Re: Playstation 3: Not the best Blu-ray player you can buy

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Samsung displays are problematic for some reason. Mostly due to HDMI issues.

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The reason they gave: "Increasingly, the Blu-ray performance of the PS3 doesn't really stand up to videophile scrutiny. While its excellent clarity and fine detail reproduction is without question, motion is not the console's strongest point. Fast panning shots in Sony's own flagship 'Casino Royale,' are prone to stutter, whereas the company's own dedicated players render the same scenes perfectly. It is also prone to visual artifacts not seen on the latest dedicated players."

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to write a bull crap article on how the PS3 is not a great Blu Ray player. What planet did you jump off of? You might need a better HDMI cord, stuttering usually is associated with a bad connection or cable.

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Do you realize how speculative these statements are? I would ask what type of display is being used, what type of signal is being output from the PS3, etc. Could the disc be poorly authored?

FYI - My PS3 is outputs Blu-rays at 1080p/24 into my Pioneer KURO Plasma, and under the plasma's Pure Cinema mode I have it set to the "Advance" mode (24fps converted to a 24-multiple, or 72hz)... result is NO JUDDER, STUTTER, etc. As for Casino Royale, I've previously experimented with also sending 1080i/60, 1080p/60 and still no visual distortions on my Kuro plasma.

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The author mentions stuttering and artifacts not found in SA players, and I would expect they are smart enough to use similar quality (if not identical) cables when comparing the PS3 to SA units. If this is true, then this reaffirms the argument that the PS3 has to have cheaper components in order to compete with SA players, being that it's also a game console.