PS3 Impressions Yes Another One....

Diablo25 · Post by **Diablo25** » Fri Jun 08, 2007 11:39 pm

ScoopBrady wrote:How do you get that all set up Diablo? I was able to get music to stream but movies would not show up. If it was a small file it would but if it was a full length movie I converted for the PSP it wouldn't. I'd love to be able to store movies on my PC in the basement and stream them to my PSP in my bedroom.

Anything I convert to MPEG using the Xbox360 Videora converter seems to work. I think the software converts files to MPEG2's. Only certain file types work on the PS3 so certain ones need to be converted.

Blublub · Post by **Blublub** » Sat Jun 09, 2007 7:42 am

Amazon has a great 2-for-1 Blue-ray disc sale going on at the moment. The selection is not all that great, but decent, and the titles available are already discounted around 30%. Sorry, no link, but go to the main Blue-ray page.

wco81 · Post by **wco81** » Sat Jun 09, 2007 10:18 am

Deepdiscountdvd.com also has a sale on Blu-ray and HD-DVD.

Every title, 20% off with the "supersale" coupon code.

They also have free shipping and no tax (at least for CA residents). Sale runs through June 16th.

jcalvert · Post by **jcalvert** » Sat Jun 09, 2007 10:35 am

Even with the discounts/sales at Amazon and deepdiscount, the Blu-ray versions are a lot more expensive than plain jane DVDs. I understand that the format is new, and maybe there is some sort of license fee. With that said, why do Blu-ray versions of movies cost so much more that DVD versions?

wco81 · Post by **wco81** » Sat Jun 09, 2007 10:48 am

Manufacturing costs are higher, especially in the case of Blu-Ray.

DVD by now has huge economies of scale and the process is as refined as it's ever going to be in terms of yield and cycle times.

If each DVD can be pressed in 1.5 seconds and Blu-Ray takes 5, you can see where the volume production is.

Blu-Ray disc structure is completely different, which is how they have higher data density. But they also have to put a hard coating on which adds to cost. Without hardcoating, BR is very vulernable. With hardcoating, much more durable than DVD.

Plants also have to make a multimillion investment in new stamping and mastering equipment whereas HD-DVD can just upgrade some DVD lines.

Backers of HD-DVD claimed a huge advantage in manufacturing cost which would give it a leg up in format wars. But if you search for prices, you see that HD-DVD is not being priced much lower.

So the real answer is, the studios price these at a premium for now. They're happy with the revenues from DVD sales and if they get something more from high-def, that's good. The volumes are low and the market is really still upscale, even though prices on players are much lower than at a comparable point after DVD launch.

Studios would price at DVD parity if they see DVD becoming obsolete and high-def as the replacement for those revenues. That day may never come though, because a lot of HDTV owners are satisfied with DVD or think upscaled DVD picture is just as good as Blu-Ray or HD-DVD.

jLp vAkEr0 · Post by **jLp vAkEr0** » Sat Jun 09, 2007 10:50 am

Watch Casino Royal last night, looked pretty nice on BR.

Sport73 · Post by **Sport73** » Sat Jun 09, 2007 10:55 am

jLp vAkEr0 wrote:Watch Casino Royal last night, looked pretty nice on BR.

"Pretty Nice"?

Damn incredible if you ask me!

jLp vAkEr0 · Post by **jLp vAkEr0** » Sat Jun 09, 2007 10:58 am

Sport73 wrote:
jLp vAkEr0 wrote:Watch Casino Royal last night, looked pretty nice on BR.
"Pretty Nice"?

Damn incredible if you ask me!

lol easy!

It really looked good.

Damn shame that I can't find more alot BR movies for rent down here.

jLp vAkEr0 · Post by **jLp vAkEr0** » Sun Jun 10, 2007 12:26 pm

By obvious reasons (don't own a 360 anymore) I have to say I will go the PS3 rout all the way.

I've really enjoyed my time with it this 2 days.

My systems has been on almost for 2 days now downloading demos when I'm not playing MLB. No freezes, no problems whatsoever.

MLB 07 is just phenomenal. It's ALMOST perfect out of the box. I'm playing it on HOF and I get great scores. It still will need a bit of tweaking, but I find it much better out of the box than the PSP version.

PS Store is simple, but it gets the job done.

Did I mention MLB 07 is great?

Oh and a great DVD player/BR player to boot.

jcalvert · Post by **jcalvert** » Sun Jun 10, 2007 1:41 pm

For those of you using your PS3 for DVD/Blu-ray movies, what remote are you using? I had the Sony brand one for my PS2, but I do not have a PS2/PS3 adaptor, so no idea if it will work on the PS3. I have read that the PS3 remote is OK, but not really that great a purchase for the price.

Leebo33 · Post by **Leebo33** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 10:24 am

I'm a cheap f*cker who is also always losing remotes (with the help of two small children), so I'm happy just using the PS3 controller.

I love Blu-ray though!

bdunn13 · Post by **bdunn13** » Mon Jun 11, 2007 12:01 pm

The remote is fine for me too. If they ever added a dongle that would add IR to the ps3, then I would pick that up so it would work with my Harmony remote... The Logitech remote is the only one I want sitting on my table.

and yes BR is nice... and with netflix, the cost is not even an issue.

jLp vAkEr0 · Post by **jLp vAkEr0** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 12:41 pm

jcalvert wrote:For those of you using your PS3 for DVD/Blu-ray movies, what remote are you using? I had the Sony brand one for my PS2, but I do not have a PS2/PS3 adaptor, so no idea if it will work on the PS3. I have read that the PS3 remote is OK, but not really that great a purchase for the price.

I'm using the PS3 remote.

Works fine, lot better button placement than the original PS2 dvd remote.

I just registered on netflix. 2 movies for $4.99 for me since I'll be just renting BR movies.

RallyMonkey · Post by **RallyMonkey** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 10:30 am

For those who own a PS3 and are looking for PS2 games that they missed out on, i picked up God of War (the original), Rugby 06, and Socom 3 during the Gamestop 3 for 2 used sale last week.

While i haven't touched Socom yet and Rugby will take a while to get as i have no clue how to play Rugby (although they have a solid tutorial) i can absolutely see why God of War got so much praise. This game is absolutely fun as hell. Best thing about it is with Widescreen on and Progressive scan on, this game looks far better than i thought it would for a PS2 game.

sportdan30 · Post by **sportdan30** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 11:26 am

Yeah, I definitely have to rent God Of War. Thanks for the reminder. I rented Bully a few weeks back, and that was rather enjoyable as well.

greggsand · Post by **greggsand** » Fri Jun 15, 2007 7:53 pm

If this happens sooner than later, would this be the quickest price drop in console history??

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6172545.ht ... op;title;3

Dave · Post by **Dave** » Fri Jun 15, 2007 11:08 pm

Didn't the N64 experience a price drop between announcement and launch? Hard to beat that

On the other end of the spectrum, the 360 has now gone longer than just about any contemporary console without a price drop, for better or worse...

slyguy · Post by **slyguy** » Sat Jun 16, 2007 8:38 am

RallyMonkey wrote:For those who own a PS3 and are looking for PS2 games that they missed out on, i picked up God of War (the original), Rugby 06, and Socom 3 during the Gamestop 3 for 2 used sale last week.

While i haven't touched Socom yet and Rugby will take a while to get as i have no clue how to play Rugby (although they have a solid tutorial) i can absolutely see why God of War got so much praise. This game is absolutely fun as hell. Best thing about it is with Widescreen on and Progressive scan on, this game looks far better than i thought it would for a PS2 game.

Don't forget Scarface, which got pretty good reviews

jLp vAkEr0 · Post by **jLp vAkEr0** » Sat Jun 16, 2007 1:00 pm

There was a update available last night. 1.81.

Didn't check what it had.

jLp vAkEr0 · Post by **jLp vAkEr0** » Sat Jun 16, 2007 1:14 pm

Danimal wrote:Is anyone else experiencing freezes with thier PS3? While playing the Show and watching some Blue Ray movies occasionally my system will freeze for 20-30 seconds and then continue.

It's too late to go back to the store and return it for another, so anyone have an idea who I call to find out what is going on?

I'm starting to get this freezes in The Show too. Hasn't happened playing a DVD nor BR movie.

I think it's has to do with the internet connection. I've noticed that when the game freezes the blue light(wireless activity) stalls in blue. Then 15 segs later it starts flashing again and the game resumes.

I'll disable the internet connection and try it again. If not, I'll try connecting the PS3 via wired connection. Maybe it's a wireless connection issue.

DivotMaker · Post by **DivotMaker** » Sat Jun 16, 2007 4:42 pm

jLp vAkEr0 wrote:
Danimal wrote:Is anyone else experiencing freezes with thier PS3? While playing the Show and watching some Blue Ray movies occasionally my system will freeze for 20-30 seconds and then continue.

It's too late to go back to the store and return it for another, so anyone have an idea who I call to find out what is going on?
I'm starting to get this freezes in The Show too. Hasn't happened playing a DVD nor BR movie.

I think it's has to do with the internet connection. I've noticed that when the game freezes the blue light(wireless activity) stalls in blue. Then 15 segs later it starts flashing again and the game resumes.

I'll disable the internet connection and try it again. If not, I'll try connecting the PS3 via wired connection. Maybe it's a wireless connection issue.

Getting a rash of complaints about the sound going out completely on TW07 for PS3 after this update. The remedy I am hearing is to turn of DTS 5.1 to get it working again. You might try that....I don't have a PS3 right now to confirm....

Leebo33 · Post by **Leebo33** » Sat Jun 16, 2007 7:54 pm

jLp vAkEr0 wrote:
Danimal wrote:Is anyone else experiencing freezes with thier PS3? While playing the Show and watching some Blue Ray movies occasionally my system will freeze for 20-30 seconds and then continue.

It's too late to go back to the store and return it for another, so anyone have an idea who I call to find out what is going on?
I'm starting to get this freezes in The Show too. Hasn't happened playing a DVD nor BR movie.

I think it's has to do with the internet connection. I've noticed that when the game freezes the blue light(wireless activity) stalls in blue. Then 15 segs later it starts flashing again and the game resumes.

I'll disable the internet connection and try it again. If not, I'll try connecting the PS3 via wired connection. Maybe it's a wireless connection issue.

The only game that freezes for me is the Show and it only does it when the Internet is connected. It comes back for me after about 30 seconds. It's a pain in the ass so I always disable my Internet connection prior to playing.

snaz16 · Post by **snaz16** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 7:50 am

Leebo33 wrote:
jLp vAkEr0 wrote:
Danimal wrote:Is anyone else experiencing freezes with thier PS3? While playing the Show and watching some Blue Ray movies occasionally my system will freeze for 20-30 seconds and then continue.

It's too late to go back to the store and return it for another, so anyone have an idea who I call to find out what is going on?
I'm starting to get this freezes in The Show too. Hasn't happened playing a DVD nor BR movie.

I think it's has to do with the internet connection. I've noticed that when the game freezes the blue light(wireless activity) stalls in blue. Then 15 segs later it starts flashing again and the game resumes.

I'll disable the internet connection and try it again. If not, I'll try connecting the PS3 via wired connection. Maybe it's a wireless connection issue.
The only game that freezes for me is the Show and it only does it when the Internet is connected. It comes back for me after about 30 seconds. It's a pain in the ass so I always disable my Internet connection prior to playing.

I pulled the trigger on the Ps3 and "The Show" and DL'd the update before loading the game. The game was stuck at the loading screen,to the point where I thought I had a bad disk. Until I remembered this thread. Once I disabled the internet connection,she loaded up. So I was able to get only 4 innings in,and my impressions are..WOW

. This game is nothing like last years. (Didn't play this years for the ps2 or psp). I'm typing this at work at 7:45 in the morning.and can't wait to get home,and fire it back up. I guess I know what game I'm going to playing for the next couple of weeks,while I wait for the 360 coffin to show up,then ship off.

Danimal · Post by **Danimal** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 12:01 pm

Fly Boys is a really bad movie, but really awesome looking in Blu-Ray.

Man if you want to see how good BR can look check this one out.

RallyMonkey · Post by **RallyMonkey** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 12:07 pm

I guess I know what game I'm going to playing for the next couple of weeks

If you put this one away in a "couple weeks" i'll be shocked. This game has more staying power between RTTS, Franchise, exhibition games, and online (when you can get one in) than any other sports game i've ever played on any system. I can't remember the last time i was two months into a game and still had the "i can't wait to fire it up again" feeling.

Enjoy.