One-and-Only PS3 as Blu-Ray Player Thread - Page 506

I remember hearing about that, and also that it doesn't work with every TV.

Assuming it works, it sucks even more that getting IR remote control of PS3 power is so difficult, because then you could program a macro to perform this sequence for you.

My reading of page 11 is that you don't get any surround "functions", that is, surround processing, like delay and speaker size. This is consistent with what I've heard about some HDMI 1.1 amps.

I went to the other thread and read some of the posts. You might be getting confused because they don't tell you what their player is. Now with your receiver and PS3, In HDMI PCM mode you will get 5.1 pcm but your receiver will not tell you. Basically as far as I can tell your receiver shuts off any processing and only outputs what it gets from the PS3. You get the sound but no audio indicators on the receiver (any that are on, are the defaults.) This will show multichannel only , you will not get any other indicator showing because pcm is the final process in the decoding. When you press your mode that lights up all speakers for a few seconds, you are telling it to go to direct source (play what it is getting from the PS3).That is why all of a sudden it sounds better ( 2.0 to 5.1) and is what you will have to do everytime you use the PS3.

Using the current setup 5 speakers the only major thing you will miss is the Bass Boost and sub woofer ability.

KingOr28,
I have my PS3 with opt out to my avr (older Onkyo HT-S580) and HDMI going to my Sony KDS-R60XBR2 and audio works on both.

Guys,

Help! My brand new PS3 is freezing up when I attempt to register fora Playstation Account.

I've just bought my PS3 and everything works fine EXCEPT... I can see my vista / media server files some of the time.. and I can also browse the web. I also updated the firmware to 2.1. Now for my problem. I'm trying to register a PlayStation Account and each time I try filling out the forms and I get to the last step of entering my address, the system freezes up compeltely when I select my home state of North Carolina from the list. The only way to get the system back up is to power the system completely off.

What gives? Any ideas?

bradesp

Just an update on my ps 3 for anyone waiting for theirs or have to send it back under warranty.I sent mine back Monday,03 at 10:00 in the am and recieved my new one today Monday,10 at 2:00 pm so it was a very quick turnaround and now everything is right with the world.
dhenry5320

For all the people posting here:

Is it not time to ignore a certain question that simple mortals can not answer?

Joe

I have been. Especially since the questioner seems to be automatically dismissing all the answers given.

Good idea.....

BTW, do you know if the PS3 will ever.....oh never mind.

I understand if I set the PS3 audio to Bitstream it will send all the legacy tracks DD 5.1 and DTS to the reciever for decoding BUT what happens when the Ps3 is set to Bitstream and you choose a TrueHD or Uncompressed track?

Does the PS3 still decode these internally and then send it to the reciever as Multi channel 5.1 (lossless)?

Or do you not get lossless at all like this when bitstream is selected in the Ps3?

right on que

Hello PS3 experts. I am looking to purchase a PS3. I don't know a whole lot about game systems but from my research, the experts like the BR player in this unit and that's all I'm interested in. I am not a gamer but my kids are. Backward compatibility to the PS2 would be a real plus since we could sell our existing PS2 system.

I was going to purchase the 80gig since it was a good fit, but as I'm sure everyone is aware, this unit has been discontinued. To get to the point, my question is this. Should a person wait to see what comes out in April/May (according to the guy at the Sony Store, there is a new high end unit coming out soon), or just purchase the 40Gig which is readily available everywhere?

Given that I am only interested in the BR player, is there any reason to wait? I can think of only one reason - the remote sucks. I am hoping that any new PS3 will have an infared remote. Any rumours on that? Comments are appreciated.

This particular file was DTS, is there any way, I can play it back in DTS with PS3?

some times, mkv2vob just do 5 gigs in blink, ths time it is chewing for hours lol, changing DTS to AC3

Mine did the same thing. I got to the part where I was putting in my State and the darn thing froze. I let it sit there for 20 minutes. Nothing. Finally held down the power button and it shut off.

I tried it again and it froze up in a different spot. I was thinking to myself I guess Sony doesn't want me to sign up for an account.

I had updated to 2.1 before doing this. That was the first thing I did. Mine came with 2.0 right out of the box, my PS3 was made in October 2007.

So I tried a 3rd time. Everything worked that time. But I couldn't have the user name I wanted as it was already in use. And I know no one else is using my unique username. I ended up sticking a 1 on the end of the username. I really hated doing that.

I also encountered this bug. I too had updated to 2.10 and then tried to register. Crashed 4 or 5 times on the address page before I cleverly decided to fill in the state first, and then go back and up and do the rest of the entries. Then it worked fine, but STRANGE!

go here http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1002601

kemiza,

With all due respect, isn't that exactly what I stated? Please correct me if I'm wrong...Will

Well, I know this is off-topic, but couldn't help but being dragged into this discussion, 'cuz I have the JVC RX-D411 (their replacement for the 403). Although I have not been a participant in the JVC thread (at least not in months), I did quite a bit of research and e-mailing to JVC shortly after I bought the AVR (and JVC CS amazingly did finally answer them). However, I can remember being very disappointed in the unit's HDMI multi-channel PCM capabilities at that time, but couldn't remember quite why, so I was curious to test this out myself (don't really use it's HDMI capabilities in its current setting). BTW, I was very happy w/ most of its other features, particularly because I got it brand spankin' new at Fry's close-out pricing (some ridiculously low price around $165.00 [maybe $200.00?]; anywhose, it was an unbelievably great deal at the time).

I bought the unit for the bedroom and never really intended to utilize it like my main Onkyo 905 AVR, which has HDMI 1.3 & 1080p capabilities. So, anyway, I pulled the PS3 out of the living room setup and hooked up the HDMI connections with the JVC and my 1080p LCD bedroom monitor. To make this long story short, I'm playing Dave Matthews Dolby TrueHD 5.1 right now and all five speaker indicators (actually 6 w/ the sub) light up. And I'd bet it is decoded Dolby TrueHD, because it does sound significantly different from the DD 5.1 track, and all 5 speakers sound. Now, I can remember why I was so disappointed in its HDMI audio performance when I first got it; it was advertised as a 7.1 multi-channel AVR, but will only do 5.1 via HDMI (and that's for all the multi-channel codecs, not only the newer HD codecs). Course, as has been pointed out, it's HDMI is pass-through only and can't apply any surround/bass channel management processing to its HDMI audio inputs; so I have been using it in the bedroom with its digital audio optical inputs. It also can not pass a 1080p signal.

But, as you already know, /quote, there's something wrong with your unit. If you have a PS3 [finally back to OT ] and really enjoy great multi-channel surround, you do owe it to yourself to get another unit (assuming you are beyond warranty repair or replacement of the JVC). Some of the Onks go for pretty cheap - and the 705 and up can do audio processing for 7.1 channels through its HDMI inputs.

BTW; [and this is for general info, because I imagine that /quote is already aware of this] . . . prolly already been mentioned, but an easy way to determine your AVR's HDMI audio capabilities with the PS3, nominally, at least, is to go to the Sound Settings, then select Audio Output Settings, select HDMI, then select Automatic and it gives them all to you right there (and I haven't seen it be wrong yet). For the JVC 411, the top L-PCM is 5.1 ch 96kHz. And thanks, /quote, for indirectly encouraging me to go through this exercise, 'cuz I feel 100% better about my lil' JVC now (actually, alway liked it; it's a very slick low-profile unit perfect for my bedroom). However, I'm very sorry that you are having the trouble you are with yours -- bummer !!!

- da Choge

Thank you for trying it out and posting the info!

I mentioned it a few pages back so you probably didn't see it, but my receiver was actually a UL sample which would explain why it might be broke. I also don't have any warranty, but I did get it for free so I can't complain.

Even tho my indicators don't show all the speakers on like yours (and everyone elses's does), I still hear great sound. And while watching Spiderman 3 which says TrueHD on the PS3, I can clearly hear sound in only one surround speaker, so I believe I am actually getting TrueHD even if the indicator is not showing it corrrectly. Many other people have said that's probably the case in this thread too. Another thing is when i hit the Decode Mode button it makes all the indicators light up correctly, but the sound doesn't change, so that would further prove that I am getting TrueHD the whole time.

I would hate to go and spend at least $400 when I don't have to, so I will probably just keep it the way it is. If I were to get the Onkyo, I would be peeved that my receiver could do the decoding and end all my wonderings about whether TrueHD is working or not with a simple and foolproof indicator, but the PS3 doesn't support it. It sucks that I have a 1080p source and 1080p TV but I have to downgrade to 1080i because of my receiver. But I've been told that since my TV does a great job of deinterlacing I am still getting just about the same PQ as with 1080p, so that's not too bad.

Thanks everyone for the help!

Hey guys sorry if this has already been asked but this thread is HUGE.....I have a Denon 1908 and PS3.

The Denon 1908 can't do the brand new codecs I believe so I was just wondering which would be better to set the PS3 audio output at....Bitstream or LPCM in my case?

Unless there are people here familiar with your Denon, you should also state whether the audio is being sent over HDMI or optical, etc.

Brandon

On one of these forums, I read that you can only have one audio output of the PS3, not both toslink and hdmi. If I hookup the toslink on the PS3 set to bitstream audio, to a 5.1 surround sound system, does that mean the stereo hdmi audio to the television is turned off?

I'm imagining my family not putting up with the extra complexity of an external sound system. Do I change the menu settings, or physically disconnect the toslink audio cable, to get the television audio over hdmi back?

LPCM or Bitstream, my god read back 5 pages. The only reason this thread has 508 pages is because the same question is being asked everyday multiple times. If this keeps up I'm out of here, I can't continue to read through 3 pages a day to find 1 or 2 posts on new topics. Maybe the thread should be closed, create a new one titled "LPCM or Bitstream on the PS3" lock it and make it a sticky.

You are better off just keeping the PS2 and buying the 40gig. The compatibility in the 80 gig is not 100% and you are paying an extra $100 for it. Since you can buy a new PS2 for $99, it doesn't make much sense. I have seen nothing in the way of remote changes being announced or even speculated, all I've seen hardware-wise is more colors (of the case and controllers), so I wouldn't hold out much hope for an IR port.

You do have a point, but starting to read through the postings takes forever and a research on the topic sometimes does not hit the particular item that the individual is looking for.

Your suggestion is a excellent one and should be looked at.

Hey zapper did you get a chance to go look at receivers?

I highly recommend this information be added to the first post or it's own sticky. I'm a noob to the audio formats so I have searched several different phrases but haven't had a lot of success. In fact, I've been reading backwards through this thread to figure out the answer to my question.

It only makes sense that if the same question gets asked several times a day that someone puts it as a sticky or in the beginning of this topic. It would, however, be rude to ignore people who come here seeking information just because they couldn't find the magic search terms.

It would be nice to see a table showing the recommended audio setting, type of connection (HDMI or Optical), and whether or not the AVR decodes the newer codecs.

The problem is that someone new comes in and sees 508 pages and does not know where to begin. Generally the search function is your friend but for this question in this thread you probably get 4000 hits on bitstream. So I understand how this can be daunting but what I always do when I come into a topic like this is:
1. Look is a sticky available
2. Any references on the first 1-3 pages
3. Try reading the thread starting 10 pages back from the end

By following these rules I almost always find my answer without having to post. Anyway, I'm just venting a bit because I read the same thing over and over and over again.

... post removed due to my ignorance of the PS3 FAQ thread that I inexplicably missed in my haste for information.

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=979687