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i go to the ps2 instruction manuel.
Section connecting to a tv with aerial input.
it sais use a scph-10072 b rfu adaptor (sold separately).
this cant be right think of all the kids waking up christmas day having to waight for tomorow to buy an extra cable.
Solution.i phone my friend he tells me to use the old playstation cable (ps1) i cant believe it it works.
so dont go giving your ps1 away because ur getting a ps2
u will need the cable
I tried my cousin's VGA box for the dreamcast and hooked it to my 19" monitor and it's so good, so sharp really nice
picture.
My mate has his PS2 hooked up to his 22" monitor and the picture quality isnt even as good as the composite cable. The picture looks funny, it maybe ok to him but after using the PS2 with RGB, I wouldnt want to use it. The good thing is that with games with the black boarders, he can re-adjust the picture to get rid of them.
although i think the quality is pretty good for an oldish tv i would like an RGB cable for when i wire it up downstairs as we have a Sony vega widscreen (sweeeeeeeeeet).
I tried my cousin's VGA box for the dreamcast and hooked it to my 19" monitor and it's so good, so sharp really nice picture.
Bad thing is now though is i want to play my US dvd's on my telly using the PS2 but it won't do NTSC but i found a converter that is only £15 :).
Oh and GTA3 looks so muffin nice on my 24" 4:3 TV :)
> The RGB cables that say "No Green DVD playback" have a switch that
> switches the picture to composite. I suppose its easier than switching leads.
Yeah, I thought that might be it.
> Composite gives your stereo sound while RF is only mono.
WRONG! RF is stereo too.
A quick run-down in order of quality:
RF - A crime against technology. Only use this cable with your PS2 if you are physically forced to with a gun at your head. Utterly appalling quality.
Composite (that came with your PS2) - Much better quality than the RF but you still get minor ghosting, colour differences and slightly fuzzy edges. Good enough if that's all you can afford.
S-Video - This will only work with expensive tellies and it's the highest quality you''ll get for DVD, without using a modified anti green screen RGB SCART cable. The quality is very high, but it's more suited to transmissions than CGI.
RGB SCART - "It don't get much hotter than this folks!" Ultimate perfection, as it defines each pixel's RGB value individually. Top class, and a real must if you can afford the measly £7. However, it won't play DVDs unless you use an unofficial anti green screen cable, but that might just switch it to composite, I'm not sure.
check out this site for a list of the signals on each pin of a scart socket. no RF, just rgb video signals
http://www.lpilsley.co.uk/scart.htm