Playstation 2 component cable

[General Leang 0]

I just aquired a component cable for the Playstation 2 and am sure there is a large difference in the graphics going by the few games I have played through it. Those who are perhaps more game savvy or tech savvy than I am might be able to recommend some games that really come alive when displayed with it rather than the standard picture quality you get on the normal leads.

[Sonic 296]

I have my PS2 connected via a component cable and personally everything I tried just looks terrible on my 32" HD LCD TV. I know the PS2 doesn't output HD resolutions but I thought using the component cable would provide the best possible picture.

 

I don't really care, I never use the PS2 anyway.

[Luk3us 63]

PS2 is a bit old.

 

MGS3 was pretty nice looking. Gran Turismo 4 I think was pretty too.

[Mina Synd 0]

if you're looking for picture quality i'd say just look for any game that is detailed or has lots of small things (be them just too small on screen or in the distance) it would enhance things a little o.o

probably wouldn't make that much of a difference but it might clear it up a tiny bit on screen. i'd say go for FPS's, RTS's and RPG's... the first would have far away things and the latter would have lots of small details which you'd wanna be able to see better :3 but yah you'll never get the picture quality of a HD console... nothing you can do about that really. unless you're gonna go all out and buy a load of mods for your PS2... it would be cheaper and easier to buy a next gen console in that situation. you can only buff a game so much before it reaches the quality limit designed for it o.o the HD consoles HAVE to have better skins and polys and such... because if HD is advertised, you expect to see extreme quality in comparison to standard tv o.o not to mention technology has just advanced more since the PS2 ^^; the power of the machines allows for much higher poly rates without lag... more AI models on screen at once...

though if you're really sticking for PS2 stuff... hmm... virtua fighter 4, vietcong purple haze, urban chaos - riot response, the thing, star wars battlefront (1 or 2 though they are MUCH better on pc o.o), state of emergency (admit it. just killing stuff for no reason is fun XD), robot warlords (fun turn based strategy game with mechas), resi evil (outbreak and dead aim. but you need a lightgun for the latter), predator: concrete jungle, oni, operation winback (old game. one of the first i got for the PS2... but even though it was limited and the graphics aren't amazing by today's standards, it's a fun game to play...), guitar hero, killzone, crazy taxi, conflict: desert storm + vietnam, call of duty, battlefield 2, atelier iris (GREAT rpg... i loved it to death o_o), armored core 1 + 2, aliens vs predator: extinction

 

the games i most enjoyed from my collection i've got a lot more games then that but meeeeh... those are the games i played to death xD some would look good with a componant cable, others are just worth getting to play. i hope you try them out (assuming you don't already own half of those xD)

[General Leang 0]

Thanks for that. I think I saw improvements on Gran Turismo and Guitar Hero, and I tried it with 24 and it might be just me but playing it through the component cable you can see the individual hairs on Jack's head. It might look the same normally, I have yet to switch back, but certainly an improvement I think. I also picked out Spiderman, Mercenaries and Underground to see what difference there is.

[Mina Synd 0]

so it does really make a noticable difference? hmm... interesting o.O i've never really looked for it before so i never noticed o.o good to see that the little gadgets still hold potential :3

[Daz 0]

What does the PS2 output at?

 

The Wii, which isn't HD, looks alot better through a component (RGBRW plugs) versus an av (scart or RWY plugs) but you change it to 480p (which is ED, enhanced definition) when using that cable. I don't think the PS2 will do that so there'll probably be very little improvement.

[Mina Synd 0]

dunno what the PS2 output is... there's probably information on it somewhere online... but yah it's never gonna be as good as the wii cos the wii is a next gen console o.O we don't make consoles with backward technology do we? we constantly make them better and improved then the previous thing o.o

[Sonic 296]

PS2 video output is probably 480p/480i. However, once connected via component and depending on the game, its capable of higher output. More info here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_PlayS...with_HD_support

[Mina Synd 0]

aaah... wiki... savior of all ^-^ <3