QUOTE(law1777 @ Sep 22 2008, 04:09 PM)
what i mean is.. all my movies/games support 1080p. and i still need an avr to 'force' upscale? im not talking bout those titles that doesnt support 1080p =.=
Then no you do not need an AVR.
QUOTE(fongwan @ Sep 22 2008, 04:12 PM)
Yes HDMI is not there but not sure about the optical will check it out tonight.
If no optical meaning does that means if I buy a BD then I can't use the PS3 to decode and use my amp to do the job?
You'll need to use your amp to decode audio then. Though you can rightfully forget about 8 channel LPCM.
QUOTE(jackhammer84 @ Sep 22 2008, 04:17 PM)
hey i got a prob i can't seem to solve

my audio is channeled out using HDMI to my lcd monitor, and i've connected 3.5mm audio cable from lcd monitor audio output to my 2.1 speakers.
i get good sound, but the only problem is it has this fading in effect whenever anything with audio starts. and the fading in usually starts a few seconds late. so if let's say i load a game which has an opening movie, the movie will play with no sound at all first, and then after a few seconds, the sound comes fading in from soft, right up to normal volume. so usually i'll miss the first few seconds of audio. it's nothing big but it's getting abit annoying, especially when there's in-game cutscenes and you want to catch the dialogue in the beginning.
same effect happens in the XMB front panel. when i move around my cursor to the different icons slowly, no sound. but when i start moving fast enough, making it generating more sound back to back, then the fading in starts.
any idea how to solve this?
much appreciated

Not much of a way to solve this.
That audio output from your monitor is actually intended for headphones. I am using a BenQ FP94VW which also have audio out, I do get the same audio fade-in as well when connecting it directly to my speakers.
Just get a Y-splitter and connect your PS3 directly to your speakers.
Added on September 22, 2008, 9:27 pmQUOTE(stevenchee @ Sep 22 2008, 08:51 PM)
how to know if the HDMI cable is 1.0 or 1.3??
wats the diff?? ty
Usually it'll be stated on the package box itself.
HDMI cables all look the same though, so its hard to tell from one another just by looking at them.
QUOTE(mistraldmx @ Sep 22 2008, 09:08 PM)
hi old timer... just bought my ps3 malaysia yesterday (21/09)

just a few question here...
1- i wonder why my ps3 cant detact my ext hdd but can detact my thumbdrive no problem at all
2- is it a soul calibre software preinstall inside the hdd? coz mine nothing inside...
thanks all..
1. Your external HDD MUST be formated in FAT32.
2. Have you formatted your PS3's HDD yet? I'm thinking that you have not that is why you don't see any data on your HDD.
This post has been edited by SSJBen: Sep 22 2008, 09:27 PM