Yeah, it's not a major problem by any means (by no means talking RF/composite level of ghosting that can sometimes happen). I decided on the same thing - plug component directly into the unit.
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I'll have to unpack my Component cable now =P But I'll likely get the same results as you guys.
VGA cable seems to be the way to go, although when you do get the cable, go into it considering the Component as too vibrant... cause I reckon it is.
You can actually physically SEE more over VGA, most apparent on the RR6 nighttime... stages which were difficult to navigate before now simply looks like nighttime, and I reckon that's how it's meant to me. It initally looks washed, but when you look at the colours, you see the colours are not washed.... they're just not as in-your-face bright as they were.
And as I mentioned in the other topic, using any kind of internal scaling does seem to reduce visual quality and lead to genuine washing.
Didn't like the 360 over VGA at first, but you get used to it when you realise you can actually see more than you could before.Comment
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I think I'll be eventually running all my next-gen consoles over VGA (the PS3 is probably a given in this area, not too sure on the Revolution). It means wasting a load on a VGA switcher in a few months though.Comment
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I've got a cheapo ?7 VGA switcher right now, and I can see no visual problems... but I initially didn't see anything wrong with the Farmer Component switch either. I'll stick to my ?7 jobbie until I see anything wrong,Comment
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I think the fact VGA is digital should hopefully mean less degeneration of the signal splitting.Comment
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I think VGA is actually still analogue, it's just a much more pure, direct method of sending the signal than Component (conversion from RGB to YPbPr, then back to RGB).
However, VGA is much more dependant on the cables. If your using decent quality cables, making sure they are as short as you can manage, with ferrite cores at both ends, using a switcher really doesn't make any difference.Comment
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VGA on the LG (from my PC use) is really where the set has been singing, especially when RGB has been refined with the option provided. It's completely crystal clear, and light years beyond the TFT I was using for everyday use.Comment
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Yep. Have you tried the Dreamcast on the LG? It's the best picture I've ever seen, better than the 360! And bearing in mind that the Dreamcast outputs 640x480, so this is post-scaling!Comment
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I packed it away because my current unit was giving me reset issues, but I'll check it out later on tonight.
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What switcher are you using for component?Originally posted by themanwithapcComment
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The one from play-asia that came with so many recommendations.Originally posted by HaHa
To be fair, you can't really blame the switcher, as even when the console is directly fed, it still happens, albeit it's less noticeable.Comment
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That's the switcher I was previously using. The shadowing can be (partially) taken care of by turning brightness down, but for something like PGR3, it ruins the image. That was evident in my local GAME where the Samsung unit was badly calibrated and the shadowing could still be seen.Comment
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Originally posted by themanwithapc
Thats the one that is on its way from PA too. Got it because everyone said there was 0% signal loss (and because of the price!).
Im going to feed the PS2, XB and GC through this, do you think that this 'blur' problem will still be evident in the last-gen consoles?Comment
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Nah, I used mine for my GC and PS2 and there is no difference that I can see between feeding it direct and connecting through the switcher for these. I assume the Xbox is the same. Don't worry about it for the 360 either, it's nothing that'll give you sleepless nights. I've become pretty anal about my picture quality as of late, so now I notice practically the smallest type of shortcoming on a signal.Originally posted by HaHa Thats the one that is on its way from PA too. Got it because everyone said there was 0% signal loss (and because of the price!).
Im going to feed the PS2, XB and GC through this, do you think that this 'blur' problem will still be evident in the last-gen consoles?
I also assume you would be picking up a VGA cable sometime in the future........Comment
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Good to hear that. And VGA is coming in the post as we speakOriginally posted by themanwithapc
Also, played jsut started playing Half Life2 (XB) on Sunday, and decided to try it on 360 today, and it looks so much better! Too bad I cant transfer saves across to the 360
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