PS2 tweaks!! (Reducing the jaggies!!)

I don\'t know why I even bother repling to all of this. It doesn\'t help the coding of the game any!! I mean, obviously if the game was jaggy as hell to begin with, this won\'t do a bit of good! Duh! What it does is help you get the best reception, and cleanest image possible!!

Try folding the cord while looking at something in 3d... now straighten it. Notice the difference?

Originally posted by MattPS2k
i also hear that if you spread peanut butter on your ps2, the polygon count and fps count will quadruple.

WOW! What an improvement man. The peanut butter really works; now, not only does the polygon count look better, It makes for a great snack during countless hours of game play! Well, I\'m off to get that cord str8, thanx for the advice guys!


Oh, and about that picture... the only thing that bothers me is that kid will probably grow up to be a proctologist and make more money than any one of us pokin\' poopers! Yuck!

Seriously though.

What I want to know, is how do you think putting it to 4:3 ratio helps the picture???

I mean... Doesnt make sense.

I\'ve seen only a few real bits of advice out there, and this one may be a stretch. I have heard that these things help sharpen the picture and set the lighting controles in your television for a "better" picture durring gameplay. Check it out (, if you realy are looking for better grafix though, you may want to try the peanut butter.


http://www.nuwaveinc.com/vge.asp

Sniff Sniff !

i can smell a strong contender for imbecile of the WEEK ! Part 2.

okay, okay...all in fun right? Well to get serious, here\'s the skinny;

4. Another cost-effective tip for cable maintenance, is to make sure that your cables (interconnects and speaker) are not kinked up, or placed in such a way that they could easily be stepped on or tripped over: (speaker cables) especially, and power cords too.
In addition, try not to bundle power cords and interconnects together, so that you lessen the chance of RFI and EMI interference from entering your equipment via the bundled up cords. This may seem trival, but it`s better to play safe, and have one less thing to worry about. By the way, RFI stands for radio frequency interference, like radio stations, garage door openers, CB radios, and the ubiquitous cell phones. EMI stands for electro- magnetic interference, which could come from nearby kitchen appliances, computers, other a/v equipment, and of course the cords themselves. When a electric current runs thru electrical wires, a small but never-the-less troublesome magnetic fields. This tip costs nothing, except for a little of your time and elbow grease!


source:

http://www.coastlinecables.com/maintainancetips.htm


I know it\'s only a suggestion, but it tells me it\'s worth a try. (Sorry, next time I\'ll just keep my funnies to myself -sniff,sniff...)

...that´s all true !!!
BUT IT WON´T SOLVE THE JAGGIES ISSUE !!!

Metal Gear Solid 2 is a good test too. Try looking at the "Tranquilizer Gun" in first-person. It is smoother after doing the above.

And I don\'t know why, setting the resolution to 4:3 helps it. It just does.

Originally posted by ooseven
Sniff Sniff !

i can smell a strong contender for imbecile of the WEEK ! Part 2.

Stole the words right out of my mouth.  Damn you double 0 seven.  You get the witty lines AND the women.

nice

Knemeses:  I\'m sorry you had such a rough intro to this board, usually others are more tolerant and accepting of new ideas.

I don\'t know if the 4:3 thing would work, hey anythings possible, if unlikely.  He is ABSOLUTELY correct in telling you to completely unkink your cables.  Any sharp bends and corners in a cable will change the conductivity of the cable at that point, better on the inside of the corner and worse on the outside.  Sharp (the way cables come packed, with six 180 degree bends) corners will have a detrimental effect on any signal.  Obviously it is not a big deal, especially when your dealing with this type of solid cable, but keeping your cables straight and away from each other (or buy more expensive, better shielded cable) will slightly improve signals.  

Because of the way optical transfer and fibers work, it is even more critical to keep your 5.1 optical out as straight as possible.  Having studied quite a bit of information in this field, and having tried experiments (when my father still researched these things, about 8-10 years go), I can tell you that with a single 90 degree bend in optical cable you will loose 40% or 50% of your signal strength.

Correct me if I\'m wrong, but doesn\'t the aspect ratio in the system configuration setting only apply to the PS2 browser and config. settings? If this wasn\'t the case, why are some   developers implementing a 16:9/anamorphic option in thier games, if it cannot be determined by the hardware settings alone?

Originally posted by Zavijava
Correct me if I\'m wrong, but doesn\'t the aspect ratio in the system configuration setting only apply to the PS2 browser and config. settings? If this wasn\'t the case, why are some   developers implementing a 16:9/anamorphic option in thier games, if it cannot be determined by the hardware settings alone?

Yep, I\'m pretty sure that you are right. When I went home at christmas, i set mine to 16:9 because I was playing it on our Widescreen TV. Now that I\'m back at college, I havn\'t been bothered to change it back, but my games dont play a 16:9, they play at 4:3, so the PS2 setting is definateley just for the browser. This guys certainly got my vote for imbecile of the week! part 2!!!

I\'m just confused.

[GmanJoe]

I couldn\'t straighten out my cords anyway. The connections are on the back of the TV so there\'s gonna be a few angles so I can be able to play in front of the TV.

Unless I use a few mirrors.