Hi, I just wanted to know, will the PS3 be compatible with those old CRT tv? Coz im thinking to buy a PS3...but I don't know those technical stuff.

thanks in advance

yes but wont look nice

you mean the graphics?

yes

The graphics and also some games are designed in such a way that you wont be able to read the texts at all if your TV isnt HD. I cant remember where I encountered this problem, but it was in one of my old games back in 2006. Back then I didnt have a Hdtv.

Basically they made some texts in the menus, load screen or whatever so small that when you're missing the extra hd pixels those texts are reduced to nothing but meaningless boxes.

get new cheap lcd tv

I was planning for that.How cheap are we talking here? For 32 inch?

32 inch LCD is about RM799
You can check this page--->http://www.youbeli.com/television-c-7_797_304.html?page=1&sort=3a

if u lucky, u can get 699 sometime got promo for local brand like Akira or something

Or get a cheapo monitor, it works too.
Just that you need extra configuration for the sounds.

Would suggest to NOT get cheap or 'local brand'. From my experience, there's always something lacking. Whether it's awkward graphics (eventhough it has full HD) or annoying sound. Well, unless if you're doing some farming or leveling up, then it's ok.

LED TVs produce less heat and requires less power compared to traditional LCD.
42" LCD = 180W
42" LED = 100W

Plus, the graphics are alot better.

You can just buy Dell LED monitors for less than RM500.
1080p with HDMI.

The disadvantage that the sound needs to be connected else where.
If you have existing PC setup, it's easier to get all connected.

True. If you already have a PC with HDMI/DVI monitor and external speakers, you can get away with it. On PS3, you can have the graphics output to the HDMI port and the sound output to the RCA cables. All you need to do next is have an RCA-3.5mm convertor which cost less than RM5. Plus, you can also whack in a small portable headphone amp if you wanna use headphones.

woit.. still wanna buy ps3 when the new nintendo wii u is going to release next month...

which will cost you a kidney, the current gen consoles are entering "late adopters" phase of their life that the customer are more budget conscious.

and the Wii U is not exactly next gen, there are reports that it's graphic card is weaker than the current Xbox 360.

Wii is nothing i think

its running on XCGPU theoretically equalavent to radeon 5650. From calculations from PC cards is 960 GFLOPS, 3 time more resources (ps3 RSX-228.8gflops, x360 xenos- GPU0=240gflops+ GPU1=167gflops)

The problem comes not from the hardware, but the game exclusives and the spending power of the consumers to adopt wii-u. Considering the condition of the economy and the stake of bubbling in Videogaming industry.

This post has been edited by y3ivan: Oct 3 2012, 04:35 PM