PSP-3000 put under microscope, interlacing issue exposed
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You know those complaints about the ugly, old-school looking interlacing lines that many (ourselves included) have reported seeing on the new PSP-3000? The specific issue has been uncovered — but not by Sony. A group of concerned French gamers with a 40x microscope think it all comes down to that most mellow of colors: blue. LCDs are comprised of RGB pixels that, combined, form all the rainbow of hues in between. As you can see in the picture above, the PSP-2000’s LCD (left) used pixels in a vertical orientation, and the blue pixels were fairly light in color. On the PSP-3000 (right), the pixels are now arranged horizontally, and the blue ones are far darker than before. The dark horizontal lines result in the heinous interlacing, an effect that any Command & Conquer player will tell you wasn’t even cool in the 90’s. Sony’s already called this a “feature” and not a flaw, so if you absolutely must buy a PSP this holiday season the folks at Logic-Sunrise who took the above pics recommend you buy an older 2000-series — while you still can.[Thanks Pierce]PSP-3000 put under microscope, interlacing issue exposed originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 31 Oct 2008 10:24:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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