ps3 Downscales 720p on Incapable TVs

IGN reports that

As it turns out, gamers who own older HD sets that feature only 480i, 480p, and 1080i resolution input capabilities will have to settle for the display quality being downsized as the game boots in its 480p mode rather than upscaling the image from its more desirable 720p mode to the TV' s 1080i. We tested this development on older HDTV sets with games designed for 720p but not 1080i -- Resistance: Fall of Man, NHL 2K7, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07, and Need for Speed Carbon. Sure enough, the system downshifted all four titles to 480p rather than moving up to 1080i.

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http://au.ps3.ign.com/articles/746/746282p1.aspx

Downscaling graphics on ps3, surely not?!?!

BTW for any complains regarding this and other sony products please take a number



Note though it looks like a hand grenade its actually a sony laptop battery

They' re probably going to fix that with an update after they receive 280 000 death threats.

But... but... the Sony PS3 is the only TRUE HD CAPABLE thing in the entire world! It would never downgrade. It' s Sony and Sony is great because they are Sony! I believe everything Sony tells me because they are Sony and they make game systems that never ever break down and they use super-high quality components because they are Sony and Sony is only about using the best parts, price be damned!

Which TV sets do 480p and jump to 1080i? You' d need at least 590 lines to do that. Who buys an ' HDTV' with native resolutions of 480p anyway? ....I don' t get it.

I think they are talking about older HD TV sets not newer ones.