Netflix not streaming in HD on PS3...?

[Falconer]

I ran into an issue last night after hooking up my game systems to my TV (just finished moving into a new place)...

I was streaming HD content on the Xbox 360 perfectly fine. Switched the same HDMI cable over to the PS3 and despite it saying the content was HD, it was only showing up in horrible standard def. Switched the HDMI back to the 360 and it worked just as well as before. Switched it back to the PS3 and tried a blu-ray. Played fine in high-def and looked amazing. Tried netflix again...still no HD streaming. So I know it is not a problem with the system's capabilities. It has to lie within Netflix somewhere and somehow.

So my question is...what is happening that is preventing the PS3 (and only the PS3) from streaming Netflix content in HD? Is anyone else having this issue?

[dereksworl]

Originally Posted by Falconer

I ran into an issue last night after hooking up my game systems to my TV (just finished moving into a new place)...

I was streaming HD content on the Xbox 360 perfectly fine. Switched the same HDMI cable over to the PS3 and despite it saying the content was HD, it was only showing up in horrible standard def. Switched the HDMI back to the 360 and it worked just as well as before. Switched it back to the PS3 and tried a blu-ray. Played fine in high-def and looked amazing. Tried netflix again...still no HD streaming. So I know it is not a problem with the system's capabilities. It has to lie within Netflix somewhere and somehow.

So my question is...what is happening that is preventing the PS3 (and only the PS3) from streaming Netflix content in HD? Is anyone else having this issue?

from my experience it can depend on your internet speed. my speed dips from about 28mbps to 18mbps depending on how many people in the HUB are using the internet i guess(cable). hit select on the controller while the movie is playing and it will display the resolution. when my speed is running slower than normal i notice it takes a while for the content to go from standard Def up to the highest HD resolution, but it does eventually get there. also it may dip from HD to SD at those slower times however usually goes back after about 20-30 seconds. i would just let the movie play, it should get to the HD res after a while.

[D1-2005]

Originally Posted by Falconer

I ran into an issue last night after hooking up my game systems to my TV (just finished moving into a new place)...

I was streaming HD content on the Xbox 360 perfectly fine. Switched the same HDMI cable over to the PS3 and despite it saying the content was HD, it was only showing up in horrible standard def. Switched the HDMI back to the 360 and it worked just as well as before. Switched it back to the PS3 and tried a blu-ray. Played fine in high-def and looked amazing. Tried netflix again...still no HD streaming. So I know it is not a problem with the system's capabilities. It has to lie within Netflix somewhere and somehow.

So my question is...what is happening that is preventing the PS3 (and only the PS3) from streaming Netflix content in HD? Is anyone else having this issue?

are you wired or wireless? Ive noticed wireless on the ps3 can be an issue, especially the old fatties

[dereksworl]

Originally Posted by D1-2005

are you wired or wireless? Ive noticed wireless on the ps3 can be an issue, especially the old fatties

i would agree with this also....

[jomari]

as dereks mentioned already, its a matter of bandwidth as well as how your ps3 is connected.

for what its worth, give it a couple of minutes to transcend from SD to HD, which normally occurs around two to three minutes in a movie/show.

you can also see the stats via the select button, showing you what bandwidth its running and the details too.

[ObiWanShinobi]

Originally Posted by D1-2005

are you wired or wireless? Ive noticed wireless on the ps3 can be an issue, especially the old fatties

Pretty much this. I used wireless for the longest but I got sick and tired of watching the resolution constantly dip to a pixeled mess when using Netflix. so I wired it up and things look great and stay that way 95% of the time when watching a movie.

Wireless is nice but not very practical for using Netflix IMO.

[Falconer]

Originally Posted by D1-2005

are you wired or wireless? Ive noticed wireless on the ps3 can be an issue, especially the old fatties

The PS3 is less than 6 months old. Never had a problem with it at the old place. Ran wireless all the time without an issue. Same exact internet service with the same provider. Same router at an even closer distance to the PS3 than before. And all I did was move down the street maybe 3 miles.

If it really was a bandwidth issue, would there not also be an issue with the Xbox 360? Netflix HD streaming on that is working like a dream.

I'll try running wired and see if that fixes the problem.

[Wingman1977]

Originally Posted by Falconer

The PS3 is less than 6 months old. Never had a problem with it at the old place. Ran wireless all the time without an issue. Same exact internet service with the same provider. Same router at an even closer distance to the PS3 than before. And all I did was move down the street maybe 3 miles.

If it really was a bandwidth issue, would there not also be an issue with the Xbox 360? Netflix HD streaming on that is working like a dream.

I'll try running wired and see if that fixes the problem.

I've heard that the PS3 version of Netflix is bad compared to the 360 version (but don't quote me on it since I don't use Netflix at all).

[Ascended_Saiyan]

Originally Posted by Wingman1977

I've heard that the PS3 version of Netflix is bad compared to the 360 version (but don't quote me on it since I don't use Netflix at all).

That was only true before the PS3 could do 1080p and DD+ 5.1. I've streamed HD programming over wireless for the longest time via Netflix. My distance from the router is about 75ft. My router is a Linksys N router.

I heard some people have issues with the distance from their wireless router. For those people, they should go Gigabit Ethernet wired.

[CasualKiller]

I have Xbox 360 and Apple tv as well as a PS3, PS3 is the worst out of all of them for Netflix. Apple TV is hands down the best quality with the best load times.

[Ascended_Saiyan]

Originally Posted by CasualKiller

I have Xbox 360 and Apple tv as well as a PS3, PS3 is the worst out of all of them for Netflix. Apple TV is hands down the best quality with the best load times.

Apple TV can have the best load times on HD quality material, but it can't have the best quality. You might be experiencing a placebo effect. Apple TV is not suppose to display native 1080p content. Therefore, it's not streaming as much data as when a PS3 is doing 1080p or 1080p with DD+ 5.1. That could account for your increase in load times for Apple TV, if true.

Reviews favor the PS3's PQ/AQ.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-20019876-1.html

[CasualKiller]

And where is it written that the higher resolution picture will always be the best looking picture?

[alphapyro]

Originally Posted by CasualKiller

And where is it written that the higher resolution picture will always be the best looking picture?

Seriously?

[CasualKiller]

So you think because you're getting an artifacted washed out picture in 1080 it's better than a smooth clear picture in 720 and you're asking me if I'm serious??????

[Ascended_Saiyan]

Originally Posted by CasualKiller

So you think because you're getting an artifacted washed out picture in 1080 it's better than a smooth clear picture in 720 and you're asking me if I'm serious??????

I don't think you realize that the source quality for a Netflix movie/T.V. show is the same. If I'm getting their full bandwidth for an image, it should be no different from someone else getting the same movie.

Netflix is not giving you more or even the same bitrate on your 720p image as their 1080p image. The picture quality increases as your bandwidth increases. That increase in PQ only stops at 1080p, for those devices able to receive a 1080p image from Netflix.

Again, Netflix is not washing out their streaming images for the PS3 (it feels silly to even have to type that). We already should know that the PS3 faithfully reproduces images and the X360 does not (do to severe gamma issues via the GPU). Any professional calibrator will tell you that.

[CasualKiller]

Just to clarify, you actually own both and have compared them live like I have and noted the results right? We aren't just making random nonsense arguments here out of PS3 fan boi-ism....

[ObiWanShinobi]

I dont know about you guys but I've gotten a better more consistent picture using my PS3. Using Netflix through the XBox 360 I noticed the picture going up and down in quality WAY more often...and I've noticed the sound is better on PS3 as well.

This is using them both wired by the way.

[Falconer]

So the consensus is that it's a problem with the service on the PS3 and not the system's capabilities...That's good, I suppose. Just curious as to why it was never this way before when I used it.

[Ascended_Saiyan]

Originally Posted by Falconer

So the consensus is that it's a problem with the service on the PS3 and not the system's capabilities...That's good, I suppose. Just curious as to why it was never this way before when I used it.

I think the consensus is that it might be a problem with your setup or PS3. I stream HD Netflix feeds, wirelessly, with no real problems. But, I also have the know how and tools to identify whether an issue is the ISP, Netflix server, my own home network, or PS3.

[Falconer]

Originally Posted by Ascended_Saiyan

I think the consensus is that it might be a problem with your setup or PS3. I stream HD Netflix feeds, wirelessly, with no real problems. But, I also have the know how and tools to identify whether an issue is the ISP, Netflix server, my own home network, or PS3.

My same exact set-up worked before all the time. Now it is not. Nothing changed. It has to be on the other end.