I know it is possible to output to a VGA computer monitor on some game consoles, but would it be possible to do this on a Playstation? I have a 20inch monitor and I'd like to use it for better resolution when gaming. BTW, my ps1 is an older SCPH-5501 model if that makes a difference.
The PS is not capable of 640x480 non-interlaced video, so no.
Lawrence is right. The PlayStation 1 is not capable of doing 480p Progressive Scan video.
The PlayStation 2 is capable of doing Progressive Scan for certain games and movies but not for PlayStation 1 games.
It is unknown at this time if the soon to be released PlayStation 3 will have the capability of playing everything, including PlayStation 1 games, in Progressive Scan mode.
And considering established precedent, it doesn't seem likely Sony will add these features for the sake of compatibility.
QuoteThe PS is not capable of 640x480 non-interlaced video, so no.
It can't do 640x480? I have done some research and I've found that it is capable of that resolution.
coppied from wikipedia PlayStation article:
Graphics Processing Unit
This chip is separate to the CPU and handles all the 2D Graphics processing, which includes the transformed 3D polygons.
Features:
* Maximum of 16.7 Million Colours
* Resolutions from 256�224 to
640�480 * Adjustable frame buffer
* Unlimited Colour Lookup Tables
* Maximum of 4000 8�8 pixel sprites with individual scaling and rotation
* Emulation of simultaneous backgrounds (for parallax scrolling)
* Flat or Gouraud shading, and texture mapping
When you say it is not capable, do you mean that games don't use that resolution mode, or am I just missing something?
I said it can't do 640x480 non-interlaced. The figure you quote is interlaced.
if you must I believe SONY did released the line doubler for PS1 so you can use on VGA monitor...