Blu Ray looks the same as 360.

I cant tell a difference between ps3 and 360 while playing a DVD. I know there is a differnece because i saw blu ray at bestbuy and blockbuster. I have HDMI cables and a HD TV. I believe everything is hooked up right, do i have to set up blu ray in the ps3 menu? I checked but couldnt see anything about blu ray. Any help is greatly appericated!

The ps3 does upscale dvds, so it should look better than the x360 but fairly marginally. The true difference will come when you pop in a blu ray.mitchconlin

Upscaling does not improve video quality. In it simplest sense, video upscaling is the process of converting one picture size to another. so HD-DVD and Blu Ray technology are much better than an upscaled DVD. Cheers!soyt_llusala

(upscaling is a joke, and yes i still laugh at it when i hear it)Rakuho

I'd take upscaling over no upscaling still when watching DVDs. The software smoothens the image and sharpens it a little so it doesn't look like an interlaced mess of crap on my display. BluRays on the other hand are just gorgeous on the films that make proper use of the format's capability of keeping near 1:1 reproduction of the film contents without the addition or noise, grain, and etc, that we've had on DVDs for years.

(computer animated films are a prime example of what BluRay is capable of, go check out Kung Fu Panda or Wall-E some time)

While upscaling is a perfectly valid discussion topic (and completely relevant in the PS3 forum), please refrain from making direct comparisons to other consoles in this board. I'm going to close the thread now, with the understanding that it can be remade without reference to the 360 at any time.

Sorry if this seems heavy handed, we're very careful to keep the system specific forums entirely free of console comparisons. Thanks.