Blu-Ray' are not very clear on my PS3 :(

Virdi

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Hi all,

Yesterday I tried two Blu-Ray films on my PS3 - Hooked up to a new Samsung 40" 1080p LCD (LE40M87BDX) via HDMI

...however, the picture is not pin sharp clear - I can see little dots and it's basically a bit grainy :(

...but when I game on the PS3 or X360 - The Picture is 100% clear....

..Am I doing something wrong? is there any settings I need to change on the PS3?

Thanks
 
I just called up the Playstation helpline - They advised that they've had no other reports of this... and advised me to test the PS3 on a different TV and try a different HDMI cable. They said there are no settings that I need to play with - Apart from the HDMI port being enabled in 1080p mode.

...and then if not - Take it back to retailer and they should swap it for a new one.
 
Maybe a faulty HDMI cable or the cable is too long and not wide enough so too much data is going thru the cable?
 
Virdi said:
Hi all,

Yesterday I tried two Blu-Ray films on my PS3 - Hooked up to a new Samsung 40" 1080p LCD (LE40M87BDX) via HDMI

...however, the picture is not pin sharp clear - I can see little dots and it's basically a bit grainy :(

...but when I game on the PS3 or X360 - The Picture is 100% clear....

..Am I doing something wrong? is there any settings I need to change on the PS3?

Thanks
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Only cartoon films have no dots, i think its just the way the films are made.

Even in the theatre you can the dots in open blue skys.

sid
 
I have both A PS3 and a Samsung 40" 1080p LCD (LE40M87BDX). I too have watched Stealth and find that it looks brilliant and does not exhibit the issues that you describe. I would rule out the PS3 - this is because setting up the Samsung can be a black art.

Use these settings - I find them spot on (maybe a little dark so fiddle about) :-

http://www.hdtvtest.co.uk/news/2007/04/22/samsung-le40m86bd-settings/
 
wwwebber said:
I have both A PS3 and a Samsung 40" 1080p LCD (LE40M87BDX). I too have watched Stealth and find that it looks brilliant and does not exhibit the issues that you describe. I would rule out the PS3 - this is because setting up the Samsung can be a black art.

Use these settings - I find them spot on (maybe a little dark so fiddle about) :-

http://www.hdtvtest.co.uk/news/2007/04/22/samsung-le40m86bd-settings/
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Ok - thanks - I will try this.

I just can't see it being a problem with the TV - As the when I game - It's 100% clear...

...and there are other people complaining about exactly the same issue as me:

http://forums.cnet.com/5208-10151_102-0.html?forumID=96&threadID=247717&messageID=2486872
 
Sounds like a blu-ray to me, you can't expect the picture to be perfect, some are better than others but most films will still exhibit noise to some degree. Same with DVDs, some are just better than others.

Game graphics obviously don't exhibit this because they are not subject to the laws of physics.

It could be a setting on your TV that is making it more visible though.
 
Skyfall said:
Sounds like a blu-ray to me, you can't expect the picture to be perfect, some are better than others but most films will still exhibit noise to some degree. Same with DVDs, some are just better than others.

Game graphics obviously don't exhibit this because they are not subject to the laws of physics.

It could be a setting on your TV that is making it more visible though.
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I'm gonna have a play with the settings on the TV tonight and I'm also gonna try out my friend's Toshiba HD DVD player....
 
Virdi said:
Ok - thanks - I will try this.

I just can't see it being a problem with the TV - As the when I game - It's 100% clear...

...and there are other people complaining about exactly the same issue as me:

http://forums.cnet.com/5208-10151_102-0.html?forumID=96&threadID=247717&messageID=2486872
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All I can say is that my setup is fine and looks superb, my family and friends also agree.

Things to note are - ensure Movie Plus is switched off (awful picture processing), the TV is not in Game Mode and you've got Just Scan switched on for 1:1 pixel mapping.
 
wwwebber said:
Things to note are - ensure Movie Plus is switched off (awful picture processing), the TV is not in Game Mode and you've got Just Scan switched on for 1:1 pixel mapping.
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Yeah, my Sony 40W2000 also needed a lot of tweaking to get it right, also turning off all post processing and setting up 1:1 pixel mapping.

On the other hand a badly setup LCD will not give white dots and grain but it can highlight them if they are in the movie.
 
Warbie said:
You'll notice grain on a lot of Blu-rays, especially the poorer quality ones.
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What makes them 'poor quality'?

I can't understand how they can sell products which are supposed to be HD quality but in reality the picture quality is not 100% clear??
 
Various things - the source material, how well they're encoded or touched up. I'm by no means an expert.

I notice grain at the cinema, on standard def dvd, Blu-ray, HDDVD, normal tele watching. The larger the screen the more obvious grain becomes and different displays can hide it to different degrees. I find that it's sometimes more obvious with high def material as the picture is so sharp - you see everything. On standard def, grain can be hidden in the blur.

Try something like Dead Man's Chest. Review sites also help - http://www.highdefdigest.com/ is pretty good - as Blu-ray can vary in quality considerably. Fortunately, the best movies nearly always look decent :)
 
Warbie said:
Various things - the source material, how well they're encoded or touched up. I'm by no means an expert.

I notice grain at the cinema, on standard def dvd, Blu-ray, HDDVD, normal tele watching. The larger the screen the more obvious grain becomes and different displays can hide it to different degrees. I find that it's sometimes more obvious with high def material as the picture is so sharp - you see everything. On standard def, grain can be hidden in the blur.

Try something like Dead Man's Chest. Review sites also help - http://www.highdefdigest.com/ is pretty good - as Blu-ray can vary in quality considerably. Fortunately, the best movies nearly always look decent :)
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You would have thought that anything on HD would be perfect. Is n't that the point of HD after all?
 
Virdi said:
What makes them 'poor quality'?

I can't understand how they can sell products which are supposed to be HD quality but in reality the picture quality is not 100% clear??
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HD is just a pre-defined resolution (720i/p - 1080i/p) it doesn't guarantee the quality of the video to be flawless, most films would not have been filmed with HD in mind so a lot of HD-DVD/BluRay movies will be similar to the standard DVD version except with less compression.
 
Drukk said:
You would have thought that anything on HD would be perfect. Is n't that the point of HD after all?
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No, the point of HD is to display at a resolution of 1280x720p or higher. Invariably, such a high resolution will show imperfections up more clearly. The lower the resolution, the less likely you are to find 'noise'. Unlucky really.
 
Pretty much all films have a degree of noise on them. Some are worse than others. The sharpness of LCD tends to show up the problem more though. You just have to live with it, the noise is on the original masters (although compression doesn't help of course). Don't sit too close and try not to think about it :)
 
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