I'm talking about downscaling not upscaling

I know the PS3 only has upscaling for certain 720p games, I was just wondering about downscaling 1080p games to fit a 720p TV.

Also what about upscaling 720p to 768p, can it do that? Like on the 360 you can select optimum resolution which sets it to 1360x768, scaling it up from 720p itself instead of allowing the TV to scale.

Nymins · 12 May 2008 at 15:59

It wont downscale cause hardly any of the games are actually true 1080p. All are 720p, so it will stay at 720p and not do any scaling.

If your concerned, then just keep 576i and 720p ticked in the settings.

KittensCake · 12 May 2008 at 16:51

I know, I'm simply wondering if the PS3 can downscale 1080p games to 720p. If it can't, I'd have to tick 720p and 1080p in the settings, so the TV could downscale 1080p games to 720p. But I'm wondering also if that would also mean the PS3 would upscale 720p games to 1080p if supported because 1080p was ticked? Meaning the TV would then have to downscale the upscaled input to 720p.

Also with regard to blu ray, apparently the PS3 can't downscale blu ray to 720p, so the TV will have to do it, meaning I will have to have 1080p ticked? Or is there some kind of seperate setting?

Inazuma · 12 May 2008 at 17:42

Wow Kittens you seem very concerned about this whole downscale/upscale thing. I bet there will be little difference whichever it is! Are you using a HDTV or a PC monitor? If you are going to be using a PC monitor then thats when you should be worried, as they are bad at upscaling/downscaling.

Sareth · 12 May 2008 at 18:07

KittensCake said:
I know, I'm simply wondering if the PS3 can downscale 1080p games to 720p. If it can't, I'd have to tick 720p and 1080p in the settings, so the TV could downscale 1080p games to 720p. But I'm wondering also if that would also mean the PS3 would upscale 720p games to 1080p if supported because 1080p was ticked? Meaning the TV would then have to downscale the upscaled input to 720p.

Also with regard to blu ray, apparently the PS3 can't downscale blu ray to 720p, so the TV will have to do it, meaning I will have to have 1080p ticked? Or is there some kind of seperate setting?

I have my PS3 limited to 720p output and everything works fine.