PS3 3D Blu-Ray

[dualmeister]

I was thinking about it again and could not understand how the PS3 (which uses HDMI 1.3) can do 3D (which is a feature of HDMI 1.4), but then I across this.

Fans of 3D movies can rest easy. You probably won’t need to upgrade your Blu-ray player, and you almost certainly won’t need to pick up new cables.

Remember back when the 3D specification for Blu-ray was announced and somehow the Playstation 3 made the list of compatible devices? It was said that a firmware update would make the popular Blu-ray playing game console compatible, and that’s true. It’s not just the PS3 though, that update will also apply to any BD-Live capable Blu-ray player.

In fact, any device that has a method for updating the firmware can be kicked up to support the new format. Cable set-top boxes and satellite receivers included.

Like most things though, the 3D update for already existing HDMI 1.3 products comes with a catch, and it’s a catch in the form of reduced video quality. While HDMI 1.4 cables and devices will be capable of shooting out 3D pictures in full 1080p, HDMI 1.3 just can’t handle it.

The problem is that for a 3D picture, two images have to be shown nearly simultaneously. Since HDMI 1.3 can’t handle two 1080p pictures at that speed, you’ll get two 1080i pictures. It’s not a huge downgrade when all is said and done. The real clincher comes with TV signals.

Since cable boxes normally show a 1080i image, they’ll be stepped down to 540i to handle 3D. With HDMI 1.3 cable boxes, you’ll have the choice between HD and 3D, but not both.

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[Roman4604]

So no Samsungs? Would prefer a Samsung TV

No not to my knowledge, dont think Samsung has adopted the standard (yet?). Lowest spec non-Sony TV would be this model from LG ... http://www.lg.com/za/tv-audio-video/...v-42LM6610.jsp (check half-way down on the FEATURES tab).

[Roman4604]

I was thinking about it again and could not understand how the PS3 (which uses HDMI 1.3) can do 3D (which is a feature of HDMI 1.4), but then I across this.

This article is inaccurate. HDMI 1.3 has more than enough bw for full 1080p per eye 3D (at Bluray's 24p frame rate). Were it does hit a bw limitation is 1080p 3D + lossless audio like Dolby TrueHD/DTS-HD.

So on a PS3 you can have either 1080p 3D or lossless audio, but not both at the same time. For that you'd need the additional bw provided by HDMI 1.4.

[mouks]

...or just buy a cheap media player instead

[Rishalin]

So I got a PS3 and tested the 3D. It works flawlessly.

Mkvs don't work as mentioned - but I downloaded a .mp4 half SBS 3D movie and played it off a fat32 on the PS3. And it worked!

GT5 looks wicked in 3D too

I ended up using my Blu ray player for mkv files rather.

Thanks for all the replies