Jambo
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possible?
Also is the ps3 worth it for the blu ray player? I have an xbox already so dont "need" another console, but if the blu ray player is good then worth getting? Or is a stand alone player better?
Currently have a Jamo home cinema system with panasonic 50" plasma as well as the hd dvd add on for the xbox.
Got some spare moola want a blu ray but might wait.
What do people reccomend?
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I was about to say Comet are doing a TV with free BlueRay worth £299, but considering you have a TV, that is pretty pointless. Could sell the TV on mind 
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drunkenfool
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Or build a media centre with a blu-ray drive, then u get a media centre out of it too 
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quote:
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I was about to say Comet are doing a TV with free BlueRay worth £299, but considering you have a TV, that is pretty pointless. Could sell the TV on mind
Rather that than buy shite ps3 imo.
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Jambo
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deano how much is tv? Thats my setup in living room i have a 100hz panasonic widescreen in my room with home cinema system could upgrade tv if price is right!
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deano87
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Can't find it on the web though  even I'd be tempted 
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quote:
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deano how much is tv? Thats my setup in living room i have a 100hz panasonic widescreen in my room with home cinema system could upgrade tv if price is right!
£1k iirc. But like I just wrote, I can't find it on their site 
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Jambo
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mm definately dont have £1k to splash out lol
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Tiesto
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PS3 tbh, good Blu-Ray and have the option of gaming if you so wish. Or you can turn it into a Media PC (sort of).
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Jim Bob... I Am
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quote:
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Or build a media centre with a blu-ray drive, then u get a media centre out of it too
Ah but Media Centers have thier own issues as well such as how to get audio out of them. Currently there are lots of issues getting the HD level audio streams out of a PC. Anything though PowerDVD down samples it (generally acknowledged as the best HD media player at the moment - coupled with the fact it supports hardware acceleration)
A couple years they might have sorted it but at the moment its a nightmare.
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Jambo
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robbo? Whats the face for?
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mazdaspeed
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Richer sounds have them from £200
http://www.richersounds.com/productlist.php?cda=productlist&sgroup=HDDVD
Edit you get 4 blu-ray free with the Sony one 
[Edited on 20-06-2008 by mazdaspeed]
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Rob, AFAIK there are no issues with VLC Media player? Ive just built quite a high spec system for my mum, but as yet havent even bothered with a bluray drive cos I download all my HD films
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robbo? Whats the face for?
"I Am"
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Jambo
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wtf
Uve lost me there robbo
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xa0s
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There's no Blu-ray player on the market yet that is better than the PS3 in terms of Blu-ray quality.
The only downside (for me), is that the HD codecs can't be sent as bitstream but that won't effect many of you.
The PS3 is a superb device and you'll even find yourself using it as a upscaling DVD player too... and you'll get the urge to buy MGS4. 
PS3 all day long...
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Jambo
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upscales dvd eh? Sounds good. Can u get a remote that powers it off & on? And is it really noisey?
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Dom
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upscales dvd eh? Sounds good. Can u get a remote that powers it off & on? And is it really noisey?
No it's a pretty good player, a little bulky perhaps but a decent enough player for it's price. Plus like said it's a good games console!
Luke - i thought PS3 had an update to allow for TrueHD and other non-compressed HD audio over HDMI 1.3? Or is it the case that the PS3 can't decode TrueHD the streams and then your relying on your Dolby Digtal processor to decode the stream?
[Edited on 20-06-2008 by Dom]
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wtf
Uve lost me there robbo
You'll get told next week
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quote:
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upscales dvd eh? Sounds good. Can u get a remote that powers it off & on? And is it really noisey?
I believe you can.
http://www.play.com/Games/PlayStation3/4-/3308576/Official-Sony-Blu-ray-Remote-Control-For-PS3/Product.html?cm_mmc=Froogle-_-VideoGames-_-Hardware-_-Official+Sony+Blu-ray+Remote+Control+For+PS3&source=5063&engine=froogle_videogames&keyword=Official+Sony+Blu-ray+Remote+Control+For+PS3
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May aswell buy a PS3 as it's the same price as blu-ray players. Plus you can buy all the exclusive games that only come out on PS3 
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Jambo
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 Thanks guys
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quote:
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upscales dvd eh? Sounds good. Can u get a remote that powers it off & on? And is it really noisey?
The PS3 is silent.
Yeah, you can buy the official Blu-ray remote control for it (£17 new). I have one for sale for a tenner if you want to buy it. Immaculate condition.
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Originally posted by Dom
Luke - i thought PS3 had an update to allow for TrueHD and other non-compressed HD audio over HDMI 1.3? Or is it the case that the PS3 can't decode TrueHD the streams and then your relying on your Dolby Digtal processor to decode the stream?
The PS3 could always decode Dolby TrueHD. The firmware update in 2.25 was to allow the PS3 to decode dts-HD Master Audio. It decodes the HD codecs itself and sends it to your amp as LPCM. It'd be perfect if it could send it as bitstream so my amp could decode the codec itself (so I get the pretty HD light on my amp).
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quote:
Originally posted by Dom
Luke - i thought PS3 had an update to allow for TrueHD and other non-compressed HD audio over HDMI 1.3? Or is it the case that the PS3 can't decode TrueHD the streams and then your relying on your Dolby Digtal processor to decode the stream?
The PS3 could always decode Dolby TrueHD. The firmware update in 2.25 was to allow the PS3 to decode dts-HD Master Audio. It decodes the HD codecs itself and sends it to your amp as LPCM. It'd be perfect if it could send it as bitstream so my amp could decode the codec itself (so I get the pretty HD light on my amp).
I thought the TrueHD/DTS-HD design was for all players to decode locally and send LPCM to AV amps. Suits me to be honest as although I do have HDMI on my amp, it doesn't decode HD codecs (18 months old). Movies do sound rather good
I went for a PS3 as it also gives me an SACD player, but that's a mute point as the 40Gb version doesn't support that any more. Stupid Sony...
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