Topic: PS3 as a blu-ray player

[n3d_d2x]

Although 2 channels lng ang input mu from the PS3, your Samsung HT will still render its output to 5.1 channel.
Great choice for deciding to get a PS3 coz its the best multi media machine available as of date at a very reasonable price.
Enjoy!

Thanks, ayan nalinawan na ako.  That was what I was thinking nga.  PS3 talaga balak kong bilin to play blu-ray kasi as of now sobrang mahal pa rin ng stand-alone BD players, plus may games pa sa PS3, what more coud I ask for? 

You won't get 5.1 channels from a stereo source. What you will get is enhanced surround sound from the Samsung HTIB. 5.1 are seperate distinct channels. Example: All you hear in the center channel/speaker is dialogue. The only way you get this is through the optical or HDMI output of the PS3.

Thanks, this is very informative. Ok na sakin yung enhanced surround sound lang as of now since itong Samsung HT-X20 lang ang receiver namin. Mas ok na, magagamit pa rin naman all 5.1 speakers (Matrix) kesa sa LCD ko lang lalabas yung audio. Siguro in the future I'd invest na lang sa receiver na may HDMI para ma-experience ko rin yung high quality surround sound that blu-ray has to offer. 

[steelcrazy]

Thanks, ayan nalinawan na ako.  That was what I was thinking nga.  PS3 talaga balak kong bilin to play blu-ray kasi as of now sobrang mahal pa rin ng stand-alone BD players, plus may games pa sa PS3, what more coud I ask for? 

Thanks din if u have other questions , feel free to ask coz our members here are very helpful naman. You will be guided properly w/ our tips and comments.

[jiggs84]

Compact Flash Memory, SD Memory and Memory Stick slots used to transfer Game, Film, Music, Pictures etc... Same thing with the USB slots.

ic...
can you transfer/copy games, files from one PS3 to another?
im not sure if my PS3 has a memory slot. but it does have a USB port which i use for updating FW.
thanks...

[darkwing]

nope you can't transfer/copy games , you can always use a USB memory adapter thingy

[surg]

magkano po ba PS3 sa local market? magpapabili nalang ako sa U.S kung mas mura dun? pwede po ba U.S version dito sa atin?

[steelcrazy]

despite having both a DS controller and the regular six-axis, I prefer the latter because its lightweight 

I also prefer the Sixaxis over the DS3.

[n3d_d2x]

One more thing, is the PS3 capable of displaying subtitles ba for video files? For example, meron akong mkv 720p video pero korean ang language, meron however na external subs na english (srt file). In order for me to play the file sa PS3 I would have to use mkv2vob to convert the video right? So after maging vob na yung file, ilalagay ko lang yung vob and srt file sa PS3 then pwede na niya ma-load pareho? Or meron na bang subtitle support yung mkv2vob? (sorry di ko pa kasi na-dl yung program) Thanks!

[Mouldingo]

nope you can't transfer/copy games , you can always use a USB memory adapter thingy

Game files or data for PS2 pala.

[steelcrazy]

One more thing, is the PS3 capable of displaying subtitles ba for video files? For example, meron akong mkv 720p video pero korean ang language, meron however na external subs na english (srt file). In order for me to play the file sa PS3 I would have to use mkv2vob to convert the video right? So after maging vob na yung file, ilalagay ko lang yung vob and srt file sa PS3 then pwede na niya ma-load pareho? Or meron na bang subtitle support yung mkv2vob? (sorry di ko pa kasi na-dl yung program) Thanks!

Wala yata support yung converter i tried it before but after converting mkv 2 vob, no subtitles displayed when i play via PS3.

[n3d_d2x]

^Awww ganun ba, sayang naman, thanks anyway.

[steelcrazy]

ic...
can you transfer/copy games, files from one PS3 to another?
im not sure if my PS3 has a memory slot. but it does have a USB port which i use for updating FW.
thanks...

Only 60 and 80gb PS3s have built-in memory card slots plus 4 usb ports while 40gb PS3s have only 2 usb ports and doesnt have a built-in memory card slot but you can still use an external memory card reader by plugging to its usb port.

[JAQY888]

magkano po ba PS3 sa local market? magpapabili nalang ako sa U.S kung mas mura dun? pwede po ba U.S version dito sa atin?

price of PS3 here is still at P18K +/- (for the 40gb model) ... depending on the shop where you intend to get it.
For the US version, it's region-locked for DVD R1, Region A for BD. Good luck.

You can check out this link for Region coding of BDs ....
http://bluray.liesinc.net/index.php?region=b

[iiinas]

i have a 40giger. im afraid it does not have memory slots. what are the memory slots for?
can you use the SD memory cards for these slots?
thanks...

it is sd slots, for saved games and other stuff you can save in any memory card.

[n3d_d2x]

Kanina nasa V-Mall ako, meron akong nakitang package na 24,500, Asian 40Gb, with 1 free game and 2 controllers na (dual shock 3 yung free). Bibili na sana ako kaso sabi sakin hindi daw advisable na mag play ng blu-ray movies kasi madali daw masisira yung PS3. Eh ang plano ko sana for my PS3 is 80% movie player, and 20% games lang as of now. Ayun, dahil sa sinabi nung nasa store di na muna ko bumili...

[steelcrazy]

Kanina nasa V-Mall ako, meron akong nakitang package na 24,500, Asian 40Gb, with 1 free game and 2 controllers na (dual shock 3 yung free). Bibili na sana ako kaso sabi sakin hindi daw advisable na mag play ng blu-ray movies kasi madali daw masisira yung PS3. Eh ang plano ko sana for my PS3 is 80% movie player, and 20% games lang as of now. Ayun, dahil sa sinabi nung nasa store di na muna ko bumili...

Well the choice is yours. I think majority of our fellow members here are using their PS3s as a bluray player for playing games and watching bluray movies. i think if you'll be using the PS3 exclusively for playing bluray movies and not as a Dvd player, then i assume there wont be any problems although it really depends on your usage.

[n3d_d2x]

^oo nga eh, nabasa ko naman na marami din dito nag play ng blu-ray movies nila sa PS3 and so far wala naman problema. matinding pag-iisip ito hehehe...

[jiggs84]

mga bros,
thanks for your replies/inputs on my question re:memory slots.

[mher70]

^oo nga eh, nabasa ko naman na marami din dito nag play ng blu-ray movies nila sa PS3 and so far wala naman problema. matinding pag-iisip ito hehehe...

 
  bro yun ps3 ko so far wala namang problema

[darkwing]

1 yr old na PS3 ko, ok pa rin siya as a BD player

[iiinas]

^oo nga eh, nabasa ko naman na marami din dito nag play ng blu-ray movies nila sa PS3 and so far wala naman problema. matinding pag-iisip ito hehehe...

if you can wait. bili ka nalang mga around december, because by sept this year, only the 80 gb will be available for sale at 399$ so presyong 40gb pero yung 80gb model na, so in short parang price cut narin. so kung sept ma-implement yan, around december siguro natin ma-feel yan dito sa pinas or baka november. that will be a good buy. 

[n3d_d2x]

Ayan more positive feedbacks on the PS3 as a BD movie player! 

Thanks mher70 and darkwing for the testimonials!

if you can wait. bili ka nalang mga around december, because by sept this year, only the 80 gb will be available for sale at 399$ so presyong 40gb pero yung 80gb model na, so in short parang price cut narin. so kung sept ma-implement yan, around december siguro natin ma-feel yan dito sa pinas or baka november. that will be a good buy. 

bro thanks sobra for the info. good buy na nga yun kaso nov or dec pa... hmm... nako lalong nadagdagan iisipin ko hahaha pero ayos lang. kasi medyo excited na rin ako to experience high def movies sa HDTV ko, although ok naman yung DVD component output niya, iba pa rin syempre kapag blu-ray. salamat ulit mga bros!

[Mr.H]

Ayan more positive feedbacks on the PS3 as a BD movie player! 

Thanks mher70 and darkwing for the testimonials!

bro thanks sobra for the info. good buy na nga yun kaso nov or dec pa... hmm... nako lalong nadagdagan iisipin ko hahaha pero ayos lang. kasi medyo excited na rin ako to experience high def movies sa HDTV ko, although ok naman yung DVD component output niya, iba pa rin syempre kapag blu-ray. salamat ulit mga bros!

bro...habang nag aantay ka ng 80gb, pde ka nang mag start mag collect ng BD movies hehehe   so when the time comes na nandyan na yung ps3 mo....magdamagan naman ang panood mo....jan mo ma ffeel ang enjoyment.
good luck! 

[darkwing]

yup i'm really impressed sa PS3, in fact m looking for a cheap 2nd hand PS3 for a 2nd BD player  

[surg]

Can you play HDDVD disc on a PS3 or BD player?

[iiinas]

Can you play HDDVD disc on a PS3 or BD player?

nope, hddvd was a competing format which has stop production of its players. all movie studios has also stop support for the format that was introduced by toshiba. samsung, lg and toshiba produces the hddvd players. you can of course still find some players out there, new old stock or pre-owned. and as you can see in the pdvd market place and amazon, prices of hddvd are falling compared to bluray.

so if you are not picky, you can easily jump into the hd bandwagon by going hddvd first, cheap player, cheap disk (although the lastest ones that you can buy are i am legend, beowulf and atonement, newer movies they don't release anymore). then pag talagang wala ka ng makitang magandang film. buy bluray. hehehe by that time mura na sya. 

[n3d_d2x]

bro...habang nag aantay ka ng 80gb, pde ka nang mag start mag collect ng BD movies hehehe   so when the time comes na nandyan na yung ps3 mo....magdamagan naman ang panood mo....jan mo ma ffeel ang enjoyment.
good luck! 

thanks bro, gandang idea nga yan, pero wouldn't you think seeing those blu-ray movies sa desk ko, and not being able to watch them, that's torture! baka mapabili rin ako agad ng PS3 nun. hahaha!

[darkwing]

thanks bro, gandang idea nga yan, pero wouldn't you think seeing those blu-ray movies sa desk ko, and not being able to watch them, that's torture! baka mapabili rin ako agad ng PS3 nun. hahaha!

lols actually i suggest you buy BDs that are on sale while waiting, but you are right though seeing those BDs and reading the bakc info, i bet mapa takbo ka agad sa GH lols

[steelcrazy]

yup i'm really impressed sa PS3, in fact m looking for a cheap 2nd hand PS3 for a 2nd BD player 

I agree w/ sir darkwing. The PS3 is certainly a great multimedia machine.

[n3d_d2x]

lols actually i suggest you buy BDs that are on sale while waiting, but you are right though seeing those BDs and reading the bakc info, i bet mapa takbo ka agad sa GH lols

hahaha yeah, exactly what i was thinking. san ba kayo usually bumibili ng BDs? sa amazon mura around $20 lang (900Php) pero syempre may shipping fee pa yun. dito sa pinas nagtanong ako sa infomax 1700 pinaka-mababa. of course i can always opt to buy mint condition BDs din dito sa pinoydvd hehehe

[surg]

nope, hddvd was a competing format which has stop production of its players. all movie studios has also stop support for the format that was introduced by toshiba. samsung, lg and toshiba produces the hddvd players. you can of course still find some players out there, new old stock or pre-owned. and as you can see in the pdvd market place and amazon, prices of hddvd are falling compared to bluray.

so if you are not picky, you can easily jump into the hd bandwagon by going hddvd first, cheap player, cheap disk (although the lastest ones that you can buy are i am legend, beowulf and atonement, newer movies they don't release anymore). then pag talagang wala ka ng makitang magandang film. buy bluray. hehehe by that time mura na sya. 

thanks a lot for the reply