Sony's Grave Error: The $499 HDMI-Lacking PS3.

godson

well theres atleast 1.....1 very specific,very pricey television.I'm sure there are a couple more but dont seem practical

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Seems to make that whole thread about 1080p on component cables irrelevant Can component cables carry 1080p??

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I've never seen a spec from HP that confirms that. It is problematic with RCA connectors to pass the bandwidth as discussed in the link.

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For all you technophiles who were saddened by the possibility that the 20GB PlayStation 3 won't be able to output 1080p resolution because of the lack of HDMI output, here's something that might give you hope.

Advanced Access Content System (AACS), the digital rights management standard used by Blu-ray and HD DVD to protect movies from unauthorized duplication, has a digital flag called Image Constraint Token (ICT). The ICT automatically downgrades a 1080p resolution to 540p whenever the signal is output through a non-HDMI cable. This is what will render PS3's high-definition Blu-ray capabilities useless.

However, according to German news publication Spiegel Online, an unofficial agreement between Hollywood and hardware manufacturers - Sony and Microsoft included - suggests that the enforcement of ICT may be delayed until 2010 or even until 2012. This means that until that time, the 499 PS3 may be able to output 1080p resolution via a traditional component cable.

It seems like things are looking up for Sony's next-generation console. For all of you who plans to get the cheaper PS3, don't you all agree that it would be nicer if the ICT is cancelled indefinitely? Well, it wouldn't hurt to wish for it...the high heavens have ears for the collective masses.

This is at EverythingConsole

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kuraudo

That is nice, but as far as I have read by manufacturer specs, a component Av cable can only do 1080i due to bandwith. But a 1080i Signal should be better than the 540p signal, depending on your TV's deinterlace mode.

Because of these simple things like cables, HDMI, hdcp, ICT and all the ps3 bs and so forth, the average consumer is completely blown away from interest to 1080p and HDTV's. Fact is most people don't spend time researching for hours on forums. I had to become obsessed to find the answers I needed.

Its saddening on how the industry who is trying to make money off the consumer, ironically has scared them away. Of all the 100s of students i talk to in all my Game, Animation Classes, I am the only one interested in 1080p, while few even know what it is.