Some PS3 questions
06-17-08, 03:36 PM
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Originally Posted by slop101
Stop spreading lies!
http://forum.dvdtalk.com/showpost.ph...82&postcount=8
Originally Posted by The Bus
While it lacks a few things in the audio department (optical out)...
06-17-08, 04:01 PM
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Originally Posted by kakihara1
Okay then that seems fair. But so long as we're assuming things, why would a guy who comes in specifically asking about the audio of the PS3 compared to other Blu-Ray players (assuming now that he must be an audiophile based on your logic) give a fuck about a substandard system for audio? Can't we then assume that he must have the very best in home audio equipment and therefore the existence, or lack of optical audio is irrelevant since he would obviously be using HDMI to pass sound?
BTW the PS3 has optical audio, in case anyone was wondering.
BTW the PS3 has optical audio, in case anyone was wondering.
06-17-08, 04:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Michael Corvin
btw, I was being sarcastic while making a dig at Sony for including substandard cables with their hi-def system.
06-17-08, 04:21 PM
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Originally Posted by rfduncan
Please see my posting in the HD forum. It tells you the LIMITATIONS of the optical out:
http://forum.dvdtalk.com/showpost.ph...82&postcount=8
The optical out certain DOES lack in the audio department! It outputs only 5.1 max while only the HDMI can support 7.1 audio formats.
http://forum.dvdtalk.com/showpost.ph...82&postcount=8
The optical out certain DOES lack in the audio department! It outputs only 5.1 max while only the HDMI can support 7.1 audio formats.
HDMI supports hi-rez codecs. PS3 output via optical will downrezz hi-rez to a more compressed audio type - DD5.1 or DTS5.1.
06-17-08, 04:38 PM
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Originally Posted by rfduncan
Please see my posting in the HD forum. It tells you the LIMITATIONS of the optical out:
http://forum.dvdtalk.com/showpost.ph...82&postcount=8
The optical out certain DOES lack in the audio department! It outputs only 5.1 max while only the HDMI can support 7.1 audio formats.
http://forum.dvdtalk.com/showpost.ph...82&postcount=8
The optical out certain DOES lack in the audio department! It outputs only 5.1 max while only the HDMI can support 7.1 audio formats.
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06-17-08, 05:08 PM
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Also and FWIW, SACD playback (there are still a few of us who CARE about the format) is limited using the optical out connection. There is no true hi-rez multi-channel output. Both the 2-channel and 5.1 multi-channel audio signals are downconverted. I do not currently have an HDMI receiver, but from what I've read, you do get full featured SACD playback using the PS3's HDMI jack.
06-17-08, 05:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Pitchman
Also and FWIW, SACD playback (there are still a few of us who CARE about the format) is limited using the optical out connection. There is no true hi-rez multi-channel output. Both the 2-channel and 5.1 multi-channel audio signals are downconverted. I do not currently have an HDMI receiver, but from what I've read, you do get full featured SACD playback using the PS3's HDMI jack.
06-17-08, 08:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Pitchman
Also and FWIW, SACD playback (there are still a few of us who CARE about the format) is limited using the optical out connection. There is no true hi-rez multi-channel output. Both the 2-channel and 5.1 multi-channel audio signals are downconverted. I do not currently have an HDMI receiver, but from what I've read, you do get full featured SACD playback using the PS3's HDMI jack.
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06-18-08, 03:49 PM
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According to many articles I've read the PS3 is considered the best Blu Ray player out there. The latest HDTalk article even mentions this.
06-18-08, 04:13 PM
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Originally Posted by theWitcher
And apparently SACD support has been removed from the 40 GB versions.
Do they even still make SACDs?
06-18-08, 05:04 PM
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Originally Posted by brianluvdvd
I was actually about to ask this very question while reading thru this thread. Oh well...and I just got a 40GB.
Do they even still make SACDs?
Do they even still make SACDs?
