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Posted by Jeff Rife on 04/14/06 02:40
Doug Jacobs (djacobs@shell.rawbw.com) wrote in alt.tv.tech.hdtv:
> > What will make the PS3 a "good" movie player are the things that make a
> > good DVD player (in no particular order):
> > - remote control (including battery life, layout, etc.)
>
> Judging from the PS2, Xbox and 360, I'm pretty sure a remote will be
> available as a separate accessory. Bet on it being included in many store
> bundles.
Without it being included in every box, the PS3 automatically becomes
a pretty crappy movie player. Seriously, a $500 device damn well better
have a $10 remote included.
> > - variety and utility of hardware audio/video outputs (i.e., what plugs
> > it has)
> > - variety and utility of software audio/video outputs (i.e., what formats
> > it can output)
>
> The PS3 will definitely support analog video (composite, s-video,
> component) just like the PS2, as well as HDMI, which I believe will be
> required for movie playback of Blu-Ray DVDs at full resolution. (this is
> still sort of fuzzy.) I'm guessing the PS3 will have the same audio options
> the PS2 has - stereo RCA cables, or optical audio. Probably no digital coax.
This isn't nearly enough. To make it a good player, it needs to have
7-channel analog outputs, because the audio formats won't likely be
able to be decoded externally by anything at the time it is released.
Also, the "software" part is the different output modes it will allow...
it should have at a bare minimum choice of 1920x1080 @ 60p, 60i;
1280x720 @ 60p; 720x480 @ 60p, 60i; and it would be nice if it had
some of the "computer" resolutions (1366x768, 1280x768, etc.). Also,
how many stretch and zoom modes will it have?
> > - output quality
> > - config menu quality and ease of use
> > - speed of load/eject/seek
> > - software playback features (FF, REW modes, etc.)
>
> Why does speed of loading/ejecting the disc matter so much?
Because some of the first DVD players took nearly 30 seconds to
recognize the disc and start displaying actual video from the menu.
With more storage on the disc for Blu-Ray, the seek times might be *very*
high, and result in a similar thing. With current DVD players getting
to the first output in 5 seconds or so, it would be a bad initial
experience for a user to wait very long.
Basically, taking 20 seconds to load up a game is OK...it's not OK for
video, but will Sony see it that way?
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