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#1 loco145
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After the last UI update the PSN store is very hard to navigate on my SDTV. Text is really small now.

Well, I was hearing a lot of good stuff about The Last Guy game, it sounds like the kind of strategy games I love. But I only could play the demo for like 2 minutes, very hard to figure out what was happening... Another PSN game that its nearly unplayable on my SDTV... Sony, you don't even include HD cables with your console!

Sorry, this is really pissing me off. BTW, i was underwhelmed by the SCIV demo.

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I like how you throw in the fact that Sony doesn't throw HD cables in at the end of your little shpeel.... But why would you care about HD cables if you're gaming on an SDTV? Just another thing to bash Sony about?
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#3 loco145
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I like how you throw in the fact that Sony doesn't throw HD cables in at the end of your little shpeel.... But why would you care about HD cables if you're gaming on an SDTV? Just another thing to bash Sony about?Ibacai
Just pointing the fact that they don't care much about us, SDTV owners, even when their console isn't HDTV ready out of the box...
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[QUOTE="Ibacai"]I like how you throw in the fact that Sony doesn't throw HD cables in at the end of your little shpeel.... But why would you care about HD cables if you're gaming on an SDTV? Just another thing to bash Sony about?loco145
Just pointing the fact that they don't care much about us, SDTV owners, even when their console isn't HDTV ready out of the box...

I havent noticed it being SDTV unfreindly lately.... but I'll check it out next time I'm on.

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#5 FragTycoon
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unfortunately both 360 and PS3 are made for HDTV. I started out playing my 360 on a SDTV and trying to read the text on dead rising was so bad I gave in and got a HDTV shortly after.
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#6 finalfantasy94
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The text is small on PS3 and 360 on a SD. Get with the times dude. Its HDTV time.
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#7 loco145
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The text is small on PS3 and 360 on a SD. Get with the times dude. Its HDTV time.finalfantasy94
I won't replace my SDTV until the great majority of the content i watch on it doesn't look like total ass (also called a downgrade).
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#8 carljohnson3456
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The text is small on PS3 and 360 on a SD. Get with the times dude. Its HDTV time.finalfantasy94

But... my CRT... we've been through so much! And I cant afford and HDTV yet... or well, I probably could, but I dont want to!!!

I'll just buy a magnifying glass to cover my entire SDTV screen. lol. High Definition for the po' folk. lol jk.

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[QUOTE="Ibacai"]I like how you throw in the fact that Sony doesn't throw HD cables in at the end of your little shpeel.... But why would you care about HD cables if you're gaming on an SDTV? Just another thing to bash Sony about?loco145
Just pointing the fact that they don't care much about us, SDTV owners, even when their console isn't HDTV ready out of the box...

Fair enough but another $5 dollars isn't going to hurt anyone.
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[QUOTE="finalfantasy94"]The text is small on PS3 and 360 on a SD. Get with the times dude. Its HDTV time.loco145
I won't replace my SDTV until the great majority of the content i watch on it doesn't like like total ass (also called a downgrade).

I got a HDTV for my games and Blu ray movies(if I get any). I still watch normal tv,but im not concerned about how that 70 show looks.

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#11 naruto7777
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thats terrible
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#12 finalfantasy94
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[QUOTE="finalfantasy94"]The text is small on PS3 and 360 on a SD. Get with the times dude. Its HDTV time.carljohnson3456

But... my CRT... we've been through so much! And I cant afford and HDTV yet... or well, I probably could, but I dont want to!!!

I'll just buy a magnifying glass to cover my entire SDTV screen. lol. High Definition for the po' folk. lol jk.

Thats a good one.

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If they included HD cables would you buy a HD tv?

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#14 kenshinhimura16
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Sorry, but I have an SDTV of 21" and it looks great. The text at the PSN is small, but not unreadable, I can easily read it with no assistance of glasses from 2 meters away (dont know the feet conversion but I think its something like 3 to 1). The Last Guy is really good looking, and unless you have a really old 14" screen, you should be able to see it properly.
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#15 Logan832
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You can get an HDMI cable for $5 with the same quality as a $100 cord. Consumers are just too dunce to realize it. $5 is less than an hour worth of work. -.-

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#16 FirstDiscovery
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Sad, considering the VAST majority of people are still on SDTV. Either way, ive seen with a lot of even newer games that look perfectly fine on SD. Heck, Halo 3 sure as heck looked better on my 15" SDTV than my 17" PC screen at 1280x1024
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#17 loco145
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Sorry, but I have an SDTV of 21" and it looks great. The text at the PSN is small, but not unreadable, I can easily read it with no assistance of glasses from 2 meters away (dont know the feet conversion but I think its something like 3 to 1). The Last Guy is really good looking, and unless you have a really old 14" screen, you should be able to see it properly. kenshinhimura16
Perhaps is because i sit farther? 2 meters is too close man :P . I didn't said that the text is unreadable, after all I managed to download the demos :), but browsing the PSN store is something I don't enjoy. It was a lot easier before.
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#18 loco145
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If they included HD cables would you buy a HD tv?

wooooode

No, but i have a 24' PC screen with support of 1080p with HDMI and Component inputs. But that's at my studio since i need it for work.

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#19 TribSaint
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The text is small on PS3 and 360 on a SD. Get with the times dude. Its HDTV time.finalfantasy94

Not everyone can afford one right now.

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#20 ZOnikJJ
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Buy an HDTV..... there's plenty of budget HDTVs out now.
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#21 loco145
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Buy an HDTV..... there's plenty of budget HDTVs out now.ZOnikJJ
Is more of a space problem you know, And those budgets HDTVs are crap.
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#22 angelkimne
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Meh. 360 and Wii look fine on my SDTV.

I can't comment on Ps3.

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After the last UI update the PSN store is very hard to navigate on my SDTV. Text is really small now.

Well, I was hearing a lot of good stuff about The Last Guy game, it sounds like the kind of strategy games I love. But I only could play the demo for like 2 minutes, very hard to figure out what was happening... Another PSN game that its nearly unplayable on my SDTV... Sony, you don't even include HD cables with your console!

Sorry, this is really pissing me off. BTW, i was underwhelmed by the SCIV demo.

loco145
why does that matter to you? you own a outdated SDTV. go buy a HDTV then complain. also you can buy HDMI cables for 5-10 buck at www.monoprice.com
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#24 angelkimne
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Buy an HDTV..... there's plenty of budget HDTVs out now.ZOnikJJ
Budget is still 200 quid or so...

I really can't afford that ATM.

I've already bought a DS, Wii and Gaming PC this year.

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#25 spike6566
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[QUOTE="ZOnikJJ"]Buy an HDTV..... there's plenty of budget HDTVs out now.loco145
Is more of a space problem you know, And those budgets HDTVs are crap.

it sucks to be you. Me there is no way i can play my 360 games or ps3 games on SDTV.
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#26 HuusAsking
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[QUOTE="finalfantasy94"]The text is small on PS3 and 360 on a SD. Get with the times dude. Its HDTV time.TribSaint

Not everyone can afford one right now.

Aren't they less than $500 now?
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[QUOTE="ZOnikJJ"]Buy an HDTV..... there's plenty of budget HDTVs out now.angelkimne

Budget is still 200 quid or so...

I really can't afford that ATM.

I've already bought a DS, Wii and Gaming PC this year.

European? Try this discussion thread.
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#28 loco145
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[QUOTE="TribSaint"]

[QUOTE="finalfantasy94"]The text is small on PS3 and 360 on a SD. Get with the times dude. Its HDTV time.HuusAsking

Not everyone can afford one right now.

Aren't they less than $500 now?

Latinamerican, which means: add 30% to the USA price every time you cross a border down to the south.

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#29 angelkimne
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[QUOTE="angelkimne"]

[QUOTE="ZOnikJJ"]Buy an HDTV..... there's plenty of budget HDTVs out now.HuusAsking

Budget is still 200 quid or so...

I really can't afford that ATM.

I've already bought a DS, Wii and Gaming PC this year.

European? Try this discussion thread.

I just don't think it's worth it.

If i did buy a HDTV it would have to be a 19 or 20 inch 720p. And i already have a 24" TV.

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Good things no 360 games are hard to read on an SDTV....oh wait, there have been a few.

Um, guess my HDTV has been worth it.

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#31 CrisVill
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unfortunately both 360 and PS3 are made for HDTV. I started out playing my 360 on a SDTV and trying to read the text on dead rising was so bad I gave in and got a HDTV shortly after.FragTycoon

Yeah i really hated the text in dead rising, also bought a HDTV after i played that game

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#32 EnigmaticBeauty
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I don't understand why some games are easy to see and read on a SDTV and others are hard. In terms of HDTV, I bought mine for a thousand pounds. It cost 650 pounds, and that includes a beautiful stand, it's a 42 inch 1080P LG TV, and is an excellent brand and I bought 3 years insurance for 300 pounds, heck I can drop it and have it replaced within two working days lol
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#33 superjim42
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i too have that problem but i changed the resolution from the ps3 display setting from 16:9 to 4:3 i think it is and its fine now....everything just looks abit bigger but nothing detracting
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#34 samusarmada
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I have had the same problem with both Mass Effect and Dead Rising on the 360. The Dead Rising text is damn near unreadable, and the various icons in mass effect were just various blobs to me. It wasn't until after I played Mass Effect that I actually realised there were distinct shapes for the things on the map, and the icons on your HUD. It sucks, basically.
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#35 mistervengeance
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you can get hdmi cables online for less than 5 buckes

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#36 loco145
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Stop with the "cheapo HDMI cables" post plz. Is not my point....
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#37 ChaneyR91
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Sorry... I don't share your pain... I play on a nice TV... I'm thinking about getting a Surrond System just for where I game...
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I like how you throw in the fact that Sony doesn't throw HD cables in at the end of your little shpeel.... But why would you care about HD cables if you're gaming on an SDTV? Just another thing to bash Sony about?Ibacai

UHHH MAYBE like most people he has an HDTV but due to the lack of standard HD cables he cant play it on his HDTV...... ITS UNACCEPTABLE to not have HD cables included in the package

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You know, stating that cheap HDTV's are crap, while you're on a SDTV is pretty strange... You're playing on utter crap at the moment, so getting a telly that can at least output at 720P is going to be like night and day.
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You know, stating that cheap HDTV's are crap, while you're on a SDTV is pretty strange... You're playing on utter crap at the moment, so getting a telly that can at least output at 720P is going to be like night and day.
jonnyt61
Really ??? I can hardly tell the difference between my friends 20" 720p and my 24" 480p. Well if there is much of a difference it's definitely not a 200 pound difference imo...

I've only ever played Mass Effect, Halo 3 and CoD 4 on it though..

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#41 dream431ca
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Why would you get a PS3 without a decent HDTV :?

That's like getting the 360 without getting Xbox live.

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[QUOTE="loco145"][QUOTE="Ibacai"]I like how you throw in the fact that Sony doesn't throw HD cables in at the end of your little shpeel.... But why would you care about HD cables if you're gaming on an SDTV? Just another thing to bash Sony about?Ibacai
Just pointing the fact that they don't care much about us, SDTV owners, even when their console isn't HDTV ready out of the box...

Fair enough but another $5 dollars isn't going to hurt anyone.

Better yet, suppose that Sony ships 10 million consoles a year. That's $50 million, each year. That's why Sony's not putting them in the box.
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After the last UI update the PSN store is very hard to navigate on my SDTV. Text is really small now.

Well, I was hearing a lot of good stuff about The Last Guy game, it sounds like the kind of strategy games I love. But I only could play the demo for like 2 minutes, very hard to figure out what was happening... Another PSN game that its nearly unplayable on my SDTV... Sony, you don't even include HD cables with your console!

Sorry, this is really pissing me off. BTW, i was underwhelmed by the SCIV demo.

loco145

fakeboy???

lol, i play on sdtv and its fine..its JUST like WII or XBOX360..yes i played ALL SYSTEMS on a SDTV and HDTV...

maybe you need to get ur eyes cheaked, because in last guy, once you beat the level the game is over..LIKE MOST DEMOS...

i honestly think ur a fakeboy..I mean the last guy example (psn exclusive) and the HD cables(ps3 problem which shouldnt even matter to you if you dont own a hdtv, but appearently you do)...i mean, cmon kid, your just asking for it now.

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#44 mephisto_11
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get a vga cable for your monitor

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#45 angelkimne
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Why would you get a PS3 without a decent HDTV :?

That's like getting the 360 without getting Xbox live.

dream431ca
Because there ain't even THAT much of a difference, considering most games are only at 720p anyway....
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#46 skektek
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SDTVs?? People still have those?
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#47 white_sox
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Try playing Dead Rising on an SDTV....:cry:
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#48 c02z
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[QUOTE="dream431ca"]

Why would you get a PS3 without a decent HDTV :?

That's like getting the 360 without getting Xbox live.

angelkimne
Because there ain't even THAT much of a difference, considering most games are only at 720p anyway....

its a huge difference's , everyone have their own opinion but this is not a case of it anymore. it's just a denial.
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#49 DealRogers
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Yeah Ive noticed that too, I play in a 30" SDTV and with games like COD4 I was fine, but with some new games like MGS4 and SC4 the games goes widescreen all the time (with black bars above and under) and it makes the image smaller, so yeah PS3 and almost all game industry is going towards to HD gaming exclusively now.
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#50 loco145
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get a vga cable for your monitor

mephisto_11

My monitor have HDMI input and i do have a HDMI cable for the ps3... Is just that moving my monitor to the living-room is a hassle. I don't like hassle like that on my hobbies.