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Ever since i got my Sony Playstation 2 I have been using the standard video cable supplied with the machine, during these past months I have not been disapointed with the quiality of the graphics.
Today I got myself an pukka RGB Scart cable and I took it home not thinking that it would make that much difference, how wrong I was.
For those of you that are considering buying an RGB scart cable for your PS2 and are woundering if its worth it, I will try and discribe the difference.
For those of you that already have one, well you should know this already.
For the test I used 1 x Sony Playstation, 1 x Sony Wega TV (RGB compatable scart socket) 1 x original scart cable and 1 x brand new RGB scart cable.
I decided to use GT3 as the test game, so I loaded it up with the original cable in place, loaded Tahti Maze rally course, everything looked pretty nice, like normal.
Next I parked my scubby and removed the cable and replaced it with the RGB one, here if what I noticed...
1. The picture was brighter and the coulors more vivid
2. The picture was sharper
3. The picture appeared to have increased in resolution
4. Objects and the cars were more defined
5. My missus noticed the improvement (this is unusual)
There was a couple of things that may help you understand what I mean, the dials when in car on GT3 were sharp and perfectly readable, before they were readable but fuzzy.
I also found that objects in the distance were recognisable, where as before they were pixely.
In conclusion I would say that if your TV can accept an RGB signal you should get an RGB cable right now, the improvement in picture is greater than I ever hoped for.
SR should now insert a link for this cable.
Today I got myself an pukka RGB Scart cable and I took it home not thinking that it would make that much difference, how wrong I was.
For those of you that are considering buying an RGB scart cable for your PS2 and are woundering if its worth it, I will try and discribe the difference.
For those of you that already have one, well you should know this already.
For the test I used 1 x Sony Playstation, 1 x Sony Wega TV (RGB compatable scart socket) 1 x original scart cable and 1 x brand new RGB scart cable.
I decided to use GT3 as the test game, so I loaded it up with the original cable in place, loaded Tahti Maze rally course, everything looked pretty nice, like normal.
Next I parked my scubby and removed the cable and replaced it with the RGB one, here if what I noticed...
1. The picture was brighter and the coulors more vivid
2. The picture was sharper
3. The picture appeared to have increased in resolution
4. Objects and the cars were more defined
5. My missus noticed the improvement (this is unusual)
There was a couple of things that may help you understand what I mean, the dials when in car on GT3 were sharp and perfectly readable, before they were readable but fuzzy.
I also found that objects in the distance were recognisable, where as before they were pixely.
In conclusion I would say that if your TV can accept an RGB signal you should get an RGB cable right now, the improvement in picture is greater than I ever hoped for.
SR should now insert a link for this cable.
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Well, I've just taken a look at my TV's manual (still got it coz I got the tv for Christmas!) Anyway, it appears that my tv's got quite a few connections, but I've got a few questions for the more knowledgable, just to clarify some things:
1)Does this mean I can choose either RGB or S-Video??
2)If so, which one should I choose?
3)Does it seem as though I can buy NTSC consoles (such as a US Gamecube) and be able to play it ok?
If you're a bit confused as to how you're meant to answer these, I forgot to mention that you'll need to take a look at manual page at:
http://www.geocities.com/kingklik/tv.bmp
NOTE: it'll probably take a while to load on 56k.
The quality is terrible because it's a 16 colour bitmap, but it's still legible. :)
1)Does this mean I can choose either RGB or S-Video??
2)If so, which one should I choose?
3)Does it seem as though I can buy NTSC consoles (such as a US Gamecube) and be able to play it ok?
If you're a bit confused as to how you're meant to answer these, I forgot to mention that you'll need to take a look at manual page at:
http://www.geocities.com/kingklik/tv.bmp
NOTE: it'll probably take a while to load on 56k.
The quality is terrible because it's a 16 colour bitmap, but it's still legible. :)
RGB is a massive step from the composite you get with the PS2. I have the Blaze lead that has gold connectors and a switch to put it back to composite for the DVD's. When you change between them you easily notice the difference and wonder why did you put up with such an inferior lead in the first place. If you have got one why not? Go get one now!
there is hardly any difference when using RGB or S-video as there pretty close, unless you've got 20 20 vision then you can't really tell, RGB is better though as it has a seperate wire for each colour gun red Green and Blue.
i noticed the difference when i got a fully wired scart for my Sky digibox and changed the output from PAL to RGB and what a difference it makes, the logos on channels like Sky One are really clear.
i noticed the difference when i got a fully wired scart for my Sky digibox and changed the output from PAL to RGB and what a difference it makes, the logos on channels like Sky One are really clear.
FatButcher wrote:
> You need to make sure its a pukka RGB cable
Aha!!!! FatButcher is the Naked Chef - Jamie Oliver!!!
Pukka!
> You need to make sure its a pukka RGB cable
Aha!!!! FatButcher is the Naked Chef - Jamie Oliver!!!
Pukka!
What wookiee said is true, until i set it up and switched from the standard lead to the RGB one I didn't realy notice he difference when I saw wookiee's, but now I've looked into it closer theres a large difference than I ever imagined.
If you aint got one and your TV can handle and RGB cable then get one now.
Remember the golden rule of interconnects on Audio and video equipment, which is "10% of the cost of a audio/video system should be spent on interconnects"
If you aint got one and your TV can handle and RGB cable then get one now.
Remember the golden rule of interconnects on Audio and video equipment, which is "10% of the cost of a audio/video system should be spent on interconnects"
When I bought my dedicated DVD player just after Xmas 1999, the Sony Centre gave me a £45 flat, shielded, gold-plated, fully wired SCART lead for free. But because it was fairly long (5m I think it is) I didn't use it, and stuck with the bog-standard one that came in the box with the DVD player.
Anyway, my PS2 is connected to the input on my DVD player, which is in turn connected to the RGB SCART socket on my TV. When I was playing PS2 games and there was a large area of a single colour on the screen, I could see interference from the normal TV channels - i.e. if I paused Madden NFL, I could see the writing from a TV programmes credits moving across the screen, looking almost as if it was embossed in the picture.
During the Xmas break, I swapped the cable between my DVD player and TV for the one Sony gave me, and all the interference has completely disappeared. I've also noticed that the picture in games doesn't seem to suffer from as much RGB-shift as it did before - i.e. those games without a screen-centring option are not as far over to the left as they were before.
So, the moral of the story is... the quality of your cables can make a LOT of difference to your picture quality, not only in terms of sharpness and brightness, but also in eliminating all sorts of external interference.
Green-screen DVD or not, RGB (with a decent cable) is the ONLY way to do your PS2 games full justice.
FatButcher had seen games on my PS2 on several occasions and not really noticed the difference between mine and his; and honestly, you don't really notice until you see them side by side, or one immediately after the other. It really is worth getting a quality RGB lead, even if it means you have to buy something like RegionX to watch your DVDs.
Anyway, my PS2 is connected to the input on my DVD player, which is in turn connected to the RGB SCART socket on my TV. When I was playing PS2 games and there was a large area of a single colour on the screen, I could see interference from the normal TV channels - i.e. if I paused Madden NFL, I could see the writing from a TV programmes credits moving across the screen, looking almost as if it was embossed in the picture.
During the Xmas break, I swapped the cable between my DVD player and TV for the one Sony gave me, and all the interference has completely disappeared. I've also noticed that the picture in games doesn't seem to suffer from as much RGB-shift as it did before - i.e. those games without a screen-centring option are not as far over to the left as they were before.
So, the moral of the story is... the quality of your cables can make a LOT of difference to your picture quality, not only in terms of sharpness and brightness, but also in eliminating all sorts of external interference.
Green-screen DVD or not, RGB (with a decent cable) is the ONLY way to do your PS2 games full justice.
FatButcher had seen games on my PS2 on several occasions and not really noticed the difference between mine and his; and honestly, you don't really notice until you see them side by side, or one immediately after the other. It really is worth getting a quality RGB lead, even if it means you have to buy something like RegionX to watch your DVDs.
im getting the cable probly next saturday now
While we're on the subject, We just bought a stand alone DVD player but when I flick the TV over to RGB it's completly red with a hint of green.
I'm using a full scart connector, any ideas to clear it up to erm, colour??
I'm using a full scart connector, any ideas to clear it up to erm, colour??
I was just curious, I'm getting an S-video cable for my DVD player next.
I have an S-Video socket on my TV, but I'm not going to bother getting an S-Video cable. I already have RGB, so S-Video would be a step down in quality.If I didn't have RGB, I would probably use that instead.
The cable supplied with the PS2 is terrible. Sony should have included a RGB cable. I got a simple one for £4 (made by a well known company, but I've forgotten it) although it was cheap, the qualiity is really noticable. I noticed the smae as you in GT3, and also a lot of the small text (like the discriptions for upgrades on your car) is a lot more readable.
The cable supplied with the PS2 is terrible. Sony should have included a RGB cable. I got a simple one for £4 (made by a well known company, but I've forgotten it) although it was cheap, the qualiity is really noticable. I noticed the smae as you in GT3, and also a lot of the small text (like the discriptions for upgrades on your car) is a lot more readable.
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