Some PS3 questions
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Some PS3 questions
I was debating getting a PS3 and had a few questions....
1) Is the Blu-Ray player just as good as a stand alone Blu-Ray player, especially when it comes to the audio aspect of showing movies?
2) Is the new 80 GB edition with MGS4 in it backwards compatible with PS2 games? I know the original 80 GB PS3s were but the 40 GB versions were not and I didn't know if this most recent edition allowed you to play PS2 games.
3) Is College Football pretty fun on it, i.e. like on the PS2?
4) Does it have any type of history of breaking like the Xbox's Red Ring of Death?
I eventually want a Blu-Ray player and if this is just as good as a stand alone player in all aspects, I would be happy having a Blu-Ray player that happens to also play NCAA Football. Any answers are appreciated.
1) Is the Blu-Ray player just as good as a stand alone Blu-Ray player, especially when it comes to the audio aspect of showing movies?
2) Is the new 80 GB edition with MGS4 in it backwards compatible with PS2 games? I know the original 80 GB PS3s were but the 40 GB versions were not and I didn't know if this most recent edition allowed you to play PS2 games.
3) Is College Football pretty fun on it, i.e. like on the PS2?
4) Does it have any type of history of breaking like the Xbox's Red Ring of Death?
I eventually want a Blu-Ray player and if this is just as good as a stand alone player in all aspects, I would be happy having a Blu-Ray player that happens to also play NCAA Football. Any answers are appreciated.
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1. Yes, with the firmware updates it's probably one of your better bets for a BD player. I'm not a big audio guy so I can't help you there.
2. Yes, the MGS4 80GB bundle will play both PS1 and PS2 games.
3. Can't comment here, but I'd imagine it is or is pretty close.
4. No, nothing along the lines of the RROD.
2. Yes, the MGS4 80GB bundle will play both PS1 and PS2 games.
3. Can't comment here, but I'd imagine it is or is pretty close.
4. No, nothing along the lines of the RROD.
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Originally Posted by Lucas McCain
I was debating getting a PS3 and had a few questions....
1) Is the Blu-Ray player just as good as a stand alone Blu-Ray player, especially when it comes to the audio aspect of showing movies?
2) Is the new 80 GB edition with MGS4 in it backwards compatible with PS2 games? I know the original 80 GB PS3s were but the 40 GB versions were not and I didn't know if this most recent edition allowed you to play PS2 games.
3) Is College Football pretty fun on it, i.e. like on the PS2?
4) Does it have any type of history of breaking like the Xbox's Red Ring of Death?
I eventually want a Blu-Ray player and if this is just as good as a stand alone player in all aspects, I would be happy having a Blu-Ray player that happens to also play NCAA Football. Any answers are appreciated.
1) Is the Blu-Ray player just as good as a stand alone Blu-Ray player, especially when it comes to the audio aspect of showing movies?
2) Is the new 80 GB edition with MGS4 in it backwards compatible with PS2 games? I know the original 80 GB PS3s were but the 40 GB versions were not and I didn't know if this most recent edition allowed you to play PS2 games.
3) Is College Football pretty fun on it, i.e. like on the PS2?
4) Does it have any type of history of breaking like the Xbox's Red Ring of Death?
I eventually want a Blu-Ray player and if this is just as good as a stand alone player in all aspects, I would be happy having a Blu-Ray player that happens to also play NCAA Football. Any answers are appreciated.
2) Like the previous 80GB it is 90% backwards compatible with PS2 games. Sony has a website were you can check compatibility with individual games.
http://www.us.playstation.com/Support/CompatibleStatus
3) Yeah, the Madden and College Football games are pretty much as good as ever.
4) No. There have been cases here and there of disc read errors, but they are very minor overall. There doesn't seem to be an epidemic of problems like the 360 or the PS2 disc read errors. My 60GB is 18 months old and has probably close to a thousand of hours of use with no issues.
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I just came back from Walmart picking up a second PS3 (mostly for Blu-ray), the 40GB Spiderman Bundle. I was surprised they still sell it, i thought it was phased out, how long ago did they discontinue that bundle??
Also picked up Metal Gear Solid 4. AWESOME GAME!!!
Also picked up Metal Gear Solid 4. AWESOME GAME!!!
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Edit: OK I'm an idiot...misunderstood what you were going for there.
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It's a link to a $5 HDMI Cable from monoprice. A must.
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Originally Posted by Lucas McCain
I was debating getting a PS3 and had a few questions....
1) Is the Blu-Ray player just as good as a stand alone Blu-Ray player, especially when it comes to the audio aspect of showing movies?
1) Is the Blu-Ray player just as good as a stand alone Blu-Ray player, especially when it comes to the audio aspect of showing movies?
Originally Posted by Lucas McCain
2) Is the new 80 GB edition with MGS4 in it backwards compatible with PS2 games? I know the original 80 GB PS3s were but the 40 GB versions were not and I didn't know if this most recent edition allowed you to play PS2 games.
Originally Posted by Lucas McCain
4) Does it have any type of history of breaking like the Xbox's Red Ring of Death?
Originally Posted by Lucas McCain
I eventually want a Blu-Ray player and if this is just as good as a stand alone player in all aspects, I would be happy having a Blu-Ray player that happens to also play NCAA Football. Any answers are appreciated.
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Originally Posted by Fandango
Don't listen to this man, it certainly has optical out.
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Originally Posted by kakihara1
I read that as, if you use optical your audio options are limited compared to HDMI. Not that it doesn't have optical audio at all, which it does.
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Originally Posted by Goldblum
You lost me. But I can assure the OP that the PS3 does have digital optical out because I use it.
Still don't understand the distinction he was trying to make. Bottom line, if you don't have an HDMI receiver, you have the optical audio on the PS3 that you can access ... because it is there.
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ugh, Yes the PS3 has optical audio!
However you will be limited to the types of audio that will be decoded through the optical connection. For example, through the optical output you will not be able to get TrueHD, or DTS-HD audio. If you were to use HDMI however you would be able to decode those audio streams.
However you will be limited to the types of audio that will be decoded through the optical connection. For example, through the optical output you will not be able to get TrueHD, or DTS-HD audio. If you were to use HDMI however you would be able to decode those audio streams.
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Originally Posted by kakihara1
ugh, Yes the PS3 has optical audio!
However you will be limited to the types of audio that will be decoded through the optical connection. For example, through the optical output you will not be able to get TrueHD, or DTS-HD audio. If you were to use HDMI however you would be able to decode those audio streams.
However you will be limited to the types of audio that will be decoded through the optical connection. For example, through the optical output you will not be able to get TrueHD, or DTS-HD audio. If you were to use HDMI however you would be able to decode those audio streams.
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FUD! FUD! FUD!
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You're right it was completely irrelevant for me to explain the limitations of optical audio to a guy coming in asking about a Blu-Ray player. I should probably just assume he'll be hooking it up via composite cables as well.
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Originally Posted by kakihara1
You're right it was completely irrelevant for me to explain the limitations of optical audio to a guy coming in asking about a Blu-Ray player. I should probably just assume he'll be hooking it up via composite cables as well.
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Originally Posted by kakihara1
I should probably just assume he'll be hooking it up via composite cables as well.
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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.
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Actually, I don't think that's something I would assume just because receivers with HDMI haven't been around for too long and seem to only now be becoming more affordable. And with how much money it costs to get a good receiver, I can see where someone might still have a receiver that doesn't have HDMI (ahem, like this one here).
As for the OP caring about it ... he didn't say that he cared about optical. The only reason anyone said anything about the optical was because it was stated that it didn't have optical audio.
As for the OP caring about it ... he didn't say that he cared about optical. The only reason anyone said anything about the optical was because it was stated that it didn't have optical audio.
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Cool. The moral of the story is the PS3 makes an excellent Blu-Ray player, and has many nice audio options. The OP should buy one.
I can't wait till timorrow when someone else is kind enough to grace us with another thread just like this.
I can't wait till timorrow when someone else is kind enough to grace us with another thread just like this.