PS3 codecs vs. windows based codecs (1 Viewer)

[eetaylog]

Whislt ive got no complaints with windows based codecs (i currently use SAF6 pack) as theyre certainly good enough for everyday use, ive always noticed how much better the video decoding is when playing DVD/blurays through my PS3 compared to my current htpc setup.

At first i thought that it was something to do with framerate because the PS3 runs so much smoother and really brings out the best in mpeg4 video, as well as vastly improving mpeg2, but it cant be that because both my playstation and media centre run through the same television with identical PAL setups (50Hz). So it must be the built in codecs that are the reason for it being so much better, right?

Id appreciate peoples thoughts on this, as codecs are such a complicated subject and id love to be able to get decent mpeg2 upscaling/improved HD content on my htpc.

TIA

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[JackTramiel]

AW: PS3 codecs vs. windows based codecs

Guess its because of the different hardware. PS3 Hardware is supposed to work on tvs, so things like video levels will be perfekt there. Dont think its just software/codec

This might be an interesting thread for you: madVR - high quality video renderer (GPU assisted) - Doom9's Forum

If it set my tv hdmi in to "pc mode" there will be no overscan. but just rgb-colorsettings. the "video mode" offers detailed
color settings usefull for calibration. Maybe a tv issue?

 

[eetaylog]

Thanks for the link i will give it a read. As i said, i use the same TV settings for both ps3 and htpc, so im not sure its a TV issue.