Author Topic: Sony Playstation 3 for Blu-ray Movies? (Read 581 times)

Halo · « **on:** February 28, 2008, 08:52:35 PM »

How many of you use your Sony Playstation 3 mostly for viewing Blu-ray movies? I didn't realize this was one of its main uses until researching for a Blu-ray disc player.

Are you satisfied with the 40-gig version or do you use/want the 60-gig or 80-gig version?

Do any of you use the HDMI from Playstation to DVI on your HDTV? My HDTV is four years old so it has DVI but not HDMI.

I'm just starting to think about a Blu-ray disc player, and was surprised to see the Sony Playstation 3 is such a popular choice in addition to its appeal as a game machine.

Hoarach · « **Reply #1 on:** February 28, 2008, 08:53:59 PM »

Wow I never thought about watching movies on my PS3. Forgot all about that it was a blu-ray disc player. I have the 60GB version when it first came out.

sluggish · « **Reply #2 on:** February 28, 2008, 09:02:09 PM »

Not only is the PS3 one of the best bluray players out, it is also a great networked media player. The forty gig is fine as long as you don't care about playing PS1 or PS2 games (it's not reverse compatable).

JB73 · « **Reply #3 on:** February 28, 2008, 09:10:41 PM »

I know I posted about it before
http://forums.hitechcreations.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=153196&highlight=sony

and somewhere else besides this. I think I was saying even back then the blu-ray will prevail because of storage size, and the might of sony at the time. add in for $399 you got a blu-ray player, opposed to a $600+ stand alone player

but IIRC back a year ago or so, they blu-ray player in the PS3 was only allowing 720P not 1080P.

how is it now?

also, unless you have a 1080P monitor it doesn't really make a difference.

sluggish · « **Reply #4 on:** February 28, 2008, 09:25:48 PM »

Full 1080p.

OOZ662 · « **Reply #5 on:** February 28, 2008, 10:11:19 PM »

Remember that the PS3 uses industry-standard hard drives. If you get one with the right specs and install it (goodbye warranty, though) you can have a 500 GB PlayStation.

EDIT: Looks like currently the NTSC 60GB version of the PS3 has the most features, including the Emotion Engine (PS2 CPU for backwards compatibility) and emulation of the PS1. The 80GB version has some little feature losses and dropped the Emotion Engine for emulation of the PS2, meaning that compatibility with older games decreased quite a bit from what I've read.

mg1942 · « **Reply #6 on:** February 28, 2008, 11:52:24 PM »

The PS3 is more powerful than current Intel/AMD powered high-end PCs today.

TwentyFo · « **Reply #7 on:** February 29, 2008, 12:29:02 AM »

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Originally posted by sluggish
Not only is the PS3 one of the best bluray players out, it is also a great networked media player. The forty gig is fine as long as you don't care about playing PS1 or PS2 games (it's not reverse compatable).

It is reverse compatible. My friend owns a PS3 and we play Madden 08 from the PS2 counsel all the time. The reason we play the PS2 version is because Madden08 on PS3 is garbage. Why can't they combine the PS2 gameplay with the PS3 graphics.......

TwentyFo · « **Reply #8 on:** February 29, 2008, 12:32:38 AM »

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Originally posted by JB73

but IIRC back a year ago or so, they blu-ray player in the PS3 was only allowing 720P not 1080P.

how is it now?

also, unless you have a 1080P monitor it doesn't really make a difference.

It definitely produces 1080P picture. My roommate has one in his room and it is breathtaking. Of course you need a 1080P monitor/TV to produce max quality. I recommend Planet Earth on BluRay for anyone wanting to see what 1080P is all about.

Side Note: Speaking of cool technologies on the horizon check out Sony's Organic LED's. Here is a youtube video, prepare to be amazed.

Paper Thin OLED Screen
More OLED Screen. Gonna be out this year

mg1942 · « **Reply #9 on:** February 29, 2008, 12:55:18 AM »

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Originally posted by TwentyFo
It definitely produces 1080P picture. My roommate has one in his room and it is breathtaking. Of course you need a 1080P monitor/TV to produce max quality. I recommend Planet Earth on BluRay for anyone wanting to see what 1080P is all about.

Side Note: Speaking of cool technologies on the horizon check out Sony's Organic LED's. Here is a youtube video, prepare to be amazed.

Paper Thin OLED Screen
More OLED Screen. Gonna be out this year

I thought 1,000,000 : 1 contrast ratio was a mis-print

OLED and Solid State Disk on laptops... I can't wait!

mg1942 · « **Reply #10 on:** February 29, 2008, 01:00:38 AM »

lol the next iPOD might have an OLED~ cost will definitely be above ~$1000

OOZ662 · « **Reply #11 on:** February 29, 2008, 01:29:44 AM »

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Originally posted by TwentyFo
It is reverse compatible. My friend owns a PS3 and we play Madden 08 from the PS2 counsel all the time. The reason we play the PS2 version is because Madden08 on PS3 is garbage. Why can't they combine the PS2 gameplay with the PS3 graphics.......

That depends. The 40GB PlayStation is NOT able to play PS2 games, but has PS1 emulation capability. It lacks both the Emotion Engine and PS2 emulation code.

TwentyFo · « **Reply #12 on:** February 29, 2008, 01:53:43 AM »

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Originally posted by OOZ662
That depends. The 40GB PlayStation is NOT able to play PS2 games, but has PS1 emulation capability. It lacks both the Emotion Engine and PS2 emulation code.

Yea, then my friend has the PS2 emulation.

OOZ662 · « **Reply #13 on:** February 29, 2008, 04:29:40 AM »

Well, like I said earlier (plus more)...

The 20GB one has the Emotion Engine CPU.
The 40GB one doesn't have an Emotion Engine and no software based emulation.
The 60GB one has the Emotion Engine CPU.
The 80GB one doesn't have an Emotion Engine, however it provides software emulation for the PS2.
ALL models provide PS1 software emulation.

The Emotion Engine is the core CPU of the PS2, meaning a system with it can fully replicate a PS2. An emulated system appears to have reduced graphics and more CPU-to-Screen/Frame Skip/Frame Stop lag time.

Only the 40GB and 80GB models are currently in production.

Dnil · « **Reply #14 on:** February 29, 2008, 08:52:01 AM »

swapping the hard drive with compatible lappy hard drive wont void the warranty. Sony encourages it, thats why it is so easy to do it. It will even auto reformat it for you.

I love my ps3. I use it for all kinds of stuff.