PS3 Firmware 2.30 Details (New Online Store, DTS-HD, etc.)

DTS-HD makes this THE best blu ray player out there.

When do pre-orders for the MGS PS3 Pack become available?

 

Just the development I was waiting for. Now time for me to make that purchase of a Playstation 3 and bring the experience on home....or whatever.

Eh, I dont think I've even seen a SAMPLE of Blu-ray video before anywhere. But it sounds really good?

 

Yes I did!


After the Profile 2.0 update a few weeks ago, this is really all that was missing to make this the best Blu-ray player on the market. Props to Sony for continuing to support the PS3 like this.

And it couldn't have come any sooner. Not only does every Fox title have DTS HD-MA, but New Line, Lion's Gate, and Image are also using the format.

 

what kind of receiver and speakers do you have again?

 

Crap I want a PS3 now!! but should i wait until the MGS4 bundle comes out? I have some BB GC's so that means the only one I can get right now is the 40GB.

i'm not too worried about backwards compatibility though.

Also here is another question. I want to plug the HDMI into my 24" LCD and the monitor has a HDMI audio output. Will that output be at least 5.1 so I can plug it into my X-fi soundcard line in and get at least 5.1 so it will play through my PC speakers?

 

Thats great i actually traded in my bdp-1200 sammy for a ps3 a few weeks ago.

while i miss the amazing upconversion provided by the sammy (thanks to the reon chip) i am happier with the faster load times and continued support for the ps3.

samsung still hasnt released updates for the plan and do not plan to support it for profile 2.0 and bd live so i had to give my player away to my sister/bro-in-law but at least it got me out of having to buy them a 5th year anniversary gift, well any gift for a while.


i just wont be able to take advantage of the dts-hd ma though i dont have that sort of cash for that sort of nice receiver.

 

Don't sweat it. If you want to upgrade your PS3 hard drive later on down the road, it is a VERY simple thing to do. I upgraded mine to a Hitachi TravelStar 200 GB hard drive also 7200 RPM instead of the 5400 that comes with the PS3. Game load times are a lot faster, and I have quite a bit more space.

I've been experimenting with converting my DVD's to MP4 (AVC) format and then transferring them to my PS3.

It's really amazing what all that thing can do. It's quickly becoming the centerpiece of my media room.

 

If they'd bundle this with GTA4....I'm out the door now to get one.

 

What program do you use to do that?

 

It depends on what kind of DVD's you are trying to convert. When I am dealing with unencrypted DVD's, then I always use NERO Recode (Ver. 3). It comes with NERO 8. They are really easy to convert, but sometimes the PS3 is picky about the video bitrates that you choose. You won't really be able to improve the overall product, but it won't be any worse than DVD quality. Then, you just copy the file to a storage medium (i.e. pen drive) and plug it in to the front of your PS3 and copy the file to the hard drive.

One cool thing is that if you have a DVD that has a surround sound soundtrack (i.e. Dolby Digital 5.1) then the .MP4 can keep that format and you'll hear the exact same soundtrack when you play it through your PS3. I started doing it as a side project because my wife was griping about how much (physical) space our movies were taking up in the house.

 

Where can I find solid instructions on upgrading/replacing the HD? Mine is the 80gb already, but I can defeinitely see the benefits of increasing that size down the road.

 

I've been downloading wmv-hd movies, uh... i mean movie trailers... and playing them on my ps3. The ps3 does not support windows media audio 10, so i have to strip the audio and re-encode it to wma 9, then re-mux the audio and video. I wonder if the new firmware update will support wma 10?

 

Hey, RC

Do you know if the "Gun Metal" PS3 bundle is going to have backward compatibility? It was just confirmed for the US, but I couldn't find any details

 

I have two 20GB PS3s. One in the bedroom with a Pioneer Elite VSX-81TXV receiver and an Onkyo 7.1 home theater in a box. In the living room, the other one is hooked up to an Onkyo 605 receiver with Paradigm 6.1 speakers and subwoofer.

 

that is awesome, i can't wait for the update. my ps3 is bad ass.
I like how you could buy GT5 from the store.

 

DTS-HD is 7.1 right?

yeah Pioneer Elite. you maybe the only one on this thread that has a receiver that costs more than some people's tvs.

I've got Pioneer..regular. I guess all that stuff down converts to regular DTS 5.1 and DD anyways.