newbie question-ps3 or dedicated hd player

[gazor]

hello to all
in currently watchin hd through sky only to a 720p sim2 projector, dvd via arcam dv79.
im thinking of hooking a ps3 via component,as a gamer,and possably watchin blue ray films on it.
how will the arcam compare to the ps3 as a movie player?
is the arcam still a better dvd spinner in sd than the ps3?
or should i wait and get a dedicated hd/blueray disk spinner to replace my arcam 79(which doesnt upscale)
any advice please
thanks
gaz

 

[blaze_macleod]

hi there, i noticedyou have said you would be watching blu-rays in 720p, i'm afraid to say at the moment the ps3 doesn't run blu-rays in 720p only 1080p,1080i or downscales to 480i/p, hope that helps.

 

[Praxidike]

I don't know the quality of either, but for me, it would depend on whether I play games or not.

 

[gazor]

hi there, i noticedyou have said you would be watching blu-rays in 720p, i'm afraid to say at the moment the ps3 doesn't run blu-rays in 720p only 1080p,1080i or downscales to 480i/p, hope that helps.

thanks for the reply, correct me if im wrong,ive set ps3 using 1080i and 720p. if the ps3 outputs at 1080i,wont my sim2 projector scale it to 720p?

 

[blaze_macleod]

thanks for the reply, correct me if im wrong,ive set ps3 using 1080i and 720p. if the ps3 outputs at 1080i,wont my sim2 projector scale it to 720p?

i'll be honest and say i don't know the answer to that, i know that on most lcds and plasmas if you uncheck 1080i/p then it will downscale to 480i/p, does your projector scale other 1080i sources to 720p?

 

[Mickyfinn]

thanks for the reply, correct me if im wrong,ive set ps3 using 1080i and 720p. if the ps3 outputs at 1080i,wont my sim2 projector scale it to 720p?

As long as the ps3 is set to 1080p, it will output to the resolution of the source
ie dvds : 576p, BDs :1080p, games :720p/1080p, and yes your projector will the do the required scaling. At least that is how I understand it.