Hi, I just bought a Slimline PS2 (should arive in the next few days) and I wanted to know if anyone had this xploder hdtv disc yet?
I will be connecting the PS2 to my PC monitor, which is a TV-monitor, so it has the S-Video and... oh whats that yellow-red-white ports called again? Anyway, I want the best picture quality on my games and wanted to know how this disc works? Obviously my monitor is not HD but I want a sharp crisp picture . If this wont work for me, I'm also considering a monster cable
not aware of any way a software disc can give you a better picture. also, monster cables are a waste of money if you are thinking they will produce higher quality output.
Really? I saw a comparison with picture, I had a PS2 before (A standard size one) and on one game in particular, 007: Rogue Agent, The Picture was VERY VERY bad!
I kept my Rocky (Stallone) game, I like RockY, The picture is 3/5 on that, 1/5 on 007. There is a cable like the monster cable, not monster branded, on eBay, for £6, is it worth buying it?
The link for the DVD to make the PS2 HD is below. From the description, it seem as thou you have to insert that DVD EVERY time before you play a new game, which would be rather annoying I think...
not aware of any way a software disc can give you a better picture. also, monster cables are a waste of money if you are thinking they will produce higher quality output.
I have a monster cable that outputs through S-video and it does make a difference. Though you would be better off getting a component HD cable.
Though you would be better off getting a component HD cable.
Ok Let me just confirm this, because I keep forgetting , Component cable is the one with 3 wires right? Yellow for Video, Red & White for sound... Right?
Ok Let me just confirm this, because I keep forgetting , Component cable is the one with 3 wires right? Yellow for Video, Red & White for sound... Right?
Component has the HD like cables, the 3 video, then the two sound.
I think it's Red, green, blue, and then the sound cables.
Well my PS2 is should arrive tomorrow morn by 9am, so I'm very excited about it, however now that I bought one, I have like less than a pound left :P so until I get paid next, I'll have to make do with the video cable that comes with the console...
Did I mention it was used? Aka, I also have to buy my own memory card! Nooo!
If you end up buying the Xploder let us know how it is. I would love to play Guitar Hero II in 720p. The native 480p option in the game is a massive improvement over the standard 480i. I can't even imagine how good 720p looks.
Yeah, I am looking forward to it too It will be a while until I get it thou, My PS2 has been delayed in the post somewhere So I'm hoping it will arrive 2mo only 3 days late! Then I need to buy a memory card, then an oxygen free copper cable THEN Xploder HDTV ...
But I'll keep you posted when I get it to see the performance differences with it
It's the slimline model, very slim actually, I was suprised when I took it out the box, but it works just like the old one...aka the graphics are the same on my TV-monitor, so I'll be buying a monster cable (just not a monster cable, but a cheap version, gold plated s-video oxygen free cable) in two weeks with my next pay check.
One thing in particular is that the graphics look as thou there is no Anitaliasing, by that I mean the edges of characters and most objects look like they have jagged lines and nothings smooth
all cables are oxygen-free, or at least that claim pretty much means nothing. pretty much the same goes for 'gold plated', it really doesnt mean anything about the quality of the cable
i remember playing need for speed most wanted on my buddies ps2 and his 50" dlp, it was pretty much unplayable for me as i was used to 1600x1200 and high framerates.
Well it was either oxygen-free or something like nitrogen... some sort of gas lol
However, I may have found a much easier way for me to play my PS2 on my monitor, but its a tad complicated to explain
I have one AGP graphics card with one VGA port which has my main monitor plugged in, and it also has a DVI port which I have a second monitor plugged into... NOW, If I were to use a VGA box or some sort of PS2 to VGA adaptor cable/converter, how do I set that up, if I can?
Oh about the audio thats already sorted, I have a very high quality durable optical cable plugged into my X-Fi so I can play with 5.1 when the PC is on, so no need to worry about audio
Yeah my brother has the Xploder HDTV, unless each of those discs links itself to the first PS2 console its used on, I'm going to try and borrow it from him, save me some cash haha
. If this wont work for me, I'm also considering a monster cable
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Originally Posted by krupted
, Component cable is the one with 3 wires right? Yellow for Video, Red & White for sound... Right?
So I'm hoping it will arrive 2mo only 3 days late! Then I need to buy a memory card, then an oxygen free copper cable THEN Xploder HDTV 
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