SvennoJ said:
Audio being separate is a pro for me, hdmi is a step backwards imo. Always trouble with it. My PC will only output stereo over HDMI, My receiver has no 4K pass through so I'm limited to ARC which is limited to lossy 5.1 instead of PCM (which admittedly is a limitation of toslink as well from ps2). Sometimes the sound randomly cuts out or the picture goes black for a second for no reason, or my amp and ps4 get into an endless handshaking cycle, no sound just blinking between formats. I've never had any of those issues with component video and digital audio. Of course component video tops out at 1080p and digital audio (AC3 or toslink) don't support linear PCM beyond 2.0 |
Yeah, I mean, to be honest, the last time I had an actual PS2, I didn't even have a 1080p TV, let alone a 4K TV. So I could always change my tune.
I don't run into those issues with HDMI audio. Of course, you need an actual 4K60 pass through receiver. And my gaming video card (1080ti) does allow 5.1 audio. I used to run toslink from my PS3 way back when, but that changed when I got HDMI passthrough. I seriously have everything running through it (PC, cable box, Playstation, XBOX, FPGA consoles, NES/SNES/Genesis Mini, Switch, etc. Even my OUYA!!). I ran out of HDMI ports, but I tossed an HDMI switch on one of those ports and I'm good to go. Audio works flawlessly no matter which input I make active.
The reason I want BC with the PS2 is that there's so many good games that I haven't played from that era. I don't always go back to it, but it's go so many great games that it almost feels like a crime to ignore it just because it's old.