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If you have an early HDTV which only accepts component, say like a 1080i Sony WEGA, perhaps you could get away with using a Playstation 3 Component Cable? I suppose it's unlikely that you would but since you mentioned HDMI, rather than HDTV in general. I suppose the situation's unlikely but it's worth mentioning since you could stand to save a lot of money on a new set if that does just so happen to be your problem. I hear most playstation 3 games don't output 'true' 1080p anyway.
 
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Ok so ive been doing tons of research on actual gaming web sites and the general consensus seems to be that 120hz looks unatural for gaming and that people typically turn it off. BUT it is better for movies typically (which i dont want much of).
I think that's backwards, it's it? I thought the 120hz helps w/gaming by minimizing ghosting but it makes movies look like cheap, B-level soap operas. I saw Lord of the Rings on display at Best Buy on a flagship Sony TV running in 240hz mode and I didn't think it was possible for a TV to make a film look that horribly, horribly bad. And that is being marketed as a selling point!:eek:


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I think that's backwards, it's it? I thought the 120hz helps w/gaming by minimizing ghosting but it makes movies look like cheap, B-level soap operas.
There are two different things being discussed here, and a bit of confusion.

Having a LCD TV with a high refresh rate (120/240hz) is GOOD for gaming. The faster refresh rate helps to minimize ghosting and blurring. The interpolation features (Motion Plus, Tru Motion, etc) are BAD for gaming. The extra processing time needed for the feature introduces unwanted lag and delay to your inputs.

So, having a 120hz TV would be just fine for gaming, but for optimum speed and accuracy of your inputs, you'll want to turn the interpolation feature off. They are not one and the same, which is where most of the confusion comes from.
 
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