Since we're on the topic of blu-ray. For those who have a PS3, do you set the RGB setting on limited or full? I've read that full would be used for connecting to a computer monitor but not a HDTV? I was confused on that part. I noticed since after changing the setting the Greens don't looks so super GREEN anymore which is a good thing i think.
i have a blu ray player that i hardly ever use. last weekend i decided to finally open the Casino Royale blu ray disc that i bought last year and watch the movie for the first time. a couple of days later i was at a buddy's house and he was in the middle of watching Casino Royale on a regular dvd player. it was then that I realized just how BIG of a difference there really was. blu ray blows regular dvd out of the water and is TOTALLY worth it, in my opinion.
the video quality alone is amazing. i haven't heard the sound just yet i haven't had the diposable income to put down on a higher end audio/video receiver that can decode doblyHD, dts-hd etc. i have around 75 total blu-ray/hd-dvd movies i was able to get most of the really cheap through sales and hook ups. (circuit city had a screw up about a year ago where all their hd stuff was buy one get one free was able to get a bunch of blu-rays for 15 apiece--price of a dvd) I can go back to watching dvds of course i have a large dvd collection that isnt going to go un-used but if there is a new movie that comes out that is on blu-ray that i want i will usually pick up that movie in blu-ray over dvd. there are a lot of great movies coming out next week on blu-ray. definitely worth the purchase as for the ps3 question, i used to have a samsung blu-ray player that i really liked but went with the ps3 instead because samsung stopped supporting the player so there weren't any new firmware updates after last year. i am not sure if ps3 can decode some of the certain audio formats all the way (not positive i dont really keep up with that since i dont have a receiver that can decode the high end audio formats) but at least i know if there are any new developments that come out the ps3 will have them since it represents like 70% if not more of the blu-ray player market. And because of the cpus in the ps3 the load times for a blu-ray on a ps3 is amazing. It would take like 30 seconds to a minute at times for a blu-ray to load on my samsung player. its just like a dvd on the ps3
if you have an excellent dvd player, you might be satisfied. I've owned a cheap upconvert and a better upconvert/video processing dvd player and the difference is night and day. since dvds are still the king, you should buy a bluray player that does good upscaling. not all dvd upscaling is equal.
speaking of which - i also have a ps3 which obviously has a blu ray player in it. i tried using it as a blu ray player for the first time last week and noticed that the "handshake" between the samsung dlp tv and the blu ray player and the HDMI-switching receiver connecting the 2 is always off! i always get audio but no video. i have to turn all 3 components on and off about 20-30 times before the handshake actually syncs up between all 3 components and i get audio AND video both. this is a gigantic pain in the ass. anyone else have this problem? how can it be fixed?
PS3 can decode them all but it does not bitstream, it only sends the audio in PCM format, which is a good thing because in 5 years the reciever you bought today doesn't decode some new format, your PS3 will and you can use it.
Yup..everything set to 1080i. If you watch the foreground it's not so bad, BUT I can see the flickering of the background with the pixelization caused by the compression. I don't see it as much when i'm watching on my 24" LCD though so it's definitely the flaws of the stream that are being exposed on my large TV.
yeah they are. the ps3 is plugged into the receiver which connects to the tv... all through HDMI connections the ps3 is set for 1080p, as is the tv. the ps3 powers up and you see the menu - which is not broadcast in 1080p i suppose - then when i go to play the Blu ray disc - i get a "not supported" error on the tv. a quick google search of this told me that this was a handshake issue between the tv and ps3 - but no i didn't find any resolutions on these same web sites.
have you tried taking the AVR out of the chain and seeing if that is the problem. You could see if it needs a firmware update. How old is it?
For those that are complaining about the prices of blu-ray movies...I'd recommend Netflix if you dont already have it. For an extra dollar per month, you can get Blu ray movies sent to your home. Definitely worth the extra buck.
Those 120hz large screen HDTVs make DVDs look AWESOME. Haven't seen bluray on it though because I don't have the tv myself.
I have blockbuster and I pay 21 after taxes. I get 3 movies out at a time and I have unlimited in-store exchanges so I can have up to 6 blu-ray movies at my house at the most. I think that is a good deal.
My brother has a PS3, but I havn't tried out the blue ray yet. Do I need any special cables or something, or just pop in the blue ray dvd?
