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Re: The War Begins...
« Reply #360 on: Nov 11, 2006 at 04:09 PM »
strider, could you post pics of all the video/audio connections at the back?

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« Reply #361 on: Nov 11, 2006 at 04:46 PM »
Here you go.


DVD Playback is fast compared to my Toshiba HD-DVD and I think upscaling is quite good as well on the AE-700 (720p).  Am excited about the installing other OS option.  Also was able to wirelessly surf the net just like PSP.  Will find an appropriate KB/Mouse later and this is a potential HTPC replacement.  Can also rip MP3/AAC/Atrac at up to 320 kbps.  If you have a PSP, the menu is prett much intuitive but I need to find the English manual to study other features.  Kulang na lang mahaba-habang bakasyon to play with this new toy.  Loading PS2 games was also quite fast but I don't think its worth doing that in the PS3.

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« Reply #362 on: Nov 11, 2006 at 05:00 PM »
ok.  thanks strider... :) napaka swerte mo talaga...other guys will be lining up in the cold just to have that.....and you won in a lottery...and with ur Toshy HD DVD...the HD gods are smiling on you...

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« Reply #363 on: Nov 11, 2006 at 05:22 PM »
Not yet.  I still do  not a 1080p display device.  Its weird having your display device as the bottleneck to get max.  picture quality. 

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« Reply #364 on: Nov 12, 2006 at 01:45 AM »
WowZers!!! Congrats!

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« Reply #365 on: Nov 12, 2006 at 10:51 AM »
Not yet.  I still do  not a 1080p display device.  Its weird having your display device as the bottleneck to get max.  picture quality. 

Sir,

mini-review naman po and do some tinkering on it.

I read from IGN that the PS3 accepts 3rd Party hard drive.
Impress Watch connected a 120GB on the 20GB PS3 version.

It works but with some flaws.

Mini-review also on the Blu Ray functionality.
I read that it loads Blu Ray Software faster than the HD-A1 with HD DVD.
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« Reply #366 on: Nov 12, 2006 at 01:18 PM »
Congrats sir! Your one lucky dude! The guys in the US have already started camping out of Bestbuy, 9 days prior to the US launch. I hope i can get mine in HK this Dec. ::)

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« Reply #367 on: Nov 12, 2006 at 06:34 PM »
Sir,

mini-review naman po and do some tinkering on it.

I read from IGN that the PS3 accepts 3rd Party hard drive.
Impress Watch connected a 120GB on the 20GB PS3 version.

It works but with some flaws.

Mini-review also on the Blu Ray functionality.
I read that it loads Blu Ray Software faster than the HD-A1 with HD DVD.


Hindi pa dumarating Resistance na game and the Blu-Ray titles I'm interested in are on pre-order (X3 and Kindom of Heaven).   Tested DVD playback capability and picture quality is decent but I prefer the HD upconversion of HD-A1 (fw. 2.0).  However, if you don't have a upconverting player,  I think you'll be more than happy with the PS3 (unlike the PS2 with crappy DVD playback).

The internet browser works very well and will be using this capability a lot (like to view movie info/reviews before starting to watch films when I had the HTPC unit).  Kulang na wireless keyboard and mouse.  Checked out the S-ATA drives today and meron na pala 160GBso might want to do that later.  Pics with HD-A1 and AE-700






Someone in AVS already got PS3 and tested Blu-ray capability
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=748982

Bitrate information is also available in dvd playback based on my experience.

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« Reply #368 on: Nov 12, 2006 at 06:56 PM »
wow.  they both look good in black and silver.....kumpleto na HD viewing mo (youre sitting in both fences), the ae700 is native 720p.  congrats bro.....PS3 will only be released in Asia March 2007 (except Japan).   :)

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« Reply #369 on: Nov 12, 2006 at 07:45 PM »
Sir ganda ng pix ha.
Anglinaw.

Anong digicam yan?  :)

I have read from IGN that PS3 doesn't upscale DVDs.

IGN purchased a retail PS3 and did explore the capabilities of the machine.
Everything from:
- Internet browsing
- Attaching an IPOD, and other Storage Devices.
- Playing PS1 and PS2 game, etc.

http://ps3.ign.com/articles/743/743956p1.html.

Excited na din ako. But matagalan pa yan bago makadating dito sa Pinas.
Congrats again.
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« Reply #370 on: Nov 12, 2006 at 08:56 PM »
You are correct SD DVDs were only at 480p (525p).  I thought it was upconverting to 720p.  This is where the HD-A1 shines.

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« Reply #371 on: Nov 12, 2006 at 09:14 PM »
You are correct SD DVDs were only at 480p (525p).  I thought it was upconverting to 720p.  This is where the HD-A1 shines.
T3 Philippines just ran a special HD feature in its November Edition. In the Select Opinion column by Vince Sales.....he stated that, once you go HD, theres just no turning back.  I believe him.  :)

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« Reply #372 on: Nov 12, 2006 at 09:27 PM »
Sir ganda ng pix ha.
Anglinaw.

Anong digicam yan?  :)

I have read from IGN that PS3 doesn't upscale DVDs.

IGN purchased a retail PS3 and did explore the capabilities of the machine.
Everything from:
- Internet browsing
- Attaching an IPOD, and other Storage Devices.
- Playing PS1 and PS2 game, etc.

http://ps3.ign.com/articles/743/743956p1.html.

Excited na din ako. But matagalan pa yan bago makadating dito sa Pinas.
Congrats again.

Nikon D200 yung digicam with a 35 mm f2 AF-D lens.

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« Reply #373 on: Nov 12, 2006 at 09:59 PM »
wow.  they both look good in black and silver.....kumpleto na HD viewing mo (youre sitting in both fences), the ae700 is native 720p.  congrats bro.....PS3 will only be released in Asia March 2007 (except Japan).   :)

Sir may official launch din sya sa HK on Nov 17 for the 60gb version and Dec for the 20gb.

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« Reply #374 on: Nov 12, 2006 at 10:29 PM »
Sir may official launch din sya sa HK on Nov 17 for the 60gb version and Dec for the 20gb.
thats great news....espcially for enthusiasts in HK.... :) the question naman locally is not when.....but how much?  baka its much cheaper to import one from the US....just like what ive done with the HD-A1

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« Reply #375 on: Nov 13, 2006 at 01:06 AM »
Signed up with Playstation network and played RR7 and Blast Factor. RR7 is nice but don't expect to be wowed if you are used to XBOX360 graphics. Blastfactor though is a very fun and easy game. Its a shooter that makes good use of the sixaxis controller. Full version only cost about US$6 so might buy it online.

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« Reply #376 on: Nov 13, 2006 at 01:43 AM »
The HD-DVD drive for the 360 is already out and i'm still holding out on it because MS will offer downloadable movies for rent and TV shows in HD.Downside is it'll probably take a long time to download one movie.I'll try it out on Nov.22. ;D

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« Reply #377 on: Nov 13, 2006 at 08:52 AM »
Bic Camera in Yuurakucho (Ginza) has one demo unit on the 1st floor connected to a 40V Bravia X series (at the basement floor they have 2 units with same grade Bravias playing RR7 and some game trailers).  They were playing Eight Feet Below.  NOT impressive (and even the salesman agreed with a wry smile).   Honestly I felt like, "yan na ba yon".  But probably, it's just the quality of the movie/transfer itself and not the PS3 Blu-Ray player because that movie has so many scenes on snow, wide shot, with not much contrast or details to see.  I told/recommended to Bic staff to change the sample movie to a better one.  He just smiled.    But who am I to judge?  I haven't even seen an actual HD-DVD movie yet because Toshiba demo booths don't show any.   Puro sceneries or HD programs recorded on TV lang (natural maganda).

Agree 100% with Strider.  If you own an Xbox360 already, there certainly is no feel of higher strata of wow factor for games, though it's really nicer to see demos on a 40V (PS3) compared to a 26V (Xbox360).  PS3 RR7 looks more detailed than X360 RR6 as expected, because the former is the newer version, that's all.  But compare RR7 with GOW for instance, that's another matter.  So far, depende nalang sa game title itself, I think.
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« Reply #378 on: Nov 13, 2006 at 09:01 AM »
The HD-DVD drive for the 360 is already out and i'm still holding out on it because MS will offer downloadable movies for rent and TV shows in HD.Downside is it'll probably take a long time to download one movie.I'll try it out on Nov.22. ;D

I'm subscribed to a 100MB broadband service and it takes at least 20-25 minutes to download 1GB demos through Xbox live, on a "very good day" sa Marketplace.  So how long will it take to download full length HD movies and all special features???  Better to buy the HD-DVD add on drive I think.

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« Reply #379 on: Nov 13, 2006 at 09:30 AM »
Strider can you set the menu language to English?

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« Reply #380 on: Nov 13, 2006 at 10:17 AM »
For the PS3, you can set the menu to English (almost any language, sobra dami, pero ala ata tagalog, lol)

However, for signing-up with Playstation@network, currently still all Japanese.  Maybe this will change come Nov. 17.

Downloading content is very fast.  Feeling ko around yung 480 MB na ridge racer parang under 10 minutes lang tapos na and then PS3 installed the download.  Kunti pa lang siguro users.

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Re: The War Begins...
« Reply #381 on: Nov 13, 2006 at 10:37 AM »
Sir Strider,

More mini-reviews on the PS3 pa po.
Feedbacks both Good and Bad.

I am now deciding between a 360 and a PS3 so I am gathering feedbacks about the PS3.

Sir, may PS3 game ka na ba (downloaded or on Blu-Ray)? How does it perform?
How about the Backwards Compatibility? I read from IGN that PS1 and PS2 titles are still region-locked.

PS3 unit heat and noise issues?

Sensya na po daming tanong. 
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« Reply #382 on: Nov 13, 2006 at 10:46 AM »
nels...kunin mo na dalawa para walang problem sa titles...hehehehe... ;D ;D 

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« Reply #383 on: Nov 13, 2006 at 11:08 AM »
nels...kunin mo na dalawa para walang problem sa titles...hehehehe... ;D ;D 

he he he. di pa ako ganon kayaman.

I think this thread does not only discuss about the War between Blu-Ray and HD DVD but also the War among next-gen consoles.  ;D So... The War Begins (with the launch of PS3, and soon, Nintendo Wii).  ;)
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« Reply #384 on: Nov 13, 2006 at 11:17 AM »
Bilhin mo pareho to try then sell the one you like less (because I assure you, you'd like both).


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« Reply #385 on: Nov 13, 2006 at 11:19 AM »
Si strider walang problema.....me stand alone HD DVD player at me PS3 na....perfect HD situation sya... ;D ;D

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« Reply #386 on: Nov 13, 2006 at 12:32 PM »

I think this thread does not only discuss about the War between Blu-Ray and HD DVD but also the War among next-gen consoles.  ;D So... The War Begins (with the launch of PS3, and soon, Nintendo Wii).  ;)

That's because Sony dragged the console game wars into the high def video format wars.  Nananahimik yung game console with them winning, then suddently they get tangled in  the format war.   ;D

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« Reply #387 on: Nov 13, 2006 at 05:47 PM »
Sir Strider,

More mini-reviews on the PS3 pa po.
Feedbacks both Good and Bad.

I am now deciding between a 360 and a PS3 so I am gathering feedbacks about the PS3.

Sir, may PS3 game ka na ba (downloaded or on Blu-Ray)? How does it perform?
How about the Backwards Compatibility? I read from IGN that PS1 and PS2 titles are still region-locked.

PS3 unit heat and noise issues?

Sensya na po daming tanong. 

If you're a gamer, the decision to buy PS3 is if there are exclusives that can't be found in 360 and vice-versa.  If you're a movie fan and want to watch pre-recorded HD movie, you're basically screwed because of the format war which is not likely to be settled in the next year or two.

Best of both worlds is PS3+360+HD-DVD add-on (I have no need for the add-on).  Cost should be under US$1,000 part. if you go with the Jap units (slightly higher for US units due to exchange rate)

But the 360 is readily available now so I suggest you go with that first.

Noise is not an issue with the PS3.  If you have to put in inside a cabinet, you need to have space at the back as the exhaust is in there.  Heat is not a problem for me as its winter now... lol.

PS2 games look like PS2 games even when played in the PS3 (i.e. crappy graphics). Good news is the very fast loading times.





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« Reply #388 on: Nov 13, 2006 at 06:01 PM »
on the other hand, if someone's a movie fan first and also a part time gamer, a situation like yours strider is very good.  With a HD-A1 and a PS3, you get to watch all the movies you want in HD, regardless of studios, and still get to play the latest games  :)  its also the most cost-efficent now, since BD players hover around the $1000 mark....

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« Reply #389 on: Nov 13, 2006 at 06:04 PM »
Munskie, problem is finding the time to play.. mostly watching movies na lang ang free time ko coz I can do that with the family.  Games ay pag tulog na sila lahat (solo ko FPTV).  Puyat lang pagpasok office.

Some pics from downloading RR7.









These are handheld high iso/low shuttet speed  shots on a 100 inch screen from an old LCD projector so a bit grainy

I'm glad there is a RR7 demo as this title is not worth $50 if you already have XBOX360 racing games.  Mas enjoy  yung blastfactor na demo.