PS3 Help - HDTV For Playstation 3

PS3 Help - HDTV For Playstation 3
By Dominic Snadeeza

If you are buying a PS3, or already own one of these new high
definition gaming consoles, then it could be your old television
that is letting you down.

Recently TV’s have got wider and thinner, but have they got any
better ?

Sure, the latest trend is HDTV (High Definition TeleVision),
promising stunning picture quality, but at a much higher price
than regular CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) Televisions.

Have a look online, or in the electrical stores and you will
see a massive quantity of High-def televisions available. Buzz
words like plasma, rear projection and LCD will roll off the
salemans tongue and then you will have to choose from a variety
of screen sizes, shapes and brands. It's enough to make you give
up before you even start looking for the perfect compliment to
your Sony PlayStation 3 videogame console.

So what exactly is HDTV then ?

Putting it simply, it's all about small dots. Any television
picture is made up of dots of colour. The smaller the dots, the
more vivid the images will look. That is why HDTV images look
great.

Why do HDTV cost so much ?

Currently we are still paying a premium price because the
technology is new and cost a lot of money to develop. The reason
for this is that the colour dots that make up the picture have
to be 9 times smaller on the HDTV. This makes them very
expensive to build.

The PlayStation3 is similar in that it cost a huge amount of
money to develop, but Sony can afford to sell the PS3 console at
a gross loss, purely because Sony know that the average owner
will spend an additional $100 + on very profitable games and
accessories for their next-gen games machine. HDTV manufacturers
do not have this option, so we pay more until the development
costs are covered.

So Do I need a HDTV for my PS3 ?

If the question was ‘will my PS3 only work with a HDTV’, then
the answer is no. The PlayStation 3 comes bundled with a cable
that will let you use a regular television, however the picture
quality is so much worse than a HDTV that is makes your PS3
games look only slightly better than PlayStation 2 games.

If you are happy with a small screen, then the alternative is
to hook your PS3 up to a computer monitor. You will need a
special cable, and a monitor with a digital input, but this will
work fine. If your monitor doesn’t have speakers, then you will
need to buy some.

If you want a screen larger than 22 inches, then definitely get
a HTDV, but make sure it has at least one HDMI connector on the
back and has a resolution of 1080i or 1080p and a screen refresh
rate of 8ms or less.

About the Author: Dominic Snadeeza writes for Absolute PS3 Sony
PlayStation e-zine at: http://ps3.absolute-playstation.com He
will offer any help or assistance you need on choosing a HDTV
for your PS3 console at: http://psn.absolute-playstation.com/ or
find more PS3 HDTV info at:
http://hdtv.absolute-playstation.com/

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