twj008 Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 is the blu ray player on the PS3 as good of quality as a stand alone player? Not really many games I find interesting on the PS3 that the 360 doesnt have but if it's the same as the stand alone, i'll go ahead and get the PS3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreamsINdigital Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 Yes, the quality is the same. The PS3 is considered one of the best blu-ray players. Since the firmware can be updated, it can comply with future blu-ray profiles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrimReeper Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 Sure the PS3 is the most future proof of blu-ray players since it has network connectivity and get an new player profile easily but do you have any proof that the PS3 is as good or better than a stand alone player would be quality wise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emn1ty Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 I think the quality is top notch, but the fact it isn't a newer, dedicated player may make it slower. That would be my assumption. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonComet Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 My PS3 looks and sounds the same as my Panasonic BD30K. The PS3 loads movies much faster, but the fan is louder. However, the Panasonic had a couple hiccups, momentary freezes, on Sunshine, which the PS3 did not. That's the only movie of the 20-30 I own so far that has had any issue on the Panasonic but it still was annoying. From what I've read that movie is causing slight issues on most of the non-ps3 players though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrimReeper Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 Ok I found this article which basically says the PS3 is as good if not better than stand alone players besides from the loud fan issue. Shootout: 3 Blu-ray Disc Players Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randomnut Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 The PS3 is probably the fastest blu ray player out there, because Cell is fast enough to be able to handle the excessively bloated Java code. A lot of standalones struggle and can take upwards of 2 minutes from turn on to video on screen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrimReeper Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 Well from the article I linked the PS3 (from hitting play) took 10 seconds I believe and the standalones took 30 and 32 seconds respectively. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dewaaz Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 what about audio decoding though? i remember reading that a certain codec was not available for the 1st gen players that would be implemented in future ones... does that apply to the ps3 as well? i think it was dolby truehd or something :-/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soniqstylz Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 what about audio decoding though? i remember reading that a certain codec was not available for the 1st gen players that would be implemented in future ones... does that apply to the ps3 as well?i think it was dolby truehd or something :-/ DTS HD. http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/01/02/why-t...blu-ray-player/ Also: http://www.idoblu.co.uk/page2%20Blu-ray%20Players.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+StevoFC MVC Posted January 20, 2008 MVC Share Posted January 20, 2008 Ok I found this article which basically says the PS3 is as good if not better than stand alone players besides from the loud fan issue.Shootout: 3 Blu-ray Disc Players The new 40gb ps3 isn't loud at all what so ever. I think it may be quieter than my HD DVD player actually. I can't even hear my PS3 when it is on over the sound my computer makes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
American Ninja Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 The new 40gb ps3 isn't loud at all what so ever. I think it may be quieter than my HD DVD player actually. I can't even hear my PS3 when it is on over the sound my computer makes. I got a 60GB US and I cant even tell when its on. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazzyyfool Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 Ok I found this article which basically says the PS3 is as good if not better than stand alone players besides from the loud fan issue.Shootout: 3 Blu-ray Disc Players That article is a year old now, some of the things mentioned in the PS3 section aren't true. Namely, it says that the PS3 does not upscale standard DVD's which, because of the upgradable nature of the PS3, it does in fact upscale now - and it does it very well indeed. Also FWIW, I don't find the fan on my 60GB PS3 loud at all. Far from it. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starchild Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 I think the quality is top notch, but the fact it isn't a newer, dedicated player may make it slower. That would be my assumption. Wow. I'm sorry, but that assumption is laughible. The PS3 is probably the fastest blu ray player out there, because Cell is fast enough to be able to handle the excessively bloated Java code. A lot of standalones struggle and can take upwards of 2 minutes from turn on to video on screen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sn00pie Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 i'm pretty sure that the PS3 is the best BD player you can buy right now, well i guess for its price... :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randomnut Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 Also i've got to say the 40GB PS3 is almost silent, I leave it folding most of the day and I don't notice it. Far quieter than the xbox or even just the xbox hddvd drive. I'm using my ps3 solely as a blu ray player now instead of games machine and it does a fantastic job, I use my 360 for gaming as i've come to hate the cheap tacky sixaxis controller, just horrible to play with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sn00pie Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 yeah, my 40gb is pretty silent, i can hear a hum but not enough to notice. however i've had about 2 moments where the fans have kicked in on full speed, so loud i had to turn off the system lol. :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emn1ty Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Wow. I'm sorry, but that assumption is laughible. No, it was a basic assumption. I admit I was wrong though, so maybe you should try and not pick a fight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sin-ergy Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 yeah, my 40gb is pretty silent, i can hear a hum but not enough to notice. however i've had about 2 moments where the fans have kicked in on full speed, so loud i had to turn off the system lol. :/ lol that happened to me once when i was trying to move the ps3 around. i think i ended up covering up the vents and it went berserk on me. i thought it was gonna take off. i freaked out and shut it off! :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Novaoblivion Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 The PS3 is a great Blu-ray player. I have never used a stand alone one but the PS3 works well and it can be updated to support newer BD profiles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrimReeper Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 That article is a year old now, some of the things mentioned in the PS3 section aren't true. Namely, it says that the PS3 does not upscale standard DVD's which, because of the upgradable nature of the PS3, it does in fact upscale now - and it does it very well indeed. Also FWIW, I don't find the fan on my 60GB PS3 loud at all. Far from it. :D Thanks for letting me know :D I did realise that the article was old but thought lots of what it had to say would still be relevant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TruckWEB Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 DTS HD.http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/01/02/why-t...blu-ray-player/ Well, maybe the PS3 can't do DTS-HD, but is it a big loss? Not only would you need to buy a much more expensive Blu-Ray player, but you need a good A/V receiver to get the full DTS-HD support. So for $400, I think the PS3 is a nice player, even without DTS-HD. Oh, and it's a good Media Station and it can play games... Try that on any other Blu-Ray player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soniqstylz Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 Well, maybe the PS3 can't do DTS-HD, but is it a big loss? Not only would you need to buy a much more expensive Blu-Ray player, but you need a good A/V receiver to get the full DTS-HD support.So for $400, I think the PS3 is a nice player, even without DTS-HD. Oh, and it's a good Media Station and it can play games... Try that on any other Blu-Ray player. Oh, I agree, I don't think my reciever will even do DTS. It does do PCM, so that's fine by me. Just was pointing it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrimReeper Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 DTS HD.http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/01/02/why-t...blu-ray-player/ Also: http://www.idoblu.co.uk/page2%20Blu-ray%20Players.html "it can also be used to route Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio bitstreams to an outboard receiver or processor equipped with Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio decoding." I don't know who to believe :s damn mixed messages :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julius Caro Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 I guess check the AVS forums or something. I guess eventually the ps3 can decode every of the codecs, I think the problem was with bitstreaming. I seriously don't know about dts-hd or the others. And back on topic, the ps3 is the mother of all disc players when compared to the ps2 dvd player, lol. It's a really good player IMO, it has enough "options". The only things I'm missing from old fashioned standalones is subtitle capability in divx files. I guess! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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