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Hello All, my son has a problem with his playstation 2.
There is an adapter which connects the aerial from his video recorder to the box, and the box playstaion lead to the back of the TV, so both can be watched.
Most of the time its ok, but, when i come to play the game soemtimes, the Picture on Playstion and TV has slight lines on it and its a bit hazy.
He has no Scart on the playstation, there is a spare opening slot on the playstation, though empty. Does he need to buy somethink, and does this include the Scart socket??? If so, do you know the parts name, price UK, and where to purchase it from, thanks.
Is there a different box than the standard one that i could buy.
The Aerial by itself is perfect, no problems.
The lead from the Playstation which the box is attached to, gives the problem even when plugged in alone.
Does anyone have a solution to this, most grateful, as i am being pestered by my son, a good lad really, lol.
Thanks, Graham
There is an adapter which connects the aerial from his video recorder to the box, and the box playstaion lead to the back of the TV, so both can be watched.
Most of the time its ok, but, when i come to play the game soemtimes, the Picture on Playstion and TV has slight lines on it and its a bit hazy.
He has no Scart on the playstation, there is a spare opening slot on the playstation, though empty. Does he need to buy somethink, and does this include the Scart socket??? If so, do you know the parts name, price UK, and where to purchase it from, thanks.
Is there a different box than the standard one that i could buy.
The Aerial by itself is perfect, no problems.
The lead from the Playstation which the box is attached to, gives the problem even when plugged in alone.
Does anyone have a solution to this, most grateful, as i am being pestered by my son, a good lad really, lol.
Thanks, Graham
Ah hang on, I re-read your post and I think I know the problem your having. I recently got a GameCube and I am having the same sort of problem with it. Do you get sorta diagnol lines running down the screen, kinda like waves? If so, you need an RGB cable. :)
I had this problem at first. I thought it was all to do with the connection of the scart and whats not, but it turns out it is actually a problem with the games themselves. You see, to get rid of these things called 'Jaggies' which is what you are seeing, the developers use anti aliasing. This gets rid of any of the blurry jaggyness around the edge. The problem is, most games dont have anti aliasing as it takes up a lot of processing power which means that developers tend to leave the jaggies in. I'm sure this is your problem, it could be your aving a bit of socket trouble aswell, but like I say, the problem is most likely down to the games and not your TV. Can i ask, is it mainly around text that you see these jaggies?
That's the one!
I hope that solves the problem... it should do.
I hope that solves the problem... it should do.
Hello Borat Sagdiyev and Flying Pig, thank you both for your replies, could you please take a look at the link below, is this what is needed. If theres a better one, can you send me the link please. Is this all i Need?? If more, can you send me the link as well, thanks both of you, GEP
http://uk.special.reserve.co.uk/reviews/info.php?code=GG5927
http://uk.special.reserve.co.uk/reviews/info.php?code=GG5927
yes to ensure a perfect picture you really need a scart lead, preferably the newer 'advanced' scart leads with improved video quality. there are quite a few available on this site.
there isn't much you can do with aerial leads, they tend to pick up interference no matter what you do, so even at the best of times the picture will be less than perfect.
hope that helps
there isn't much you can do with aerial leads, they tend to pick up interference no matter what you do, so even at the best of times the picture will be less than perfect.
hope that helps
Not quite sure what you mean here, but the solution (as I understand it) would be to buy a PS2 scart cable, which plugs into the back of the PS2 instead of the current cable that goes to the TV.
For this you'll need a scart socket on either the video recorder or TV.
The large slot you see on the back of the PS2 is for a Harddrive that hasn't been released yet - so ignore that for now....
If you go into any decent games retailer they should be able to help....
For this you'll need a scart socket on either the video recorder or TV.
The large slot you see on the back of the PS2 is for a Harddrive that hasn't been released yet - so ignore that for now....
If you go into any decent games retailer they should be able to help....
Hello All, my son has a problem with his playstation 2.
There is an adapter which connects the aerial from his video recorder to the box, and the box playstaion lead to the back of the TV, so both can be watched.
Most of the time its ok, but, when i come to play the game soemtimes, the Picture on Playstion and TV has slight lines on it and its a bit hazy.
He has no Scart on the playstation, there is a spare opening slot on the playstation, though empty. Does he need to buy somethink, and does this include the Scart socket??? If so, do you know the parts name, price UK, and where to purchase it from, thanks.
Is there a different box than the standard one that i could buy.
The Aerial by itself is perfect, no problems.
The lead from the Playstation which the box is attached to, gives the problem even when plugged in alone.
Does anyone have a solution to this, most grateful, as i am being pestered by my son, a good lad really, lol.
Thanks, Graham
There is an adapter which connects the aerial from his video recorder to the box, and the box playstaion lead to the back of the TV, so both can be watched.
Most of the time its ok, but, when i come to play the game soemtimes, the Picture on Playstion and TV has slight lines on it and its a bit hazy.
He has no Scart on the playstation, there is a spare opening slot on the playstation, though empty. Does he need to buy somethink, and does this include the Scart socket??? If so, do you know the parts name, price UK, and where to purchase it from, thanks.
Is there a different box than the standard one that i could buy.
The Aerial by itself is perfect, no problems.
The lead from the Playstation which the box is attached to, gives the problem even when plugged in alone.
Does anyone have a solution to this, most grateful, as i am being pestered by my son, a good lad really, lol.
Thanks, Graham