Sony promises to fix PS3’s 720p issues
It looks like PS3 owners will be getting their resolution issues patched up. Sony‘s now working on a way to resolve the 720p downscaling that occurs in some older high-definition television (HDTV) sets.
Now, we’ve mentioned the little issues the PS3 seems to be having with games meant for 720p before. Basically, older HDTV models supported 480p and 1080i resolutions, but not 720p. Games meant to be played in 720p resolution get scaled down on some of those older TVs, “kicking down” the visuals to 480p resolution rather than bumping the quality up to 1080i.
Sony currently says that the problem is more of an issue on the side of the TVs rather than the console itself, but they’re going to be fixing the problem as best they can. A date for the fix wasn’t specified, but the fix is meant to be a future firmware download, so it shouldn’t be too problematic for PS3 owners to resolve once the fix is out.
Of course, if you don’t own an HDTV, HDMI cables, and a PS3, then you’ve got absolutely nothing to worry about. Fancy that.
It looks like PS3 owners will be getting their resolution issues patched up. Sony‘s now working on a way to resolve the 720p downscaling that occurs in some older high-definition television (HDTV) sets.
Now, we’ve mentioned the little issues the PS3 seems to be having with games meant for 720p before. Basically, older HDTV models supported 480p and 1080i resolutions, but not 720p. Games meant to be played in 720p resolution get scaled down on some of those older TVs, “kicking down” the visuals to 480p resolution rather than bumping the quality up to 1080i.
Sony currently says that the problem is more of an issue on the side of the TVs rather than the console itself, but they’re going to be fixing the problem as best they can. A date for the fix wasn’t specified, but the fix is meant to be a future firmware download, so it shouldn’t be too problematic for PS3 owners to resolve once the fix is out.
Of course, if you don’t own an HDTV, HDMI cables, and a PS3, then you’ve got absolutely nothing to worry about. Fancy that.
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