How to Get the best Graphics out of PS1 Games

Hello, I am quite curious on how to get the most from my PS1 games.

A few quick questions.

Would s-video be better than component or composite ?

Would it be better to play the PS1 games off a PS2, If so would the PS2 give better graphics rather than the PS1 ?

Yes a CRT T.V is being used, no lcds.

 

RGB will be the best bet. PS2's component output is a bit iffy, so if you aren't trying to use 480p on PS2 games as well, RGB will do the job well. I personally play with all of those extra options off, so I typically stick to a PS1 if I can.

 

Yes rgb for an crt over ps1 or psone will be the best.

 

In what way is PS2 component iffy? Is it just iffy when playing PS1 games, or would it be better to avoid altogether?

 

I'm guessing it goes RGB as the best connection but only available to those who have those special CRT tv's ( not the majority of people ) so after RGB is out of the question. I'm guessing Component is the next best but will component display PS1 games better than S-Video ?

 

Component will be better than S-Video, but it depends if you have your PS2 set right.

 

I am playing my PSone then I use S-Video, if I have to use the PStwo to play PS1 games, then via component, if I have to use my PS3 to play PS1 games, then HDMI, if I have to use my PS4 to play PS1 games (via PSN), HDMI..


See the trend?

 

RGB is better than s-video isn't it?, just nowhere near as common outside of PAL territories

 

RGB is definitely the best option. The RGB output of the PS1 is beautiful. The PS2 also outputs RGB if you change a setting in the OS. If RGB is not an option, component is a good choice. It won't look as good as RGB, but it's better than S-video or composite. Note: the PS1 can't output component, but the PS2 can. If you connect a component cable to a PS1, you'll get an RGB signal, which is useless without a sync signal. You can get a sync signal from a PS2 or PS1 by using a box that has a composite video output (which also connects to the component cable), or the composite video output built into the SCPH-100x units. This will only work if your display will accept composite video as sync or if you have a sync stripper.

 

With RGB you will see an awful dithering effect on many titles though.

 

Yeah... so? The same thing will happen on composite too, it's just so blurry that you don't notice it as much.

 

I play all my PS1 games on my PS3. The Upgrade is very minor, VERY VERY minor. Bleemcast actually does the best job of cleaning up grpahics but nothing of note is 100% compatible.

 

Composite is blurry but it eliminates dithering.

There is no reason to use bleemcast at all. PC emulator would do a much better job.

 

Other than to play PS1 games on a Dreamcast. A fun Novelty

 

It certainly doesn't help that the draw distance in Silent Hill is rather low.

 

After taking a quick peak on youtube at the PS1 games running with RGB. Some look like an early PS2 game.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJ7DMIjdHns

 

RGB just changes the picture clarity. It doesn't make PS1 games look like PS2 games. Either system can enjoy the poor quality of Composite video. But it's relative. During the PS1's era many people in the US still connected game systems to their TV via RF antenna boxes. So for them it was actually significant improvement to see Composite video.

If you have a CRT and are getting S-Video out of your PS1, don't worry about RGB. Yes it's better. But it's not the same as the leap over Composite and RF. Unless you really are noticing the effect or difference of S-Video versus RGB there is no reason to worry about it. The main reason I bought a RGB monitor wasn't for game consoles but for Arcade hardware. It's definitely an improvement over Composite Video, or even just over previous consumer TVs I've owned. But S-Video is a solid improvement too. And in some cases it's the best you can get.

My RGB monitor actually only takes Composite and RGB. It doesn't feature Y/C (S-Video) input at all. This bothers me because the N64 outputs S-Video at best without being modded and the GameCube outputs S-Video at best unless you import a PAL unit that can output RGB. But then you'll have to modify it somehow to play your NTSC games so that's a mess.

 

I remember those days. I used the RF adaptor for my systems too. Had a old fashioned tv without those ports.

 

Haven't you seen the GCVideo thread in the modding section? Using FPGAs and some custom firmware, Unseen got VGA, 31KHz RGBS via SCART (PAL consoles natively output 15KHz RGBS via SCART so his work is a big improvement and it supports 480p over SCART), Component, and true digital DVI/HDMI out of the GameCube and his boards work on NTSC AND PAL consoles. It can work on DOL-101 units too if you follow a guide linked in one of the posts on page 7 post #130.

 

No, I have not seen that. And the thread is many pages, so I haven't found the part saying anything about adding RGB to NTSC consoles yet. But it certainly sounds nice.