PS3 RGB (HDMI): Full or Limited

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I noticed this setting on the ps3 for the display setting under RGB (HDMI), and you can select either one of 2 options and they are 1) Full or 2)Limited. Im not sure which option i should pick but I feel its important as each option seems to significantly alter the picture on the TV screen. Is anyone else familiar with these settings options and im wondering which option is best for gaming and blu-ray on my LCD (il be getting a new TV in 2 months if that makes a difference)

By turning ON the Full option it seems to make me feel that the picture becomes more vibrant and colourful, but i get a general vibe on some forums that the setting is better left on Limited due to black crush. As initially i was a bit hesitant to change the setting from Full back to Limited (due to the more vibrant colours on Full) so i decided to try a blu-ray movie with both settings. I tried limited first with the blu-ray (dark knight) and then tried Full with the blu-ray. Maybe it was because i was unable to see both settings side by side with 2 TVs but i was unable to identify much of a difference between full and limited. But with using the Full option in the bright scenes (like when joker blows the hospital and the car scene) it looked more vibrant with a bit more detail so i felt I had to leave it on full.

Im a being desceived into thinking Full is better? Any advice

Thanks

 

[Anonymous]

Thing is, it may look fine on the odd movie with 'Full RGB' set but... some films where it is very dark for example: Pitch Black, you won't be able to see a thing compared with it set to 'Limited'. All the detail from the dark scenes will be gone as i have tried this myself and overall would recommend you set it to 'Limited'.

 

[aliEnRIK]

I would personally recommend setting it to LIMITED no matter what tv you have. If you have a 'DEEP COLOUR' capable tv then all it does is convert to deep colour but the picture is EXACTLY the same bandwidth (ie, due to the conversion process it could look a little worse than limited anyways)

Nothing as yet even used 'deep colour' save the downloadable 'life' app which is nothing anyways

If you DONT have a 'deep colur' capable tv then you must use limited else all your doing is 'crushing' the black and whites (All shades of black and white are purely black or white)

Im pretty sure the tv you have now DOESNT have deeep colour capablities (Due to you saying the colour is enhanced. It isnt, its just spread out more but crushing the blacks and whites)

 

[fido87456]

I set it to Full once while fiddling around with settings (as you do) and forgot I'd done it. I was very unhappy with the picture on the next Bluray I watched (Hancock) as dark areas lost most of their details, About half way through I stopped the film went and checked the PS3 settings and set it back to Limited, which made the picture perfect again. I haven't touched it since.

So, I definitely recommend setting it to Limited.

 

[D.J.KRIME]

But surely if you have a TV capible of DEEP COLOUR it should be set to FULL should it not?

 

[aliEnRIK]

D.J.KRIME:But surely if you have a TV capible of DEEP COLOUR it should be set to FULL should it not?

No, as nothing is actually IN deep colour. Its simply converted (But exactly the same)

Neither blurays nor dvds are recorded in deep colour. No games im aware of use it (As it would REALLY slow the game down). Only the download 'life' has it that im aware of

If you have a deep colour capable tv and set the PS3 to FULL then all your doing is converting a standard picture to work on a deep colour tv but using no extra bandwidth. ie ~ its the exact same picture (Less errors in the conversion process)

 

[D.J.KRIME]

Will set mine to LIMITED tonight and see if the PQ improves.

This could lead to getting the Spyder back out and re-calibration I think!