PS3 Cell

cokecan · 6 May 2006 at 12:21

Energize said:
It wont matter because everyone will be using blu-ray Besides most other people will have a dvd player anyway.

by dvd film i ment blu-ray and basically any kind of video disk

Energize · 6 May 2006 at 14:09

Im sure no-one will be using consoles to play dvds when they have a dvd player, or a pc (will own ANY dvd player).

cokecan · 6 May 2006 at 14:19

but im sure no ones got a blu-ray dvd player yet. thats my point i made in my first post. the playback for that could be shocking, meaning the people who will buy the ps3 for blu ray playback will be more than likley dissapointed

Energize · 6 May 2006 at 14:30

cokecan72 said:
but im sure no ones got a blu-ray dvd player yet. thats my point i made in my first post. the playback for that could be shocking, meaning the people who will buy the ps3 for blu ray playback will be more than likley dissapointed

Im sure it will look one hell of a lot better than dvds do anyway.

NokkonWud · 6 May 2006 at 19:13

Ultra_Extreme said:
If you sent it back its not a launch console? first batch were the ones that scratched discs and had iffy playback.

Did depend on the DVD tho aswell, some were fine.

It was a launch as it was exchanged, not sent back.

oweneades · 6 May 2006 at 19:46

Energize said:
Im sure no-one will be using consoles to play dvds when they have a dvd player, or a pc (will own ANY dvd player).

I do. I have a DVD player but I use the 360 to play dvds as its just easier (seeing as my freeview box is the only thing plugged into my tv's scart connector and I don't have a switching box to hand).

NokkonWud · 6 May 2006 at 19:47

oweneades said:
I do. I have a DVD player but I use the 360 to play dvds as its just easier (seeing as my freeview box is the only thing plugged into my tv's scart connector and I don't have a switching box to hand).

your TV only has 1 Scart!?

Eliot · 6 May 2006 at 19:52

oh come on tell me a ps2 is watchable when u plug it into a 40inch hdtv through rgb scart

JUMPURS · 6 May 2006 at 19:55

Eliot said:
oh come on tell me a ps2 is watchable when u plug it into a 40inch hdtv through rgb scart

tell me 40 inch hdtv's where available in the UKwhen the PS2 was released.

d'oh promiosed myself i wouldnt get involved in this thread UGG

edit i just fired up a DVD on my Samsung 32 inch HDTV and from 10ft away my GF says it is fine 'look like sky does'
i asked her opinion as she isn't an av/snob
and its connected via s-video but willing to try component iof u really want

Energize · 6 May 2006 at 21:52

If your using component dont forget to enable progrressive scan, makes the ps2 playback much better.

Eliot · 6 May 2006 at 23:21

pmsl, im not even going to bother

Energize · 6 May 2006 at 23:45

Eliot said:
pmsl, im not even going to bother

I was talking to jumpurs.

Phil99 · 6 May 2006 at 23:49

Eliot said:
oh come on tell me a ps2 is watchable when u plug it into a 40inch hdtv through rgb scart

Tell me what relevance it has to this thread...?

dirtydog · 7 May 2006 at 09:10

When I had a PS2 (slimline) I watched a DVD on it and expected it to be poor after all the bad things I'd heard, but it was perfectly good to my eyes. Then again I wasn't watching on a 40" HDTV :rolleyes:

NokkonWud · 7 May 2006 at 13:03

dirtydog said:
When I had a PS2 (slimline) I watched a DVD on it and expected it to be poor after all the bad things I'd heard, but it was perfectly good to my eyes. Then again I wasn't watching on a 40" HDTV

I thought you were the cheapest person on the forums... you spent money on a slimline PS2 when you could have got a fullsize for cheaper.. and as for the 40" HDTV?

oweneades · 7 May 2006 at 17:26

NokkonWud said:
your TV only has 1 Scart!?

LOL yup its a Sammy HDTV with :

Component,
Composite
VGA
DVI
Scart x1

Doesn't need more than one scart. I just don't have a different lead atm so the 360 is easier.

The Running Man · 7 May 2006 at 20:02

as above, anyone knows that ps2 through component with progressive is much morre suited toa 40" HDTV....

some of my mates only have a TV and a ps2 in their rooms, so without that they wouldnt be able to play DVD's... and they cba buying one when the ps2 does an adequate job...

dirtydog · 7 May 2006 at 20:09

NokkonWud said:
I thought you were the cheapest person on the forums... you spent money on a slimline PS2 when you could have got a fullsize for cheaper.. and as for the 40" HDTV?

I wanted a new one so slimline was the only choice

I was amazed how tiny it was :eek:

The 40" HDTV comment was in reference to above posts slating the PS2's output because it didn't look so good on a huge LCD screen, which is hardly fair in my opinion

'Next-gen' consoles ought to output DVDs at HD resolutions (upscale)* but the PS2 is from a different era.

(* I realise the 360 doesn't actually do this)

NokkonWud · 7 May 2006 at 20:13

I totally agree with you Dirtydog. It's uninformed people talking nonsense.

Boogle · 8 May 2006 at 09:33

I think the people who buy a console for DVD/HD-DVD/BluRay playback as a feature will be people who don't really care about quality. Sony obviously consider BluRay a major thing and are hoping for the PS3 to be a driving force. I hope(?) real players will be out before the PS3 otherwise BluRay will not impress people who care.

I've seen Xbox 360 DVD playback, and its abysmal. I've also seen PS2 DVD playback (having both consoles) and it was quite poor as well. A cheap £50 player offers significantly better quality, as does my PC. I think its fairly safe to say the PS3's BluRay playback will be poor as well.

However, people who use the PS3 as a primary player will not be that rich (in which case they may not have a HDTV, so it won't matter), or they don't have enough space - in which case a small TV is almost a certainty, or they just don't care about quality that much. Of course with Sony hyping BluRay, should the PS3 become the leading force for BluRay I suspect many people may end up disappointed.

I appear to have stated my point twice, I think I will be leaving now :eek: