PSP Slim Doesn't Play Nice With Some SDTVs?

[SpooForBrains]

Um, this was made clear right from the start. In almost every piece I have read about the Slim and its TV out, it has been made explicitly clear that games will only be displayed via component.

Much as I love a good conspiracy theory, it's really very simple - the games are in 420p. That's progessive scan (normal TVs are interlaced, that's 420i) so only a TV that supports progressive scan will work, and progessive scan is only supported over a component cable.

Sorry, but there it is. Anyone who has been actually paying attention to the press releases and slim reviews would know this already.

[ICE]

I was able to play a UMD game through my tv which DOESNT have progressive scan. just the picture is jumping around all over the place. My other tv does the same thing too.

[Sketchy]

Um, this was made clear right from the start. In almost every piece I have read about the Slim and its TV out, it has been made explicitly clear that games will only be displayed via component.

Much as I love a good conspiracy theory, it's really very simple - the games are in 420p. That's progessive scan (normal TVs are interlaced, that's 420i) so only a TV that supports progressive scan will work, and progessive scan is only supported over a component cable.

Sorry, but there it is. Anyone who has been actually paying attention to the press releases and slim reviews would know this already.

Exactly what i was thinking.....and also the reason for me purchasing a laptop instead of the slim.......

Hopefully I'll have a HDTV by the end of next month.....fingers crossed

[ICE]

fine i will post proof! psp video out on a tv without progressive scan!!!

*runs to tape it*

EDIT: heres a video of it with pics of how its plugged in.

[VFerg]

Yea its pretty straight forward. If you read about how its able to play through the tv it makes sense that you would need a tv with progressive scan because the psp probably doesnt have the option to display any other way, which if you ask me its the way it should be.

[ICE]

ok but that video i just posted is of psp slim video running a game on a tv without progressive scan.

[VFerg]

I cant view the video, it says its no longer available. What is the setup?

I find it shocking that the PSP community took so long to discover this! I would think this is something that people would have noticed within the first week of its release. Guess the majority of the people buying them right now all have HDTV's?

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i uploaded the vid like 10 minutes ago. anywho its plugged into a switcher and then into my tv.

my other tv has component jacks but no progressive scan and it does nearly the same thing.

EDIT: the video is up.

[SpooForBrains]

The embedded video doesn't work for some reason but if you visit the youtube link, it works. And what does it show?

A standard definition television COMPLETELY FAILING TO DISPLAY the picture from a PSP Slim.

Yeah. Well done.

[ICE]

The embedded video doesn't work for some reason but if you visit the youtube link, it works. And what does it show?

A standard definition television COMPLETELY FAILING TO DISPLAY the picture from a PSP Slim.

Yeah. Well done.

lol your an ass.
that looks to me like it did display it.. just poorly. i was under the impression that it wouldnt display period but it does.