I'm playing Final Fantasy XII atm, and i think it's gonna be my last game on the PS2. And since i used the ps2 last, i have gotten a HD tv, and i was wondering if component cables would do any good? is the PS2 capable of outputting 480p? or will those cables just be a waste of money?
From what I suspect, you are using the standard AV cables? I had an old TV that only accepted an RF adapter and I recently purchased a SDTV. I couldn't believe the quality improvement. The thing is, I believe that only certain titles use progressive scan, most of them newer titles. I have RE4 and Shadow of the Colossus and they look beautiful. I got a universal component cable at EBGames for about 15 bucks and it was definitely worth it. Of course, this is coming off of an old TV and RF adapter.
Even for PS2 games that are not in progressive scan the componen cables are worth it. The standard A/V cable that comes with the PS2 is composite, and the entire video signal is sent over one wire. With component the video signal is divided onto three wires, separating the signal into three parts - luminance (brightness), and two types of chrominance (colour signals). By sending these signals over separate wires into the TV, component cables provide a much cleaner and sharper image, in both interlaced and progressive scan. You'll especially notices the difference on your HDTV.
ive heard component is ok my cousin used it it was ok i always had composite thruout my ps2s lifespan and it worked great so id stick with that but its up to u
Some Gmaes look better then others I just got my HDTV and Component cables and SotC looks sick but FFXII looks wost then it did on my SDTV you have check the games to see if there support Progressive scan. But to answer your question FFXII looks no better, but thats not to say that some games wont benifit (see Gran turismo 4)
In my experience, yes - and even the cheapest set of component cables you can get can give you a remarkable improvement. I have a Sony Bravia KD-23S2010 HDTV. It does a pretty good job of handling fairly low rez video sources, but PS2 looked so horrible, I shelved it for months. In full screen mode, I could barely read the blurred text of SOCOM II. Playing Resident Evil 4 for any length of time really strained my eyes. I hooked up component cables and even with the stretched fullscreen, SOCOM II looks sharp, and RE4 is good. I can actually enjoy my PS2 again.
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