Defiantly Posted June 9, 2006 Share Posted June 9, 2006 I'm planning to buy a PS2 for my son, which will be connected to my samsung 53" HDTV. I was under the assumption that the PS2 DID NOT do high-def... which is ok...but... ...in reading this forum, I've noticed a few references to the PS2 and HD. Does the PS2 do HD? Is there and adapter or something? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D!ABOL!C Posted June 9, 2006 Share Posted June 9, 2006 I'm planning to buy a PS2 for my son, which will be connected to my samsung 53" HDTV. I was under the assumption that the PS2 DID NOT do high-def... which is ok...but... ...in reading this forum, I've noticed a few references to the PS2 and HD. Does the PS2 do HD? Is there and adapter or something? Thanks! It's not Hi Def, but be sure to get component cable. I have tried the Composite, S-Video and Component cables on my dad's DLP and on my LCD TV, and the component cable makes a HUGE difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aids Posted June 9, 2006 Share Posted June 9, 2006 ^^I thought it was HD. I have a component cable for it that gets into 720p (on certain games) and i was under the impression that was HD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mufdvr3669 Posted June 9, 2006 Share Posted June 9, 2006 I thought it was just 480p. Anyway it still looks pretty good with those setting, I played God of War and it made a big difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotdog666al Posted June 9, 2006 Share Posted June 9, 2006 Word of advise for owning a PS2: If the CD Drive buggers up, don't open it and leave it on the table if a 13 year old and his friend are going to be throwing water bombs at you right near it 20 minutes later. I didn't know that my PS2 was water resistant, Just be careful, yours might not be! XD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WelshBluebird Posted June 9, 2006 Share Posted June 9, 2006 I think it can do HD, but only in a few games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khaos34 Posted June 9, 2006 Share Posted June 9, 2006 As far as I know, 480p is the best you'll get :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tylerm Posted June 9, 2006 Share Posted June 9, 2006 i too, think it can do 720p HD on games that support 720p. not entirely sure though. I know the XBOX is the same way. it cando HD up to 720p on some games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DELTETHISACCOUNT Posted June 10, 2006 Share Posted June 10, 2006 i too, think it can do 720p HD on games that support 720p. not entirely sure though. I know the XBOX is the same way. it cando HD up to 720p on some games. I've only seen Xbox do only 480p. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icecaveman Posted June 10, 2006 Share Posted June 10, 2006 You could get GT4 in HD, although the console was not designed for it the designers were just that clever. I think there were some others too although they were not many. @Ruiz the original Xbox did upto 1080i but very few games used it and it was not enabled for Europeans for some odd reason. Technically it did support that resolution but it was too powerhungry and few people had HDTVs so it was not used much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowRanger13 Posted June 10, 2006 Share Posted June 10, 2006 Only EDTV (enhanced definition) aka 480p. It looks nice for the games that support it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nexx Posted June 11, 2006 Share Posted June 11, 2006 480p in supported games. 1080i in GT4. You'll need to use component output. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digitalx Posted June 11, 2006 Share Posted June 11, 2006 Word of advise for owning a PS2: If the CD Drive buggers up, don't open it and leave it on the table if a 13 year old and his friend are going to be throwing water bombs at you right near it 20 minutes later. I didn't know that my PS2 was water resistant, Just be careful, yours might not be! XD yeah ps2's i must admit are solidly built and can take a fair bit of smacking around :shifty: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danrarbc Posted June 11, 2006 Share Posted June 11, 2006 i too, think it can do 720p HD on games that support 720p. not entirely sure though. I know the XBOX is the same way. it cando HD up to 720p on some games. No PS2 games support 720p. The only HD resolution in a game was 1080i (and even then they kinda cheated, rendering at 1/3 the horizontal resolution), and that was one game. Several Xbox games did either 720p or 1080i though, but I don't think any supported both. You could get GT4 in HD, although the console was not designed for it the designers were just that clever. I think there were some others too although they were not many. Actually the console can handle outputting up to 1280x1024, which theoretically would actually be even a higher res 1080i than GT4 did, and it could theoretically do a perfect 720p. It's just that it eats so much bandwidth internally to do so that there'd be nothing left to actually produce halfway decent graphics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hupp Posted June 11, 2006 Share Posted June 11, 2006 I've only seen Xbox do only 480p. most ea sports games were 720p, im sure halo 2 was too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IGx89 Posted June 11, 2006 Share Posted June 11, 2006 Look at http://www.hdtvarcade.com/hdtvforum/index....om&page=hdlists to see if specific games support HD on the PS2, Xbox, or other consoles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Defiantly Posted June 13, 2006 Author Share Posted June 13, 2006 WOW!!!!! Now THAT's the link I was looking for! List seems a bit out of date, but the forums rock with info! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Veteran Posted June 15, 2006 Veteran Share Posted June 15, 2006 most ea sports games were 720p, im sure halo 2 was too Halo and Halo 2 were both 480p. I can't vouch for any of the EA games, but I know Halo 2 was only 480p. The only 720p Xbox game I can think of right now is Enter the Matrix, which was also 1080i. I know there's more, but I can't think of any... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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