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PS3 Firware update (2.10) coming tomorrow - Blu-Ray 1.1 support! Divx! splooooge
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Philanthropist
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Luckyman said:
Considering that Sony co-created the CD and the DVD, Sony is making money for every 360 game sold
Both companies have agreements and benefit from each other in many ways. But I guess you just don't know this.
Just popped in to say that if it is supposed to go live in Europe "tomorrow," that means it's going up tonight in the United States. Expect the update around 10PM in accordance with the prophecy because that's when EVERY (not an exaggeration) firmware update has hit.
9 and a half hours left. The wait begins.
9 and a half hours left. The wait begins.
DarkJediKnight
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SS4Rob said:
If DTS MA decoding is enabled in the PS3, all you need is a receiver that accepts audio through HDMI. If DTS MA is bitstreamed, then you need one of the new receivers with built in decoders.
joesmokey said:
hmm I didn't know that. If PS3 uses FAT32 the file size limit has to be 4 GB and if it's FAT16 it has to be 2 GB. So I guess PS3 has another FS?
Personally I think the 2 GB video size limit has to do with the limited memory but I haven't seen any bigger divx/xvid files anyway.
JediMasterMatt
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I'm using the Onkyo 905; but, any receiver that processes audio via HDMI should be able to take advantage of DTS-MA HD because when/if the PS3 gets it... it'll have to decode the audio internally and send it out via analog through HDMI. Word is that although the PS3 is HDMI 1.3, its chipset cannot send HBR (high bitrate audio). That's why no DTS-MA yet and that's why no Dolby TrueHD being processed externally as of yet.SS4Rob said:
Big discussion over at AVS about the chipset in use on the PS3. General concensous is that HBR isn't going to happen.
If DTS-MA doesn't get here by the time Master & Commander comes out in the States, I'm going to need to pick up a stand alone player against my wishes.
DarkJediKnight said:
Right - that is why I'm asking specifically what receivers people are using to decode DTS-MA. I mean my current 4 year old receiver can "play" DTS-MA but that is because its being dumbed down to regular DTS. I want to know what receiver people are using that decodes it properly. I've only seen one Onkyo but reviews said its HDMI upconversion is limiting and awful, both of which are not good, heh.
JediMasterMatt said:
This is the review I was reading aboot - the 605 rather than the 905:
http://reviews.*********/av-receivers/onkyo-tx-sr605-black/4505-6466_7-32430579.html
How is your upconversion?
Edit: LOL - I forgot about the Sea Net ban
MrNyarlathotep
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This is still my favourite PA strip ever
SS4Rob said:This is the review I was reading aboot - the 605 rather than the 905:
http://reviews.*********/av-receivers/onkyo-tx-sr605-black/4505-6466_7-32430579.html
How is your upconversion?
Edit: LOL - I forgot about the Sea Net ban
What are the ***** supposed to be? Nevermind figured out what it was, reading review now curious what the problems are as an owner of a 605.
user friendly
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SOLDIER said:
It was pretty much the only advantage that HD DVD had over BD. Now all that's left is the web features, which I don't see being all that important.
Great update.
Valkyr Junkie
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SS4Rob said:
When the PS3 gets the ability to decode DTS-MA and convert it to a PCM stream, anyone with a receiver that supports LPCM over HDMI will be able to receive full DTS-MA and not just the core DTS 1.5Mbit track you get over optical on receivers like yours most likely. Those of us with 2007 model receivers and higher have internal DTS-MA decoding, so we have the option of letting the PS3 just send a bitstream or send a decoded LPCM track. I have an Onkyo 805.
Some of you guys complain way too much. Only thing I can agree with is probably Voice Changer, but the others, oh man...
DivX support -> "aw fuck, I can't watch the old-ass illegal 3.11 encodes! FUCKING BLOWS!"
Blu-Ray 1.1 support, something many 1st-gen retail players won't ever have (or it will be a PITA to update the firmware -> "1.1 huh? Who gives a fucking shit? GIMME SOMETHING WORTHWHILE!!11!!!"
I'd probably beat some of your asses if I ever met you complainos on the street. With that said, any update is a welcome update!
DivX support -> "aw fuck, I can't watch the old-ass illegal 3.11 encodes! FUCKING BLOWS!"
Blu-Ray 1.1 support, something many 1st-gen retail players won't ever have (or it will be a PITA to update the firmware -> "1.1 huh? Who gives a fucking shit? GIMME SOMETHING WORTHWHILE!!11!!!"
I'd probably beat some of your asses if I ever met you complainos on the street.
With that said, any update is a welcome update!SOLDIER said:
Right now there are no Blu-ray movies that do that. I believe Sunshine early next year is the first. 1.1 is able to do a lot of things and the p-i-p is just an example of that. And you can only use p-i-p with stuff on the disc itself not the hard drive or anything.
rhfb said:How would I go about getting all of the data currently on my PS3 off the HDD, so I can install a huge ass one to store some movies/tv shows I've ripped? Or is it a no go
If you have an external USB hard drive, you can use that. PS3 has a built in backup function specifically to do exactly what you just asked about.
JediMasterMatt
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SS4Rob said:This is the review I was reading aboot - the 605 rather than the 905:
http://reviews.*********/av-receivers/onkyo-tx-sr605-black/4505-6466_7-32430579.html
How is your upconversion?
Edit: LOL - I forgot about the Sea Net ban
The Onkyo 875 and 905 both use HQV's Reon video processor. Basically it's as good as anything on the market up to 1080p resolution. The only processor that beats it is HQVs Realta processor and that only has an avantage because it can scale to resolutions beyond 1080p and handle some really funky cadences that don't really exist in the real world.
I LOVE my Onkyo 905. It's the best $1600 I've ever put into my home theater. I've got two rooms running off of one set of equipment using the 905's two HDMI outs. The only caveat is that it can't drive two rooms simulanteoulsy; but, that isn't an issue since one HDMI out is going to the projector and one is going to a flat panel. Oh, and the 905 has some serious amplification in it. Power enough that I don't even consider the possibillity of ever needed separate amplification. I haven't found a point where its internal amp has even begun to strain (although I have found a point where the structural integrity of my home theater room seems in question from the sound pressure levels).
The Onkyo's below the 875 & 905 offer Faroudja scaling. It is very capable of scaling to 480p; but, it sucks at going to resolutions beyond that. This is why Onkyo doesn't advertise the ability to scale to 720p which can be done via a hidden menu. These models do "transcode" analog signals (composite, S-video, component, etc) to HDMI. If you pick up one of these models, I'd let it spit everything out via HDMI and leave the scaling to your source device. These receivers are pretty good at switching and as an audio processor/amp. Not so much as a scaler.
The 875 and 905 are where the scaling action is at.
Back on subject - I want DTS-MA HD. <holds my breath like a child until Sony delivers>
rhfb said:How would I go about getting all of the data currently on my PS3 off the HDD, so I can install a huge ass one to store some movies/tv shows I've ripped? Or is it a no go
Why don't just stream the data from your PC? There is no reason i can think of that people should keep things on their console, especially if you're just duplicating data on your PC.
The Faceless Master
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DivX!
VC-1!
that's hot!
VC-1!
that's hot!
The Faceless Master
Member
for those people who are worrying about xvid and complaining about ;-) 3.11
;-) 3.11 isn't standards compliant, while xvid is, which would mean supporting ;-) 3.11 would require extra non-standards compliance work for a few old files.
;-) 3.11 isn't standards compliant, while xvid is, which would mean supporting ;-) 3.11 would require extra non-standards compliance work for a few old files.
Kittonwy said:Oh ffs Sony, IN GAME XMB MESSAGING.
IN
GAME
FUCKING
XMB
MESSAGING
RAWR
In-game messaging
Standard invite support
Blu-Ray 1.1 support
DTS-MA HD support
DiVX support
Being able to see what games my friends have been playing, even if I'm not logged in while they're playing
Two out of six isn't so bad for a .1 update. It'd be really nice to know that Sony knows about and is working feverishly on the rest, though.
this DTS:MA thing is starting to really irk me. I'm pretty sure it must be some political thing that's keeping them from implementing it. It shouldn't be that hard to add a software decoder for the format, and they've had over a year now. What's most annoying is that New Line, Lionsgate, and Fox/MGM all choose to use DTS:MA as their codec of choice for lossless sound, and that's a big chunk of the Blu-ray library. Hell, even Sony uses it occasionally, like on Close Encounters of the Third Kind.
