I just got the new skyrim release and it won't go into HDTV mode for 1080i My video screen doesn't do 720p but it does do 1080i (not 1080p though) other games and video work just fine in 1080i. tried flipping a few things around in the PS3 set up nothing seems to work. I want Skyrim not Morrowind!

is there a way of checking what mode skyrim is currently running on my hdtv? Can i manually adjust it?

Try unchecking all other modes (480, 720, etc) so that 1080i is the only one with a check next to it. This should be under Display Settings. Might work?

WTF!!!

Simply put, the freaking PS3 packaging of Skyrim says that it can be displayed in 1080i but that is apparently a lie. the PS3 will only display the game in 480p or 720p on my HDTV. I have everything necessary (HDTV, HD cord, TV supports all forms of HD, and everything else) to play the game in 1080i but it just will not work.

I don't want to hear from any nerds that claim the game looks better in 720p because that is how it was designed. I don't want to hear any bull crap about up-scaling or down-scaling ability of PS3's and 360's either.

I have a simple question and I want a simple answer:

Is there any way possible to make my PS3 actually display Skyrim in 1080i or is that claim on the game packaging just false advertisemant that someone needs to be slapped and sued for?

BTW, it is not possible to uncheck the 480p resolution setting on the PS3 if you actually have an HDTV and cable because all HDTV's should support 480p or something like that.... load of crap really....

Ah, yeah good point. Still, I would try to uncheck everything else. I've heard this could work, but I've not tried it myself. My PS3 tends to default to 720, though, so I might mess with that later.

tried unchecking everything and that does not work if 480p and 1080i are checked it defaults to 480p, that is sad cuz i wanted 1080i and apparently its a lie

The game is running at 720 during gameplay. when it does cutscenes it will display in 1080. All games run that way.

The coding on the disc is written to be seen in 720p. It is simply upscalable to 1080i, but doesn't "truly" run on it during gameplay. No PS3 gameplay does to my knowledge

Yeah, I guess that is my point, how do they get off advertising the game as if it runs on 1080i when it simply does not?

Anyway, I hope this puts an end to it all for whoever reads this post, as I searched the web for quite some time before I realizing that the answer to my question did not exist; it was all a bunch of crap, beating around the bush and avoiding the obvious fact that whoever designed the game cover needs to be sued for false advertisemant (Along with 90% of other games, apparently).

That is really interesting. How come some of my other games actually jump to 1080i? GTA4 for example is one. Hell I was getting dropped down to 480 my TV didn't do 720. All the Promo's I watched were in 1080i. I ended up running down to the store and getting a new HDTV at least I can do 720p now which is much better but its still not 1080i / p. We spent spent 40 minutes on the tech help line with Bethesda this morning. They tried to work it out...so if this notion that all ps3 games only do 720p is true why would they waste their time with a Problem that its solution is so obvious. Instead Bethesda said it was either the Playstation3 or the TV itself but not the software. I still why does it all work in 1080i/p with other products and media? And Why does this NEW display still only go as high as 720p. I don't believe that Games don't go any higher on PS3 because I have seen otherwise. I do think there is a BUG in Bethesda release product. Or at the very least a suitable explanation for the degraded product. thanks for all the input.

I too am looking for an answer to this. The box for Shadow Of The Collossus says 480p-720p-1080i-1080p..... and runs at 1080p on my TV.

Skyrim says 480p-720p-1080i but will only run 720p. If I uncheck all options in the PS3 setup except 1080i it runs at 480p.


I expected this game to run at 1080i. Any explanations Bethedsa?

I understand what you are saying but it is not even possible to 'upscale' Skyrim to 1080i on the PS3. That is the problem.

Why would you want to? Not like it is 1080p. Id prefer 720p over 1080i for a video game or most things really.

i'm having the same problem, never had any box checked in display settings other than 1080i for any other game, since i bought my ps3. with just 1080i checked, skyrim runs in SD and looks -horrible-. i had to go in and manually check 720p to get it to look better, but it's definitely not running 1080i.

there's a problem here, but i imagine we'll get a fix eventually. 720p isn't bad, but i really wanted to run this game in hi-def :/

I have a hdtv that only supports 480i and 1080i. If these are the only two resolutions selected in the ps menu skyrim seems to run in 480p and looks pretty bleak. If 720p is also selected the resolution of skyrim seems to improve greatly. I dont understand why though.

Look I appreciate the well meaning guys trying to solve this with Coding standards answers. but I am an old guy I have been around computers before there were Personal PC's. I remember DOS. Yeah I am that old. And these answers really svck. First of all the Screen isn't jumping to 1080i or p during cut scenes. Second there are other games that DID work in 1080 formats. If your going to post your theory at least back it up with some facts and even better references. We spent 45 minutes on the line with Bethesda yesterday. If there was an issue like coding they would have known about it and not spent 45 minutes hunting down a solution. If there is really a resolution problem then Bethesda needs to fess up. If the GAME is developed for 720p fine. a little note in system requirements would be helpful. Personally I think there is a code issue in the game setup segment. (the game loader section of the software) Clearly The software isn't Flipping the highest available resolution. Probably because it isn't recognizing what is actually available.... My guess it can be fixed with the next update. It doesn't matter what it was developed for...it should play in 1080i

Just FYI, I checked my manual for my TV and it does support 1080i. Another HDTV in the house which supports 1080i will also only play Skyrim at 720p. I *know* my PS3 plays games at all resolutions.

So this means one of two things....

1) Skyrim is a 720p game on the PS3 and the box was mislabled.
2) Skyrim is SUPPOSED to run at 1080i on the PS3 and this is a bug.

I'd just like a response either way. I'll probably still play it at 720p, but after the whole Fallout 3 GOTY fiasco, I am starting to really get gunshy about Bethesda products.

There is ONE other option. Skyrim IS a 720p product that is supposed to jump to the highest available resolution. This won't change the quality of the 720p but the mode on your monitor will switch to 1080i/p its like watching a SD TV show on a HD channel. your TV is doing the HD but" I Love Lucy "will never be truly HD. I kind of wondered about that Xbox contract too. Bethesda needs to work on its loading engine. Make sure the code doesn't have the calls backward. Since Bethesda spent almost an hour trying to locate this problem on the phone with us I have to assume that they didn't mean this to happen. So the contract with 360 or that the product is developed only in 720p or only does 1080i in cut scenes isn't an option. It was clear that the tech was perplexed at why we didn't get the 1080i signal out of the PS3. Of coarse when they could not fix the problem it was the PS3 or the Monitor not the software. (so they said.) So i bought a brand new TV that has ALL the resolutions available. And I still don't get 1080i/p only up to 720p. However it was much better than the 420i the Old TV recognized. Its a Bug Bethesda. Admit it and fix it.

I'm currently using the plugs with red,white and yellow meaning it is under composite in terms of type of connector on tv and the current output is 576i in 16:9 ratio. Can i buy a different connector with the green, blue and red saying it is a component.... i went to that option and there are different options, 576i, 720, 1080i and 1080p.... should i buy the component one? or is the highest capacity of my tv is just really 576i?

http://www.hdtvreview.com/Insignia-NS-LDVD32Q-10A-hdtv.html site to see the specs of my tv

I thought that 720p was a better quality picture than 1080i?

My 40" Toshiba FD355 LCD supports all modes up to 1080p so I'll see if I can force some different display modes on the game later and report back.

The "p" and "i" stand for progressive and interlaced. 1080i is a higer definition picture, but means you get a line of pixels followed by another line, interlaced.

progresive means you get the pixels all at once.

You'd have to have a HUGE LED screen to actually notice the difference between p and i, but I beleieve the difference between 720 and 1080 would be noticable.

We'd definaly have higher def choppy shadows

so wait programming in M-DOS makes me old?