low-res looking-glass
June 22, 2011 10:26 AM Subscribe
Is it the game (Alice: MR) or the system (ps3) that is forcing me to play in 480 mode instead of 1080?
I recently picked up Alice for the ps3. While the system is running in default at 1080i, and runs Arkham Asylum in 1080 just fine, whenever I put in Alice it drops to 480 and I can't find a way to change that. I can bring up the system menu for the ps3, but if I try to actually adjust the display from there it asks me to quit from the game first.. and when I do, resolution jumps back to 1080. Is there something I'm missing?
I recently picked up Alice for the ps3. While the system is running in default at 1080i, and runs Arkham Asylum in 1080 just fine, whenever I put in Alice it drops to 480 and I can't find a way to change that. I can bring up the system menu for the ps3, but if I try to actually adjust the display from there it asks me to quit from the game first.. and when I do, resolution jumps back to 1080. Is there something I'm missing?
Let me guess: You have a TV that doesn't support 720p. If the game is one of those not so rare 720p-only games and your TV doesn't support the format, you're SOL unless you buy a scaler. Sony, in their infinite wisdom, decided that the PS3 should not have a hardware scaler built-in like the 360 and leaves it up to the game developer to do any necessary scaling in software. (not difficult or computationally intensive on the cell, but still up to the dev)
Many, for whatever reason, decided they'd only support one HD resolution.
posted by wierdo at 10:32 AM on June 22, 2011
Many, for whatever reason, decided they'd only support one HD resolution.
posted by wierdo at 10:32 AM on June 22, 2011
Response by poster: Hmmm... well, I'm running a projector with a pretty wide range of supported resolutions, but perhaps there's something to that. Is there a similar issue with the Xbox version? It might be easier to just return the damn thing and get it on the other system rather than fiddle with my video system settings every time i wanted to play one specific game.
posted by FatherDagon at 10:34 AM on June 22, 2011
posted by FatherDagon at 10:34 AM on June 22, 2011
Hmmm... well, I'm running a projector with a pretty wide range of supported resolutions, but perhaps there's something to that.
I'm guessing it's an older projector if it's native resolution is 1080i. A lot of the older HD televisions and projectors run natively in 1080i (interlaced) or 720p (progressive), but not both. I've got an older Phillips HD tube TV that only supports 1080i HD (and 576p, quasi-HD). If you feed it a 720p signal, it will just default a 'blank' screen.
posted by Fidel Cashflow at 10:51 AM on June 22, 2011
I'm guessing it's an older projector if it's native resolution is 1080i. A lot of the older HD televisions and projectors run natively in 1080i (interlaced) or 720p (progressive), but not both. I've got an older Phillips HD tube TV that only supports 1080i HD (and 576p, quasi-HD). If you feed it a 720p signal, it will just default a 'blank' screen.
posted by Fidel Cashflow at 10:51 AM on June 22, 2011
Best answer: If your projector actually does support 720p, make sure that 720p is selected as an allowed resolution in your PS3's settings.
posted by wierdo at 10:55 AM on June 22, 2011
posted by wierdo at 10:55 AM on June 22, 2011
I had display problems initially when I started playing Alice:MR (my TV bluescreen as it wasn't able to deal with the resolution). But they didn't persist after I used the Triangle button to start the game instead of X when the disc was selected. Doubt that'd work for you...but it's such a buggy game who knows?
posted by samsara at 2:44 PM on June 22, 2011
posted by samsara at 2:44 PM on June 22, 2011
Response by poster: I had to allow 720 in the display options, as well as 1080 like normal. Bingo!
posted by FatherDagon at 3:53 PM on June 22, 2011
posted by FatherDagon at 3:53 PM on June 22, 2011
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posted by FatherDagon at 10:31 AM on June 22, 2011