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Freak

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I just bought a hd ready tv today. However I did not get a hdmi cable as yet for my ps3. I still connected my ps3 to the hd ready tv using the composite(av) cable. However, the picture quality seemed really blur as if the picture was being stretched or something because it was widescreen. I adjusted my tv's resolution not to show full screen, and instead show a 4:3 scaled down resolution and the picture quality in the game improved but i was getting a smaller picture size. I have come to the conclusion that:

a) Composite cables only support 576p resolution while my tv is supporting 768 which is why its stretching the image causing the blurness.

b) Getting a hdmi cable would solve the problem.

Am I right in my conclusions or is there anything I need to know/adjust on my ps3/tv?

However, contrary to my point above I did connect my cable box to the tv set using a composite cable and the picture quality was not compromised. It was good. I'm really confused.


Oh and I'm definitely getting a hdmi cable in the next few days so don't ask why I'm still using composite on a hdtv.
 
Yes, you are not going to get a decent picture over a composite cable on a HDTV, it's just not going to happen, and the output will be 576p for PAL.

As for the weird streching, go into display settings, and change the TV type to 16:9, if it is set to 4:3, then this is likely the problem. Then change your TV back to standard full screen.

Using either component or HDMI cables will give you quality HD resolution, with HDMI being the better option.
 
Freak said:
I just bought a hd ready tv today. However I did not get a hdmi cable as yet for my ps3. I still connected my ps3 to the hd ready tv using the composite(av) cable. However, the picture quality seemed really blur as if the picture was being stretched or something because it was widescreen. I adjusted my tv's resolution not to show full screen, and instead show a 4:3 scaled down resolution and the picture quality in the game improved but i was getting a smaller picture size. I have come to the conclusion that:

a) Composite cables only support 576p resolution while my tv is supporting 768 which is why its stretching the image causing the blurness.

b) Getting a hdmi cable would solve the problem.

Am I right in my conclusions or is there anything I need to know/adjust on my ps3/tv?

However, contrary to my point above I did connect my cable box to the tv set using a composite cable and the picture quality was not compromised. It was good. I'm really confused.


Oh and I'm definitely getting a hdmi cable in the next few days so don't ask why I'm still using composite on a hdtv.
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Which Tv did you buy out of interest Freak?
 
Your cable box though isn't taking a HD image, downscaling it to 576, then sending it across an analogue composite cable, and then having the TV upscale it again. This is what happens when I do that in Photoshop.

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Get a HDMI cable and all will be well.
 
BTW don't get conned into buying an expensive HDMI cable, they are a rip off.
 
Freak said:
Yes, I got a hdmi cable for 30bucks which is pretty cheap as compared to the normal price range of 50-100 bucks.
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Not sure what bucks are but I bought my cable for £3.49 and is no different from my brother's who paid £70:wenger:
 
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