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Porcupine_I on 12 June 2013

but the games look so much better on old screens! it's like built in AA



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Xenostar on 12 June 2013

HDMI is video and sound ;)



eFKac on 12 June 2013

Yeah I thought so after watching the back of the PS4.
I bragged about it they revealed the spec sheet on 20.02 Meeting and they changed it. That's a great decision if you ask me.
Sony makes HD TV's, they should encourage people to buy new TV models instead of staying with the old ones. Microsoft has no interest in encouraging HD TV adoption so they could've as well put the analog AV out but I won't blame them.

Edit. I also never understood why Sony did not supply PS3s with hdmi cables inseatd of chinches since the Slim revision, it was like saying: "yeah stick to you're old TVs, it's not  like we are selling less TVs YOY anyway"



So it is happening...PS4 preorder.

Greatness Awaits!

walsufnir on 12 June 2013
eFKac said:
Yeah I thought so after watching the back of the PS4.
I bragged about it they revealed the spec sheet on 20.02 Meeting and they changed it. That's a great decision if you ask me.
Sony makes HD TV's, they should encourage people to buy new TV models instead of staying with the old ones. Microsoft has no interest in encouraging HD TV adoption so they could've as well put the analog AV out but I won't blame them.


The problem is that analog video needs additional hardware (so additional costs) and it's definitely not worth it nowadays.



crissindahouse on 12 June 2013
NNN2004 said:
you know someone still have old TV ?!

probably more people as without internet lol



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V-r0cK on 12 June 2013

Surely this must've cut cost, even a little. So whatever helps Sony and MS to make their console as cheap as possible. If there's a high demand for it, then maybe they'll create some converting accessory (if that's possible).



blkfish92 on 12 June 2013

It's 2013, not a big deal.



           

eFKac on 12 June 2013
walsufnir said:
eFKac said:
Yeah I thought so after watching the back of the PS4.
I bragged about it they revealed the spec sheet on 20.02 Meeting and they changed it. That's a great decision if you ask me.
Sony makes HD TV's, they should encourage people to buy new TV models instead of staying with the old ones. Microsoft has no interest in encouraging HD TV adoption so they could've as well put the analog AV out but I won't blame them.


The problem is that analog video needs additional hardware (so additional costs) and it's definitely not worth it nowadays.


Of course, I also think it's not. Still with the amount of money they have, they could have gone with it for the sake of consumers, but they certainly are not targetting those without a HDTV. Like I said, I won't blame them here.



So it is happening...PS4 preorder.

Greatness Awaits!

Carl on 12 June 2013

Quite surprising and shitty, considering PS sells well in markets that wont have many HDMI TV's...



                            

ethomaz on 12 June 2013

I don't like that but I think we will be to live without analog inputs.