Haven't experienced that, but I'm using audio thru either HDMI or Optical.

That said, I did run into one problem; when setting my audio to Optical, I got no sound off of Resistence. When I set it to HDMI though, I got sound off of my Home Theater, which is a bit odd. Also, the sound isn't quite as booming as it usually is for my Home Theater. I wonder what the deal is, or if this is yet another thing to fix in an update?

Another thing that's been bugging me is the supersmall text in the Internet Browser. I also don't know how to set it to Fullscreen. Tips on how to achieve either would be nice.

Also, I'd like to test the BC some more. I'm going to try God of War first, as I have a theory that PS2 games with progressive scan will receive a slight boost on the machine (as SotC did), but I'm open to suggestions on what other games you'd like me to check out for you.

Anyone here runnin' a PS3 though an RF adapter?

I'm not sure they even make an RF adapter. I haven't seen one at my store at least. I have seen the HDMI cables, which are running a cool $80.

Speaking of accessories, has anyone picked up that Logitech "ChillStream" controller? I thought it about it, since it's $10 cheaper than the Sixaxis, but I haven't made up my mind yet.

another question with the hdmi->dvi cable

do you need a widescreen monitor to be able to play the ps3 at 720p?

because you see I have this monitor it's 19'' monitor (not widescreen) and the native resolution is 1280x1024, so will the hdmi->dvi cable solution still work?

(I think this monitor do not support hdcp, so those this apply only for blu-ray movie? or I can't play anything at all on it?)

Cobalt seems to have confirmed that he was able to play it on his monitor, most of which aren't HDCP compliant (as of yet anyway). So you should be fine, not to mention HDCP won't be enforced until about 2010, and those studios that do use it have to label the movies with the ICT flags that prevent it from playing in HD on your display/monitor.

If you want to see a visual example of what 720p on your monitor will look like, just download a HD sample video from Apple's site at that resolution. It takes up a fair bit of the screen, but not all of it. 1280 x 720 comes in a bit smaller than your monitor's res.

Edit: Oh and hey all, and congrats to the PS3 owners here. Forums were acting strange for a good bit yesterday.

Metal, mine's a 20" widescreen, hence it can support the HD resolutions. Anything that isn't widescreen may have issues with the resolutions. I don't know for certain though.

SOLDIER, I believe fullscreen is an option when you press Triangle in the browser to check out the options. It's in there somewhere, as I made it work. Text in normal size looks fine at my res though.

Wanted to mention, played a bunch of Resistance co-op today with my friend. Total blast, really loved it. I honestly do think there are quite a bit of things that couldn't be done on a PS2 :p We also tried out online, and unfortunately it was unclear if there was any way to have both of us online at once. Didn't seem like it though, which is really unfortunate. So we traded off on deaths, and played a bunch of capture the flag. Great fun there.

Then explain how I can see 720p videos on this screen's resolution (1280x1024)? Your screen doesn't need to have a wides aspect ratio, it simpy need to have a native resolution higher than the HD feed, or else you'll lose picture area.

LCD monitors may see differing levels of quality when doing this, since it depends on the panel it's using as well as the scaler present and how it deals with non-native signals.

Well, yeah...but when you only have NBA '0-whatever and Motorstorm to choose from, I think it's pretty clear what most people would choose to play. I'm sure its not technically perfect, but it was still fun and pretty to look at it.

I knew the scalping would be rather sizable on eBay but this quite nuts. I wonder how many of the PS3s sold are ending up on eBay.

Anyway, due to extreme market flood the prices have dropped like a stone and now the units are completely worthless. No point in even reselling at this point, as you'd actually take a loss if you tried to create a bundle.

So anyway, now I'm tempted to keep the unit I froze my ass off for, but I'm also thinking of just flat out returning it for a refund.

ok this is the last question for the hdmi/dvi cable XD

so I don't want to pay 150$ for a cable and the cheapest one are those two (those are Canadian dollars btw)

Rocketfish 4' HDMI To DVI-D Cable (RF-G1112)

Asid Tech ASD-002 Asid Tech PlayStation 3 DVI To HDMI Cable (ASD-002)

both seem identical for me, but one seem to be specially for the ps3. now all I want to know is if one is of better quality than the other.

It all depends on whether you feel that Resistence is good enough to tide you over until more notable games come out. As I mentioned before, since this launch emulates the PS2's almost exactly, I'm certain that we'll start seeing the PS3 flex its muscle during Spring (around March), then become stellar around Summer, and then we get our first real PS3 game in the form of MGS4.

Contrary to what Sony says, next-gen does not start when they say so. It starts when Kojima says so.

Also, Blast Factor is good fun based on the short demo, and I have intentions to buy the full game if I don't end up making a huge profit on Ebay (anything less than $1k isn't worth selling).

Did anyone catch the geek riots

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=2542fd6cbb

Amazing too see a large group of people act so foolish

Inhert, I'm about to save you a good chunk of money while getting you a much better product.

Monoprice.com

HDMI to DVI cable: (28 AWG)
http://www.monoprice.com/products/pr...ormat=2&style=

HDMI to DVI cable: (24 AWG)
http://www.monoprice.com/products/pr...ormat=2&style=

There's no reason to spend 70 hard earned bucks on cables when these will do the trick and will likely be better as well. Heck you even get a choice in the cable gauge as well (not to mention price deductions on bulk orders if your friends want cables too).

I noticed over in the Nintendo section, the "Wii Codes" thread. Should we have a similar thread for PSN usernames? Maybe there's not enough of us with an actual console :p But it would be good to have some peoples on my list.

Not sure what the technical term for it is, but the service is most definately PlayStation Network.

PSN Name: CobaltKatze

Edit: Oh, and I can vouch for monoprice's quality. Cable they shipped me is quite nice, s'very substantial and such.

wow those price are awesome, even if it's US dollars I still save some money! I guess I'll go order one right away ^^

(oh and btw what's the difference between the 28 awg and 24 awg version?)

Most won't notice the difference, but getting thicker cable improves signal transfer, akin to getting lower gauge speaker cables. Couple with good speakers, the switch from thin to thick, sturdy cables is surprising. The same applies to cables such as these. Since it's a digital signal, it's either on or off, but getting better cable prevents common image artifacts attributed to be HDMI cables (like sparkling, limited color bleed, enhanced macroblocking).

I wouldn't mind adding people to my Friends List, but like you said there's so few of us right now.

PSN Name: SOLDIER. I really wanted to pick something different for each game, but it seems the name you choose for the PS Store carries over to whatever game you play.

A question about the upscaling/downscaling fiasco going on. Keep in mind I have a CRT that does 1080i but not 720p.

For Blu Ray movies, do I get them at 1080i?

For NBA '07, I noticed it was a bit more hi-res than previous games. Does the 1080p signal mean that I go as far as 1080i instead of backwards like Resistence?

Can the downscaling problem really be addressed by a firmware update, or is it something hardware related and thus impossible to fix? Would the simplest solution be to output all future games with 1080i in addition to the other resolution options?

I have the 24AWG version, and it seems like instead of having those large plastic lumpy things on either end of the cable, it has an extremely thick mesh-like cable instead, as opposed to your usual coating. Not sure what the technical differences are.

I made Cobalt here my little guinea pig and tried out the Friend feature. I sent him a message, in which I then got an indicator that he had both received and sent his own message while I was playing Resistence. After adding each other, I then sent him a message to join up in the game (a real pain with the small text and lack of keyboard). We had some good fun in Deathmatch, including one bit where we both meleed' each other to death.

The highlight, though, was that I found this one spot high up in one of the towers, and started picking off people one after another, earning a multiple kills medal. I shot up all the way to Third place with that method. Also, it's funny how a lot of people don't know that you have to shake the controller to put yourself out when on fire. Those are the kind of controller gimmicks I want to see later on.

great I just found that I have an adapter to plug the audio cable on my computer speaker ^^ with the hdmi/dvi solution it will be all perfect to play my ps3 XD

oh and btw for those that want it PSN name: Inhert ^^ ( I don't have resistance yet but I'll receive it probably this week)

Hahah, yes, that double-melee was awesome. Good fun in deathmatch.

None of the games seemed to feature chimera though, guess that's an option set by the game creator. I personally like playing as them more than humans, if only for the nifty rage mode.

Inhert: Cool, I'll add ya anyways.

Yeah, I prefer mixed matches of human against Chimera (makes it easier to discern who's your ally and your enemy). The Chimera have a big advantage though with that rage ability; you could mow down a whole squad of humans if you're quick enough.

Anyone know what people are using for voice chat in the game? Since it seems to support all kinds of unofficial headsets, I wonder which one is the best to use.

well I got both of you on my friendlist now XD

I tried something with cobalt, is said chat but with was a voice chat so we didn't do much with it XD (and you guys surely don,t want to hear me speak english >.> XD)

I just need me copy of resistance this week and will do some match together ^^

btw is it possible to play co-op mode but online?

(someone ask how to have fullscreen in internet browser? you have to push on the right R3 button (the analog stick))

Unfortunately, co-op is only offline.

And yeah, I have a headset. It's Motorola bluetooth dealy, interfaces perfectly with the PS3. In Resistance, you hold down the L3 button (left analog click) to talk. Though I think that's only in free-for-all games. In team-based games, people could hear me all the time. Some dude was talking about capturing the other team's flag, but we were playing Breach... I'm like er, what flag? "You know what I mean..."

Though, maybe it's a setting chosen by the game's creator.

This one guy was whining about the textures for some reason, said his 360 could do it better. Uh huh.

Can you link to the headset you use? If it's cheap and wireless I might grab it or something similar.