I'm curious

Yesterday I bought 300 on Blu-ray and was watching it on my ps3 connected to a Samsung 61inch DLP. Now the problem I've run into is that while the character most the time is pretty nice the background seems grainy almost all the time. It's connected through a HDMI cable and I haven't messed with any settings or anything. It did the same thing when I was watching Planet Earth on Blu-Ray. Is that how it's supposed to be? I'm actually a little disappointed.

 

What resolution is the Samsung set up to display? On some TVs, just because they are capable of displaying high-def doesn't mean they will until you go into a menu and set it for such.

 

It's set to automatically pick up what's being played

 

I don't want to insult you so please forgive me if this stuff is all obvious to you. You say it's connected through a HDMI cable. Is that HDMI going directly from the PS3 to the TV or is it routed through your receiver? If it is, do you have a second HDMI cable for Video Out from the receiver to the TV?

 

its the movie itself.. 300 is meant to have that grainy look, goes with the strange color of it too.. gives it that comic book look.. looked nearly the same as the original comic book.. if you notice the grain looks a little different then any other movie.. you can still notice the detail with the HD blue-ray.. sometimes you can even see the pores on the faces..

at our places we have a Samsung 61" 1080p Slim-Depth LED Engine DLP HDTV .. we see every little thing.. you can tell the grain is meant to be there..

 

That was my first thought too until he said that it looks the same for Planet Earth on Blu-Ray.

 

Just one HDMI cable from the PS3 right to the TV. Could it also be a difference in the quality of the HDMI cable itself?

Also I thought about that with the grainy supposed to be in 300 but then it's doing the same thing in Planet Earth so that's what concerns me more.

 

It could be, but I kinda doubt it unless you bought a totally crap HDMI cable.

 

have you tried any other movies?

 

i would say try other movies because the PS3 has a very good reputation for being a great Blu Ray player.

 

You could have just gotten ripped and been sold a bad hdmi cable or a tv that cannot produce TRUE hi-def pictures.

 

dont forget, with it being high def means that it will bring out any artifacts in the source..... but it could be the cable, what brand HDMI cable are you using? what length?

 

If this TV can't produce True Hi-Def then I'm defiantly going to get my money back

The cable is around 8 ft long and brand I'm not sure but can look into it.

 

Look at the specs to your TV (should be listed in owner's manual or on website). To be considered a HD TV it needs to be able to display at least 1080i. Movies and TV at 1080i look pretty amazing, but TRUE high def is 1080p. To get the most out of Blu-Ray, you need a TV that can display 1080p.

 

I looked into it last night and it is a True high def with 1080p. I just bought a new HDMI cable which will be here soon so I'll see if that was it. I watched Planet Earth again last night and it was so bad even my fiancee said wow you actually paid extra for this crap.

 

Oh man...that's like the ultimate insult. She may as well have said that you have a little weiner. I would take that as a personal challenge to get it figured out and looking great. If you're playing a Blu-Ray disc through a PS3, connected by HDMI directly to a HD TV capable of displaying 1080p...it should look phenomenal. I would try the new cable and see what you get.

 

Damn Dude that's pretty harsh!


I'm definately interested to see what happens though. That's the exact same setup I was going to get when get back to the states. Let us know what happens.

 

Who's being harsh...me or his fiancee? I wasn't trying to be. I just know how personal most guys get about their home theatre stuff. Especially if you've invested in expensive HD equipment. Hearing that from his lady had to hurt.

 

Good point. Just one more reason why I don't have one.

 

Don't have a girl or don't have HDTV?