What is clearer and better picture a magnavox up converter 1080p or a PS3 up converter 1080p?

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What is clearer and better picture a magnavox up converter 1080p or a PS3 up converter 1080p?

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This is a very hard thing to determine. The real issue is probably more about the cost of both of these. Both units have the ability and any difference is probably extremely minimal. But here is something to consider from CNET.

"Since the PS3's debut, we've seen several Blu-ray players from Samsung, Panasonic, LG, and Sony itself. And none of them generally perform any better than the PS3, even though they cost more (twice as much or more in some cases). HD movies look superb on the PS3, which can output video at full 1080p resolution via its HDMI 1.3 port. The only slight downside to the PS3's Blu-ray performance is the audio: While the PS3 can decode Dolby TrueHD and pass along PCM output via HDMI, it cannot decode DTS-HD Master Audio and currently lacks bitstream output (for external AV receivers to handle the Dolby TrueHD or DTS-HD Master Audio decoding) which is available on newer standalone Blu-ray players like the Panasonic DMP-BD30 and Samsung BD-P1400. It's currently unclear whether Sony will be able to enable internal DTS-HD Master Audio decoding or bitstream output with a firmware update. The other disadvantage compared with standalone Blu-ray players is the lack of multichannel analog outputs, which means you'll need to have an HDMI-capable receiver to take advantage of high-resolution audio.

The PS3 also plays (and upconverts) standard DVDs (see detailed analysis). Of course, Blu-ray's archrival, HD DVD discs, won't work on the PS3. At the current time, that means you won't be able to get high-def movies from Paramount or Universal (the two HD DVD exclusive studios) for your PS3--but films from Blu-ray backers Fox, Disney, and Sony studios (MGM, Columbia, Tri-Star) won't be a problem. (Warner publishes on both formats.)"