PS3 as home theatre component
I'm looking to replace my aging Sony BDPS500 Bluray player and noticed that Sony had some time ago included DTS HD & Dolby True HD ( which was missing before )audio support with a firmware upgrade so am wondering if someone has used it as a home theater component and has some comments on this.
One of the shortcoming I noticed is that its DAC is 96K/24 bit ( as opposed to 192 kHz / 24 bit in my current receiver / Bluray player ) . Is that really relevant as from what I understand the signal would be taken to the receiver using optical out anyways . So would it matter if this was was to be decoded by the receiver or am i not understanding something here. If this is still indeed relevant please correct me, and provide a brief description.
My primary use of this would be as a Bluray player and occasional games ( since its there already ) .
Also Ive seen some reviews knocking the PS3 for its picture quality. Is it the same for the PS3 slim?
any advise is welcome. If this has already been discussed feel free to point me to the thread.
One of the shortcoming I noticed is that its DAC is 96K/24 bit ( as opposed to 192 kHz / 24 bit in my current receiver / Bluray player ) . Is that really relevant as from what I understand the signal would be taken to the receiver using optical out anyways . So would it matter if this was was to be decoded by the receiver or am i not understanding something here. If this is still indeed relevant please correct me, and provide a brief description.
My primary use of this would be as a Bluray player and occasional games ( since its there already ) .
Also Ive seen some reviews knocking the PS3 for its picture quality. Is it the same for the PS3 slim?
any advise is welcome. If this has already been discussed feel free to point me to the thread.