Playstation HD TVs That Don't Make PS2 Look Awful

[Auronlu]

Hey folks. I am a strange luddite.

I had a computer in the 70s yet no VCR until 89.
I was on the internet by 87 but did not get a cellphone until very recently, still hate it.
I watched Babylon 5 on a black and white TV.
I watch streaming TV on my computer, but let my cable lapse years ago.

Suffice it to say, my technoskills are somewhat hit or miss, depending on whether a technology grabs me or not.

Therefore, I'm a little worried I'm going to buy a new flatscreen TV, bring it home, and discover it looks utterly ghastly with my PS2.

Plus, there is the chance I'll get a PS3 in the next year or so.

SO.

-- I want something HD. I want flatscreen. I don't really care for top-of-the-line, super-expensive, plasma or what have you. I just want something that actually can pull in digital TV, and that I don't have to connect to my PS2 via strange converter boxes acquired at Fry's.

-- I've heard that with some HD TVs, when you plug them into a PS2, the resolution is TOO good, and games look bad because they get jaggies!

How do I avoid jaggies?

Do you recommend LCD? Or what?

What should I be looking for, in order to get maximum compatibility with PS2, since that's my main use for my TV?

And is the answer different for PS2 versus PS3?

 

[Sir Kenneth]

Get a ComponentVideo cable, turn down the brightness, colour saturation, and dynamic contrast on your HDTV and hope for the best. When I still lived back in Denmark I had my PS2 hooked up to a 26" Sony TV and that's how I got a decent picture. Also if you get a big HDTV, make sure that you can arrange it so that you don't sit too close to the screen.

If the main use for your TV is PS2 though, then I suggest you stick to your old TV for the time being. Pretty much no matter what you do, you won't get a better image on a HDTV.

Best of luck!