Get Rid of Black Bars in Gran Turismo Sport
I don't see how the GT 4 1080i mode would affect the resolution because PS 2 only supports SDTV resolutions.
Not so. My TV asures me that the video stream coming in is in fact 1080i with GT4. There's at least one other game as well that has a 1080i mode. Of course, in order to use this, you have to have the component video cables for the PS2, not the standard red / white / yellow ones. These are available at most GameStop / Best Buy type places, and are compatible with PS2 or PS3.
But can you tell us what aspect ratio settings your TV has? I know that our TV has 4:3, 14:9, 16:9 and widescreen, and PS 3 requires the latter one. So it's not the "16:9" setting. I don't know about the PS 2 though
I might check it when I get home.
Ok, my TV has the following settings:
1. Automatic. This picks what the TV thinks is the best setting, based on whether or not what you're watching has letterboxing.
2. Super Zoom. This takes 4:3 and stretches it ... oddly. What's in the center of the screen is not stretched at all, and as you get closer to the outer edges, the stretching gets more and more. It's hell to watch news or stock tickers. Makes you frakkin' nauseous.
3. 4:3. Takes 4:3 video and displays it with no stretching. There are wide bars on the side of the screen.
4. 14:9 Expand. Takes 14:9 video that has been letterboxed to 4:3 and expands it. There will be (minimal) black bars on the sides.
5. 16:9 Expand. Same as the 14:9, but makes it full screen with no bars.
6. 16:9 Subtitles. As above, but cuts off the very top of the picture so that subtitles displayed in the letterbox part at the bottom will show.
7. Widescreen. Displays HD programming in full screen, and takes 4:3 stuff and stretches it equally. If a letterboxed program is shown, it will stretch it horizontally, but there will still be the black bands at top and bottom.
When you use an HD video source - such as my digital HD cable - the info bar at the top of the screen will display the video source (i.e., AV1-4 or HDMI), and the resolution. (480p, 720p, or 1080i). When there's a 1080i or 720p video source, there's no option on how to display it - the only choice is Widescreen. When it's 480p, you can pick any of the 7 options listed above.
spraduke said:
A guy at work also has this issue. It seems to be something inherent in the ps2 with hdtv's due to the fun and games of pal/ntsc etc.
It wouldn't piss me off so much if it was consistent. I mean, if it played movies the same way, I'd just be like 'ok, it's a problem' but ... it just bugs me that games won't show across the full screen, even with wide-screen selected.
Get Rid of Black Bars in Gran Turismo Sport
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