This is the confusing question I have, straight from the specifications page for my TV:
Video
Does this mean that when I use HDMI 1.3b on my PS3 I'll get 1080p? even thought the native resolution is 720p?
- Video Signal : 1080/60p (HDMI™ / COMPONENT), 1080/60i, 1080/24p (HDMI™ ONLY), 720/60p, 480/60p, 480/60i
But is it really possible for 720p HDTV to display 1080p video like the Sony specs say if I use HDMI cable? because on another forum, people say it can't and won't ever unless you have 1080p HDTV instead. So I'm really confused
Do you rmember using something (a USB device) called "Wire Shark" to up-load your game-save and then downloading to your computer, so the 'judges' could see your race and times?Ahhh, Gran Turismo...That brings back memories, played it all the time when i had my PS1 and PS2,actualy won a dk championship in it
Now i've moved on to Grid, and Xbox 360
A 720p tv cannot display 1080p video at 1080p resolutions PERIOD. The TV physically has 720 lines of pixels. There is absolutely, positively no way for it to increase to 1080p regardless of input.
The specs are basically telling you that the TV will ACCEPT a 1080p video input over the HDMI connection. Once your TV accepts the video input, the optics in the TV will simply downconvert it to 720p resolution.
I have a 50" 720p Panasonic Plasma with a resolution of 1366 x 768. Which means that regardless of what input I feed it. (DVD at 480p, HDTV at 720p, or BluRay at 1080p), my TV will always display this at 1366x768...because that's the physical number of pixels that I have on my display.
any of you guys with a PS3 running linux on it?
just curious, i finally bought a PS3, just waiting for it to ship to me, i didn't get the new slim model because I'd like to install linux and have something else to mess around with
The slim model comes with 120GB of storage...which means you can alocate alot to linux. As far as I know the slims will run linux too as the slims are running the same FW as the Foremans (Big PS3s).
My issue with linux on the PS3 is that it is SLOW!!!!! I installed Yellow Dog Linux a bit back (which has a distribution designed for the PS3) and I couldn't take it. Things might be different today but who knows
the new slim model comes without the "other OS" option taken out. atleast that's what i've been reading. thats why I got the 40gb model, plus saved me about $100.
there is a few editions of Ubuntu designed to install on the PS3
to me it just adds more usability to me, i was tempted to get a 360, but the PS3 has the edge with upgradable HDD, blu-ray, linux, wi-fi
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