raygendreau

raygendreau updated Sony Playstation 3

May 20, 2008 at 5:13 pm

Agreed: "Tilt capabilities of SixAxis controller provide additional control element."

Agreed: "Free downloads of enjoyable demos, and add-ons"

raygendreau updated 2 products

Updated Sony Playstation 3

April 26, 2008 at 11:05 am

Disagreed: "Not many games yet (as of April 2007)"

Disagreed: "Very few good exclusive titles"

Disagreed: "Steep price in comparison with competition."

Agreed: "Tilt capabilities of SixAxis controller provide additional control element."

Agreed: "Four USB ports on the 80G box."

Agreed: "Free downloads of enjoyable demos, and add-ons"

Agreed: "Sleek look."

Agreed: "HDMI is the newest 1.3 version, unlike the 360 1.2 version, the PS3 will be able to run on ALL future HD Televisions."

Agreed: "Upscales PS1 Games, PS2 Games, and DVDs to HD Resolution through HDMI."

Agreed: "Powerfull CPU and GPU. Most powerfull console ever."

Agreed: "Full 1080p support."

Agreed: "Great 7.1 Dolby TrueHD Sound"

Agreed: "You can run Linux on it"

Agreed: "Has a built-in Blu-ray and DVD player"

Agreed: "Built in WiFi connection"

Agreed: "Full HD support, including an HDMI port"

Tapped as "love it"

Tapped as "have it"

Updated Sony STR-DG720

April 26, 2008 at 10:15 am

Disagreed: "Front display is rudimentary and something from 1999 ... the manual writing is just as archaic. "

Disagreed: "Cheap, generic included remote - Harmony or bust."

Agreed: "3 in 1 out HDMI capability with streamed audio/video "

Agreed: "Perfectly pairs up with the PS3"

raygendreau commented on Sony STR-DG720

April 26, 2008 at 10:31 am

"krazyfiend I have decided, after trying different hdmi audio combinations, there is no need to force the codec selection. With the hdmi set to automatic, the optimum codec is in fact automatically selected. As for the video display, the only time I have forced 1080P is for the video game Call of Duty 4 which plays more

raygendreau updated Sony STR-DG720

April 16, 2008 at 11:58 pm

Agreed: "Only has 2 x 5-way binding posts used for the Front L/R speakers in zone A"

Agreed: "Doesn't transcode or upscale analog sources to HDMI or component"

Agreed: "Excellent value receiver"

Agreed: "Simple automatic calibration"

Agreed: "Processes uncompressed LPCM audio signals over HDMI"

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April 16, 2008 at 2:29 pm

"I bought the PS3 in 2006 based on the inclusion of the Blu-ray player. At the time a separate Blu-ray player was about $800. Luck was with me, given the demise of HD-DVD and the timely PS3 firmware updates. I believe Sony is able to market the STR-DG720 at the low price point in part because more

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April 16, 2008 at 1:25 pm

"I had considered the Onkyo 605 or 705 until I found out about the PS3 firmware update. I was amazed at the $299.00 price. My equipment includes the 60GB PS3 and a Sharp 32" 1080P LCD TV."

raygendreau commented on Sony STR-DG720

April 16, 2008 at 11:26 am

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"Very good value. I replaced a STR-DG800 7.1 HDMI passthrough receiver with this unit. It's a good buy for PS3 owner's. While it doesn't decode Dolby TrueHD or DTS-HD Master Audio ,it doesn't matter since the PS3 decodes both and sends the LPCM to the receiver. The DTS-HD MA decoding capability was added with PS3 firmware more

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April 16, 2008 at 11:00 am

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Erik

Yeah, you're one of the lucky ones :). If you were one of the HD-DVD adopters, it's not worth much more than the plastic, metal, and rubber that it's made of.

I didn't notice that the Onkyos were only HDMI 1.2a...updating the wiki now.

Apr 16, 2008 2:42pm

Erik

I was surprised by the price, too. Especially, when you compare the DG720 to what's out there. You have to go up to the Onkyo TX-SR576 @ $400+ or the Yamaha RX-V663 @ $550. It also makes the PS3 more compelling (maybe that's Sony's plan), when you realize that you can save some money on your receiver by dropping HD-audio decoding support in favour of raw 7.1 audio processing.

Apr 16, 2008 1:46pm

raygendreau

I had considered the Onkyo 605 or 705 until I found out about the PS3 firmware update. I was amazed at the $299.00 price. My equipment includes the 60GB PS3 and a Sharp 32" 1080P LCD TV.

Apr 16, 2008 1:25pm

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