PS3 1080i users left in the lurch

[TG]

http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/25/sony-retracts-1080i-fix-statement-leaving-customers-in-lurch/

Sony shoots themselves in the foot, yet again.

[doobiwan]

They've done it so many times they don't have a leg to stand on . . . heh heh . .:p

Personally my telly is one of those 1080i only ones, so (not that there was much of a chance to begin with) now there's no chance of me getting a PS3!

[Ruslan74]

but you will still be able to watch HD-DVD movies on your 50hz telly coz the recent X360 dashboard update has got that option builtin. ;)

[doobiwan]

I know, it threw me into a moral crisis of 360 vs Wii ;)

Is that HD 50Hz update for games as well?

[Ruslan74]

Nope, the update is solely for the HD-DVD playback for most EU people in the same dilema of 50hz HDTV's.

[doobiwan]

Bummer. 360 just lost points in my book again.

[Ruslan74]

lol... you do know that would cause a rift amongst game producers to suddenly change their games to run @ 25fps instead of 30fps at the most?

[doobiwan]

They wouldn't need to change a thing, they can use the same frame interleave post process technique they use to port movies.

[Ruslan74]

I am not sure it would be that simple, but hey... it aint the first time the EU standards have been superseeded by US' own standards. ;)