Comments on: Sony confirms imminent BD-Live upgrade for PS3
A firmware upgrade will make the PlayStation 3 the first Blu-ray player with BD-Live (Profile 2.0) compatibility.
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The only real difference is that if you have a receiver that can decode Dolby True HD, it will never light up and tell you that it is playing Dolby HD, it will only say multi-PCM, because that is all it will ever get from the PS3.
Although some sticklers say that it is better to have the receiver decode than the player, it should be the same in terms of sound quality.
As far as DTS MA, the PS3 can not decode or send it via bitstream so all you can get for now have the PS3 extract the DTS digital track from the DTS MA track.
It is highly unlikely that the PS3 will ever be able to send the packed HD tracks via bitstream for your receiver to decode, via a firmware update. It has been mentioned that it it could be possible to add an on board decoder for DTS MA via an upgrade though. We will have to wait and see.
The only real difference is that if you have a receiver that can decode Dolby True HD, it will never light up and tell you that it is playing Dolby HD, it will only say multi-PCM, because that is all it will ever get from the PS3.
Although some sticklers say that it is better to have the receiver decode than the player, it should be the same in terms of sound quality.
As far as DTS MA, the PS3 can not decode or send it via bitstream so all you can get for now have the PS3 extract the DTS digital track from the DTS MA track.
It is highly unlikely that the PS3 will ever be able to send the packed HD tracks via bitstream for your receiver to decode, via a firmware update. It has been mentioned that it it could be possible to add an on board decoder for DTS MA via an upgrade though. We will have to wait and see.
Now, if Logitech can put out a universal remote that includes a Bluetooth antenna, we'll have it made.
Now, if Logitech can put out a universal remote that includes a Bluetooth antenna, we'll have it made.
You'd have to be a moron to buy a stand-along BR 1.1 player for $600 when the $400 PS3 is 'future proof'... and while there are indeed lots of morons out there, Sony's got all these consumer electronics companies drinking toxic kool-aid to establish the Blu-Ray market, then undercuts them at every turn, while taking a license fee on every Blu-Ray player and disc sold.
How is all this "better" for the consumer, again? If its "better" is because of less consumer confusion, frankly, I think the consumers were better off confused.
- Blu-Ray consortium members: BURNED!
- by lorax1284 March 21, 2008 7:31 PM PDT
- So, Panasonic, LG, Sharp, and the rest all have to compete with Sony's PS3... they all contribute to the victory of BR over HDDVD, and who gets the benefits? Sony, Sony, Sony!
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(24 Comments)You'd have to be a moron to buy a stand-along BR 1.1 player for $600 when the $400 PS3 is 'future proof'... and while there are indeed lots of morons out there, Sony's got all these consumer electronics companies drinking toxic kool-aid to establish the Blu-Ray market, then undercuts them at every turn, while taking a license fee on every Blu-Ray player and disc sold.
How is all this "better" for the consumer, again? If its "better" is because of less consumer confusion, frankly, I think the consumers were better off confused.