RSX and HDMI

[infinity4]

tried some research on this, but couldn't find a clue about this.

i recently read about HDMI 1.3, and found out that colour depth has increased to 30-bit, 36-bit and 48-bit from 24-bit on previous HDMI specifications.

Is this necessary for gaming in terms of visuals and sounds??? i heard RSX renders in 24bit depth colour max anyway, and that 1.3 is only for movies assuming that movie studios make movies in depth of 1.3.

i don't mind being this thread locked. i just wanted to make sure about PS3 and HDMI. apologies if this causes any problems

cheers

 

[archie4oz]

i recently read about HDMI 1.3, and found out that colour depth has increased to 30-bit, 36-bit and 48-bit from 24-bit on previous HDMI specifications.

True...

Is this necessary for gaming in terms of visuals and sounds??? i heard RSX renders in 24bit depth colour max anyway, and that 1.3 is only for movies assuming that movie studios make movies in depth of 1.3.

Partially true. You also need 1.3 if you want to support bit-stream transport of DTS-HD and Dolby TruHD.

 

[Shifty Geezer]

Higher colour output is mostly there for movies. You need a fancy TV to read them, which aren't released yet. I think KK said PS3 will support peculiar colour outputs, but if that does happen it'll be of benefit to only a small percentage of 1080p set owners, which is a small percentage of HDTV owners, which is a small percentage of TV owners...

 

[infinity4]

Higher colour output is mostly there for movies. You need a fancy TV to read them, which aren't released yet. I think KK said PS3 will support peculiar colour outputs, but if that does happen it'll be of benefit to only a small percentage of 1080p set owners, which is a small percentage of HDTV owners, which is a small percentage of TV owners...

price is falling so fast though.

i saw a tv that costed 1400GBP in 2005 dec, it costed 650GBP in 2006 dec