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4/3/09 at 7:15pm
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Re: New to Blu? Buy a PS3: the most featured BD hardware available...

Maybe it has something to do with the "bitmapping" options? I have it turned off because I honestly don't understand what it's meant to do.

When I think of the word bitmap I think of a picture file, not music
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4/4/09 at 3:36pm
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Re: New to Blu? Buy a PS3: the most featured BD hardware available...

It does, however, break DiVX playback of quite a few files But otherwise, fine.

Edit: strike that, it just doesn't like the MIME type that a lot of UPNP servers give it; after making some changes, all is back to good.
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4/5/09 at 12:45pm
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Re: New to Blu? Buy a PS3: the most featured BD hardware available...

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Originally Posted by Nicholas Martin
Maybe it has something to do with the "bitmapping" options? I have it turned off because I honestly don't understand what it's meant to do.

When I think of the word bitmap I think of a picture file, not music

I think the CD bitmapping options are just digital "enhancements", and like for most video "enhancements" I habitually turn them off. I haven't even tried them with the PS3, so I don't really know, but just from past experience...

I have not even updated my own PS3 yet (on a sort-of "vacation", have only done the PS3 here) and for all I know they *may* have improved the CD->HDMI sound. Hard to tell with the available sound system...
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4/5/09 at 7:27pm
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Re: New to Blu? Buy a PS3: the most featured BD hardware available...

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Originally Posted by Jari K
PS3 firmware v2.70 now available:

...

*Video delivery service on PlayStation Store
-Video files you’ve purchased from the PlayStation Store can be backed up to an external storage device and then restored to PS3’s internal hard drive for playback – so you can clear up space on your hard drive and then restore the video anytime in the future
-Videos you’ve purchased for PSP (PlayStation Portable) system can now be transferred to PS3 for playback

Hmmm... My kid wants me to put some movies on his PSP. Maybe I should check out the PlayStation Store for that (so I don't have to spend time converting DVDs myself ). How much do they charge for PSP movie downloads anyway?

Do I actually need v2.7 for this? OR is v2.6 good enough, if I don't want to play them on the PS3 itself? Honestly don't see the point of playing PSP downloads on the PS3 -- unless they are at least equivalent to very good DVD quality.

Thanks.

_Man_

Just another amateur learning to paint w/ "the light of the world".

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4/5/09 at 7:49pm
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Re: New to Blu? Buy a PS3: the most featured BD hardware available...

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Originally Posted by Man-Fai Wong
Hmmm... My kid wants me to put some movies on his PSP. Maybe I should check out the PlayStation Store for that (so I don't have to spend time converting DVDs myself ). How much do they charge for PSP movie downloads anyway?

I was actually wondering that myself. Can't be too much.
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4/6/09 at 12:12pm
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Re: New to Blu? Buy a PS3: the most featured BD hardware available...

thanks for the info..
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4/6/09 at 4:44pm
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PS3 + STR-DE885/985 + Blu-ray = audio dropout with dolby digital

No your not going crazy
when using the optical connection from the PS3 to the STR-DE885/985 while watching blu-ray movies, DO NOT USE DOLBY DIGITAL! The reciever can not process a 640kbps feed.
Sony USA ARTICLE KB C549452 Link
Quote:
The audio drops out when playing a Blu-ray Disc® movie using a digital (optical or coaxial) connection for sound.

Solution:
This Audio/Video (A/V) receiver was manufactured prior to the introduction of Blu-ray Disc® (BD) technology. The digital (optical and coaxial) connection does not support the Dolby® Digital signal from a BD movie; this symptom is not a malfunction. Alternatively, an analog connection should be used to connect your BD player to the A/V receiver in order to hear the sound.
NOTE: There are no plans at this time to update the A/V receiver to support the Dolby Digital signal from BD movies.

Region:
Canada
United States

Products:
STR-DE885
STR-DE985

Last Modified Date:10-27-2008 ID:C549452

My personal solution:
From PS3 Settings menu
Sound settings -> Audio Output Settings ->
Digital Out (Optical) ->
no check for Dolby Digital 5.1
check for DTS 5.1

The STR-DE885/985 CAN NOT process optical bit-stream:
Dolby Digital @640 Kbps (AKA: Blu-Ray Out put)

The STR-DE885/985 CAN process optical bit-streams:
Dolby Digital @480 Kbps
DTS @1.5 Mbps

Rather strange that the Reciever can handle 1500Kbps of information but can't handle 640Kbps.

DC
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