new ps 3 upgrade fixes 1080i gaming issues

[8th lutz]

http://www.gameinformer.com/NR/exeres/EFD6...676003D72BB.htm

 

According the article the new patch the PlayStation 3 will default to 1080i over 720p. For games that support 1080p and your set only can support 1080i, games will now automatically default to 1080i, and you won’t be Unfortunately for Blu-ray movies, if you’ve disabled the 1080i resolution, movies will be downscaled to 480p.

 

Sony better get a patch soon for the movies. Why sony didn't think about the movie part at this time is puzzling.

Edited December 7, 2006 by 8th lutz

[+remowilliams]

Well, that's kind of handy. Now I can play BD movies at 1080i and games at 720p without having to fiddle with the system display settings.

[MegaManFan]

I wish there was a way to rapid fire switch it without having to go all the way back to the display settings, because web browsing in anything other than 480 sucks.

[+remowilliams]

I wish there was a way to rapid fire switch it without having to go all the way back to the display settings, because web browsing in anything other than 480 sucks.

Why? I've browsed in 720p and 1080i and it looks great, though 720p is preferred.

[MegaManFan]

I don't know about you but for me it scrunches the web page into one window in the middle instead of going the full width of the 720 or 1080, so the text is impossible to read even if you go "full pixel display" and jack the font up to +2.

[CPUWIZ]

going the full width of the 720 or 1080

 

Just posting this before some smart ass takes a piss.

 

The numbers thrown around in terms of 480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i and 1080p all refer to the vertical resolution, the height of the screen.

 

480i = 240 lines of resolution, alternating with a half pixel offset, at 30Hz to produce the full picture.

480p = 480 lines of resolution.

720p = 720 lines of resolution.

1080i = 540 lines of resolution, alternating with a half pixel offset, at 30Hz to produce the full picture.

1080p = 1080 lines of resolution.

[MegaManFan]

Okay R, thanks for the clear explanation. Something still boggles me though - if it's only a resolution improvement, why does my picture frame lock in an HD aspect at 720 or 1080? When I'm in 480 my TV does the picture stretch to fill the whole screen, the same as watching non-HD channels on my cable box, but I can tell when I'm in 720 or 1080 because there's no stretch and the on screen fonts all get smaller, plus the aforementioned browser issue where the web surfing window no longer fills the whole screen.

[+FujiSkunk]

Okay R, thanks for the clear explanation. Something still boggles me though - if it's only a resolution improvement, why does my picture frame lock in an HD aspect at 720 or 1080? When I'm in 480 my TV does the picture stretch to fill the whole screen, the same as watching non-HD channels on my cable box, but I can tell when I'm in 720 or 1080 because there's no stretch and the on screen fonts all get smaller, plus the aforementioned browser issue where the web surfing window no longer fills the whole screen.

 

If I'm understanding things correctly, the HD specs for 720p and 1080i require a 16x9 ("wide screen") aspect ratio. Therefore, nothing in 720p or 1080i will ever be intended for a 4x3 ("full screen") aspect ratio, and so all 16x9 HDTV's default to using the entire screen in these modes.

 

On the other hand, 480i and 480p images could be intended for either 16x9 (such as with "enhanced" or "anamorphic" DVD's) or 4x3 (just about everything else). TV's have no way of calculating which aspect ratio to use based on the signal, and instead offer controls in these modes that allow the user to set the correct aspect ratio manually.

 

So in your case, your PS3 may be configured to render web pages in a 4x3 aspect ratio when set to 480i or 480p, and if so, your TV may be set to stretch that image to fill the entire 16x9 screen. This would make the fonts look proportionally wider in 480i/p than they would in 720p or 1080i/p.

 

When web browsing in a 480 mode, try setting your TV to use a 4x3 aspect ratio, and see if that makes the fonts look the same as they do in the higher resolutions. If so, have a look at your PS3's configuration, and see which aspect ratio it is set to use when using a 480 mode. Of course, if you prefer the stretched fonts, you may just want to leave everything the way it is.

Edited December 8, 2006 by skunkworx

[+remowilliams]

Something still boggles me though

 

Not sure what exactly is happening on your end, but here's how it looks on this end. (excuse the crappy pics)

 

[left to right]

Pic 1 - 1080i

Pic 2 - 1080i Full screen (right thumb click)

Pic 3 - 720p

Pic 4 - 720p Full screen

 

[MegaManFan]

Okay I didn't know about the right thumb click. That helps, but a lot of the fonts are "fixed" and won't upscale when you increase font size with the tools, which is why I still say they need a Firefox style CNTRL+ or an Opera style zoom feature.