supra steveo Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 do PS3s play HD DVDs, just looking to get the best picture out of my new LCD TV i run the PS3 on HDMI cable so i want to see the best picture possible oh yeah and are Blu-ray and HD DVDs region free? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris-B Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 ive got one and they only play blu-ray mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Massey Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 ps3 is blu ray xbox 360 is hd pretty crap aint it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixelfill Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 There are a number of "region free" blu-ray discs available. but in general they are region encoded - down to 3 regions now. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnos Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 ps3 plays blue-ray and good news is that they play mp3 as well unlike ps2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdzC Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 PS3s also upscale ordinary DVDs to a higher resolution. Just amend the settings on the cross media bar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supra-Brett Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 PS3s also upscale ordinary DVDs to a higher resolution. Just amend the settings on the cross media bar. most HD TVs upscale a SD picture anyway, so the only differnece is between the quality of the upscaler in the TV or in the PS3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitesupraboy2 Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 When the PS3 is hacked and custom firmware is created I suspect some clever soul may make it support both if the laser will read it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbeh Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 HD-DVD is dying out as no one is supporting the technology, so as long as you have a PS3 you'll be ok. Like Pixelfill says there are loads of region free Blu Ray movies.. its probably about 50/50 atm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMiFFAD Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 HD-DVD is dying out as no one is supporting the technology, so as long as you have a PS3 you'll be ok. Like Pixelfill says there are loads of region free Blu Ray movies.. its probably about 50/50 atm. Heard somewhere even MS were thinking of using BR in the xbox... due to the capacity of BR over HD, or something like that? I know naaaathing about games consoles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamc Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 HD-DVD is dying out as no one is supporting the technology, so as long as you have a PS3 you'll be ok. Like Pixelfill says there are loads of region free Blu Ray movies.. its probably about 50/50 atm. most of the big names (production companies) seem to be backing the blu-ray format. Its still earlier, but blu-ray is a newer technology and I believe is the way to go... I went out and bought a 42" 1080p lcd and a ps3 and love it, its stunning next is the amp and speakers, so everything is done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbeh Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 You just have to look at the US, which is where it matters for the media, Blockbuster wont be stocking HD DVD at all, like you said, there are only 2 film studios still supporting it, where as the other 80% have left and are Blu Ray only, Best Buy (US equivilent of Currys) will be encouraging consumers to buy Blu Ray over HD-DVD and already Blu Ray sales are outselling HD-DVD. To me the only sad thing about HD-DVD not being around is the fact that it is a region free technology and the players are cheaper. But as I got a Blu Ray DVD with the PS3 the 2nd point isnt important to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlton Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 Does the PS3 play music files? (mp3 & wma) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbeh Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 Yes (not sure about WMA tho). The new firmware upgrade allows it to play Divx movies too now. Edit, just read it supports the following music types: Memory Stick Audio Format(ATRAC) MP3(MPEG-1/2 Audio Layer 3) MP4(MPEG-4 AAC) WAVE(Linear PCM) WMA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlton Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 Awesome, that will save me getting a new computer as well, I guess you can store pics on there too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbeh Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 Yeah. The best thing to do is to have a PC, and set it up as a media server, then you point the PS3 to it so you can watch all your movies/mp3s from the PC Saves you filling the PS3 HD with your files then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Doom Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 Looks like Blu-ray have pretty much won the battle according to this.... http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/16/toshiba-pulling-the-plug-on-hd-dvd-already/ http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/wal-mart-to-officially-discontinue-hd-dvd-sales-by-june/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daston Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 PS3 will also play .avi files so all your "backed up" content will work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiceRocket Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 I'd just buy a player that'll accept both formats, I think LG got one, ta daa http://www.pricerunner.co.uk/cl/4/DVD-Players?sort=6&a_4454=DVD%2FHD-DVD%2FBlu-Ray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiceRocket Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 do PS3s play HD DVDs, just looking to get the best picture out of my new LCD TV i run the PS3 on HDMI cable so i want to see the best picture possible oh yeah and are Blu-ray and HD DVDs region free? PS3 and Blu-ray are Sony inventions, HD-DVD is Toshiba's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 That price is insane. You can build your own mediacenter with a multiformat drive in it for around £600 and have all the added features of a mediacenter along with blu-ray writing capabilities. How do company's get away with prices like that! Scott =op Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 How do company's get away with prices like that! Because people buy them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Doom Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 Once HD-DVD is phased out, Blu-ray prices should start to drop.. Remember how much DVD's were when they first came out? I'd just buy a player that'll accept both formats What's the point in that? How many people bought Video recorders that played both VHS and Betamax??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamc Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 Once HD-DVD is phased out, Blu-ray prices should start to drop.. Remember how much DVD's were when they first came out? What's the point in that? How many people bought Video recorders that played both VHS and Betamax??? Cant wait for the prices to come down, and more of the titles on blu-ray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbeh Posted February 17, 2008 Share Posted February 17, 2008 You can always order from the US, those I bought were about £12 each. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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