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help with the ps3

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Well im planning to buy a ps3 in the summer and i was wondering how do you get audio on it... if i use the HDMI-> DVI adapter or just use the HDMI. What speaker sets could i use for a decent price. I know its a stupid question but i don't really follow game consoles=/
Also, if anyone knows the websites to the speakers link me please i would appreciate it and also tell me how to connect it=) I was also planning to buy the G51 speaker set but people say it might not work. The price range for the speakers could be from 80-> 150 2.1 or 5.1 thank you.
 
Well, HDMI will output any format you want (lossless included) as long as you have a receiver that'll actually output HDMI audio. Many are just switches for the video portion, and even more have no HDMI functionality at all. If you're getting a speaker set-up, you'll need to make sure the included receiver can handle it. Most packages don't, FYI.
If you chose to use HDMI to DVI or if you don't have a system with HDMI capabilities, then you'd need to output your audio via the optical/toslink. That will output Dolby/DTS formats, but it won't do PCM audio or the HD codecs. For gaming that won't matter as much, but it's a Blu-Ray feature for almost every film. Almost any receiver or home theater in a box will have an optical input.
 
hmm i got lost in the toslink part lol. So what you are saying is that almost every home theater speakers can be connected. How can it connect to the ps3 is my question if i use the HDMI->DVI option. Can you make it more clear because i don't know what the toslink outputs are=/
 
Toslink is what most people call an "optical" cable. They used to be expensive, but now a 3ft one is only like $10. These cables will sent 5.1 digital sound from the PS3 to a receiver or integrated sound system. When using HDMI to DVI, this is what you'll use.
Here's some quick info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toslink
If you don't have a system that'll handle a Toslink cable, you can always get 2.1 sound from the normal red and white cables.
 
Keep in mind that you need to have a DVI-HDCP input on your LCD (not just DVI) if you're going to go the HDMI-to-DVI route. HDCP is always required if you use the PS3's HDMI output, even for games. Don't tell me how that's dumb and shouldn't be - that's the way it is.
 
You really made the right choice by deciding on PS3. It's a great system and a lot of great games are out for it and are on the way. By the 1st quarter 09 (if not before) it will overtake the 360 in sales and developers will have no choice but to start making more games, and probably, more exclusives.

Have fun!!
 
well, that's purely speculation... as much as i'd like to agree with you. :D

as far as audio, i have my ps3's video hooked up with an hdmi/dvi cable to my monitor and my audio hooked into my older receiver with the red and whites. it might not be true 5.1 but i still have 5 nice sounding speakers and a subwoofer.

sounds decent.
 
you can use any audio output with any video output, thats why there are seperate audio and display settings to choose from. Im not sure why everyone thinks you have to use optical if you are using HDMI with a monitor, RCA works fine.
 
RCA works fine, BUT you won't get real 5.1 audio from it. You'll get Dolby Pro Logic sound, but because the audio really isn't designed with that in mind, you won't really get much benefit from it. It's just remixed 2.1 audio. The echos and rear speaker sounds will just be ambient noise in most cases and anything will be forced through the center speaker. Unless something is designed with it in mind, it's usually just a one-way ticket to overusing the center channel.
If you have an optical input on your stereo (anything made since the late 90's should) you're really 100x better off using it.
 
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