ps3 as blu ray player. good?

i havent watched any blue-rays yet, but ps2 was my best dvd player, so i guess ps3 will be a good BD player.

Im w8ing for the movie 300 to come to BD before i buy one.

I received casino royal BD for free 1 month after registering with ps3 network and compared it to a regular dvd and the quality was excellent! Well worth the money dude!

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Well lets see...I believe the PS3 is one of 3 Bluray players that can output 1080p24...I believe it's one of two Bluray players that has built in TrueHD decoders...It's one of very few Bluray players with a ethernet port for firmware updates,  because of that,  BD-J can be added,  while some BD players will become obsolete when BD-J is finally done,  because of the ethernet port  it will also be amongst the first Bluray players with DTS-HD audio decoders...Firmware updates are a breeze thanks to PSN...

The only BD player i would consider over the PS3 is the Samsung BDP1200 because of the Reon chip,  but i'd rather get a receiver with a built in Reon chip for all input sources... 

 Has your dad considered a HD DVD player?  They are only $250 at Costco and $243 at Samsclub,  and both places have a satisfaction guaranteed return policy...So if he doesn't like it 3 months later, or 6 months later, or 2 years later, he can always return it and get all his money back...The HD DVD player will go back up to $350 dollars next week tho,  the $250 is a special promotion going on right now..And you get 5 free movies...

HD DVD player for $250...Lifetime Unlimited Return Policy...5 Free HD DVD's...Damn that's a hell of a deal,  im trying really hard to convince my wife we need this HD DVD player, and that we need to get rid of the HD DVD add on for the 360 because it does not output lossless audio... 

Sony should have scraped the Blue Ray player, and sold the PS3 at an affordable price. paul265

Never!

Gimme all the HD possible!

i watched casino royale (free from sony) bluray on my hdtv and thought it looked pap, not long after i watched my dvd copy of king kong and thought kong was far better quality so there you go..........bar games i can see no use for bluraybob_geldof221

So, after watching one movie, you've decryed all other hd dvd's?  If you look at reviews for Casino Royale, it's not the absolute best picture you can get.  Though, if you can't honestly see the difference between an HD dvd and a SD dvd, then you need a new tv or better cables. 

 HD dvds provide better video and better sound.  I didn't think I would be able to truly tell the difference, but watching the HDDVD version of King Kong compared to the SD version, the difference is immediately obvious.  I actually just go the PS3 yesterday for the sole reason of using it as an upconverting DVD player (instead of getting the HDMI with the 360 Elite) and Blu-Ray player (well, I'll probably grab resistance). 

 Just as with SD DVDs, there are crap quality HD DVDs. 

PS3 is just as good as any blu-ray player, but it's also about the movies.

Theres acctually a website with a tier system that rates blu ray movies from 0-4, 0 being perfect and 4 being near dvd.

PS3 is just as good as any blu-ray player, but it's also about the movies.

Theres acctually a website with a tier system that rates blu ray movies from 0-4, 0 being perfect and 4 being near dvd.

eoxide

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=753726

TIER 0 -PLATINUM-
Completely flawless picture. No artifacts whatsoever, no matter how small.

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (PCM)
Corpse Bride
A Scanner Darkly

TIER 1 -GOLD-
Little if any visible compression. Sharp image with many examples of 3D.

Chicken Little (PCM)
Open Season (PCM)
Crank (PCM)(IME)
Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl (PCM)
Happy Feet
The Wild (PCM)
The Ant Bully
Happily N'Ever After

TIER 2 -SILVER-
Not as many 3D effects, but a sharp image that feels real.

Black Hawk Down (BW)(PCM)
Kingdom of Heaven (MA)
Apocalypto (PCM)
Ice Age: The Meltdown (MA)(banding in sky shots)
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (MA)
Tears of the Sun (PCM)
Underworld: Evolution (PCM)
Casino Royale (PCM)
Gridiron Gang (PCM)
Discovery Atlas: Australia
Nine Inch Nails: Beside You In Time (THD)
Aeon Flux
Sahara
Letters From Iwo Jima (THD)
Flags of Our Fathers
Identity
The Prestige (PCM)
The Marine
Planet Earth
Hellboy (PCM)(European Release)
The Queen (PCM)
Goal: The Dream Begins
Mission: Impossible III (crushed blacks)
Eight Below (PCM)
Kung Fu Hustle (PCM)
World Trade Center
Training Day
ATL
Transporter 2 (MA)
Flyboys (MA)
Casanova
Revenge (PCM)
Ultimate Avengers (7.1 PCM)
The Guardian (PCM)
Into the Blue (PCM)
The Departed (PCM)
The Sentinel
Reign of Fire (PCM)
Fantastic 4 (MA)
The Manchurian Candidate
Phantom of the Opera
Good Night and Good Luck
The Lost City (PCM)
Toto: Live in Amsterdam
The Architect
District B13
Swordfish
The Wicker Man
Invincible (PCM)
Layer Cake (PCM)
The Covenant (PCM)
Deja Vu (PCM)
X-Men: The Last Stand (MA)
The Descent (PCM)(IME) Requires latest firmware
The Pursuit of Happyness (PCM)
Catch & Release (PCM)
Chicago
Dreamgirls
Closer (PCM)
Donnie Brasco (PCM)
Pearl Harbor (PCM)
Scooby Doo
Hart's War
Stranger than Fiction (PCM)
Babel
Flight of the Phoenix (MA)
Monster House (PCM)
Payback
Behind Enemy Lines (MA)
The World's Fastest Indian
Rocky Balboa (PCM)
Saw III
Bubble

TIER 3 -BRONZE-
Few 3D effects, some digital noise/artifacting.

King Arthur (PCM)
The Brothers Grimm (PCM)
Eragon
Ultraviolet (PCM)
Dog Day Afternoon
Black Rain
We Were Soldiers
The Transporter (MA)
A Knight's Tale (PCM)
Courage Under Fire (MA)
The War Within
Memento (PCM)
ENRON: The Smartest Guys In The Room
Chronos
The Road Warrior
Relentless Enemies
Rising Sun
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (PCM)
Stomp the Yard (THD)
Alien Vs. Predator (MA)
Flightplan (PCM)
Haunted Mansion (PCM)
One Last Thing
Night at the Museum (MA)
Stargate
S.W.A.T. (PCM)
Enemy of the State (PCM)
Species (PCM)
Resident Evil: Apocalypse (PCM)(BW)
The Great Raid (PCM)
Space Cowboys
The Last Samurai
Stealth (PCM)
Lord of War
Stir of Echoes
Dinosaur (PCM)
Gone in 60 Seconds (PCM)
House of Wax
Blazing Saddles
Glory Road
Sky Captain (purposefully blurry)
Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang
Click (PCM)
The Terminator (PCM)
Beerfest
Million Dollar Baby
Unforgiven
Under Siege
Mission Impossible 2
Mission: Impossible
Speed (MA)
The Tailor of Panama (PCM)
50 First Dates (PCM)
Four Brothers
First Blood
Reservoir Dogs
Young Guns
16 Blocks
John Legend: Live at the House of Blues (PCM)
Vertical Limit (PCM)
Rumor Has It
The Holiday (PCM)
Chain Reaction (MA)
The Exorcism of Emily Rose (UK Import)(PCM)
Terminator 2
Superman: The Movie
RV (PCM)
Failure to Launch
Superman Returns

TIER 4 -COPPER-
Soft or occasionally artifacted. An overall flat but satisfactory image.

The Black Crowes
The Lake House
Goodfellas
Rocky
The Fountain
Big Fish (PCM)
The Devil Wears Prada
Hoosiers
Hostel (UK Import)(PCM)
Firewall
The Italian Job
Lethal Weapon 2 (bobbed)
Silent Hill (PCM)
Lethal Weapon (bobbed)
Talladega Nights (PCM)
The Devil's Rejects
Basic Instinct 2 (PCM)
The New Orleans Benefit Concert
Tomb Raider
Sky High (PCM)
The Usual Suspects
Crash
Dark Water (PCM)
Finding Neverland (PCM)
Entrapment
Living Landscapes: HD Hawaii
Saw II
American Psycho
Hitch (PCM)
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
Saw
Planet of the Apes
Broken Arrow
March of the Penguins
Total Recall
The Punisher
XXX (PCM)
Nacho Libre
Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back
Employee of the Month (PCM)
Sleepy Hollow (digital noise)
Reds

TIER 5 -COAL-
Only slightly better than DVD.Visible artifacting, softness, no 3D effects.

Bullitt
U2: Rattle and Hum
The Dirty Dozen
The Fugitive (bobbed)
Full Metal Jacket (bobbed)
The Fifth Element (PCM)
The House of Flying Daggers (PCM)

picture is beautiful on a good tv. it's cheaper than any quality bluray player (which are still $1,000). get the PS3. i have Apocalypto, Casino Royale, Taladega Nights, Mission Impossible 3, The Prestige, Pirates 1 & 2 and Deja Vu on bluray and i love them. 

plus everything else the PS3 does doesn't hurt. :lol:

Here is an example of why you should get the PS3 as a Bluray player...

300 will have TrueHD audio...Only the PS3 and the $1000 dollar Panasonic Bluray player can decode TrueHD audio...

[QUOTE="bob_geldof221"]i watched casino royale (free from sony) bluray on my hdtv and thought it looked pap, not long after i watched my dvd copy of king kong and thought kong was far better quality so there you go..........bar games i can see no use for bluraybiosc1

So, after watching one movie, you've decryed all other hd dvd's? If you look at reviews for Casino Royale, it's not the absolute best picture you can get. Though, if you can't honestly see the difference between an HD dvd and a SD dvd, then you need a new tv or better cables.

HD dvds provide better video and better sound. I didn't think I would be able to truly tell the difference, but watching the HDDVD version of King Kong compared to the SD version, the difference is immediately obvious. I actually just go the PS3 yesterday for the sole reason of using it as an upconverting DVD player (instead of getting the HDMI with the 360 Elite) and Blu-Ray player (well, I'll probably grab resistance).

Just as with SD DVDs, there are crap quality HD DVDs.

considering my tv is a sony bravia and have a good hdmi cable so no, and yes i have only one blu-ray disk and it does not look better than  dvd, that is what i was saying and that from that expirence of a huge film not being formatted correctly or whatever i see no point in bluray.

i havent watched any blue-rays yet, but ps2 was my best dvd player, so i guess ps3 will be a good BD player.

Im w8ing for the movie 300 to come to BD before i buy one.

berobnx

Itll probaly come to both BD and HD-DVD 

[QUOTE="biosc1"]

[QUOTE="bob_geldof221"]i watched casino royale (free from sony) bluray on my hdtv and thought it looked pap, not long after i watched my dvd copy of king kong and thought kong was far better quality so there you go..........bar games i can see no use for bluraybob_geldof221

So, after watching one movie, you've decryed all other hd dvd's? If you look at reviews for Casino Royale, it's not the absolute best picture you can get. Though, if you can't honestly see the difference between an HD dvd and a SD dvd, then you need a new tv or better cables.

HD dvds provide better video and better sound. I didn't think I would be able to truly tell the difference, but watching the HDDVD version of King Kong compared to the SD version, the difference is immediately obvious. I actually just go the PS3 yesterday for the sole reason of using it as an upconverting DVD player (instead of getting the HDMI with the 360 Elite) and Blu-Ray player (well, I'll probably grab resistance).

Just as with SD DVDs, there are crap quality HD DVDs.

considering my tv is a sony bravia and have a good hdmi cable so no, and yes i have only one blu-ray disk and it does not look better than dvd, that is what i was saying and that from that expirence of a huge film not being formatted correctly or whatever i see no point in bluray.

Point for Blu Ray is it's storage medium and it has most of the movie industry's support unlike HD DVD. 

considering my tv is a sony bravia and have a good hdmi cable so no, and yes i have only one blu-ray disk and it does not look better than dvd, that is what i was saying and that from that expirence of a huge film not being formatted correctly or whatever i see no point in bluray. bob_geldof221

Well, admittedly, for some, image quality is very subjective. For me, though, I was pleasantly surprised to see the quality difference between SD and HD. The first HDDVD I watched was Happy Feet. It had the SD version on one side and the HDDVD version on the other. Watching the opening song in HD and then rewatching it in SD, the image was absolutely different. The cracks in the ice, the feathers on the penguins, just the overall clarity and the way the image "popped off" the screen was much more evident in HD. I wasn't a true believer before seeing that disc.

On the other hand, I watched Fearless the other day (yah, it was only in 720p because it was the 360's HDDVD player through component) and it didn't look "spectacular", it was nice, but it might not have been a huge difference between the HD version and an upscaled SD version.

Overall, I've been very happy with the format. Having both a PS3 and a 360 add-on, I get the best of both worlds, though I'll probably buy more Blu-Ray's now that I have a 1080p player (PS3).

My tv is a 50" Sony A2000.  At that size, maybe it is easier to see a difference in the quality?  A smaller LCD may not show the difference as readily as a bigger picture? 

i havent watched any blue-rays yet, but ps2 was my best dvd player, so i guess ps3 will be a good BD player.

Im w8ing for the movie 300 to come to BD before i buy one.

berobnx