Question about Vizio VX42L

Question

I have the VX42L and I hooked up my PS3 to it and I am only getting 720 . I was wondering why I can't get 1080P on it. If you know anything please give advice. Thanks

Answer 1

I don't know what the problem is based on what you said, I need some more information

1. What is your connection?

-HDMI >Automatic

-Component >Requires manual configuration

-Composite (RCA) >Not compatible with HD

-Coax (RF converter) >Not compatible with HD

2. Are you sure that it is 1080p compatible?

Based on the information you said about your television, the model is not compatible with 1080p, 1080i is the highest compatible resolution (technically the screen itself only supports 720p, but the television downconverts 1080i to 720p)

3. Unknown incompatibilities

I have noticed myself that while I have a 1080i compatible television, and my PS3 and Blu-Ray movies display in 1080i, even if I play a game that is 1080i compatible, it still displays in 720p, this has something to do with the PS3 firmware and there may be a setting for it somewhere, but I am not sure

Based on that information, I am going to assume that you don't know what your television can support so you are expecting 1080p on a television that can only display 1080i and under, you are connecting using a component cable, as HDMI cables are automatic, and I am pretty sure you would have gotten 1080i resolution after the compatibility test

To fix this, if you are dead set on getting 1080p, buy a new HDTV that supports 1080p, or live with 1080i, start up the PS3 and go to your video settings, it should say 720p, change that manually to 1080i (you can try 1080p, but the screen will look messed up), or you should use an HDMI cable, then as you start up the PS3, hold down the power button until it beeps twice, it should reset the video card and will do an automatic resolution check, you should then get 1080i, if you get a new television with 1080p compatibility, you will get 1080p