

In this section I would like to show you what difference progressive scan can make. These photos are taken of the start screen in Soul Calibur 2, which supports progressive mode. Note that the difference between these two shots are not just because of progressive scan, but also because of the cables used.



The game gave me 525p resolution in progressive mode and 625i in interlaced mode.









625i resolution with composite cable. The small text is barely readable.









525p resolution with component cable. The text is now clear and crisp, we don't have to make small guesses of what it says anymore. You may notice that the screen seems to have different proportions (or aspect ratios) in the two shots. Thats because of the 100 lines less of resolution in 525p. So despite the fact that progressive mode has 100 less lines, it looks much better.



To make it even more obvious:











