soree didn't know much bout' PS2 & PS3
me NO GAMER

To overcome the Region locking, simple. Get two slim PS3s lor..... region A and B.....

Hv nvr tried the Uncle Ho BD25s, so was very curious on the PQ/SQ. Am expecting the SQ to be just regular DTS/DD flavored with no HD options, but the PQ shld be ok (as in mkv-ish). Still not very worthy to look at..... as of now....

LPCM is sounds pretty fine to me, can hear the difference to the sound. Since my PS3 cant bitstream, i cant taste the difference (auditioning the same disc using a diff set-up dont count for comparison), nor ever see the magical words TrueHD or DTSMA, but i can live with that.....

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Added on August 28, 2009, 10:30 amMod chips are used to bypass any security encryption checks on game discs, put there by game developers and Sony to curb piracy. However, there are no mod chips for PS3 la.... it was nvr successfully cracked.

Even uncle ho ps2 games cant be played on the PS3.... but i have nvr tried it personally. Only ori games and movie BDs are inserted into the precious slot....

This post has been edited by Poadster: Aug 28 2009, 10:30 AM

http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=3335

Slim PS3 Reviewed as a BD Player

Posted August 28, 2009 05:14 AM by Juan Calonge

PlayStation 3 slim Tech site Engadget and AV site Home Cinema Choice have just published two reviews of the slim PS3, including its performance as a Blu-ray player. One of the reviews' findings is that the new PS3 is noticeably slower when loading a Blu-ray disc. On the other hand, improvements such as reduced power consumption and lower noise are confirmed.

Load times
The Engadget crew was surprised by the slower BD load times. They measured two sets of data: the time between inserting the disc (listening for that last little "click" sound) and having it register in the XMB; and the time it takes to get a non-loading once you click on the disc and actually launch into the movie. Disc recognition time was virtually the same, but actual loading took a few seconds longer on the slim PS3. For example, 'Watchmen' took 27 seconds to show the first disc screen on the slim, versus 23 seconds on the original. The smallest difference recorded was 2 seconds with 'Air Force One', and the largest was 10 seconds with 'The Nightmare before Christmas'.
Home Cinema Choice confirmed that the slot mechanism on this model is inferior to that of the first-gen model, and concludes that "few will be impressed by the grumpy mechanical noise it makes when loading discs."

BD-J Performance
Engadget didn't cover this, but Home Cinema Choice found Java loading speed to be "phenomenally fast. 'Crank 2: High Voltage' "bedded-in faster on the PS3 Slim than it did on a high-end Sony BDP-5000ES."

Power consumption
The power drawn when watching a Blu-ray was drastically reduced, even beyond Sony's announcement. The slim PS3 drew 75 watt during Blu-ray playback, versus 167 watt on the classic 60GB PS3.

Noise
Engadget confirmed its initial findings: the PS3 is up to 10 decibels quieter than the classic 60GB PS3 while watching Blu-ray movies. In their own words, "during the quieter, more suspenseful moments of 'Watchmen', there wasn't any loud whirring noises this time to ruin the mood."
Home Cinema Choice confirmed that the slim PS3 is "quieter still" than the original. However, it was noted that heat builds up quickly during use and the fan noise accelerates accordingly. The reviewer relates, "Midway through 'X-Men Origins: Wolverine', I noted that the console was disgorging a lot of heat through its rear vents, and at that point, in terms of fan noise it did not seem to be an improvement on what's gone before. The huge 95mm,17-blade fan beneath the hood clearly has its work cut out..."

Bitstreaming of Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD
This feature was confirmed, but the Home Cinema Choice reviewer encountered some compatibility problems: with an Arcam AVR-600, bitstream mode resulted in "some horrible buzzes and pops", whereas an Onkyo TX-NR906 recognized the stream without any hiccups. The reviewer concluded that there were issues regarding HDMI handshaking between the PS3 Slim and the Arcam.

Bravia Sync
Engadget tested this feature, connecting the console directly to a 32-inch BRAVIA L-Series TV via HDMI. The reviewers were able to do some basic tasks like navigate the XMB menu and control video playback, but not much more - you still need a controller or BD remote to operate the PS3.

Miscellaneous
Engadget also mentions that unlike the classic PS3, the new console doesn't have a physical on/off switch.
The Home Cinema Choice tech lab measured the drive in the slim PS3 and it rated much worse than the original with CD and DVD. For example, measured audio jitter was 461.7ps, while the original deliverd only 137.9ps. And as a DVD player it's "poor", with a measured high frequency response of -6.14dB. But the reviewer remarks, "does anyone really care about DVD playback on the PS3 Slim?" [Well, going from the comments to this post, a fair number of people do, and they should bear this information in mind if they are thinking of buying a new PS3.]
The Home Cinema choice reviewer thought that the new power-on and disc eject push buttons were way better than the "infuriating" soft-touch buttons on the original machine.

a few frens came over & i played transformers on my ps3 to impress them with the world of HD but ended up disappointed myself... call it placebo effect or wateva but I do feel a compromise in both PQ & AQ.. especially AQ. Felt I had to pump up the volume on my 875 to -5db to feel the movie. Like it lost dynamics too...... sigh.......... hopefully a new sub will improve this

Bitstream vs LPCM mah....how to compare? Summore U use elite AVR.

i tot i heard somewhere that bitstream & LPCM r same mah

wah such minute difference between 2 lossless tracks, also is night and day on his ultra revealing sound system... dem kheng..

1 use PS3 to decode, 1 use high end amp to decode. How to compare lah?

sigh.. maybe it's placebo effect ... hopefully it'll go away in time

If it doesn't, time to buy a new elite standalone BDP, something higher end that what U are letting go...

after the placebo effect wears off on your SVS sub, sell to me cheap cheap hor..

wat svs sub?

Hsu?

no hsu also

I tot you buying one from htkaki ?

Buying one or a pair?

i'm auditioning only.. haven't made up my mind yet.. anyways, htkaki no stock also

i do enjoy impulse buying though...

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Added on August 29, 2009, 12:02 ama pair??

This post has been edited by ronnt88: Aug 29 2009, 12:02 AM

[quote=ronnt88,Aug 29 2009, 12:02 AM]
i'm auditioning only.. haven't made up my mind yet.. anyways, htkaki no stock also

i do enjoy impulse buying though...


maybe can benefit me with your impulse "sale" as well..

ok... nite guys... gotta go get rested 4 tomorrows trip

c some of u then..

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Added on August 29, 2009, 12:05 am[quote=ar188,Aug 29 2009, 12:04 AM]
[quote=ronnt88,Aug 29 2009, 12:02 AM]
i'm auditioning only.. haven't made up my mind yet.. anyways, htkaki no stock also

i do enjoy impulse buying though...
maybe can benefit me with your impulse "sale" as well..

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knn... big taukeh wanna benefit from kuli chai these days?? what's the world gone to?

This post has been edited by ronnt88: Aug 29 2009, 12:05 AM