Hacking Force 480p on PAL PS3 Slim via CFW?

[moonblood666]

So I have a PAL PS3 Slim with the most current Rebug CFW. For PS2 games I'd like to set the image output of the console to 480p (I'm using a mcable which upscales 480p perfectly so I don't want the PS3 to upscale the image to 720p), but PAL consoles only have 576i/p image output as the lowest parameter. Can I somehow force 480p image output via CFW?

 

[Ryccardo]

You can indeed convert your console from PAL to NTSC and that will influence the resolution/vertical frequency in "standard" mode by editing the registry (http://psx-scene.com/forums/f149/sw...-576i-p-50hz-ntsc-480p-60hz-84169/#post786615) - though I don't remember how exactly I did it, or if it affects progressive/digital output (I only use analog RGB cables and was fed up with blurry 60-to-50 conversions)

 

[moonblood666]

Is this safe:

/setting/system/region (change this from 0 to 1) your console now plays games in ntsc 60hz.
/setting/bddvd/dvdRegionCode (change from 2 to 1) should allow ntsc dvds
/setting/bddvd/bdRegionCode (change from 2 to 1) should allow ntsc bluerays.
/setting/display/tvSystem (change from 1 to 0) makes xmb display in ntsc 60hz 480.
this should allow you to completely convert your pal system to ntsc within minutes. the only way to tell you have a pal is by looking at the console!

I just don't want to break anything by changing any registry files.

 

[Ryccardo]

I think I only changed tvSystem and that was enough (or maybe the first one too, definitely not the bluray/dvd movie region as I don't own any - and you can change those in webman full version anyway)

 

[moonblood666]

and you can change those in webman full version anyway)

How do I do this in webMAN? So I can set the PS3 output to 480p on a PAL console?

 

[Ryccardo]

How do I do this in webMAN? So I can set the PS3 output to 480p on a PAL console?

No, only the movie regions (the middle two ones of the 4 settings you posted), which don't influence video output per se

 

[moonblood666]

OK, I guess I'll need to look into the registry change thing then. Still a bit afraid of bricking the system tbh.

 

[shano]

That site is down. Does anyone know the name of the file to edit?

 

[Wazzy]

OK, I guess I'll need to look into the registry change thing then. Still a bit afraid of bricking the system tbh.

i know im like 4 years late but did you ever try and edit the xregistry file and did it work?

Post automatically merged: Jan 22, 2023

OK, I guess I'll need to look into the registry change thing then. Still a bit afraid of bricking the system tbh.

i know im like 4 years late but did you ever try and edit the xregistry file and did it work?

 

[kohan69]

I did these

/setting/system/region (change this from 0 to 1) your console now plays games in ntsc 60hz.
/setting/bddvd/dvdRegionCode (change from 2 to 1) should allow ntsc dvds
/setting/bddvd/bdRegionCode (change from 2 to 1) should allow ntsc bluerays.
/setting/display/tvSystem (change from 1 to 0) makes xmb display in ntsc 60hz 480.

and a couple of others that seemed relevant found here:

https://www.psdevwiki.com/ps3/XRegistry.sys



Using xRegistryEditor075
after each value change, press save button

Before closing, click File>Save, File>Exit to actually save changes

 

[Marc_LFD]

I did these

/setting/system/region (change this from 0 to 1) your console now plays games in ntsc 60hz.
/setting/bddvd/dvdRegionCode (change from 2 to 1) should allow ntsc dvds
/setting/bddvd/bdRegionCode (change from 2 to 1) should allow ntsc bluerays.
/setting/display/tvSystem (change from 1 to 0) makes xmb display in ntsc 60hz 480.

and a couple of others that seemed relevant found here:

https://www.psdevwiki.com/ps3/XRegistry.sys



Using xRegistryEditor075
after each value change, press save button

Before closing, click File>Save, File>Exit to actually save changes

Neat.

I've thought about buying a Japanese fat PS3 from Amazon Japan as they're cheap and got other colors than black, so this is certainly useful to change any settings that aren't accessible via the console.

The white and silver fat PS3s look really stylish (maybe not in person, though).