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Ruined · 04-07-2008, 03:39 PM

Does PS3 have a "Source Direct" mode for movies? i.e. output DVD or BD at whatever resolution it was encoded at 480i, 1080i, 1080p, etc, for use with external scalers? This is useful since the PS3's upscaling is mediocre (terrible according to Secrets, actually).

Some people are listing PS3 pros that have nothing to do with BD like Media Center, surf the net, etc. Several of the Standalones have some unique features too like being able to play AVCHD camcorder movies off SDHC cards, full Divx support, etc but I did not include that because it has nothing to do with BD.

I agree that the PS3 is a great unit if you need a multifunction device, but I already have that in XBOX 360 so I was just looking at it as the "primary blu-ray player" as in the topic and not all the other crap.

04-07-2008, 03:39 PM	#21 (permalink)
Ruined It's Good to Play Together Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: NJ, USA	Does PS3 have a "Source Direct" mode for movies? i.e. output DVD or BD at whatever resolution it was encoded at 480i, 1080i, 1080p, etc, for use with external scalers? This is useful since the PS3's upscaling is mediocre (terrible according to Secrets, actually). Some people are listing PS3 pros that have nothing to do with BD like Media Center, surf the net, etc. Several of the Standalones have some unique features too like being able to play AVCHD camcorder movies off SDHC cards, full Divx support, etc but I did not include that because it has nothing to do with BD. I agree that the PS3 is a great unit if you need a multifunction device, but I already have that in XBOX 360 so I was just looking at it as the "primary blu-ray player" as in the topic and not all the other crap. __________________ For every shadow, no matter how deep, is threatened by morning light.