does ps3 really downscale 1080i?

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#1 gamerdude102
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is it true that 1080i resoulution tvs are actually downscaled to a lower reolution?

my tv is 1080i and im not sure if its 720p

is there anyway to fix it?

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#2 teebeenz
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is it true that 1080i resoulution tvs are actually downscaled to a lower reolution?

my tv is 1080i and im not sure if its 720p

is there anyway to fix it?

gamerdude102
The PS3 doesnt downscale anything, however not all titles support 1080i as 720p is a better option.
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#3 fntsycloud
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[QUOTE="gamerdude102"]

is it true that 1080i resoulution tvs are actually downscaled to a lower reolution?

my tv is 1080i and im not sure if its 720p

is there anyway to fix it?

teebeenz

The PS3 doesnt downscale anything, however not all titles support 1080i as 720p is a better option.

Yes, it does downscale if you don't have 720p, it will scale down to 480p as it can't 'scale up' the graphics to something better than it was rendered in.

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#4 Xternal
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Can i play my PS3 on a normal TV? :S
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#5 teebeenz
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Yes, it does downscale if you don't have 720p, it will scale down to 480p as it can't 'scale up' the graphics to something better than it was rendered in. fntsycloud
Ahh no it doesnt down scale anything. Itll render at the highest available res that the title supports but WONT down scale anything.
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#6 mbrockway
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[QUOTE="teebeenz"][QUOTE="gamerdude102"]

is it true that 1080i resoulution tvs are actually downscaled to a lower reolution?

my tv is 1080i and im not sure if its 720p

is there anyway to fix it?

fntsycloud

The PS3 doesnt downscale anything, however not all titles support 1080i as 720p is a better option.

Yes, it does downscale if you don't have 720p, it will scale down to 480p as it can't 'scale up' the graphics to something better than it was rendered in.

Actually, newer games can upscale native 720p to 1080i and p. COD4, Uncharted, Ratched, Warhawk, and Assassin's Creed all upscale if you force them. Sony added an upscaler in one of the updates, though the dev's actually have to implement it for it to work.

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#7 teebeenz
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Only some support 1080i but it NEVER downscales.
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#8 timster118
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It will upscale or down scale to whatever output you set your video out setting to. If you check the video out setting boxes for every output your HDTV can display it will play 720p games and movies in 720p. And 1080i movies or games in 1080i. But if you check only the 1080i box for output and the game is in 720p you will still see the picture on screen but the resolution is being upscaled to be dipslayed and that does not always mean a better picture. Try this at home... if you select only one video out setting (which is the wrong thing to do) you can put in a 1080p disc, a 1080i disc or a 720pdisc and still see the picture.
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#9 rocketraydog
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this thing sucks i hate ps3 this thing realy gos down hill and they need new games war hawk is boring and fall of man is wack.
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^^^ Piss off troll
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#11 footfoe2
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Can i play my PS3 on a normal TV? :SXternal
you have to set the display on av standard or it wont work at all
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#12 natethemighty
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Yes, I did before I got my hd tv. The games still look really good on normal T.V.s.