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TheBlueRaja
16-11-2006, 12:20
Clicky.. (http://au.ps3.ign.com/articles/746/746282p1.html)

As it turns out, gamers who own older HD sets that feature only 480i, 480p, and 1080i resolution input capabilities will have to settle for the display quality being downsized as the game boots in its 480p mode rather than upscaling the image from its more desirable 720p mode to the TV's 1080i. We tested this development on older HDTV sets with games designed for 720p but not 1080i -- Resistance: Fall of Man, NHL 2K7, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07, and Need for Speed Carbon. Sure enough, the system downshifted all four titles to 480p rather than moving up to 1080i.

What this means is that IF you have an HDTV which wont display 1080P (as most in the UK don't right now) your screwed friend, its just normal Standard def for you.

A Massive boob from the Sony camp there, you could go out and buy a brand new SONY Bravia LCD though... (Ouchy!)
zing_deleted
16-11-2006, 13:34
lol or a nice tosh 42 inch lcd ;) So much for the PS3 being a cheap entry into blu ray for the home . They have made a massive cock up here as im sure there would have been sales purely to get a subsidised blu ray
punky
16-11-2006, 13:57
[which wont display 1080P

That's supposed to be 720p isn't it?
zing_deleted
16-11-2006, 14:08
Is that commonly supported on HD ready tvs then or no?
TheBlueRaja
16-11-2006, 15:06
Correcting:---

Yeah, looks like your right punky, it is 720P that i should have stated there, which dosent actually make it as bad as i thought as most UK HDTV tellys do support 720P.

Damn this HDTV stuff gets confusing.

What i thought it meant is that if your tv dosent support 1080P then you get 480i/p (i.e standard def) upscaled when viewing on an 720P or 1080i resolution.
popper
16-11-2006, 21:32
its alright TBR we are all learning as we go and sharing info.

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kronas
21-11-2006, 01:50
internet reports suggest the PS3 does not have a upscaler.....
STONEISLAND
21-11-2006, 07:32
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000JU0H22/wwwdealticouk-21/ref=nosim

Will it work on the above LCD? :confused:
Aragorn
21-11-2006, 09:30
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000JU0H22/wwwdealticouk-21/ref=nosim

Will it work on the above LCD? :confused: [/URL]
Don't see why not - it's a 720P HDTV.
Very expensive though - not sure if you are a Sony fan, but you can get all three 32" Sony Bravia LCD's cheaper at [URL="http://www.empiredirect.co.uk/content/products/list.aspx?subdept=lcdtv&page=1&sp3=Yes&tp3=O&order=pAsc&m=Sony"]EmpireDirect (http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000JU0H22/wwwdealticouk-21/ref=nosim)
STONEISLAND
21-11-2006, 18:23
The Tosh I can get for 869. Thats just an example.
Tezcatlipoca
05-01-2007, 00:50
Story on an "update" to the scaling...


http://arstechnica.com/journals/thumbs.ars/2006/12/6/6196


:rofl:
kronas
05-01-2007, 01:06
i guess my info was correct, a lack of upscaler is hurting sony!