Official PS3 FAQ Master Thread - Page 7

Originally Posted by frankmar

I played Spiderman Blu-ray and to my mind the movie would had filled my 46Pz80 screen, but to my delution, horizontal black bars above and below the picture were there. The same as if I was playing a regular DVD.

Question did I miss something in the setting so the movie fills the whole screen, I know I could zoom and so on.

Tia

Originally Posted by nealh

was this an old "old 40gb" upgraded to 80gb if so ..it will have no BC

only the MGS4 Bundle 80gb has BC(or 60gb PS3)

Originally Posted by frankmar

After intensive research of what to buy, a PS3 or a conventional BD player, Finally decided to go with a PS3 80G especially my AV Receiver in 5.1 Digital dolby with input Audio digital coaxial and optic.

Needed the 80G to play PS2 games for my son, I am not a gamer but you never know.

I found this used PS3 80g in great working condition for $350. can the Ps3 80g (old 40G).

I played Spiderman Blu-ray and to my mind the movie would had filled my 46Pz80 screen, but to my delution, horizontal black bars above and below the picture were there. The same as if I was playing a regular DVD.

Question did I miss something in the setting so the movie fills the whole screen, I know I could zoom and so on.

Tia

Originally Posted by sal4bass

I have a question. I am using the PS3 as a Blu-ray player for a Pioneer PDP-6010 plasma set. I have found you can obtain better 1080p performance by turning the "Upscale" setting to "Off" on 1080p Blu-ray material. This gives a slight but visible increase in fine detail and improved contrast compared to the "Normal" setting.

For example, this improvement is visible in the BBC Blu-ray series "Planet Earth" in the (Disc 1) "Fresh Water" Angel Falls scene. There is more detail of rock surfaces, water droplets, and fine detail of vegetation is also improved. Also in the (Disc 1) "From Pole to Pole" episode great white shark scene, the "Upscale Off" setting shows water droplets striking the water more clearly (less blurring) and with increased three-dimensional rendering of water spray. I'm not sure why this would be true, but several comparisons confirmed this to be the case.

When playing SD material I switch the "Upscale" setting back to "Normal" with very good results. Why should this setting affect a 1080p Blu-ray disc that is not being upscaled in the first place?

Originally Posted by AarDee

Appropriately enough, your question is answered by this FAQ. See page one, under the heading "I have a widescreen TV but I still see black bars on some movies."

Originally Posted by gwlaw99

I have an Optoma Hd70 720p projector and I want to know if I should output Blue Ray disks at 1080p 24hz and let the projector scale to 720p or should I let the PS3 downscale and output 720p from the PS3 to the projector? Thanks!

Originally Posted by anelson3411

OK so I have case #5(pasted below from sticky): i have followed the instructions and trouble-shot to death and need some expert help.

basically have older AVR Onkyo HT-R510(B) (i know the optical jack and cable both work by testing on my HD Tuner), but cannot get the ps3 to output digitally, infact, cant get any sound at all to come out (when directly outputting from optical). when I use HDMI setting it works fine and i can optical out from the TV to the receiver and even then it is fine, but is not digital.
I switched audio output for both HDMI and Optical to bitstream (and did it leaving HDMI sound alone too), and changed sound settings to optical and selected all 3 options, dolby, dts and AAV.

someone please help, it is extremely frustrating. I noticed most of these problems are back in 2007 so im hoping someone has the magic answer....



Case 5: PS3 connected to a recent vintage HDTV with HDMI and connected to an older AVR via optical digital audio cable (i.e., Toslink).

In this case you should use an HDMI cable to connect from the HDMI output on your PS3 directly an available HDMI input on your HDTV. Then use an optical digital cable (i.e., Toslink) to connected the PS3 digital audio output to an available optical digital input on your AVR. Your AVR will receive the digital audio data (with the PS3 set to provide bitstream output via it optical digital audio output) from the PS3 via the optical cable. The AVR will decode/process it then output the audio to the connected speakers. The HD video will be sent directly to your HDTV via the HDMI connection. Note that optical digital is limited to only carrying the basic Dolby Digital and DTS surround sound formats (essentially as provided with DVD players but in some cases with BD's you will get somewhat higher bit rates) and cannot carry the highest fidelity surround sound formats supported on some Blu-ray Discs. This is a limitation of having an AVR that does not support HDMI inputs, but in this case the PS3 can be configured to still be compatible with your existing equipment.

Suggested PS3 Audio and Video additional Settings for Case 5 (starting from XMB and Settings drop down menu):
XMB >>> Settings >>> Display Settings >>> Video Output Settings = HDMI >>> Setting Method=AUTOMATIC
XMB >>> Settings >>> BD/DVD Settings >>> BD/DVD Auto Output Format (Optical Digital)=BITSTREAM
XMB >>> Settings >>> Sound Settings >>> Audio Output Settings >>> Select the connector..= DIGITAL OUTPUT (OPTICAL)

Originally Posted by frankmar

Can I copy a blu-ray or DVD on the hard drive and then play it later on the ps3 if so, how. and will I get 1080p and 5.1 dolby digital when playing from the hd. tia

Originally Posted by erwos

This is of dubious legality, but you could theoretically use AnyDVD HD to get it to the drive, and then use Handbrake or similar software (AutoMKV?) to re-encode it to MPEG-4(H.264+AAC-5.1). You would then use Windows Media Player to stream it over, but you'll need some plugins (ffdshow-tryouts?).

Originally Posted by tijanaw

Guys, my 1st post here but first of all thanks for the wealth of information found here & thanks to Everyone who contributed to sharing their knowledge and experiences. I can't seem to find an answer anywhere so here is my question: When using the PS3 (80G) to watch you tube video, when I expand it to the full view it always ask me to download the plugin and after playing maybe the 1st minute, it will prompt me for not having enough memory and stop playing.
My question is how can stop this from happening and can I download normal browser i.e Firefox or Safari to use as browser for the PS3?I just want to be able to use watch videos online without having to download a plugin EVERYTIME & not being able to take advantage of the full TV screen width.
I apologize if this has been covered somewhere else.
Thanks.

Originally Posted by mnc

Hey sorry if this is a stupid question but, I just hooked up my PS3 and am playing the sample disc that comes with it. I have all of my settings correct, but I am only getting Dolby Pro Logic through the optical output to my receiver. Is that normal for this disc, or is something wrong?

Originally Posted by frankmar

I suggest you go to the first post of this forum and check the Audio section midway find which audio reflects the way you're connected to the avr and set up the ps3 and tested.

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1058533

I hope the dvd is 5.1 Digit. Dolby or more.

Originally Posted by nealh

I read the audio..but I am a reall newbie

Dynamic range control only works on Linear PCM not bitstream is this correct

Since I am using optical audio connection, I set audio to bitstream so dynamic range should not work correct

Originally Posted by frankmar

I am not a tecki myself,

I think your system is set up like mine.

Connection to tv through HDMI
Connection to AVR through optic cable. then follow this:


Case 5: PS3 connected to a recent vintage HDTV with HDMI and connected to an older AVR via optical digital audio cable (i.e., Toslink).

In this case you should use an HDMI cable to connect from the HDMI output on your PS3 directly an available HDMI input on your HDTV. Then use an optical digital cable (i.e., Toslink) to connected the PS3 digital audio output to an available optical digital input on your AVR. Your AVR will receive the digital audio data (with the PS3 set to provide bitstream output via it optical digital audio output) from the PS3 via the optical cable. The AVR will decode/process it then output the audio to the connected speakers. The HD video will be sent directly to your HDTV via the HDMI connection. Note that optical digital is limited to only carrying the basic Dolby Digital and DTS surround sound formats (essentially as provided with DVD players but in some cases with BD's you will get somewhat higher bit rates) and cannot carry the highest fidelity surround sound formats supported on some Blu-ray Discs. This is a limitation of having an AVR that does not support HDMI inputs, but in this case the PS3 can be configured to still be compatible with your existing equipment.

Suggested PS3 Audio and Video additional Settings for Case 5 (starting from XMB and Settings drop down menu):

* XMB >>> Settings >>> Display Settings >>> Video Output Settings = HDMI >>> Setting Method=AUTOMATIC

* XMB >>> Settings >>> BD/DVD Settings >>> BD/DVD Auto Output Format (Optical Digital)=BITSTREAM

* XMB >>> Settings >>> Sound Settings >>> Audio Output Settings >>> Select the connector..= DIGITAL OUTPUT (OPTICAL)




your should get dolby digital 5.1 in your avr.

hope this helped.

I should be sleeping more often at the Holiday Express.

Originally Posted by nealh

Thanks..I am setup this way as per FAQ...but AM I correct to assume I can use Dynamic range control since I am not using linear PCM...thus should just turn this off?

Originally Posted by jmpage2

This has been beaten to death (do a search). Many users who have multiple players have reported that there is no discernable difference between bitstream audio to their AVR vs. using the PS3 to decode the audio and transmit it as PCM. There are a few (small but vocal minority) members who insist that bitstream sounds better.

If you really want bitstream for whatever reason, your best bet would simply be to buy a player that supports this feature.

Keep in mind that the folks at Criterion are using a PS3 as their BD player. If PCM from the PS3 is good enough for them, it's sure as hell good enough for me with my <$100K audio set up.

Originally Posted by Ron Jones

You can just set Dynamic Range to Off as it is a feature for those using LPCM output. Even for those using LPCM output, keeping the Dynamic Range set to Off is best for most users as it delivers the full dynamic range of the disc's sound track.

Originally Posted by frankmar

I am not a tecki myself,

I think your system is set up like mine.

Connection to tv through HDMI
Connection to AVR through optic cable. then follow this:


Case 5: PS3 connected to a recent vintage HDTV with HDMI and connected to an older AVR via optical digital audio cable (i.e., Toslink).

In this case you should use an HDMI cable to connect from the HDMI output on your PS3 directly an available HDMI input on your HDTV. Then use an optical digital cable (i.e., Toslink) to connected the PS3 digital audio output to an available optical digital input on your AVR. Your AVR will receive the digital audio data (with the PS3 set to provide bitstream output via it optical digital audio output) from the PS3 via the optical cable. The AVR will decode/process it then output the audio to the connected speakers. The HD video will be sent directly to your HDTV via the HDMI connection. Note that optical digital is limited to only carrying the basic Dolby Digital and DTS surround sound formats (essentially as provided with DVD players but in some cases with BD's you will get somewhat higher bit rates) and cannot carry the highest fidelity surround sound formats supported on some Blu-ray Discs. This is a limitation of having an AVR that does not support HDMI inputs, but in this case the PS3 can be configured to still be compatible with your existing equipment.

Suggested PS3 Audio and Video additional Settings for Case 5 (starting from XMB and Settings drop down menu):

* XMB >>> Settings >>> Display Settings >>> Video Output Settings = HDMI >>> Setting Method=AUTOMATIC

* XMB >>> Settings >>> BD/DVD Settings >>> BD/DVD Auto Output Format (Optical Digital)=BITSTREAM

* XMB >>> Settings >>> Sound Settings >>> Audio Output Settings >>> Select the connector..= DIGITAL OUTPUT (OPTICAL)




your should get dolby digital 5.1 in your avr.

hope this helped.

I should be sleeping more often at the Holiday Express.

Originally Posted by nealh

Thank you

I set Dynamic range ON because it supposedly helps to hear the dialogue better(and my wife is so sensitive and misses some of the dialogue...then she is always asking what did they say)

Originally Posted by DavidHir

I would like to know how many watts the 80 gig PS3 uses for Blu-ray playback; also, how much difference does this make on an electric bill as compared to a standalone unit? I've been considering getting a PS3 as a backup player.

Originally Posted by DavidHir

I would like to know how many watts the 80 gig PS3 uses for Blu-ray playback; also, how much difference does this make on an electric bill as compared to a standalone unit? I've been considering getting a PS3 as a backup player.

Originally Posted by Ron Jones

If the PS3 were to consume 100 watts more than a standalone player that would mean for a typical 2 hour long movie the PS3 would consume an extra 200 Watt-hours of electric. Even if you pay $0.15 per 1000 Watt-hours (i.e, 1 KW-Hour) that would mean it would cost you an extra 3 cents to play a BD movie on the PS3 as compared to a standalone BD player.