PS3

[schild]

My computer converts H.264 at 70 frames per second. I don't understand why yours is going so slowly.

[Trippy]

Is streaming from a PC not an option?

You can stream though a media server. It doesn't seem to like AC-3, though. Not sure why yet.

[schild]

Is streaming from a PC not an option?

You can stream though a media server. It doesn't seem to like AC-3, though. Not sure why yet.

Neither my Vista Box nor my NAS have a problem with AC-3. I rarely stream anything off vista anymore though.

Edit: I Suppose I should mention, I never stream anything above 720p. All of my hard drives are old 7200RPM crap.

[Trippy]

My computer converts H.264 at 70 frames per second. I don't understand why yours is going so slowly.

Cause you are using sucky settings?

[Salamok]

converting to H.264 takes forever.

ffmpeg + cron, you can script it to auto convert for you and dump the result anywhere your script can access via the network.  Seems pretty fast as long as what you are converting can fit in memory but that may be due to the settings i was using.

Batching is not the issue, it's simply the time it takes do it. At, say, 6 fps conversion speed a movie takes 5X "real time" to convert.

Not sure how you got to 6fps, I've only used ffmpeg to down convert 720p to flv for the web, a 500meg source file (30min or so of video) takes like 10 minutes to convert.  Which is 3 to 5 times faster than doing the same job using the craptastic adobe flv encoder on Win XP.

[Trippy]

ffmpeg's Sorenson codec conversion is blazing fast. It's how YouTube manages to keep up with their load.

[stray]

Random..



Link

Thought it was interesting that the 360 and PS3 are competitive with the Wii, for a change. Who knows if that lasts.

[Azazel]

On the week of the new PS3 release you'd expect to see a nice spike.

[Segoris]

100%+ sales over last week is a nice spike, but next week will be interesting as well with the $100 price drop on the 360 elite to match the ps3 slim price point.

[Yegolev]

The thing about a 360 price drop is that more people already have one.  I saw some inbred assholes pick up a PS3 Slim at the Best Buy today.  It has begun.

[Velorath]

I can't help but notice the "Source: VGChartz" text in the bottom right of that image.

[Segoris]

True, and I do agree to that point. The only thing is, though, the ps3 with their 100% increase in sales over last week is just now selling equal amounts of units as the 360 is before the 360 elite's $100 price drop. That's why I think the next week, well the next few months really, will be very interesting to watch.

[Azazel]

100%+ sales over last week is a nice spike, but next week will be interesting as well with the $100 price drop on the 360 elite to match the ps3 slim price point.

Speaking as someone who owns a 360, doesnt yet own a PS3 and as someone who has been quite critical of the PS3 since it's release, I have to say that a new buyer would have to be stupid to pick up an Elite over a PS3 if they were the same price. For a list of reasons as long as my arm.

In fact, there's no point to the Elite at this stage anyway. Put the 120gb drive on the Pro as standard and call it a day.

[Tale]

Got my PS3 Slim (previously only had a PC and a Wii). Got a pre-order deal with a HDMI cable and Assassin's Creed thrown in, and still $10 cheaper than other stores. Grabbed a second-hand copy of FIFA 09 which I've been wanting to play. Also bought bargain bin Gears of War and Halo 2 for PC, because I've never played them and catching up years late on PC is my solution to missing Xbox 360 content :)

Years ago, I attended the launch of the original PS3 as a journalist, and considered it laughably feature-bloated and overpriced. But in 2009, the Slim is about right for a current console.

Impressed with how compact it is for how powerful it is. Looks tiny sitting on top of the Tivo. The range of capabilities is great - slotted right into my Wi-Fi household out of the box, plays any format of disc from CDs to Blu-ray, and stores CD music. It's great that unadulterated USB is used to connect stuff.

The Blu-ray loading is WAY faster than my dedicated Sony Blu-ray player (which will go to my sister or ebay), but the picture and sound output in Blu-ray is noticeably weaker (on a Sony Bravia HDTV hooked up to a Yamaha amp and JM Lab hi-fi speakers). The buildings at the start of The Dark Knight Blu-ray shimmer amazingly on the Blu-ray player, but not so much on the PS3 Slim. The DVD upscaling also looks weaker than the old Blu-ray player. I'll cope - it all still looks great, just not quite as great, but the speed of operation and versatility of the device are a good trade-off. Oddly the CD music output from the PS3 Slim sounds better than the Blu-ray player.

I lasted about 5 minutes in PS Home or whatever their online world is. That seemed awful, like they had asked EQ2 launch-era SOE for MMO advice.

Messed about with real games for a while, then went to bed. Woke up and played another CD, saved it on the PS3. Part of the household now.

[schild]

Have you fiddled with the video preferences yet (for blu-ray/hdmi/and video).

[Trippy]

God I fucking hate quick time events. The developers who put those in games need to be round up and shot.

[Tale]

Have you fiddled with the video preferences yet (for blu-ray/hdmi/and video).

Probably not enough. I looked at sound output preferences and they confused me.

[Trippy]

What are people using for voice chat on their PS3s? (Planning ahead for MAG )

I'm looking at the Sony PS3 Bluetooth ear piece and the Turtle Beach P21 headphones. Any other good options out there?

I tried my cell phone Bluetooth ear piece (BlueAnt Z9) but the quality wasn't so great and it doesn't have the nice features like the Sony one has (mute button, in-game viewing of settings, etc.).

The TB headphones worry me cause I have a fat head and I'm not sure they would fit especially since I wear glasses and circumaural ear pieces tend to press the ear stems painfully into my head but I like how you get game sound and voice sound from just the headphones (which is what I'm used to on my PC) rather than having two separate audio sources.

[Mrbloodworth]

I'm using the blue-tooth ear bud that came with warhawk.

EDIT: looked it up, Jabra BT125 BlueTooth Headset

[Trippy]

Edit: Does the Jabra have a mute button?

Does it look like this guy?

PlayStation 3 Bluetooth Headset

I know SOCOM and EndWar are bundled with the above but I'm not sure which model Warhawk comes with.

[Mrbloodworth]

(Some of) The warhawk box(s) comes with this one:  Jabra BT125

[Trippy]

Do any of the buttons on the Jabra work in-game as a mic mute button?

[Mrbloodworth]

Do any of the buttons on the Jabra work in-game as a mic mute button?

That i do not know, honestly I dont have many hours using it, but you asked what we would be using. Never needed to mute the mic, best I can do is look for the manual when I get home for you. I think schild has this model as well, maybe he knows more.

[Trippy]

There's probably some way but it's not always convenient (on the Z9 you have to hold the Vol- button for 3 seconds) and I'm just used to muting things on my cell phone itself. The Sony model is nice cause it has a nice big honking mute button right on the front (side) of it.

The reason why I'm asking is I have year around allergies so I don't thinking you guys want to hear me constantly blowing my nose into the mic

[Mrbloodworth]

The reason why I'm asking is I have year around allergies so I don't thinking you guys want to hear me constantly blowing my nose into the mic

yeahhhh dont do that. 

[Big Gulp]

Okay, I bought an old style 80GB PS3 on Sunday, and I'm just not feeling the love.  I bought Infamous, Little Big Planet, and Uncharted for it, and the only game there that really struck me as concentrated awesome was Uncharted.  I hate the way the controllers feel (I understand that that's probably just because I'm so used to the 360), particularly how twitchy the analog sticks are; they're just way too sensitive for me.  Needless to say, I've got the buyer's remorse real bad and will be taking it back today.  If this were my only console I'd be quite happy with it, but considering that I already own a 360, the exclusives for the PS3 just aren't good enough to justify owning both.

[Trippy]

What didn't you like about Infamous?

[schild]

So get rid of the 360. The on exclusives there are Forza and Halo. Nothing else is even worth mentioning.

[Big Gulp]

So get rid of the 360. The on exclusives there are Forza and Halo. Nothing else is even worth mentioning.

I can return the PS3 for the full value of it.  I can sell the 360 for what, $50 at PawnStop?  I also own something like 20 games for the 360.  Why would I ditch a platform I'm already heavily invested in for one that I'm not all that happy with?

What didn't you like about Infamous?

It's not that I didn't like it, it's a decent game.  If it were out for the 360 I'd proudly own that copy.  It's not worth owning a new system, though.  I'd call it a B+ game.

[Yegolev]

Culdcept Saga.

[schild]

So get rid of the 360. The on exclusives there are Forza and Halo. Nothing else is even worth mentioning.

I can return the PS3 for the full value of it.  I can sell the 360 for what, $50 at PawnStop?  I also own something like 20 games for the 360.  Why would I ditch a platform I'm already heavily invested in for one that I'm not all that happy with?

Demon's Souls.

HAHAHAHAHA.

No, seriously.

[Big Gulp]

Demon's Souls.

HAHAHAHAHA.

No, seriously.

Looks good.  $300 good?  I have my doubts.  Be honest with me, how Japanese is it?  I realize it's dark fantasy, but it was also made in Japan by Japanese people, which means I'll probably hate the damn thing if past history is at all reliable.

[schild]

I'll let everyone else answer since I can't be trusted.

[Trippy]

No you can't

[Yegolev]

I didn't detect any weeaboo in Demon's Souls, but I might not be trustable either.  It's probably too hard for you, though.