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post #241 of 793
1/31/07 at 9:12pm

Re: Official Playstation 3 Blu-Ray player Thread

Does anyone have the playback menu pop up when they are watching a blu ray on the ps3. The play menu screen pops up out of nowhere while I'm watching movies. It's not the actual movie menu, it's the ps3 menu for pause, play, rewind etc... I'm not sure how to fix this issue, but it happens about every 20 minutes. Not a huge deal, but it is kind of annoying. Any suggestions?
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post #242 of 793
1/31/07 at 9:17pm

Re: Official Playstation 3 Blu-Ray player Thread

are you using the controller or a ps3 remote.

the triangle on the controller brings this menu up.
perhaps its sticking.
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post #243 of 793
2/1/07 at 7:34am

Re: Official Playstation 3 Blu-Ray player Thread

Yeah one thing I've learned about the bluetooth devices is that it's a lot easier to accidentally press a button (i.e. when I set the controller down the L2/R2 buttons accidentally get pressed, or when the BD remote is under a couch pillow and I lean on it the buttons can get pressed), and the PS3 is a lot more sensitive to receiving those commands than a normal remote.

I usually keep all of the remotes I use on the couch, and if I inadvertently sit on one or press a button, if the remote is not facing the device, it usually doesn't do anything. But the bluetooth remote and controller for the PS3 are ultra sensitive and if they even get nudged, even if they aren't pointed at the PS3, it will register the command.

So now I keep the PS3 remote and controllers on the table in front of the couch so they can't be accidentally pressed.
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post #244 of 793
2/1/07 at 7:48am

Re: Official Playstation 3 Blu-Ray player Thread

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Originally Posted by Carlo Medina
Yeah one thing I've learned about the bluetooth devices is that it's a lot easier to accidentally press a button (i.e. when I set the controller down the L2/R2 buttons accidentally get pressed

L2/R2, is that the little paddles on the front? If so, that happens constantly and drives me crazy. If I get the remote it will be because of those damn paddles on the front.
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post #245 of 793
2/1/07 at 7:57am

Re: Official Playstation 3 Blu-Ray player Thread

this is too funny. If I drop my remote one more time and zip into fast-forward while I fumble trying to find the remote in the dark...

yeah, I'm all for getting the remote for the same reason. Drives me crazy!

Hey, where is the best place to get the remote? didn't see any at best buy...
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post #246 of 793
2/1/07 at 8:33am

Re: Official Playstation 3 Blu-Ray player Thread

I bought mine at Target for $24.95.
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post #247 of 793
2/1/07 at 8:40am

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Amazon also has them in stock for $24.99. link
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post #248 of 793
2/1/07 at 12:34pm

Re: Official Playstation 3 Blu-Ray player Thread

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Originally Posted by BrettB
L2/R2, is that the little paddles on the front? If so, that happens constantly and drives me crazy. If I get the remote it will be because of those damn paddles on the front.

Just a little tip, just turn off the controller while watching.
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post #249 of 793
2/5/07 at 4:26am

Re: Official Playstation 3 Blu-Ray player Thread

Well, I'm officially an owner of a 60 GB PS3. My wife gave it to me as an early Valentine's day present. I've already loaded it down with mp3's and photos, but haven't yet picked up a Blu-ray disc. So far it's an impressive little machine. My only problem so far are that it doesn't pillarbox 4:3 DVD's. Hopefully that is something which will be taken care of in one of the future updates.
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post #250 of 793
2/5/07 at 6:06am

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The more they release these firmware updates, the more incomplete the PS3 seems. The 1.51 firmware released actually made the PS3 more compatible with PS3 games which seems rather odd. So expect a lot more firmware updates to come to address those various issues.
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post #251 of 793
2/5/07 at 9:52am

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I've never had a problem with 4:3 material (most recently watched Cinderella), this is on a PS3 w/1.1 fw.

Had $32 credit at Best Buy on Saturday and couldn't find a movie I wanted to buy. I know it's getting better but they really need to pick it up. Almost bought that remote instead but held off.

Went to Target to raise hell about getting me my *new unopened* 20GB. We'll see how long it takes.
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post #252 of 793
2/5/07 at 9:57am

Re: Official Playstation 3 Blu-Ray player Thread

Since the PS3 outputs SD DVD at 480P, couldn't you just use the TV's aspect controls to pillarbox? Unless the TV will only allow that with 480i, in which case I guess it could be a problem.

I got the remote right off the bat. Watching movies with a game controller just seems weird.
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post #253 of 793
2/5/07 at 10:00am

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Hmmm, I'll double check my settings on both my PS3 and television when I get home. Thanks.
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post #254 of 793
2/5/07 at 10:12am

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I suggest getting the Remote with the PS3. It's much easier to use and watch DVD/BR with it. The controller gets quite annoying having to press triangle all the time.
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post #255 of 793
2/5/07 at 11:53am

Re: Official Playstation 3 Blu-Ray player Thread

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Since the PS3 outputs SD DVD at 480P, couldn't you just use the TV's aspect controls to pillarbox?
Problem is that a lot of older HD sets (including mine) "Lock to Full (Aspect ratio)" when given a 480p signal.

I'm not treating it as a very big deal right now because in 12-18 months I plan to have a new HDTV (w/ HDMI 1.3). But if I wasn't planning on buying a new set for several years, I'd be a bit peeved.
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post #256 of 793
2/6/07 at 5:22am

Re: Official Playstation 3 Blu-Ray player Thread

Turns out I had a setting wrong on my TV. While the previous settings worked on my 1080i upconverting DVD player, they didn't work for a 480p signal. I guess I had one of those "duh" moments that come with old age.
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post #257 of 793
2/8/07 at 1:18pm

Re: Official Playstation 3 Blu-Ray player Thread

Just bought a PS3 last night and watched Ice Age 2. What an incredible picture! Yet I just read in this thread that I may have been watching in 480p (?). I specified 720p in the PS3 menu as that is the max resolution of my plasma TV. Should I have set it to 1080i?

On a related note, I was wondering if the picture on standard DVDs would be superior through the PS3 than via my trusty old Sony S9000ES DVD player. The DVD player was top of the line in its day (5-6 years ago) but I'm thinking it might be best to retire it to the bedroom.

Finally, is it a no-brainer to use the HDMI connection or would I be equally happy (video-wise) with the AV/component hookup? My video processor doesn't switch HDMI, so it may be easier for me to use component. (And my surround processor can't take HDMI for audio, so that is a moot point.)

Thanks
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post #258 of 793
2/8/07 at 1:49pm

Re: Official Playstation 3 Blu-Ray player Thread

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Just bought a PS3 last night and watched Ice Age 2. What an incredible picture! Yet I just read in this thread that I may have been watching in 480p (?). I specified 720p in the PS3 menu as that is the max resolution of my plasma TV. Should I have set it to 1080i?

Yep. You were watching in 480p. Set your PS3 to 1080i. When the 720P-scaled-output becomes available, I'm sure you'll hear about it here!
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post #259 of 793
2/8/07 at 3:19pm

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Quick question about the PS3. My 20GB is on the way and I was wondering about the firmware updates. I know 1.51 is available at the moment. Does that 1.51 update also include (internally) the updates before it or do I have to update the PS3 with the previous updates before I update it with 1.51? (An aside, I plan on updating the system through a USB device rather than the network connection. I'm just not into online anything with these consoles and players. Is there any advantages or disadvantages to updating the system through the network connection or no?)

I'm pretty giddy right now, thinking about getting into Blu-Ray. I went with HD-DVD with at the A2 only because it was afforable. HD-DVD has been good so far but I've been chomping at the bit to get into Blu-Ray since day one...and now it's finally here.

I'm just a tad worried about using firmware updates..that's all.
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post #260 of 793
2/8/07 at 3:24pm

Re: Official Playstation 3 Blu-Ray player Thread

every update needed is in 1.51

let me rephrase that, every available update
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post #261 of 793
2/8/07 at 4:17pm

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Thanks, Tony.
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post #262 of 793
2/8/07 at 7:19pm

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Yep. You were watching in 480p. Set your PS3 to 1080i. When the 720P-scaled-output becomes available, I'm sure you'll hear about it here!

Thanks -- I changed it to 1080i and it did make an improvement in resolution. Funny...if you specify 720p, you would think the system would configure the best picture for that spec. I don't know if I ever would have figured it out on my own.
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post #263 of 793
2/9/07 at 5:01pm

Re: Official Playstation 3 Blu-Ray player Thread

Got my PS3 a little over a week ago. Hooked it up to my TX-SR803 with HDMI cables then to my new Mits WD-65732. When I change it to 1080p, the screen goes black and won't display a picture at that mode. I've tried different cables settings all kinds of stuff and nothing works. If I plug the PS3 directly into the TV, 1080p works just fine, but I don't want to lose the audio that the HDMI will give me. Anyone else having issues? The 803 is HDMI 1.1 compliant and it states, or stated on their website that it would do 1080p. Thanks
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post #264 of 793
2/10/07 at 11:40am

Re: Official Playstation 3 Blu-Ray player Thread

Just got my PS3 today. I must say I'm really impressed with the quality of the image and the audio.

A quick question though........I was watching Million Dollar Baby and went to the supplements and everything is stretched. I am assuming this is because the material is 480p, but I'm surprised there isn't a 4:3 flag somewhere on the disc. I have an older TV that locks into "full" on 480p so I've got no option to change the format. Am I just stuck here when it comes to the supplements? This is pretty annoying considering my non-upscaling JVC DVD player doesn't have this problem.

The performance of the feature films is outstanding though.
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post #265 of 793
2/10/07 at 2:30pm

Re: Official Playstation 3 Blu-Ray player Thread

Guys, I have a small question and I wonder if anyone could give me the answer.

Everytime I pop in a DVD, the film plays fine until I decide to stop playing said DVD. The screen goes automatically green and I can eject the DVD but I can't get back to the XBM unless I actually turn off the system. Playing Playstation 2 and 3 games along with Blu-Ray films, the PS3 is perfect. I just have this one little glitch when stopping DVDs. In all honesty, I'll never use it to play DVDs because I have a HD-A2 but I was curious with the quality of the DVD playback and I noticed this glitch....

Anyone have any ideas on what that's about?
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post #266 of 793
2/10/07 at 4:40pm

Re: Official Playstation 3 Blu-Ray player Thread

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Originally Posted by Cory S.
Anyone have any ideas on what that's about?

What version of firmware do you have?
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post #267 of 793
2/10/07 at 7:04pm

Re: Official Playstation 3 Blu-Ray player Thread

1.51...

I figured out a way around it. Instead of pressing stop on a DVD, all I have to do is hit the PS button and it asks if I want to exit the DVD. And when I do, it takes me back to the XMB and all is good.
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post #268 of 793
2/13/07 at 8:35am

Re: Official Playstation 3 Blu-Ray player Thread

Phone Booth is on the way and is the first BD I'll play with a DTS Master Audio track. Over optical I will get the 5.1 core at 1.5 mbps and this is a compressed track that still sounds very nice?
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post #269 of 793
2/13/07 at 9:50am

Re: Official Playstation 3 Blu-Ray player Thread

Well, I tried Kingdom of Heaven which also has a Master Audio track via optical and it sounded great.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Cory S.
I figured out a way around it. Instead of pressing stop on a DVD, all I have to do is hit the PS button and it asks if I want to exit the DVD. And when I do, it takes me back to the XMB and all is good.

I guess that is why I've never seen that problem, since I always just use the PS button to go back to the menu or turn off the system when I am done watching.
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post #270 of 793
2/19/07 at 9:23pm

Re: Official Playstation 3 Blu-Ray player Thread

Okay, so I've got a lot of research under my belt (thanks mostly to this thread) and think I may be ready to pick up a PS3, but, I do have one question that I saw someone raise earlier in the discussion...

Quote:
Originally Posted by BrettB
Audio question (older receiver doesn't have hdmi)...

PS3 > hdmi > TV > optical > Receiver

Would there be any problems with that?

I'm going to have a similar setup with my PS3, that is connecting the system to my TV through HDMI and passing the digital audio through my monitor's coaxial output to my receiver. My set, one of Mitsubishi's DLP screens from last year, has a built in PCM and DD decorder, however, I want to be sure whether or not this setup will yield full 5.1 PCM (from BD media and SACD), DD and DTS output through my receiever. Any help?
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