PlayStation 3 first to support HDMI 1.3

Sony has always said they're aiming to future proof the PS3, and that it would play 1080p movies at 120 FPS. It's possible that in 5-10 years it will be common to have TVs capable of displaying such an image, and they'll need a standard that can support that kind of data transfer... HDMI 1.3 would be a requirement for the PS3 to pull this off, as would Blu-ray. Sony really is packing in a ton to tech to make your game and movies experience better.

As for being too expensive, a cheap PS3 is CDN$50 more than a high-end 360, and matches and often beats it feature for feature. You won't need a Live! subscription, so after a single year, the consoles have the same cost. If you get the HD-DVD addon, that easily makes the 360 more expensive.

As someone pointed out Gran Turismo will do 1080p, so we won't have to wait long for atleast a few games to support 1080p. Can they really pull it off? The PS2 can play Gran Turismo 4 in 1080i. All the PS3 needs is a bit more fill rate than a PS2, which is pretty much guaranteed.

#37

err.. the audio formats they are upgrading to on HDMI 1.3 isn't for current $500 receivers, the upgrade means nothing for your sound setup.

#48

You know nothing, I can't figure any truth out of what you were trying to say, HDMI 1.3 does not HELP A TV TURN 1080i into 1080P in any way whatsoever.

The reason Toshiba's first deck doesnt support 1080p is because they wanted to be first to market, all future HD DVD's will (regardless of whether they are HDMI 1.2 or 1.3).

PS3 is now even better, this will go great with my preordered bravia 46" 1080p tv. More bang for your buck.

#50

How can the PS3 be "future proofed" when one model doesn't even support HDMI?

If nothing else, you just pointed out how crippled the $499 unit is.

I am used to the criticisms from people about something like PS3. To me it is so bizarre that people rag on improvements and steps forward in technology. It is apparent to me that there are many gamers who are only interested in staying in the past instead moving ahead into the future.

For example, if you go to PSP websites, you will read about tons of gamers who value a PSP with 1.5 firmware. Why? So they can play their homebrew with such futuristic things as the "Commodore 64 emulator" Ohhhhhh. Wow! The Atari 2600 emulator....WOW WOW. And of course the Nintendo 64 emulator.

Now these same people want a PS3 with no additional things on it which I think are way cool. They want just a gaming system with some sort of emulator to play games from back in the day. Geeez.

They all remind me of the people in their 40s who refuse to listen to anything else but Skynard, because all of that new music sucks. hahahahahaha

I think most people are thick.

HDMI 1.3 isn't some fancy new chip that will make graphics look better, its a standard that will allow future encoding of higher end audio standards etc... and graphics bandwidth that the PS3 will not be able to do.

Let me repeat that, this in no way effects how teh PS3 will look displaying games or blu-ray on your TV!

The PS3 is too far into the design stage (I hope) to even include the new HD audio surround standards (which haven't even officially been decided on), so basically this is the equivalent of saying the PS3 has some upgarded socket (specifications) that it wont be able to use.

to the guy that said "Sony has always said they're aiming to future proof the PS3, and that it would play 1080p movies at 120 FPS.". Are you retarded?, I also read someone insist that 1080p is twice the resolution of 1080i, I fear for the human race.

Ben Hobbs

What do you know about HDMI? The answer would be nothing. So stop rambling on about something you know nothing about and sounding like an idiot in the process.

These specifications are upgraded for a reason and that is to make them better. One of the reasons why the PS3 was delayed in Japan was because of HDMI 1.3. The PS3 will take full advantage of HDMI 1.3, it was designed to use it.

I wouldn't expect an idiot like you to afford a tv with HDMI 1.3, but the PS3 also has analog cables. The point is sony is thinking ahead, this technology is not common place now but in a couple of years it will be the standard. HDMI is the future and I will be ready for that future with the PS3.

PS
You are the thick-headed bastard that allows us to see how stupid a human being can act.

Not at Sony, but I'll stick with my regular Mac/TV option with 480p upscaled to 1680*1050. that makes me happy. I'm not investing a penny until HDTV as a whole is cemented.
What pisses me off more so is the UK government has been telling us it's safe to buy HD now a standard has been achieved. yet it's constantly being upgraded? I'd rather wait to be honest. and wait until the BBC bring us a free HDTV service.

magic.

HDMI 1.3? That doesn't sound very superior to HDMI 1.2. They should have named it HDMI 360.

Hi Pedro,

To qualify ; I work in Home Cinema design and install 2-3 home cinema's a week, I work everyday with HDMI, DVI and Component, S-Video and Composite connections to high end projectors, LCD TV's and Plasma's. I personally run two HDMI projectors in my home including an 80" screen in my bedroom and a licing room system consisting of an upscaling HDMI switching amplifier. My computer monitor is a 37" LCD TV hooked up via a HDMi-DVI cable.

All fixed pixel displays with 1920x1080 resolution display progressively i.e 1080p, its part of the nature of the technology, most currently do not accept a 1080p feed, regardless of which version of HDMI is used.

HDMI is a lead, a cable, its not a graphics card, a processor, memory or anything else that can give an edge to the PS3. The 1.3 standard allows further bandwidth for video, bandwidth the PS3 could never even touch and adds.

You Pedro are getting all excited over a socket, the PS3 isn't GAINING anything, this won't make the graphics better than if they had used HDMI 1.2, Its a specification for a lead, not a huge jump in computing/gaming power.

fhornmikey - your fancy audio system that supposedly supports audio formats that haven't been released yet will play the DD 5.1 (most likely) that the PS3 sends to it. Unless Sony is planning on sending out mainboard upgrades with new chips to do all the audio ENCODING, I have a feeling you'll be enjoying your MGS in 5.1 (maybe 7.1 if you're lucky?). Frankly I haven't bothered to look into what multichannel encoding PS3 will support, but I'm sure you can take a gander at that list and see exactly what format you'll be hearing.

I'll never get over the fact that people think that cables and standards are somehow magical. The equipment - ALL the equipment - needs to support these things.