Component Video Out Dissapointing. :(

well i finally plugged in my component video to my HD-tv and i have to say wow what a let down.

it lets you view the menu at full screen 16:9 but when you play games it makes it into 4:3.

I tried this with tekken - nevermind it also looks like crap on HDtv too :(

and its stupid - even with my zoom there are still boxes around the top and bottom and to the left and right.

as my gf said - wtf are you buying video cables for the tv when its a portable system!

haha i have to agree with her fully -

going back to the store tomorrow - UNless you guys can convince me otherwise!

well i finally plugged in my component video to my HD-tv and i have to say wow what a let down.

it lets you view the menu at full screen 16:9 but when you play games it makes it into 4:3.

I tried this with tekken - nevermind it also looks like crap on HDtv too :(

and its stupid - even with my zoom there are still boxes around the top and bottom and to the left and right.

as my gf said - wtf are you buying video cables for the tv when its a portable system!

haha i have to agree with her fully -

going back to the store tomorrow - UNless you guys can convince me otherwise!

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Um, is that the only problem with them? Is the signal good? Remember, PSP games will probably look worse than PS2 games on an HDTV... so you can't be expecting too much from them.

And you guys who are saying it looks horrible: try standing 20 feet away from your TV. Remember, if you stuck your PSP screen right next to your face the games would look pretty bad too...

Um, is that the only problem with them? Is the signal good? Remember, PSP games will probably look worse than PS2 games on an HDTV... so you can't be expecting too much from them.

And you guys who are saying it looks horrible: try standing 20 feet away from your TV. Remember, if you stuck your PSP screen right next to your face the games would look pretty bad too...

Funkyhamster

20 feet? My goodness. I probably have a 3-4 foot distance I can go away from my tv. You must live in some big home. Besides, do they even make 20 feet long component cables for the psp yet? Longest I've seen so far was 9.

Does the video out work on regular TV? I dont think it does, but I'm just curious

i agree... i thought it would fill my widescreen hdtv.... very lame.... no wonder they didnt advertise or push this much

and why can they have UMD and the home menu fit the entire screen while the game doesnt? weird.

I hate people that complain about the video output. It's not supposed to make your PSP games look HD I hope you all know. It's upscaling, so job well done, Sony.jimboboklashaur

just so you guys know if you use a standard tv that accepts component cables, the picture is actually pretty good.grimhope

that's the problem, not many SD tv's have component inputs....

I understand the point in this... but I don't understand why Sony would use component cables for the PSP when it's noteven close toHD resolution or quality...and it doesn't go to 16:9 anyway with the component cables, so I see no point. Why not just use Composite AV (yellow, white, red) so we could view it on a SD tv where'd it'd look more normal. My original Xbox doesn't look to good on my HD TV, so a PSP is obviously going to look worse than that.

[QUOTE="grimhope"]just so you guys know if you use a standard tv that accepts component cables, the picture is actually pretty good.Toyeboy

that's the problem, not many SD tv's have component inputs....

I understand the point in this... but I don't understand why Sony would use component cables for the PSP when it's noteven close toHD resolution or quality...and it doesn't go to 16:9 anyway with the component cables, so I see no point. Why not just use Composite AV (yellow, white, red) so we could view it on a SD tv where'd it'd look more normal. My original Xbox doesn't look to good on my HD TV, so a PSP is obviously going to look worse than that.

For me, quality isnt a concern. As long as its decent and easy to see, its fine. The reason why it sucks, is because of the resolution. Its basically just this box in the middle of the screen. Since upscaling requires more processing power, Sony wanted to save some money, and just left it the way it is.

Um, is that the only problem with them? Is the signal good? Remember, PSP games will probably look worse than PS2 games on an HDTV... so you can't be expecting too much from them.

And you guys who are saying it looks horrible: try standing 20 feet away from your TV. Remember, if you stuck your PSP screen right next to your face the games would look pretty bad too...

Funkyhamster

At least you have video output with the slim psp. I love my psp-fat, it works great for me, and I use it all the time. Unfortunately, I just bought a nice pair of video goggles (little video screens you wear like a pair of glasses and it 'projects' the image of a big ol screen. unfortunately, I cant use them with my psp. It would be nice to be able to wear them, and play games without having to hold the psp up to my eyes. It is uncomfortable, and I cant play games for more than an hour without getting elbow cramps! :)

Anyone know of a device to add video output to the old psp-fat version?

I agree, the component cable on an HDTV is a total letdown

If you can return yours, go for it. I'm gonna try to sell mine, but it will be really difficult since not much people I know have a slim or an HDTV

I thought the feature was fine, but then my tv upscales the picture completely, and I didn't expect the games to look particularly good on a big screen. Although I found multiplayer tekken to be pretty good, since it is just like playing on the ps2 (both people can look at one screen).

I know it seems like Sony was being cheap by not "fully" implementing the video out feature. But I would be willing to bet, this in game letter-boxing is due to a technical reason. Specifically, upscaling is the culprit. The psp runs at 480x272, while 480i/p runs at 640x480. When in the XMB, the psp has spare power to upscale. But this can't be done during a game since it would impact the game's performance. A similar reason related to interlaced vs progressive would explain why composite cables do not allow video game out. In order to get around this, sony would have to add an extra piece of hardware to upscale the video output. And this would of course cost money, boosting the slim's price.

However, I heard that the 3000 does not letter-box video game output or allows video game output on composite cables, or both (perhaps this has been confirmed?). If so, this would suggest that Sony was able to work out the pricing on the extra hardware.

Now I can't prove my idea, but I think it would be the most logical explanation for what would otherwise seem to be a ridiculous oversight.