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portwineboy · 04-14-2006, 08:35 AM

I've just hooked my PS2 up to my HDTV rig and things just don't seem to look very good. I tried MSG3 and Devil May Cry and both looked blocky...

Is there a way to turn progressive scan on in the PS2? Does anyone know of any PS2 games that look particularly good on an HDTV?

Please don't make me go buy an XBOX 360.

Prophecy · 04-14-2006, 10:11 AM

When you boot it up your PS2, press & hold "triangle" and "X" button. You might need a component cable.

Edit: This is a list of PS2 games with progressive scan.
http://www.hdtvarcade.com/ps2list.htm

portwineboy · 04-14-2006, 11:57 AM

That's perfect, exactly what I was looking for. Thank you!

[edit to note that hdtvarcade.com is switching servers so Prophecy's link is down atm]

Anexkahn · 04-14-2006, 05:48 PM

check and see if your tv inputs allow you to change the name of the input... if you can select the input as "game" or something similar, it will remove the upscaling and that should fix the blockyness.

shortynickel · 04-14-2006, 06:59 PM

it might make a difference on how you have the ps2 hooked up to the hdtv. if you just have cheap rca cables that might be the problem with the blockiness.

Anexkahn · 04-14-2006, 09:18 PM

component > svideo > rca cables for hookup for sure. but generally, the blockyness will come from the hdtv trying to upscale the ps2 signal, looks good for some formats, but it trashes console clarity.

hulk · 04-15-2006, 08:25 PM

The only true HD PS2 game is GT4. Goes up to 1080i and looks sweet on component

MacGuyver · 04-15-2006, 10:52 PM

Yeah, the component cables are pretty key. Sony makes the PS2 brand cables pretty cheap, but I recommend the Psyclone brand component cables, much better quality. Your cables can make all the difference in the world.

portwineboy · 04-17-2006, 11:03 AM

I was indeed using crappy RCA cables...just picked up component set from MadKatz. Looking forward to Resident Evil 4 tonight.

Locke7 · 04-28-2006, 10:24 AM

Geez, I bought some cheap components off ebay, and hooked up to a 720p projector, my games are looking great. All of the games I've played are 480p with progressive turned on, and my screen changed to widescreen. Usually in the video options of the game.

04-14-2006, 08:35 AM	#1 (permalink)
portwineboy Master of No Domains Location: WEEhawken, New Joisey	PS2 and HDTV? I've just hooked my PS2 up to my HDTV rig and things just don't seem to look very good. I tried MSG3 and Devil May Cry and both looked blocky... Is there a way to turn progressive scan on in the PS2? Does anyone know of any PS2 games that look particularly good on an HDTV? Please don't make me go buy an XBOX 360. __________________ If you can read this, thank a teacher. If you can read this in English, thank a veteran.

04-14-2006, 10:11 AM	#2 (permalink)
Prophecy Oracle & Apollyon Location: Limbus Patrum	When you boot it up your PS2, press & hold "triangle" and "X" button. You might need a component cable. Edit: This is a list of PS2 games with progressive scan. http://www.hdtvarcade.com/ps2list.htm __________________ La Disciplina È La Mia Spada, La Fede È Il Mio Schermo, Non salti Ciecamente In Incertezza, E Potete Raccogliere Le Ricompense. Last edited by Prophecy; 04-14-2006 at 10:14 AM..

04-14-2006, 11:57 AM	#3 (permalink)
portwineboy Master of No Domains Location: WEEhawken, New Joisey	That's perfect, exactly what I was looking for. Thank you! [edit to note that hdtvarcade.com is switching servers so Prophecy's link is down atm] __________________ If you can read this, thank a teacher. If you can read this in English, thank a veteran. Last edited by portwineboy; 04-17-2006 at 11:11 AM..

04-14-2006, 06:59 PM	#5 (permalink)
shortynickel Addict Location: Central PA	it might make a difference on how you have the ps2 hooked up to the hdtv. if you just have cheap rca cables that might be the problem with the blockiness. __________________ What type of... "Parents have forgotten how to be parents" Aaron Lewis "Get your ass back here, your a white boy walking thru the ghetto" - at the end of a bachalor party said to the bachalor while walking home.

04-15-2006, 08:25 PM	#7 (permalink)
hulk C'mon, just blow it. Location: Perth, Australia	The only true HD PS2 game is GT4. Goes up to 1080i and looks sweet on component __________________ "'There's a tendency among the press to attribute the creation of a game to a single person,' says Warren Spector, creator of Thief and Deus Ex." -- From an IGN game review.

04-14-2006, 05:48 PM	#4 (permalink)
Anexkahn Crazy Location: whOregon	check and see if your tv inputs allow you to change the name of the input... if you can select the input as "game" or something similar, it will remove the upscaling and that should fix the blockyness.

04-14-2006, 09:18 PM	#6 (permalink)
Anexkahn Crazy Location: whOregon	component > svideo > rca cables for hookup for sure. but generally, the blockyness will come from the hdtv trying to upscale the ps2 signal, looks good for some formats, but it trashes console clarity.

04-15-2006, 10:52 PM	#8 (permalink)
MacGuyver You're going to have to trust me! Location: Massachusetts	Yeah, the component cables are pretty key. Sony makes the PS2 brand cables pretty cheap, but I recommend the Psyclone brand component cables, much better quality. Your cables can make all the difference in the world. __________________ We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act, but a habit. ---Aristotle Deeds, not words, shall speak [for] me. ---John Fletcher

04-17-2006, 11:03 AM	#9 (permalink)
portwineboy Master of No Domains Location: WEEhawken, New Joisey	I was indeed using crappy RCA cables...just picked up component set from MadKatz. Looking forward to Resident Evil 4 tonight. __________________ If you can read this, thank a teacher. If you can read this in English, thank a veteran.

04-28-2006, 10:24 AM	#10 (permalink)
Locke7 Insane	Geez, I bought some cheap components off ebay, and hooked up to a 720p projector, my games are looking great. All of the games I've played are 480p with progressive turned on, and my screen changed to widescreen. Usually in the video options of the game.