PS3 DVD upscalling almost as good as the best on the planet

[Zenien]

http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/autumn_2007_video_shootout/

This is an excellent article on what the PS3's DVD upscaling can do. They found:

1. PS3 is the sharpest consumer video processor on the planet. Even better than the leading Silicon Optix HQV Realta chip in terms of sharpness. The Realta is smoother.
2. And a complete surprise to me, the PS3 beat the Realta's smaller brother, the HQV Reon chip.
3. The 1080p upscaling is better than the 720p upscaling, desptie DVDs being 480i native and 1080p scaling should generally yield a worse picture. It has to do with how Cell administers "fake pixels" on your display, which makes 1080p look better.

 

[KALEL114]

Great article. I knew it was good, but wow!

 

[Havok83]

Im glad Sony created such a good piece of hardware with the PS3. It is a MUCH better DVD (BR) player than the PS2, which pretty much sucked in that department.

 

[Electro UK]

With a 32" Samsung, what options do I need to get the most out of DVDs?

 

[L.A.]

With a 32" Samsung, what options do I need to get the most out of DVDs?

I have the Samsung 32" LCD/HD! best advice is to sit back 5-7ft to get the best PQ!!!

 

[Borax]

I think the upscaling on the PS3 is great but I bought a standalone upscaler so I wouldn't wear out the lens

 

[KALEL114]

I think the upscaling on the PS3 is great but I bought a standalone upscaler so I wouldn't wear out the lens

Which one did you get? I was thinking about getting the Oppo for the bedroom.

 

[Borax]

Wharfedale DVD3210HDMI

Silver.
DVD, VCD, SVCD, CD-DA, CD-R, CD-RW, JPEG and MP3 playback compatibility.
Supports region 2 coding.
2 channel stereo output.
Nicam sound system.
Upscales resolution to 1080i/720p.
HDMI output socket.
1 SCART socket.
Remote control requires 2 x AAA batteries (supplied).
Size (H)4.5, (W)42, (D)29cm.
Weight 3.1kg.




It's nothing special but it does a hell of a job and was pretty cheap

 

[Concept Name]

awesome, makes me happy i bought a ps3.