i am really dying to get a PS3, but my question is, what is the difference between the 40 gig and 80 gig systems besides memory?..............and also how long does it take to get the 5 free blue rays offered at cc when purchasing this?
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2 less USB ports, no memory card slots, no backward compatibility and no sacd support for 40gb vs. 80gb.
I'm at just over a month on waiting for my 5 free.
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Originally Posted by metal83 /forum/post/12967133
i am really dying to get a PS3, but my question is, what is the difference between the 40 gig and 80 gig systems besides memory?..............and also how long does it take to get the 5 free blue rays offered at cc when purchasing this?
2 less USB ports, no memory card slots, no backward compatibility and no sacd support for 40gb vs. 80gb.
I'm at just over a month on waiting for my 5 free.
and another question i have, does the PS3 upconvert regular DVDS. and if so...what does it upconvert too, 1080i or 1080p?
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2 less USB ports, no memory card slots, no backward compatibility and no sacd support for 40gb vs. 80gb.
I'm at just over a month on waiting for my 5 free.
and another question i have, does the PS3 upconvert regular DVDS. and if so...what does it upconvert too, 1080i or 1080p?
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It upconverts DVDs to 1080p. Also, it took probably 2 months before I got my five blu-ray movies.
cool..do you guys think its worth getting the ps3 for the blue ray player, or would i be better off getting a stand alone blue ray?
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Originally Posted by wickedmpulse /forum/post/12967223
It upconverts DVDs to 1080p. Also, it took probably 2 months before I got my five blu-ray movies.
cool..do you guys think its worth getting the ps3 for the blue ray player, or would i be better off getting a stand alone blue ray?
That's what I bought my PS3 for and I'm happy with it.
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Originally Posted by metal83 /forum/post/12967254
cool..do you guys think its worth getting the ps3 for the blue ray player, or would i be better off getting a stand alone blue ray?
That's what I bought my PS3 for and I'm happy with it.
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The ps3 is considered one of the best blu-ray players on the market, if not the best. There's some kind of protocal it currented doesn't support (1.1?), but I'm sure a software update will take care of that. Plus its considered an very good, if not excellent dvd upconverter. I use it for 100% of my media on my 73 inch DLP and I love it.
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The PS3 will make an excellent Blu-ray player. It already has all of the features needed to be 2.0-compliant.
That is, except the actual firmware to make it 2.0.
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The PS3 will make an excellent Blu-ray player. It already has all of the features needed to be 2.0-compliant.
That is, except the actual firmware to make it 2.0.
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Right, which is why I said it had the required features.
Sony already has 2.0 running on in-house units. They've used them to demo the features of 2.0. They're just waiting until another 2.0-compliant player hits the market before they release the firmware, as a concession to their consortium partners.
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That is, except the actual firmware to make it 2.0.
Right, which is why I said it had the required features.
Sony already has 2.0 running on in-house units. They've used them to demo the features of 2.0. They're just waiting until another 2.0-compliant player hits the market before they release the firmware, as a concession to their consortium partners.
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Just a reminder: the PS3 only upconverts DVDs over HDMI!
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Originally Posted by metal83 /forum/post/12967200
and another question i have, does the PS3 upconvert regular DVDS. and if so...what does it upconvert too, 1080i or 1080p?
Just a reminder: the PS3 only upconverts DVDs over HDMI!
Also no 5.1 analog output, so you need an HDMI receiver to get the lossless audio.
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Originally Posted by confidenceman /forum/post/12967694
Just a reminder: the PS3 only upconverts DVDs over HDMI!
Also no 5.1 analog output, so you need an HDMI receiver to get the lossless audio.
cool, sounds good, think i will pick one up pretty soon....as far as the 5.1 and lossless audio....to be honest i dont know to much about that. i do plan on getting a sounds sytem , receiver, speakers etc.....but i have to do a lot of research as i dont know much about it......are hdmi receivers common now adays?
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Originally Posted by Gmichael2 /forum/post/12968048
But you can still get 5.1 through the optical cable. Just not the new lossless.
cool, sounds good, think i will pick one up pretty soon....as far as the 5.1 and lossless audio....to be honest i dont know to much about that. i do plan on getting a sounds sytem , receiver, speakers etc.....but i have to do a lot of research as i dont know much about it......are hdmi receivers common now adays?
Which is true of all upconverting DVD players.
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Originally Posted by confidenceman /forum/post/12967694
Just a reminder: the PS3 only upconverts DVDs over HDMI!
Which is true of all upconverting DVD players.
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I have an Onkyo that is only HDMI pass through and I think it's $350 at CC. So one with actual HDMI input is gonna cost more than that...Alas, I'm stuck with my optical audio cable. The games still sound fantastic though!
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Just a reminder
If you want the 5 free Blu-ray movies.
You need to buy the PS3 by Thursday of this week.
You'll have till 02/29 to mail it in. (Rebate coupon)
If you want the 5 free Blu-ray movies.
You need to buy the PS3 by Thursday of this week.
You'll have till 02/29 to mail it in. (Rebate coupon)
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