ps3 question

[nobblebonce]

do you need an aftermarket lead to play to ps3 in hd, or does one come when you buy the console.

if you have to buy one, what lead would you recommend

 

[Paul J]

iirc you need to buy the HDMI cable seperately. Cant believe the expensive cables make that much difference so i just went for a known brand.

 

[valver lad]

^ as above, you need to buy one.
I just brought one for a tenner of amazon.

 

[nobblebonce]

thanks for the replies

 

[kpowell911]

f**k me, £400 for a console then you have to pay for a new lead!

 

[sneeks]

Lidl sell a HDMI cable for £5 which works perfectly.

 

[Paul J]

f**k me, £400 for a console then you have to pay for a new lead!

No point including cable when the customer can go and choose what quality they want after. imo a £30 lead is prob good enough but if you want A1 quality or longer distance you may have to spend a little more, eg, http://www.tvcables.co.uk/cgi-bin/tvcables/680250-50m-hdmi-cable.html

 

[FiXX]

get one from monster... they are superb quality

 

[dk]

f**k me, £400 for a console then you have to pay for a new lead!

ok 360 boy, how about providing a wireless controller without providing the rechareable battery and the means to charge it, and not building wireless in as standard even though most people will conect by that, oh and only providing the ageing technology of DVD on a next gen player restricting future gaming capabilities because of the small disc size and not offering HD out of the box with no HD drive or HDMI connection until 2 yrs after release where most people are now without it!

Shall I go on........

 

[dk]

i went for a nice Belkin cable, good bargain off ebay.

I wouldn't go for a cheapo one, if you want the best quality picture they why skimp on a cable.

I wouldn't go monster though as IMO they are massively over priced.

 

[DAIR]

f**k me, £400 for a console then you have to pay for a new lead!

ok 360 boy, how about providing a wireless controller without providing the rechareable battery and the means to charge it, and not building wireless in as standard even though most people will conect by that, oh and only providing the ageing technology of DVD on a next gen player restricting future gaming capabilities because of the small disc size and not offering HD out of the box with no HD drive or HDMI connection until 2 yrs after release where most people are now without it!

Shall I go on........

LOL

I think you've said enough.

 

[jamesp24]

f**k me, £400 for a console then you have to pay for a new lead!

ok 360 boy, how about providing a wireless controller without providing the rechareable battery and the means to charge it, and not building wireless in as standard even though most people will conect by that, oh and only providing the ageing technology of DVD on a next gen player restricting future gaming capabilities because of the small disc size and not offering HD out of the box with no HD drive or HDMI connection until 2 yrs after release where most people are now without it!

Shall I go on........

Haha av it.

 

[kpowell911]

Double Post

 

[kpowell911]

LOL, I'm no fanboy, I've got a PS3 and a 360, I just havent opened up the PS3 as i have no games or bluerays lol.

My ex mrs bought me one, But theres no games I Want, Cant wait for Gran Turismo and TEkken though

 

[cava83]

correct me if i´m wrong, but tekken is already out, unless they are releasing a new one, current version tekken 6.

I got ps3, 2 games, 2 blue ray movies, hmdi cable, extra official wireless controller, 5 pound off a game or DVD and 5 free rentals for 375!!!! only went in to rent a DVD !

It is quite a lot of money, but you have an excellent DVD player too.

(no pound sign on this keyboard.)

 

[sneeks]

Cheap cable or expensive cable equals no difference if the run is less than 5m.

 

[Paul J]

Cheap cable or expensive cable equals no difference if the run is less than 5m.

How can there be no difference in the cable below 5m yet over?

Obviously it will be exacerbated over long distance but different cables will give different levels/noise meter for meter.

 

[dk]

Cheap cable or expensive cable equals no difference if the run is less than 5m.

the jury is still out.

 

[cava83]

most distances are going to be around 2 metres on average, being a digitial output of 0´s and 1´s, I don´t think that the difference between a 5 pound and 100 cable is going to be noticed that much if not at all, in order to justify the difference.

 

[sneeks]

most distances are going to be around 2 metres on average, being a digitial output of 0´s and 1´s, I don´t think that the difference between a 5 pound and 100 cable is going to be noticed that much if not at all, in order to justify the difference.

Paul J see Gabi's answer or read the ongoing debate regarding this at AV Forums.

http://www.avforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=615005

 

[7MAT]

Without doubt IMHO the best HDMI cables are available here;
http://markgrantcables.co.uk/shop/i...ath=26&zenid=c54a5f31e923e54f6696694657c108ed

Have used mainly Bettercables in my set-up + I also tried one of his own brand 1080p HDMI 1.3 cables with pleasing results.

Although cheaper cables should be fine if keeped to under 2 meters.

 

[DAIR]

most distances are going to be around 2 metres on average, being a digitial output of 0´s and 1´s, I don´t think that the difference between a 5 pound and 100 cable is going to be noticed that much if not at all, in order to justify the difference.

Paul J see Gabi's answer or read the ongoing debate regarding this at AV Forums.

http://www.avforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=615005

LOL

I never realised that the brand of hdmi Cable could make such a difference!!

I picked up a sht one from PCWORLD! And tbh the quality is just fine (Thats prbly because im using a pc monitor).

 

[nobblebonce]

so which lead would people recommend as best value etc

 

[sneeks]

The cheapest one Lidl, £5 and will do the job perfectly well. Digital leads either work or they don't work.

 

[KDF]

Cheap cable or expensive cable equals no difference if the run is less than 5m.

the jury is still out.

Forgive me.... but

HDMI is digital... the signal either gets there (perfect picture) or you don't get a picture at all (or random block artifacts depending on the algorithm)

 

[cava83]

Without a doubt, I don't know why people don't agree with this.!!

I'm sure that the packet rate up to 5 metres is virtually perfect, but after a larger distance some blocks just don't get there.

Scientifically, I don't understand how there can be a difference in quality, maybe i'm just being stupid.

Forgive me.... but

HDMI is digital... the signal either gets there (perfect picture) or you don't get a picture at all (or random block artifacts depending on the algorithm)