“Sorry for the bad grammar guys I know how important that is to you.”

yeahs, i meen c’mon. itz knot like u rite fore uh magizeen or anithing… grammer shmammer. hahahaha

I am sorry DR you stated that you used test patterns.

So I am guessing that a dealer let you spend the time to sit there and run test patterns multiple times along with some movies to come to this conclusion.

I hope you bought a product from this nice custom install firm or the specialty retailer.

That is a lot of time to devote to a client that didn’t make a purchase.

DR did you test it with movies or with actual test patterns.

You probably won’t see anything with movies.

as i said… ive tested the PS3 vs many players, displayed on Pioneer Elite, Runco plasma and very large 2.35 3-chip DLP rigs. 

I have also had the opportunity to process the image with the industries finest video processors.

I was pleasently suprised that with both test patterns and real content the PS3 proved to be an exceptional performer.

and it fully supports up to 7.1 channels of uncompressed audio!

DR that’s quite a claim that your firmware upgraded PS3 upscales to a level that’s comparable with the Oppo and Denon players.

Have you tested it with the software that’s available from Silicon Optix or Faroudja?

Oppo’s upscaling is generally considered to be among the best in the field along with Toshiba.

Denon employs Silicon Optix’s Reon HQV processing in its units and that’s considered to be the benchmark processing chipset for the market.

With that said going back to my original point, you can check the thermal issues, the firmware or replace the unit.

If the warranty doesn’t cover replacement you are then left with the decision to buy a new PS3 or a blu ray player.

If the PS3 works fine for gaming why would you spend that extra money on a new PS3 when you can get a current generation blu ray player with BD Live, upscaling and bitstream uncompressed audio for much less money.