Color Banding on LCD's?

I've been looking for an HDTV as well. Most people seem to be going for LCD screens. What about Plasma displays? I don't know much about those, but I've heard the complaints that the bulbs die with 2-3 years and whatnot. Higher cost would be another factor, I guess. I don't know. They aren't THAT bad, are they?

From what I've seen, they have superior image quality to the tune of a 10000:1 contrast ratio and virtually no response time.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by SOLDIER

NBA, yes; Resistance however is 720p along with Lemmings and Genji 2 (both which did not appear to have banding).

Okay, I can pretty much confirm the banding is from the PS3's end. Earlier I tried both SOCOM 3 and Burnout Revenge on my PS3 (both on progressive scan) and nearly had a heart attack at all the banding on Burnout's tracks and SOCOM's skies. But just now I tried both on the PS2 (hooked to the same set via component) and nearly breathed a sigh of relief as neither game had the banding seen on the PS3.

This saves me a lot (and I mean A LOT) of grief, but I'll still wait for someone from another forum who plans to check his PS3 tommorow to confirm the banding (if that's what it even is anymore). As to how to fix this issue on the PS3, I'm not sure whether to wait for a firmware upgrade or try switching cables. I've heard a few people mention that they've gotten better results with an HDMI to DVI cable, although there hasn't been reports of any visual improvements.

It should be worth noting that the PS3's backwards compatibility with PS2 games is absolutely 100% horrid garbage. Textures are trash and blocky, colors are washed out, and polygon edges are jaggy like a serrated steak knife. It's no wonder that your PS2 games actually look better on the PS2 itself.

There's nowhere I can't reach.