PS3 upconverts oldray DVDs - Blu-ray Forum

nycomet · 03-14-2008, 01:51 PM

My friend who owns a PS3 and introduced me to Blu-ray didn't know that his PS3 upconverts "oldray" standard DVDs. All this time he was using a non-upconverting Sony DVD player for his DVDs.

I asked him, don't you use your PS3 to watch your DVDs upconverted? His jaw dropped and he stampeded to his living room to check out a DVD on the PS3. Low and behold, it looked much better than on the regular DVD player. He was embarrassed for not trying to play a "oldray" DVD in his PS3.

Now, he never uses the regular DVD player.

Now if I could only convince him to get Dance, Dance Revolution for the PS3 I will have it made.

trey · 03-14-2008, 01:52 PM

I just gave away my old DVD player last night

But I really think SD DVDs look horrible...so much so it's almost painful to watch.

sardaukar1977 · 03-14-2008, 01:57 PM

SD-DVD players suck compared to Blu-Ray, I have an old dvd player collecting dust in my garage with the old "Toshiba" VCR,

brett_day · 03-14-2008, 02:01 PM

in all honesty, as much as i love and adore my ps3, the upconverting sucks! It really makes some sd dvd's look worse than they did before! Thats why i have kept around my HD-A2. the hd dvd might be dead, but the hd-a2 is the best upconverter available!

sardaukar1977 · 03-14-2008, 02:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brett_day

in all honesty, as much as i love and adore my ps3, the upconverting sucks! It really makes some sd dvd's look worse than they did before! Thats why i have kept around my HD-A2. the hd dvd might be dead, but the hd-a2 is the best upconverter available!

I have to agree about that, but then again, I can't stand watching anything that is not
HD anymore.

nycomet · 03-14-2008, 02:08 PM

For me, I have a dedicated Sony upconvert DVD player (DVP-NS75H). Yes, I do sometimes watch oldray standard DVDs. It does a beautiful job upconverting and looks acceptable on the 52-inch 1080p Sharp Aquos.

I do not use the Sony BDP-S300 to upconvert oldray DVDs. It doesn't do as good a job as the DVP-NS75H. I use the S300 only for BDs.

I don't have a PS3 or a Wii --- yet. But I hope to get both in the near future.

nycomet · 03-14-2008, 02:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sardaukar1977

I have to agree about that, but then again, I can't stand watching anything that is not
HD anymore.

It is torture watching regular cable TV.

It is acceptable to watch HD cable TV.

It is barely acceptable watching upconverted oldray DVDs.

It is sensory overload to watch Blu-rays.

Sonny · 03-14-2008, 02:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nycomet

My friend who owns a PS3 and introduced me to Blu-ray didn't know that his PS3 upconverts "oldray" standard DVDs. All this time he was using a non-upconverting Sony DVD player for his DVDs.

I asked him, don't you use your PS3 to watch your DVDs upconverted? His jaw dropped and he stampeded to his living room to check out a DVD on the PS3. Low and behold, it looked much better than on the regular DVD player. He was embarrassed for not trying to play a "oldray" DVD in his PS3.

Now, he never uses the regular DVD player.

Now if I could only convince him to get Dance, Dance Revolution for the PS3 I will have it made.

DE DE DEEEE ( Carlos Mencia )

DetroitSportsFan · 03-14-2008, 02:14 PM

Old Ray LOL

Sonny · 03-14-2008, 02:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brett_day

in all honesty, as much as i love and adore my ps3, the upconverting sucks! It really makes some sd dvd's look worse than they did before! Thats why i have kept around my HD-A2. the hd dvd might be dead, but the hd-a2 is the best upconverter available!

In all honesty the A-2 does do a very nice job of up converting , its a good thing to, cause thats all its good for

dk3dknight · 03-14-2008, 04:07 PM

Ive discovered that star ocean ex looked really nice upconverted.

But I dont have the monster of a tv that yall do most obvious.

Star Oceans collection of traditional and cgi together really came out
well.

blu-dave · 03-14-2008, 04:16 PM

on the settings for upscaling what would you recomend? i put mine on full screen

SBrooks1 · 03-14-2008, 04:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blu-dave

on the settings for upscaling what would you recomend? i put mine on full screen

You mean "Full" not "full screen"

dk3dknight · 03-14-2008, 07:59 PM

or zoom.

lol sorry thats probably not a good one.

Beast · 03-14-2008, 08:23 PM

My All in the Family DVD's look great on it upconverted.

owa · 03-14-2008, 08:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brett_day

in all honesty, as much as i love and adore my ps3, the upconverting sucks! It really makes some sd dvd's look worse than they did before! Thats why i have kept around my HD-A2. the hd dvd might be dead, but the hd-a2 is the best upconverter available!

Hmm, the PS3 usually gets pretty good marks for upscaling. It scores higher than the HD-A20 that I have and that seems pretty accurate from what I've seen. But, yeah, it might not be the absoulute best but "the upconverting sucks!". Gimme a break.

Teazle · 03-14-2008, 09:07 PM

"Oldray" ... nice back-formation. Is Red-ray taken?

nycomet · 03-14-2008, 09:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Teazle

"Oldray" ... nice back-formation. Is Red-ray taken?

Old-ray = Standard DVD

Red-ray = The little engine that couldn't

Blu-ray = Nothing less than perfection

Teazle · 03-14-2008, 09:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nycomet

Old-ray = Standard DVD

Red-ray = The little engine that couldn't

Blu-ray = Nothing less than perfection

Sounds good to me!

haushausman · 03-14-2008, 09:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brett_day

in all honesty, as much as i love and adore my ps3, the upconverting sucks! It really makes some sd dvd's look worse than they did before! Thats why i have kept around my HD-A2. the hd dvd might be dead, but the hd-a2 is the best upconverter available!

That's your opinion. I think the PS3 does a great job at up converting.

Now let's never utter the word A2 again.

03-14-2008, 01:51 PM	#1
nycomet Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Long Island, NY, USA ; I enjoy watching 3D blu-rays; 41 Blufans steels so far Home Theater Gallery:11 Blu-ray collection:1344 DVD collection:55 Digital collection:246 Blu-ray reviews:40 Trading Score:343	PS3 upconverts oldray DVDs My friend who owns a PS3 and introduced me to Blu-ray didn't know that his PS3 upconverts "oldray" standard DVDs. All this time he was using a non-upconverting Sony DVD player for his DVDs. I asked him, don't you use your PS3 to watch your DVDs upconverted? His jaw dropped and he stampeded to his living room to check out a DVD on the PS3. Low and behold, it looked much better than on the regular DVD player. He was embarrassed for not trying to play a "oldray" DVD in his PS3. Now, he never uses the regular DVD player. Now if I could only convince him to get Dance, Dance Revolution for the PS3 I will have it made.

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03-14-2008, 01:52 PM	#2
trey Active Member Member since:Jan 2008	I just gave away my old DVD player last night But I really think SD DVDs look horrible...so much so it's almost painful to watch.

03-14-2008, 01:57 PM	#3
sardaukar1977 Expert Member Member since:Mar 2007 Location:Dallas, Texas Blu-ray collection:779 Blu-ray reviews:1	SD-DVD players suck compared to Blu-Ray, I have an old dvd player collecting dust in my garage with the old "Toshiba" VCR,

03-14-2008, 02:01 PM	#4
brett_day Blu-ray Guru Member since:Mar 2008 Location:Moore, Oklahoma Home Theater Gallery:18 Blu-ray collection:45 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:1	in all honesty, as much as i love and adore my ps3, the upconverting sucks! It really makes some sd dvd's look worse than they did before! Thats why i have kept around my HD-A2. the hd dvd might be dead, but the hd-a2 is the best upconverter available!

03-14-2008, 02:08 PM	#6
nycomet Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Long Island, NY, USA ; I enjoy watching 3D blu-rays; 41 Blufans steels so far Home Theater Gallery:11 Blu-ray collection:1344 DVD collection:55 Digital collection:246 Blu-ray reviews:40 Trading Score:343	For me, I have a dedicated Sony upconvert DVD player (DVP-NS75H). Yes, I do sometimes watch oldray standard DVDs. It does a beautiful job upconverting and looks acceptable on the 52-inch 1080p Sharp Aquos. I do not use the Sony BDP-S300 to upconvert oldray DVDs. It doesn't do as good a job as the DVP-NS75H. I use the S300 only for BDs. I don't have a PS3 or a Wii --- yet. But I hope to get both in the near future.

03-14-2008, 02:14 PM	#9
DetroitSportsFan Hot Deals Moderator Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Michigan 4K collection:439 Blu-ray collection:2226 Trading Score:93	Old Ray LOL

03-14-2008, 04:07 PM	#11
dk3dknight Blu-ray Ninja Member since:May 2007 Location:Arlington, Texas PSNetwork: dk3dknight PostCount: 0001 Blu-ray collection:44 Blu-ray reviews: 2	Ive discovered that star ocean ex looked really nice upconverted. But I dont have the monster of a tv that yall do most obvious. Star Oceans collection of traditional and cgi together really came out well.

03-14-2008, 04:16 PM	#12
blu-dave Senior Member Member since:Jul 2007 Location:England	on the settings for upscaling what would you recomend? i put mine on full screen

03-14-2008, 07:59 PM	#14
dk3dknight Blu-ray Ninja Member since:May 2007 Location:Arlington, Texas PSNetwork: dk3dknight PostCount: 0001 Blu-ray collection:44 Blu-ray reviews: 2	or zoom. lol sorry thats probably not a good one.

03-14-2008, 08:23 PM	#15
Beast Blu-ray Champion Member since:Feb 2008 Blu-ray collection:376 Blu-ray reviews:3	My All in the Family DVD's look great on it upconverted.

03-14-2008, 09:07 PM	#17
Teazle Power Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Canada Blu-ray reviews:1	"Oldray" ... nice back-formation. Is Red-ray taken?

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