B-b-but Certain People said that the PS3 would only be a medicore DVD/Blu-Ray player!

[Zenien]

Seems PQ on PS3 is much better than on the Samsung Blu-ray player :

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=748982


Some interesting posts:


Originally Posted by d3code:
ok here with new info i discovered!

first of all. if you have a hdtv monitor that can handle 1080p. here is a tip.

you need first to connect the analog cables that come with the ps3 and the hdmi cable to the minotor. when you start up your ps3 make sure that in system settings you change to hdmi.

then change the setting on the benq monitor to hdmi. only this way it works.

somehow the monitors dont automaticly understand the hdmi signal and it wont work. this left me with big problems. because now my ps3 monitor has hdmi as signal. and i cant get it back to 480i again on my other monitor.

also i tried with different cables from hdmi to dvi doesnt work. i also tried setting 1080i. still not work.

also i updated to firmware 1.10 and loadtimes still same. nothing imporved for me on kingdom of heaven.

i cant try yet 8 below and corpse bride on the ps3 yet. because i gave them to my friend to watch. i will get them back tommorow or monday.

also in the ps3 you cant change settings to 1080p 24 frames a second or 1080p 60 hz. so we can asume for this moment that it only does 1080p 60hz. you can only select 1080p.

anyway today i had very little time to check out on the plasma tv with samsung bluray player. and compare that to ps3 as bluray player. but i will do that tommorow.

now me is going home dead tired and getting some sleep.



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Originally Posted by d3code:
ok much more updates in here.

first of all grandmaster is right. you need to push 5 seconds the power button down and it automaticly calibrates the signal. it standsl also in the manual. but hey what can i say. real man dont read manuals

i just checked today Ridge Racer 7 on it. and all i can say it is amazing.

when you put in ridge racer. after about 3 seconds it reads the disc. the background of main menu changes into ridge racer logo. and if you go to the game icon in main manu ( looks like ps3 controller ) then you see a small video played.

now when you pres sthat video it strats the game.

loading time takes about 30 seconds to go to xevios mini game. here you can play it. press start will go to main game.

now somethign cool. when i was at main menu i put out the bluray ridge racer disc just to see if it would crash or something. but i could go to the options in the game . now when i actually press start and it should load a course. it simply hangs. it doesnt show a message there is no game disc. but.............. when i put the disc back inside. it starts loading the game without any hickup or problem. awesome.

also 1 more tip. if you want to quit the game and go back to main menu. hold down the PS button in teh middle of the joypad and it will show a menu where you can turn of the system, return to main menu etc.

MORE MOVIES CHECKED

i tried today 8 below ( USA version )which is avc encoded.

and i can say it works perfect. same speed as kingdom of heaven 10 seconds loading time.

also i tested today the samsung player with the ps3 with the samsumg 46 inch plasma player we have at work. and i can tell you the ps3 picture quality is far better then the samsung. i am truelly surprised. remeber 8th below is soft looking. well playing the movie with the ps3 it totall renders the soft image away. and show a very natural movie display.not that it will be raor sharp. but natural looking image. how i would expect the movie to look like. the movie picture i was hoping to see.

also 8 below shows bitrates between 11 and 21 mps so far with a dd 5.1 48 kz 640KPS audio track.

also i turn off the ps3 while playing 8th below . it takes 20 seconds total to boot up the ps3 and play that excact same chapter in the movie when i turned off the ps3.

Dinosaurs. ( USA Version ) remember how soft this movie looked. Fear no more the PS3 is here and i have to say.incredible! i mean seriously. the picture quality is so much better now. when i am right infront of the tv. it looks simply perfect. so natural as this picture looks. the softness it is gone. the dark scenes looks perfect. however when i move left or right from the tv. it shows the picture softer. but when i am standing right infront of it. it is perfect. this is how i wanted to experience this kind of movie.

Lethal Weapon ( USA ) VC-1 encoded. another movie like dinosaurs that was soft looking.

the beginning. specially there picture looks soft and colors are kinda washed out, after that it gets a whole lot better

it shows 5.1 channel english 48 khz and vc-1 encoded bitrate going from 18 till 25 mps.

around the 30 minute mark the quality really shines. it shows now a very natural color. same as dinosaurs and 8th below. the softness is gone. but only when you watch it right infront of the tv. if you go little bit left or right it shows a more softer image.

also if you hold the PS button on your joypad for 2 seconds while playing a movie you can chose between contine movie or go back to main menu of the ps3. if you hold the PS button for 5 seconds. you go to menu where you can chose shutdown system or change controller input.

also the PS3 is dead silent. i havent experienced any system like this that is this silent. there is no difference if it is powered on. or powered off.

all in all i am very very amazed with this system as a bluray player and as game machine.

and there are so many options to play with. it is also not a console anymore. but a truelly multi media machine. and i can only imagine what people will do it with in the future when they will start programming utils for it.. i think we will see so many incredible utilities for it.

today i was thinking what if i install linux and put something like words on it or photoshop. connect a wireless keyboard and mouse i could just work infront of my tv. when i get bore di play agame or listen to music.

anyway so far comparing the ps3 to the samsung video wise. the PS3 wins it. actually i think the PS3 would come very very close to the PQ quality of the Pioneer. ofcours ethe pioneer aint finished yet . so it is hard to compare it to that.

audio wise. i am not an expert in that at all. so i feel that i can compare the difference between the players. to test that well i would have to connect the hdmi connection to a audio system and that the hdmi to tv. i just dont have that audio system. not at work and at home.

just let me say this, 600 usa dollars for this machine is rediculous cheap. i am a poor guy. but what i am really really impressed with all the functions on the ps3. it is truelly easy to lose track sometimes on which buttons you have to press. because there are so many options.

the only thing i would like to see though in the PS3 is that when i put a movie inside that i watched like halfway. that when it start up it would gave me the option you want to start the movie where you left off or do you want to start at the beginning o fthe movie.

very much like with powerdvd on the pc. so hopefully they can put that in the a firmware down the road.

other then that. if you thinking should i buy ps3 or not for bluray movie playback or to switch over to high defenition in general. i can tell you right away. buy it. 10000% buy it.
you wouldnt regret it that is for sure.

also 1 more thig. if you have a dvi connection on your tv only. no problem.

just buy a full pins cable that go from hdmi to dvi. connect the hdmi cable to ps3 then connect it to dvi on your tv. power on monitor and press the poweron button 5 seconds and it works. well at least for me

That's another fud fear struck down

 

[Mentok]

No its not Zen, Its still a cheap first gen player.

Its not that hard to be better than the current lineup of BR-DVD players anyway... Since they suck balls.

So far though, it does look like PS3 has the best player on the market.

Oh and the cooling system in the PS3? I want to have sex with it

 

[블라스]

I remember when I used to wacth every DVD on my Ps2.
Then I got Planet of the Apes (Burton) and it skipped a lot and couldn't load the menus.
I was so pissed I was denied the chance to see that awesome movie again, so I bought a normal DVD player.
I guess this is kind of related.

 

[Mentok]

Everything is connected.

 

[블라스]

So the Da Vinci code is real!
Big Foot and Nessie exist!
Cheddar cheese!

 

[Mentok]

 

[Erundur]

awww a monkey...

 

[WhatsHisFace]

Can't wait for the malfunctions.

 

[lars573]

And another class action lawsuit. Cause this time it's Cell that gonna blow up. And you won't be able to open the can and fudge a laser to fix that.

 

[Zenien]

Can't wait for the malfunctions.

So far the PS3 is kicking the crap out of the 360 in terms or reliability. Compare bug reports for the PS3 (none) to the 360 within the same period.

 

[War Party]

So far the PS3 is kicking the crap out of the 360 in terms or reliability. Compare bug reports for the PS3 (none) to the 360 within the same period.

What are you talking about? I was watching world news and there have been complaints about the PS3 already. They were doing a segment on next gen gaming.

 

[Havok83]

this is good news bc honestly I wasnt expecting much from the BD player. The PS2's DVD player sucked and a standalone player was a better choice. Glad to hear that the PS3s player is pretty good

 

[Extromaniac]

So far the PS3 is kicking the crap out of the 360 in terms or reliability. Compare bug reports for the PS3 (none) to the 360 within the same period.

Lies.

 

[War Party]

Lies.

I agree. Like I said before, I saw a news report and it didn't sound good.

 

[Zenien]

There are virtually no reports on the internet at all. I'd like to hear that new reporr. Even taking one report that makes some sensational blanket statements: The amount of complaints for the PS3 on day 1 are nothing litterally compared to the 360. The 360 is still having problems.

PS3 is kicking the 360's ass so far compared to the first few days and that's fact, and if it follows the PSP level of launch then it will still be better then the 360 by a really good margin.

 

[War Party]

There are virtually no reports on the internet at all. I'd like to hear that new report. EVen so, they're still kicking the 360's ass in that reguard.

We'll see. It's only been a couple of days. Don't get me wrong, I would love for the PS3 to be good, but $600 is total bull**** and it should be all about gaming. Not this multimedia entertainment system crap. I can say the same for the 360, but the price point makes it easier to swallow and it has better games.

 

[Zenien]

For 500/600 dollars (See: Too much) it better be well built. THings are very early, I'm not saying that just because the first few days are holding up that it means it's going to hold up I just mean comparing the first few days.

 

[War Party]

For 500/600 dollars (See: Too much) it better be well built. THings are very early, I'm not saying that just because the first few days are holding up that it means it's going to hold up I just mean comparing the first few days.

I understand what your saying. It's just I loved the PS2 so much and feel betrayed by Sony with this system.

 

[Zenien]

No its not Zen, Its still a cheap first gen player.

Its not that hard to be better than the current lineup of BR-DVD players anyway... Since they suck balls.

So far though, it does look like PS3 has the best player on the market.

Oh and the cooling system in the PS3? I want to have sex with it

THe current lineup of BR players that have had firmware updates since they came out you mean? I know there's 1 or 3 that apparently don't suck balls now and the PS3 apparently outclasses them.

The PS3 is probably going to be a worthwhile BR player all through its lifespan, but that's just mo.

I'll be buying the BR version of Advent Chilren. (We don't have an HD TV but it will come with entended scenes and stuff compared to the original release).

 

[Fenrir]

It doesn't matter to me anymore which next-gen disc format takes the cake. I've laid down my money for the 360 HD-DVD drive as a cheap, cost-effective way of entering the HD club and it won't be long until I get a PS3 when Virtua Fighter 5 hits stores and I'll get a bonus Blu-Ray player to boot.

I am for teh win.

 

[Avalanche]

It's to be expected that the Blu-Ray player would be fairly decent. Blu-Ray is Sony's baby after all. I like to think they'd have the better players on the market.

 

[Axid]

IGN
"As it turns out, gamers who own older HD sets that boast only 480i, 480p, and 1080i resolutions will have 720p signals downsized to 480 instead of being upscaled to 1080i."

 

[Tetragrammaton]

Haha.

 

[Zenien]

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[Axid]

Fergalicious