PS3 Settings for Blu Ray & Standard DVD Upscaling-have I got it right?

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I'm playing the PS3 through my Stereo Amp...and have the sound set to Linear PCM and not Bitstream...is this correct?

Is there also a setting within the PS3 to increase the volume of the sound?

Also have Display Output settings set to 720p as My TV is HD ready only and doesn't support 1080p

I also have the Upscaler on the PS3 set to Normal instead of Double Scaling or Full Screen

Do these settings sound ( no pun intended) about right for my rather modest but nonetheless highly entertaining system

Meanwhile I would say one thing here.....yes Blu Ray film is very clear on the PS3 at 720p...I am Legend for example £17.99....but you know it certainly is not leaps and bounds ahead of standard DVD picture quality produced by my DENON DVD 1940...for example when watching The Day After Tomorrow £5.00 upscaling to 720p

 

[Anonymous]

Tallyho:

Meanwhile I would say one thing here.....yes Blu Ray film is very clear on the PS3 at 720p...I am Legend for example £17.99....but you know it certainly is not leaps and bounds ahead of standard DVD picture quality produced by my DENON DVD 1940...for example when watching The Day After Tomorrow £5.00 upscaling to 720p

That was one of the questions people had over if blu-ray(/HD-DVD) would actually take off. I think blu-ray would definately be in a far weaker position without the PS3 as stand alone players are only just showing improvements over the PS3.

 

[Anonymous]

I agree with Tallyho, a friend has a 50 inch full hd set and panasonic blu ray, and whilst I agree it is very good, I don't feel it's streets ahead, in view of the cost of full hd and blu ray, I won't be jumping any time soon, and I don't believe until there is a price drop on kit as well as discs that most people will either, whilst I enjoy my movies, I dont believe any film is worth £17.99, not when you can pick dvd's up very cheaply these days...but to each his own

 

[Anonymous]

JCR1:I dont believe any film is worth £17.99, not when you can pick dvd's up very cheaply these days...but to each his own

That's pretty cheap for a BluRay disc too
.......I remember seeing the Usual Suspects on DVD for sale in Virgin at over 30 quid

 

[professorhat]

Tallyho:I'm playing the PS3 through my Stereo Amp...and have the sound set to Linear PCM and not Bitstream...is this correct?
Presumably you are only hooked up to your stereo amp using RCA phono leads? In which case, I don't think this matters as this choice is only available over HDMI or digital optical outputs.
Tallyho:Is there also a setting within the PS3 to increase the volume of the sound?
No.
Tallyho:Also have Display Output settings set to 720p as My TV is HD ready only and doesn't support 1080p
Should be okay, though on some 1080p games, I've noticed a slightly higher quality picture from setting the PS3 to export 1080p rather than 720p. I put this down to the resolution of my TV actually having 766 horizontal lines rather than 720. I suggest trying it and seeing. Of course my TV does accept a 1080p signal, even if it can't display it. If yours can't, you don't have any choice so no point in thinking about it without a TV upgrade.
Tallyho:I also have the Upscaler on the PS3 set to Normal instead of Double Scaling or Full Screen
Yup, this is what I have it as also and I don't think you can improve on this unless you want 4:3 material upscaled and displayed full screen on your 16:9 TV. In which case, choose Full Screen.
Tallyho:Meanwhile I would say one thing here.....yes Blu Ray film is very clear on the PS3 at 720p...I am Legend for example £17.99....but you know it certainly is not leaps and bounds ahead of standard DVD picture quality produced by my DENON DVD 1940...for example when watching The Day After Tomorrow £5.00 upscaling to 720p
Well, fair enough, if you really can't see (or crucially hear) a difference then I'd recommend only buying DVDs from now on. They are much cheaper after all. Personally, I can see (and very much hear) a big increase in a well produced Blu-Ray over DVD. And I think that is a crucial statement. Unfortunately, Blu-Ray is suffering very much from the same disease DVD had when it first came out which is bad transfers. Gangs of New York on Blu-Ray for example is a travesty picture wise. Don't get me wrong - great film, but it looks to me like, other than a few bits, they've forgotten to actually make the picture look fantastic. And the picture has to look fantastic as, unfortunately, most people don't really consider the soundtrack when they look at a film to be impressed. Unlike me.
On the other hand, watch 30 Days of Night and be amazed how immersed you are in the story. Both picture and sound are fantastic and are a true testament to Blu-Rays' potential. And trust me, the sound is a massive factor in this, so if you're really only relying on picture, find someone with a Blu-Ray system and a proper HD audio system, then watch something in the true way it was meant to be watched before dismissing it.
colinbw:That's pretty cheap for a BluRay disc too .......I remember seeing the Usual Suspects on DVD for sale in Virgin at over 30 quid
And finally, £17.99 is not cheap for a Blu-Ray, you just have to be patient and shop around. I refuse to buy a Blu-Ray over £15 (and even at that price I have to really want the film). However, my average Blu-Ray purchase so far has been £12 (and that includes Casino Royale, all the Spiderman films, 30 Days of Night, 300 and Blood Diamond) and they were all bought within a few weeks of their release. Just forget the high street stores though, for some reason, they will charge a ridiculous amount for a Blu-Ray film, but then the same is true for a DVD.
I'm not trying to be confrontational, but I'm a massve home cinema fan and, in all honesty, the Onkyo 905 is the best purchase I made in a long time because my movies sound phenomenal now. If you really care about home cinema, I suggest you check out Blu-Ray audio before comparing it to DVD.
EDIT - Oh and before someone says (whining voice) "but £12 is loads considering the price of the DVD" - can I just suggest you read my post again?! I'll bet you initial taker uppers of DVD had the same arguments with some people over the price of DVD compared to VHS as it took off and I'll bet DVDs were a lot more expensive comparatively then than Blu-Rays are now.
I'm not saying Blu-Ray will overtake DVD in sales (I'm honestly not sure it will given the general public's want for mobile rather than quality, proven by the audio wars). I'm just saying, before you say Blu-Ray is not much better than DVD, make sure you experience a proper Blu-Ray transfer in a proper home cinema setup. Then make your decision!

 

[Anonymous]

Professor: I agree with your comment regarding the possibility of a bad Blu Ray Transfer and perhaps this is where people are also being put off by the idea of spending around £18...even £12 in your case...on Blu Ray films when by comparison you can buy DVDs relatively cheaper though stores like Amazon or Play.Com though I did pick up The Day After Tomorrow in HMV two weeks ago for £4.99 and last week Die Hard 4 for £6 and the other 3 Die Hard films on DVD for £3 each at the same HMV store

When watching Will Smith in close up on Blu Ray via PS3 in I am Legend the level of detail on his stubbled face really stood out but when I played back Die Hard 4 on my DENON the stubble on Willis' face was also quite remarkable and I couldn't differentiate between the two discs. I also played The Day After Tomorrow via the PS3 Upscaled at 720p along with....wait for it The Horror Of Dracula on DVD year 1959 too and in all honesty.....no bull.....I preferred watching the DVD on my DENON DVD 1940 as opposed to on the PS3...The level of detail on John Harker's Coat is great via the DENON but via the PS3 it's a bit dull

I really do try very hard to see if I can notice differences and while I of course can, in my opinion right now the differences between Blu Ray and DVD are subtle when it comes to picture quality and the only way most of us are going to achieve utopia is by spending £3000 on a top of the range plasma and £2500 on a DVD Player or eventually a Blu Ray Player at that kind of price

I mean take old man Everard on here...he's been using a £2500 NAIM DVD Player and swears by it but then again you have to use something like that with a top notch Display and other peripherals and accessories to even try and reach your 'vision' of Utopia

 

[Tear Drop]

You can actually change the volume of the PS3 - only whilst playing movies, not games. Press triangle to bring up the menu during playback and, if I remember correctly, it is under 'AV options' or 'AV control'.

 

[Cofnchtr]

Hi,

If you push triangle during playback then highlight/select the speaker - that gives you the option to turn the volume up or down.

Cheers,

Cofnchtr.

 

[fr0g]

Cofnchtr:Hi,

If you push triangle during playback then highlight/select the speaker - that gives you the option to turn the volume up or down.

Cheers,

Cofnchtr.
This volume should always be left in the middle position. It seriously affects playback quality if you use it.

 

[Clare Newsome]

professorhat:
I'm not saying Blu-Ray will overtake DVD in sales

Even the Blu-ray Disc Council predict it'll be Christmas 2012 before Blu-ray sales equal those of DVD.

professorhat:

I'm just saying, before you say Blu-Ray is not much better than DVD, make sure you experience a proper Blu-Ray transfer in a proper home cinema setup. Then make your decision!

Couldn't agree more.

 

[Anonymous]

Guess another way to look at things is when you consider it costs £42 for a family of 5 to go to the Cinema-My 3 kids go Student Rate too-and the fact the even though the picture is on a big screen but more often than not I feel we're being sold short in terms of a lack of picture quality in Cinemas today ( I mean we're not watching Blu Ray transfers here...are we?) it's probably a better idea to monitor what is coming to the Cinema and then if something does take your fancy wait for it to appear on Blu Ray Disc and buy the Disc for £17.99 which at least you can call your own thereafter

Even two adult cinema tickets will cost you £14

 

[fr0g]

Tallyho:
Guess another way to look at things is when you consider it costs £42 for a family of 5 to go to the Cinema-My 3 kids go Student Rate too-and the fact the even though the picture is on a big screen but more often than not I feel we're being sold short in terms of a lack of picture quality in Cinemas today ( I mean we're not watching Blu Ray transfers here...are we?) it's probably a better idea to monitor what is coming to the Cinema and then if something does take your fancy wait for it to appear on Blu Ray Disc and buy the Disc for £17.99 which at least you can call your own thereafter

Even two adult cinema tickets will cost you £14

I think the problem is that the same DVD can usually had for less than half the price.

I love the quality increase of BR, but am happy to continue buying DVDs... I can watch them on any one of my 4 players and I can easily rip them to hard disk, and I can buy any region I wish.

I have so far only bought Planet Earth (the US release), Casino Royale, and Beowulf on BluRay. They are just not justifiable in price terms, when you can get some great DVD films (often the same), for a fiver each or less.