yes it can, but not entirely

I have the PS3 as the center of my HD Home theater set up

However, I'm quite dissapointed that it cannot bitstream out Dolby TrueHD and DTS-MA.

Hmm.

I have the PS3 as the center of my HD Home theater set up

However, I'm quite dissapointed that it cannot bitstream out Dolby TrueHD and DTS-MA.

Hmm.

It's a gaming console at heart, it's not meant to replace a standalone BD player. Honestly, the upcoming Sony BDP-S350 player will be value for money at USD400, lets hope it sells for thousand plus in Malaysia and not RM2,999 like the current, BDP-S300 model here. 

if the receiver can just handle dts-es or dd, will it detect dolby truehd or dts-ma??

i guess one has to upgrade the receiver to a newer model to support these new audio formats rite?

hmmm....non-stop upgrade...maybe for now i'll just stick to my dd5.1 and dts...hehe

ar188 datuk sri

really tat KENG for DTS-HD or LPCM or TrueHD?

can pinjam ur amp to chuck into my peasant setup & trial ar?

*preparing antitode*

typical trend in malaysia to sell AV gear high prices instead of realistic global pricing.. wat to do, got people buy mah..

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Added on March 5, 2008, 1:05 pm

after hearing DTS-HD or LPCM or TrueHD, DD just won't cut it anymore.. even on a low end Aego 2.1 there is a remarkable difference...

They're lucky, if we have those parallel imports, I guess Sony Malaysia won't be overpricing their products here. Like handphones, if without AP sets, the Ori prices won't be that reasonable. Lets home that there are more parallel imports to flood the market so that we can get better bargains.

yes, and one of them is me! haha

i wouldn't say PS3 is the best valued BD player out there because of its entirely depends on your situation:

a) "I-just-wanted-my-movies-to-look-damn-nice-on-my-new-hdtv kinda guy"
then PS3 will become the best value yet. Price of RM1300-1400 is the cheapest blu-ray player available in M'sia. This valid because this person may not consider HD audios (DTS HD MA & DD TrueHD) to be decoded or make important.

b) "Im-a-audioholics-with-a-lot-of-green kinda guy"
then PS3 might not be the best player yet. Because you wants all the HD audios to be decodes by your receiver. To do this u need a bitstreaming capable player. There is a rumor news that PS3 able to bitstream these HD audios, but not confirmed yet.

c) "Im-a-audioholics-with-short-of-green kinda guy"
then PS3 will may be or not become best player. It entirely depends on your hardware. you may need receiver that has the capability of accepting & processing PCM sources from the BD player. In this case, BD player must have the capability of decoding HD audios internally and output it as PCM; PS3 is the best bet and best value and also easily available in our beloved country. But mind you, PS3 only capable of outputting DD TrueHD as PCM; DTS HD MA only gods and sony knows when.

sorry for the lame reply. I use this formula to get started in HD worlds

This explains why XBOX 360 is selling more games than PS3. 

With a profile of 1.1, I think Panasonic DMP-BD30 is a good buy.
Not available in Malaysia? 

Here's something to share,
recently surveying for a HD player, but now after all the HD-DVD format obsolete, blueray has finally win the battle and make me considering buying a new BD player.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUjRn_MAW8c

after watching this youtube, i'm considering buying PS3 for blueray purpose,
is the only player that can firmware upgradable to blueray profile 2.0 or future profile.

if you spend RM3999 for Sony Blueray Player, why don't you buy a RM1xxx PS3 with 40G 60G hardisk inside.

just my 2 cent. peace!