[Help] Help: Playstation 2 in HD

Originally Posted by Skexis

As I understand it, very few PS2 games actually support HD signals, so I'm wondering if it would be a waste of money to buy a PS2 component cable.

Well, technically, none of them support the higher HD resolutions. Some of them support 480p, which you will need the component cables for. 480p is also known as EDTV (Enhanced Definition TV) or just progressive scan.

The component cables will be needed to display this type of signal. So if that's what you want, yes, you'll need them.

Even for the games that don't have the progressive scan option, the component cables make a huge display difference, especially on an LCD like you've got. Colour seperation is better, and colour vividity is better too. Overall, the image is improved. It's totally worth it.

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But my question is also whether that would affect the DVDs I watch with the PS2.

The DVD player in the PS2 is....lacking features, so I honestly don't know if it can output progressive scan signals from the DVDs you're going to watch. Pretty much any DVD player, even the 60 dollar ones, can do it though, so if the PS2 can't, you can always grab one of those on the cheap.

Sorry about that, I wish I could remember if it could do this or not.

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I'm also curious for those in the know: does my cable company have to supply me with a specific HD cable box for me to access HD channels, or is it just a matter of getting a component cable for the TV signal?

Depends on the cable company. I know I need to get a special decoder box if I want to get HD channels. I'm willing to bet you're in the same boat. The input into your TV will more than likely not be a component input though.

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