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[ourumov]

Hmmm...Does the 16:9 option in the bios menu do anything or it just deppends on in-game settings ?
I ask this because there are games that yes, look incredibly distorted but there are others which don't have 16:9 in Options but look pretty good in 16:9 mode.

 

[mr_sockochris]

The 16:9 menu in the bios has no bearing on games whatsoever. I think it's for DVD's actually so unless a game has 16:9 in the options, it doesn't support widescreen.

 

[Teddman]

Keep in mind that many widescreen PS2 games don't send the signal that auto-triggers widescreen mode in TV's.

For instance, I have to force my TV into "16:9 enhanced mode" for the PS2 version of SSX3 and Ratchet & Clank 3, whereas the Xbox almost always automatically kicks that mode in once I set it 16:9 in the console's menu.

Finally, a lot of PS2 games only have the actual game itself in widescreen mode, not the in-game menus. SSX is like that.

 

[TTP]

Hmmm...Does the 16:9 option in the bios menu do anything or it just deppends on in-game settings ?
I ask this because there are games that yes, look incredibly distorted but there are others which don't have 16:9 in Options but look pretty good in 16:9 mode.

Yeah. Gauntlet SS is one of those. There is no "proper" 16:9 option in the option menu, but yet it looks good on my widescreen display (and looks vertically streached if I choose "4:3" rather than "Wide" on my TV). I dont really know which games do this thing 'cos I bought my 16:9 (HD)TV just recently.

 

[DaCocoBrova]

Burnout Revenge looks stellar in 16:9. I assume it's true 16:9 whereas most games are not. At least in my experience.

 

[ourumov]

Oh I see...Yep BR looks awesome...and so it does Xenosaga II...Winning Eleven 9 is another matter...

 

[DaCocoBrova]

I do like what M$ is doing in regards to all games being 16:9. Sony should make devs adhere to particular standards. Or at least give us all kinds of ingame display and perfomance options like you're given on a PC.

My one wish to have all games come with the option to run at 60fp (solid) with graphical trade-offs (if need be).

Just give us the option!

*ahem*

 

[Kiriku]

Finally, a lot of PS2 games only have the actual game itself in widescreen mode, not the in-game menus. SSX is like that.

Aren't wide-screen games in general like that?

 

[Vlad]

Burnout Revenge looks stellar in 16:9. I assume it's true 16:9 whereas most games are not. At least in my experience.

Actually, isn't BR only 480p, not widescreen?

 

[ourumov]

There isn't any 16:9 option but it looks awesome on my 16:9 HDTV...dunno why...hdtvgames lists both versions (PS2/XBOX) as 16:9 compatible.

 

[Teddman]

Aren't wide-screen games in general like that?

Nah, many Xbox games like True Crime and Panzer Dragoon Orta aren't. I mentioned SSX because it looks really weird if you switch it into widescreen before the game starts (characters are squashed in the selection screen, etc.).

 

[Lord Error]

The 16:9 menu in the bios has no bearing on games whatsoever.

That is not true. Some games read that setting and display 16:9 mode accordingly. Burnout Revenge is one such game. I'm pretty sure Burnout 3 does this too, and I'm also pretty sure there are few more but I can't remember which exactly.

Actually, isn't BR only 480p, not widescreen?

Read above

 

[inpHilltr8r]

The setting is indeed there to read, but it's not enforced in the TRCs. Many devs don't even know about it. Mind you, how many anamorphic games are there?

 

[Brofist]

Speaking of is there a definitive list of 16:9 games for the PS2. I use the one at HDTVArcade.com, but that list is behind the times.

 

[Yusaku]

Keep in mind that many widescreen PS2 games don't send the signal that auto-triggers widescreen mode in TV's.

For instance, I have to force my TV into "16:9 enhanced mode" for the PS2 version of SSX3 and Ratchet & Clank 3, whereas the Xbox almost always automatically kicks that mode in once I set it 16:9 in the console's menu.

Finally, a lot of PS2 games only have the actual game itself in widescreen mode, not the in-game menus. SSX is like that.

There ARE games that use the 16:9 setting in the menu. And there's no magical signal that tells a TV whether or not the content is 4:3 or 16:9. Your TV probably assumes 480p content is 16:9. Most Xbox games are 480p and most PS2 games are 480i, which is why your TV goes into 16:9 for Xbox and not PS2.

 

[Danj]

There ARE games that use the 16:9 setting in the menu. And there's no magical signal that tells a TV whether or not the content is 4:3 or 16:9. Your TV probably assumes 480p content is 16:9. Most Xbox games are 480p and most PS2 games are 480i, which is why your TV goes into 16:9 for Xbox and not PS2.

In Europe there is. It's on pin 8 of the SCART connector.