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Arn
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 Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2013 7:55 pm Post subject: PS2 + HD TV |
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Since my CRT TV died and I don't have another CRT to plug my PS2 on, I was thinking on pluging it on the LED TV I bought yester year.
The thing is, I don't want to spend money on a component cable if it still looks like crap and unplayable.
Did anyone here use a PS2 on a LCD/LED TV with componet, is it playable?
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I use a component cable to play my Gamecube and it looks okay on my HD TV. Pixelated okay, but definitely not the same lolmud washed out colors / blurry look you get from trying to use composite cables on a big TV.
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Tenshigami
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I've used my ps2 on my 720p HD-TV with component. It's not too bad. Maybe somewhat worse than the Wii because it isn't as powerful.
You can get third-party PS2 component cables for ridiculously cheap online though. That's how I got mine. I dunno if the situation is any different where you live though.
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Julio
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Buy another CRT or look at craiglist for free TV ads. You can find a nice Sony Trinitron for $10 more or less at a medium size at a thrift shop. Instead of wasting 10 or more on crappy 3rd party component cables, you could use that money to buy a CRT instead.
PS2 games look like crap on a HDTV even when its properly calibrated with component cables. Consider that before making a decision.
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I dunno, I used component cables on my HDTV and it looks great.
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Tenshigami
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| Julio wrote: | | 10 or more on crappy 3rd party component cables |
lol no. They're like $5 on monoprice.
But i'm not sure how well either of our suggestions will work as Arn lives elsewhere - Brazil I think?
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| Tenshigami wrote: | | Brazil I think? |
Yep.
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SSBM on LED TV = more fuzz than game. Anything else should at the very least be playable though because nothing else has the same degree of transparency.
EDT: Wait, was that LED or LCD...
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Julio
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| Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2013 10:23 pm Post subject: |
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| Tenshigami wrote: | | Julio wrote: | | 10 or more on crappy 3rd party component cables |
lol no. They're like $5 on monoprice.
But i'm not sure how well either of our suggestions will work as Arn lives elsewhere - Brazil I think? |
Well that's going to be much harder then. Then I guess he has to get the cables then.
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| PS2 games that support Progressive Scan (480P) look great on HDTVs. 480i games look moderately better. Its still way better then using Composite on an HDTV. |
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Arn
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I'll stick with the cable then. Thanks a lot.
And yes I live in Brazil.
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| If you can find a pair of the Energizer HD cables [http://www.amazon.com/Universal-Energizer-HD-Cable-Nintendo-Wii/dp/B001VIF68Q] they work wonders for the PS2 and Wii. They make the image on both my PS2 and Wii look a lot sharper and more crisp even on my 47" HDTV. |
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| senel.coolidge wrote: | | If you can find a pair of the Energizer HD cables [http://www.amazon.com/Universal-Energizer-HD-Cable-Nintendo-Wii/dp/B001VIF68Q] they work wonders for the PS2 and Wii. They make the image on both my PS2 and Wii look a lot sharper and more crisp even on my 47" HDTV. |
That's just a "universal" component cable compatible with multiple systems. It does nothing special beyond that.
Still, if you're looking for a component cable for the Wii too, something like this would be an option to consider.
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| Tenshigami wrote: | | senel.coolidge wrote: | | If you can find a pair of the Energizer HD cables [http://www.amazon.com/Universal-Energizer-HD-Cable-Nintendo-Wii/dp/B001VIF68Q] they work wonders for the PS2 and Wii. They make the image on both my PS2 and Wii look a lot sharper and more crisp even on my 47" HDTV. |
That's just a "universal" component cable compatible with multiple systems. It does nothing special beyond that.
Still, if you're looking for a component cable for the Wii too, something like this would be an option to consider. |
Well, I've tried many other so called "universal" component cables and the energizers have been the best quality so far. I'm just saying is all. |
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