Mystics Apprentice 2,397 Posted March 28, 2013 (edited) I recently got an HDTV and tried playing some PS1 games on it (using the PS3). Turns out the quality looks pretty bad on the screen in comparison to my old analog TV. I'm just curious if anyone knows if the PSN downloads look any better on the HD screen, or if they've been formatted differently to appear nicer? I'm thinking to replace a few hard copies of some Final Fantasys that way, if that's the case. Edited March 28, 2013 by Mystics Apprentice Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ben G 166 Posted March 28, 2013 I think if you use A/V jacks they look the same but if you use an HDMI cable they look better Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hei 3,233 Posted March 28, 2013 There shouldn't be a difference, at least I couldn't tell. You can tell if you play on a PS1 compared to HDMI on the Ps3 though lol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sora96 17,256 Posted March 28, 2013 Yeah, PSN downloads will look better than your PSOne Discs. 1 Mystics Apprentice reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mystics Apprentice 2,397 Posted March 28, 2013 I think if you use A/V jacks they look the same but if you use an HDMI cable they look better Yeah, I tried using the HDMI cable but the PS1 games still look pretty bad, unfortunately. I've heard that the PSN downloads were made specifically for the PS3, so I was hopeful that they might've been reformatted to look better on an HDTV. Thanks for the suggestion, though! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WhiteCrow 55 Posted March 28, 2013 On my part, the games look better using HDMI and a HDTV. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VENROXAS 152 Posted March 28, 2013 PS1 Games.... You can't expect them to look much better with a psn download on an hdtv (for a ps1 game). What you got on a ps1 game was pretty much what you get to look at they don't bet better on a higher resolution if anything it may stretch it out or distort the original quality. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
advfox 698 Posted March 28, 2013 (edited) PSN classics are in HD resolutions. Edited March 28, 2013 by ProwerPower Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mystics Apprentice 2,397 Posted March 28, 2013 Thanks for all the help, guys. It seems that the answers to this question are relatively mixed, so perhaps I'll just have to get one of the PS1 games from the PSN and see if the graphics are any better. I'll post my findings and let you all know what happens! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RoxSox 3,593 Posted March 29, 2013 They look swell. If you are using an HDMI cable. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rob 5,571 Posted March 29, 2013 Is resolution really that important? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Weiss 8,279 Posted March 29, 2013 They support the hd tv so I'd imagine it looks nicer. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
