HD questions

i just spent 10 bucks on a HDMI cable for my PS3 and need some answer. and yes obviously i have an HDTV

first of all evrything seems smaller on my TV now and i cant find a way to fix it. i dont understand what the hell 480p, 720p, 1080i and 1080p mean. and when ever i start a game or movie the screen goes blue for a sec and says no signal then the game or movie starts. im no HD wiz and i wasnt eager to play my PS3 in HD or anythin but today i was at at Rogers and i was goin to rent a movie and thaought id give this HD stuff a try. so i rented Rambo on blu-ray and got this cable that is supposedly needed to watch blu-ray and i spent 5 bucks and my bro spent 5 bucks on it.

the widescreen is drivin me nuts

the thing with the screen going "no signal" has to do with the settings and what the movie/game has for specifications. So if the game supports 1080p it will go for that setting (as far as your tv supports it). The tv is just re-configuring for the right settings supported by your tv/game.

480p is EDTV, which is a little better than SDTV.

720p is HD-Ready.

1080i & 1080p are Full HD but 1080p is the best!

So, check whether your HDTV supports 1080i/p signals or just 720p...

so there is no way to change the widescreen. bummer. even when i put the XMB to 720 the screen still goes blue for sec before it starts.The_Wild_Tiger

Mine does that too but I don't find it as an issue really.

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