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General => Video Game Bored => Topic started by: Diunx on September 01, 2010, 03:21:31 PM

Title: Are ps2 component cables worth it?
Post by: Diunx on September 01, 2010, 03:21:31 PM
Even if most of my games aren't 480p? is the jump in quiality worth the trouble of ordering these cables on amazon.
Title: Re: Are ps2 component cables worth it?
Post by: demi on September 01, 2010, 03:25:33 PM
Not really... didn't help Wii either
Title: Re: Are ps2 component cables worth it?
Post by: Mupepe on September 01, 2010, 03:38:21 PM
a slime appears
Title: Re: Are ps2 component cables worth it?
Post by: Vizzys on September 01, 2010, 03:58:52 PM
it makes things super sharp, like maybe too sharp

and you can use them for the ps3, pretty sure

so i guess yeah
Title: Re: Are ps2 component cables worth it?
Post by: Joe Molotov on September 01, 2010, 04:18:21 PM
If you're using composite, yes. I busted out my PS2 a few months ago to play Sakura Wars, and I could only find the composite cables, and even on my 20" TV, it looked muddy and the text was hard to read. I bought a $5 El-Cheapo brand PS2 component cable a few days later, and it looked a lot better.
Title: Re: Are ps2 component cables worth it?
Post by: drew on September 01, 2010, 04:20:40 PM
maybe if youre himuro
Title: Re: Are ps2 component cables worth it?
Post by: Diunx on September 01, 2010, 04:25:19 PM
Well, I'm ordering one tomorrow, thanks guys.
Title: Re: Are ps2 component cables worth it?
Post by: Mupepe on September 01, 2010, 04:25:28 PM
<- not a metal slime

:fbm
don't feel bad, man.  you're still ace in my book.
Title: Re: Are ps2 component cables worth it?
Post by: BlueTsunami on September 01, 2010, 05:07:54 PM
Only real reason to get them is to play games that support 480p. You can definitely see the benefit in Star Ocean 3. Which reminds me, how archaic was it for some games to get 480p going, you had to press triangle and square? with R1? or something before the game logo came up.
Title: Re: Are ps2 component cables worth it?
Post by: demi on September 01, 2010, 05:12:35 PM
It's not worth it, you will see. You won't see results like the PS2 emulator pulls out. Just use your old puerto rican SDTV that you use
Title: Re: Are ps2 component cables worth it?
Post by: TakingBackSunday on September 01, 2010, 07:00:33 PM
God of War II looks pretty good with them, but Kingdom Hearts II is still blurry.
Title: Re: Are ps2 component cables worth it?
Post by: pilonv1 on September 01, 2010, 07:08:49 PM
All I remember is GT4 looking like shit through component. I'm sure it helps some games but others look terrible
Title: Re: Are ps2 component cables worth it?
Post by: Diunx on September 01, 2010, 08:33:40 PM
It's not worth it, you will see. You won't see results like the PS2 emulator pulls out. Just use your old puerto rican SDTV that you use

My SDTV was made in Korea :smug
Title: Re: Are ps2 component cables worth it?
Post by: Trent Dole on September 01, 2010, 09:07:28 PM
PS2 is 480i only no matter what cables you use. :gloomy
Title: Re: Are ps2 component cables worth it?
Post by: demi on September 01, 2010, 09:26:00 PM
Uh, yeah, but some games do allow for 480p
Title: Re: Are ps2 component cables worth it?
Post by: Joe Molotov on September 01, 2010, 10:54:05 PM
GT4 had 1080i mode.
Title: Re: Are ps2 component cables worth it?
Post by: HyperZoneWasAwesome on September 01, 2010, 11:39:15 PM
Lots of PS2 games on my PS3 look worse when they're in 480p.  Which I always thought strange.

so don't make a big deal about it.
Title: Re: Are ps2 component cables worth it?
Post by: Don Flamenco on September 01, 2010, 11:45:02 PM
yeah, it's not a huuuuge difference, but they're better nonetheless.
Title: Re: Are ps2 component cables worth it?
Post by: Rman on September 03, 2010, 12:25:40 AM
They're compatible with the PS3 if you have as well, which helps since HDMI cables don't come standard with PS3s.
Title: Re: Are ps2 component cables worth it?
Post by: Diunx on September 17, 2010, 04:22:07 PM
My cables were supposed to arrive yesterday but the driver run into some "problems" and told me that I would get them today, is 4:30 p.m. and they still aren't here smh.
Title: Re: Are ps2 component cables worth it?
Post by: Diunx on September 20, 2010, 11:48:30 PM
Got my cables! totally worth it, the image quality is so sharp and the colors look so vibrant now I can actually read the font on MvsC2 :bow2
Title: Re: Are ps2 component cables worth it?
Post by: Cravis on September 21, 2010, 09:16:25 AM
The only bad thing I've found with the component cables is that some HDTVs (mine of course) can't display the PS1 games. It will split the image due to the native resolution of the games. Yes you can play them through HDMI but I miss the smoothing  :'(