PS2 looks BAD on LCD TV! How to fix?

I recently hooked my ps2 to my lcd tv and i noticed that it looks blurry and horrible... Im pretty sure my old crt tv was not like that with my ps2... Any fixes? some config i can change?

I recently hooked my ps2 to my lcd tv and i noticed that it looks blurry and horrible... Im pretty sure my old crt tv was not like that with my ps2... Any fixes? some config i can change?

optiplex7

Get some component cables, and be sure to enable progressive scan and widescreen in the games that support them.

Get some component cables, and be sure to enable progressive scan and widescreen in the games that support them.

M3tr4nk0

the only way to make it look good is to change your screen size from 16:9 to 4:3. ps2 games were made for standard tv's. go into your tv menu and change it from 16:9 to 4:3, you will have the black bars on the sides but it will look much better and clearer.

the only way to make it look good is to change your screen size from 16:9 to 4:3. ps2 games were made for standard tv's. go into your tv menu and change it from 16:9 to 4:3, you will have the black bars on the sides but it will look much better and clearer.

russiaAK47

Yeah,I got some component cables from Amazon,and they made a big difference.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Playstation-Ps2-Component-Cable-Lead/dp/B000OY1SDU/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1309296927&sr=8-3

this is also a good one to get , if youre in Europe

http://www.genkivideogames.com/games/multi-format-cable-logic-3-mischardware/pxg871

this cable has connections for the PS2, Xbox and Gamecube (meaning it works with the SNES and N64 too) and has connections for RGB SCART , S-video(which is rare here and worse) and composite.

I personally use it , and can guarantee its quality.

Component cables and the tv on 4:3 and it should look pretty good. That is what I am doing. Also, play around with the setting on your TV.

I'm in North America. Is it true that you are not even given the option for progressive scan if you are not using component? I believe im using composite, the ones from the box. Will i get a message asking whether to use progressive scan or not if I i buy component cables? I was told the screen blacks out if u use composite.

I'm in North America. Is it true that you are not even given the option for progressive scan if you are not using component? I believe im using composite, the ones from the box. Will i get a message asking whether to use progressive scan or not if I i buy component cables? I was told the screen blacks out if u use composite.

optiplex7

Get an S-Video or component cable. 480p doesn't really even make much difference, the actual cables do though. Composite just looks terrible and blurry.

Buy a CRT. Yeah, a shallow answer but it's the way it's ment to be displayed :P

Buy a CRT. Yeah, a shallow answer but it's the way it's ment to be displayed :P

nameless12345

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Buy a CRT. Yeah, a shallow answer but it's the way it's ment to be displayed :P

Darkman2007

Fair enough, but I think a dedicated retro gamer should have one imo.

[QUOTE="Darkman2007"][QUOTE="nameless12345"]

Buy a CRT. Yeah, a shallow answer but it's the way it's ment to be displayed :P

nameless12345

Fair enough, but I think a dedicated retro gamer should have one imo.

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[QUOTE="Darkman2007"] youre right for the most part, but not everybody has the space or money for an old CRT (which are getting harder and harder to find in a good working condition , or with the correct video inputs)Darkman2007

Fair enough, but I think a dedicated retro gamer should have one imo.

But the question is if you even need that sharpness for old consoles. I think PS1 and N64 games actually look better with component cable than with a RGB because it blurrs the picture a little and the jaggies and/or pixels aren't that apparent.

[QUOTE="Darkman2007"][QUOTE="nameless12345"]

Fair enough, but I think a dedicated retro gamer should have one imo.

nameless12345

But the question is if you even need that sharpness for old consoles. I think PS1 and N64 games actually look better with component cable than with a RGB because it blurrs the picture a little and the jaggies and/or pixels aren't that apparent.

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[QUOTE="Darkman2007"] my LCD is very good for old games, its not HD, but its LCD, and it lookis really sharp.Darkman2007

But the question is if you even need that sharpness for old consoles. I think PS1 and N64 games actually look better with component cable than with a RGB because it blurrs the picture a little and the jaggies and/or pixels aren't that apparent.

Yes, composite, my mistake.

as a comparison , here is Resident Evil on the PS1, with both composite and RGB (keep in mind this is a pretty poor webcam)

RE1 composite

RE1 RGBdespite the awful quality of the webcam , the differences are quite clear, and its alot more noticable in person.component will give a similar result on the PS2 if he swaps from composite.

as a comparison , here is Resident Evil on the PS1, with both composite and RGB (keep in mind this is a pretty poor webcam)

RE1 composite

RE1 RGBdespite the awful quality of the webcam , the differences are quite clear, and its alot more noticable in person.component will give a similar result on the PS2 if he swaps from composite.

Darkman2007

Well like I said - it may look sharper but it also looks more jaggy.

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as a comparison , here is Resident Evil on the PS1, with both composite and RGB (keep in mind this is a pretty poor webcam)

RE1 composite

RE1 RGBdespite the awful quality of the webcam , the differences are quite clear, and its alot more noticable in person.component will give a similar result on the PS2 if he swaps from composite.

nameless12345

Well like I said - it may look sharper but it also looks more jaggy.

I can't see a bigger increase in the aliasing of it, all I can see is a sharper picture and overall better colour.

then again , I don't take notice of jaggies in older games since even when blurry, you can still see them.

I'd rather have jaggies then blurry image

And this is why I keep my old "tube" TV.

everyone that has a hard time playing classics on an HDTV, never bought a sony:(. but on the bright side, a sony HDTV can play my classics like they did on an SDTV or better. most of my consoles i use are composite but the sharpness of the tv makes it so that s video or components arent needed.