PS3 3D Blu-Ray

[Rishalin]

Hello,

I read somewhere that the PS3 supports 3D Blu-Ray..

Anyone tried this? Is it limited to 3D BluRay discs only - or can you play 3D video files too?

I don't have a PS3- so if this is a silly question - I'm sorry

 

[Macethy]

I've got a PS3 but have never tried a 3D movie on it. There are many games that are 3D on the PS3 so movies should definitely work.

 

[Roman4604]

I read somewhere that the PS3 supports 3D Blu-Ray..

Yes

Anyone tried this?

Yes

can you play 3D video files too?

Yes

 

[Rishalin]

thanks for the replies

So basically if i download some 3D Blu Ray video (.mkv or something) and play it through a PS3 to a 3D TV - all should be fine?
Can the PS3 read NTFS drives?

 

[Immortal_Souljah]

Ps3 only reads fat32 file systems. Your best bet may be to rather stream through Ps3 media server using a pc

 

[Chevron]

Or just buy 3D blurays.

 

[Roman4604]

Or just buy 3D blurays.

Yep, increasingly Cinavia will not allow files to be played in later firmware versions.

 

[phoneJunky]

I am also interested in this. It said that 3D playback was implemented in firmware 3.55. So all the PS3's should have this capability. Don't have a 3D tv so won't know. Was looking at that sammy 40" for 6999. I just wanted to know - will I also be able to do that two people looking at the same tv but seeing a different picture thing that that Sony combo could do - or is this something else and not really the 3D capability?

 

[Roman4604]

is this something else and not really the 3D capability?

Same basic mechanics, but I think different HDMI initiation which needs to be supported.

Besides the Sony 24" screen only other TVs I know of supporting dual player are the higher end 2012 LG LM LED models.

 

[dualmeister]

thanks for the replies

So basically if i download some 3D Blu Ray video (.mkv or something) and play it through a PS3 to a 3D TV - all should be fine?
Can the PS3 read NTFS drives?

PS3 does not support NTFS or .mkv files with official firmware.

 

[TJ99]

PS3 does not support NTFS or .mkv files with official firmware.

And only the Fat models (god I wish people would stop saying "phat") support hacked firmware. So my Slim can never run all the awesome stuff.

 

[dualmeister]

Slim ones can support custom firmware provided they have an early enough firmware. Did my mates one and it ran better than my "fat" one.

 

[TJ99]

Slim ones can support custom firmware provided they have an early enough firmware. Did my mates one and it ran better than my "fat" one.

Ok I should have said, my version and pretty much all recent ones don't support it. I think it's the first slim consoles that still work. It sucks that something that could be a pretty decent media player is so crippled by greedy ******s at Sony.

 

[Roman4604]

It sucks that something that could be a pretty decent media player is so crippled by greedy ******s at Sony.

While not ideal (also bearing in mind Cinavia) you can still work around the limitations with something like mkv2vob.

It will strip the av tracks out of mkv files (blazingly quickly) and package them into a mpg which the PS3 can use. It can also chop larger files into pieces < 4GB so they can be used with FAT, and the PS3 switches between pieces very quickly so there's minimal viewing interruption.

 

[phoneJunky]

Same basic mechanics, but I think different HDMI initiation which needs to be supported.

Besides the Sony 24" screen only other TVs I know of supporting dual player are the higher end 2012 LG LM LED models.

So no Samsungs? Would prefer a Samsung TV

 

[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.

Source

 

[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/television/LG-3d-tv-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