Setting a PS3 up for 1080p output!

To further explain the 1080i thing, the maximum 1080i (i = interlaced) can show is 30fps, and even worse, if the source material is rendering at more then 30fps, you will inevitably get horrendous interlacing artefacts... 720p (p = progressive) can display upto 60 fps, and being progressive you don't get any issues with interlacing..

For TV, 1080i is preferable over 720p since this is encoded at an exact 25 or 30 fps, and synchronised in such a way that interlacing does not produce artefacts on most TV's..

On top of all that, the resolution the console is 'sending' to the TV does not indicate the actual resolution the games is being rendered at, since the TV standards are 1280 * 720 and 1920 * 1080, games can be rendered at lower resolutions, but have to be then 'scaled' to be transmitted to the TV.
Lots of games do this 'trick', GT5 is rendered at 960 * 1080 and stretched horizontally to fit into the TV standard 1920 * 1080, Halo 3 (360)/GTA IV (PS3) are rendered at what is technically 640p, but then 'stretched' to fit the TV standard 720p..


For example,
 
720p is where the party's at :D

And untick 1080i, waste of time, just leave 720p and 1080p ticked to save the hassle.
 
ShakenNstirred said:
not the case at all
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What res do they run in?

[EDIT] My confusion being, i thought component could only go up to 720p, which is what the majority of 360s are limited to, didn't think they would bother designing games for 1080p if some of the consoles couldn't use it.
 
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Streeteh said:
What res do they run in?

[EDIT] My confusion being, i thought component could only go up to 720p, which is what the majority of 360s are limited to, didn't think they would bother designing games for 1080p if some of the consoles couldn't use it.
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You can do 1080p via component, but most games are 720p or even below, then upscaled.
 
Nismo said:
You can do 1080p via component, but most games are 720p or even below, then upscaled.
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Ahhh ok, just did some research, apparently there are three games for the 360 that run in native 1080p, so about the same amount as the PS3 :p.
 
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Streeteh said:
For gaming, assuming you don't have a super-PC, 1080p is something that we won't see often until the next-gen, for media however it is fantastic.
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Isn't that pretty much the same with TV? HD content on SkyHD isn't 1080 last I heard... they said 1080 wont be here for sometime. Same goes for BBCHD. I assume the Blu-Ray films available to buy are 1080?
 
Streeteh said:
There's the reason to go 1080p, my dad has a 1080p projector that is just stunning frankly when playing blu-rays.
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when watching films black levels and contrasts are more important over 1080p!!!!!

Thats why the pioneer kuro plasma's are generally considered the best sets, running at 1024 x 768
 
Oxy said:
when watching films black levels and contrasts are more important over 1080p!!!!!

Thats why the pioneer kuro plasma's are generally considered the best sets, running at 1024 x 768
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Aye, the projector has pretty impressive black levels too, probably not as good as the kuro but i dare you to find a 80" plasma tele :D

I wish i could afford a kuro :(
 
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