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In Reply to: RE: the PS3 is the best thing since sliced bread NT posted by Jazz Inmate on January 05, 2008 at 11:13:15
Plus, and correct me if I'm wrong, the PS3 doesn't have analog 5.1 outputs or a Dolby TrueHD decoder.
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that also has a nice Blu-ray hard drive you can use to store photos, music or other useful content. Nifty console.
Yes, it does do True HD. You'll need to use it with HDMI, though, as it doesn't have analog outputs. constant updates to keep it current.
-------------"I have found that if you love life, life will love you back." -Arthur Rubinstein (1887-1982)
-------------"I have found that if you love life, life will love you back." -Arthur Rubinstein (1887-1982)
You may have already made up your mind, but the link I've provided is a vey quick read and very interesting.
I don't own the PS3 by the way and IF I get a BluRay player it'll be a year or two down the line.
Best Regards,
Chris redmond.
"This really is all pretty major stuff, and in this reviewer's opinion by default makes the PS3 currently the only Blu-ray player actually worth buying."
In my case, the lack of 5.1 analog outputs makes it a clear non-player for my situation. YMMV.
In case you haven't seen it, the Silicon Image info for the HDMI chip that the PS3 uses states that only the step-up chip does bitstream of the advanced audio codecs.
Thanks, Chris. But the problem with the PS3, other than it being a game unit, is that it doesn't do high definition audio - no Dolby TrueHD.
And as a matter of fact, it will decode all 7.1 channels of Dolby TrueHD. This was confirmed by Roger Dressler of Dolby: a 7.1 TrueHD mix was made from some AIX Recordings to promote Dolby TrueHD at a trade show. There are some players on the market that only do 5.1 channels of Dolby TrueHD.
This capability isn't being used by the studios at this time for Dolby TrueHD (7.1 channels); however, there are some LPCM (which the PS3 handles) and DTS-HD Master Audio titles where 7.1 is being used and it would be nice if the PS3 got a firmware upgrade to handle this format. Many in the industry speculate that Sony is deliberately holding off on this so that other manufacturers can get DTS-HD Master Audio working in their stand-alone players. The cell processor in the PS3 certainly has the power to handle the decoding duties.
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I've heard that the PS3:
...won't be upgraded to Profile 1.1
...won't be able to play DivX movies
...won't be able to scale DVDs
...won't be able to output 1080p24
...won't be able to decode Dolby Digital Plus
...won't be able to output YCbCr
...won't be able to play AVC content
...won't be able to cook my breakfast
Well, I made the last one up. Anyway, see a
I believe the only Sony insider David could be talking about is paidgeek, as the SCEA insider hasn't shown up at Blu-ray.com yet (though he/she is probably too involved with CES business right now). If paid says "it's coming", then it's pretty much coming.
By the way, David's thoughts pretty much mirror mine as to why the PS3 hasn't been updated to "full blast" yet. I'll further say that it may not be until the end of 2008 that PS3 firmware updates slow down (right now they're at about every other month).
-------------"I have found that if you love life, life will love you back." -Arthur Rubinstein (1887-1982)
"Thanks, Chris. But the problem with the PS3, other than it being a game unit, is that it doesn't do high definition audio - no Dolby TrueHD."
Understood, and in fact it's the launching of BluRay players which patently weren't/aren't ready for the market and which lack the full BluRay spec which prevent me from even considering a player this year and possibly next.
At least HD-DVD is the finished deal and the players are receiving reviews that BluRay players can only dream about as yet.
Best Regards,
Chris redmond.
I think they have little faith in Blu-ray going further than HD. Of course, they still had PLENTY of HD players.
Fox do a lot of dts HD MA, and few players can do it.
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