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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Originally Posted by BillKen /forum/post/12967179
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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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.
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?
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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)
Get the 80GB, you be surprised how fast HDDE space is eaten up once you start Downloading games and using the PS3 for media stuff. Also it has BC on PS2 games, which the 40GB lacks, and that is a huge deal to me.
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