Hi, I've had my ps3 for almost a year, and up until now i've been using it with my standard definition, CRT, 32 inch phillips (which broke recently), i've just got a new hd ready 32 inch panasonic, the TX-32LXD85 to be precise.
I like it but i'm not so impressed with how my ps3 games look. I've played a decent assortment including GTA4, MGS4, unreal 3, pes09, LBP and mirrors edge, and while they all look really good for the most part, I feel this is more down to the high level of detail made possible with the ps3's power, rather than the number of pixels. As far as i can remember, the games lookes pretty much just as good on my old standard defiinition, and any changes seem like they might simply be down to the different technology: lcd as opposed to CRT. The only notable differences are that the text is now very clear, and some slightly more dramatic effects seem to occur with lighting in some games.
It might be my exagerated memory, but i feel as though i remember seeing more impressive images on other hd ready screens. On my friends Hd ready JVC for example, fifa 08 on the 360 (as far as i can remember) looks on a different level. Its not even that it is more impressive then what i'm seeing now with MGS4 and so on, because it isn't, but there was a deffinite hd quality to it, everything looked so well defined (such as players in the background) and colours were so deep they sort of jumped out so to speak.
Even more alarming is that in some of the games i'm playing now, many edges of objects which are supposed to be strait lines, and which are not completely verticle or horizontal, still show how they are made up of steps of smaller lines, which looks very un-impressive. Is this normal for an hd ready tv? Don't worry I am using an hdmi cable and have my ps3 set to hdmi output.
Can anyone else describe their experiences of the difference between a ps3 or 360 on hd ready vs SD tvs? Or offer any advice slash comfort?
I like it but i'm not so impressed with how my ps3 games look. I've played a decent assortment including GTA4, MGS4, unreal 3, pes09, LBP and mirrors edge, and while they all look really good for the most part, I feel this is more down to the high level of detail made possible with the ps3's power, rather than the number of pixels. As far as i can remember, the games lookes pretty much just as good on my old standard defiinition, and any changes seem like they might simply be down to the different technology: lcd as opposed to CRT. The only notable differences are that the text is now very clear, and some slightly more dramatic effects seem to occur with lighting in some games.
It might be my exagerated memory, but i feel as though i remember seeing more impressive images on other hd ready screens. On my friends Hd ready JVC for example, fifa 08 on the 360 (as far as i can remember) looks on a different level. Its not even that it is more impressive then what i'm seeing now with MGS4 and so on, because it isn't, but there was a deffinite hd quality to it, everything looked so well defined (such as players in the background) and colours were so deep they sort of jumped out so to speak.
Even more alarming is that in some of the games i'm playing now, many edges of objects which are supposed to be strait lines, and which are not completely verticle or horizontal, still show how they are made up of steps of smaller lines, which looks very un-impressive. Is this normal for an hd ready tv? Don't worry I am using an hdmi cable and have my ps3 set to hdmi output.
Can anyone else describe their experiences of the difference between a ps3 or 360 on hd ready vs SD tvs? Or offer any advice slash comfort?
