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TJ-Max
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 Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2010 5:23 pm Post subject: PS3 Slim has HD audio options, that the older models don't |
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I don't know if this has been discussed before, but I just found out that the new PS3 Slims have a number HD settings for Dolby and DTS in the audio options that my original 60GB PS3 doesn't.
Check out this kid's video on Youtube for the screenshots.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3oxQ8l58Vk
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raveer
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| Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2010 6:41 pm Post subject: |
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| That is because slim can bitstream DTS-HD MA and Dolby TrueHD while the fat one can not. Fat one instead decodes everything to PCM. |
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TJ-Max
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| Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2010 7:56 pm Post subject: |
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| Yes....obviously this is so. But I didn't see that news mentioned here. |
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PS3SACD
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TJ-Max
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| Posted: Thu Apr 29, 2010 2:01 am Post subject: |
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ooops, that was about 8 months ago. I totally missed that.
So at this point do you guys think theres any point in keeping the original 60GB Ps3 regarding its audio capabilities? I'm thinking of just getting a standalone SACD/DVD player. I couldn't really use the SACD playback anyway since they removed the DSD>DTS conversion.
Could the Slim be a better system? |
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bdole
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| Posted: Thu Apr 29, 2010 4:47 am Post subject: |
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It would seem the Slim might be the better option for BD-Audio or AVCHD if you have a receiver capable of DTS-HD MA or Dolby TrueHD. But to my knowledge the amount of commercial music in either of these formats is very limited. I suppose movies might sound better if you can hear the difference versus PCM.
...so let me get this straight. Sony offers multi-channel SACD decoding on its first few generations of PS3, then removes it and later adds higher defintion multi-channel output? Brilliant. |
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Brandon B
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| Posted: Thu Apr 29, 2010 8:30 pm Post subject: |
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| TJ-Max wrote: | ooops, that was about 8 months ago. I totally missed that.
So at this point do you guys think theres any point in keeping the original 60GB Ps3 regarding its audio capabilities? I'm thinking of just getting a standalone SACD/DVD player. I couldn't really use the SACD playback anyway since they removed the DSD>DTS conversion.
Could the Slim be a better system? |
In your position, I'd probably go for an Oppo bdp 80 and a slim. Then you get everything, and lower power consumption too. |
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PS3SACD
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| Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2010 12:12 am Post subject: |
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| May we suggest one of these? |
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TJ-Max
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| Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2010 4:33 am Post subject: |
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