Rave: MLB08 The Show

[jeffbgoofy]

I have a PSP and get this game for it. Seems pretty much the same as last year for this system. We are pretty close to getting a PS3, gotta make sure the dvd player is dead to justify it. We have 2K for the Wii and my son (age 9) love it. He can't beat me though...

Jeff - dunk it in water. That should take care of it.

Sadly, my wife is smarter than that, but an awesome idea, gonna try it with a 5 year old baseball instuctional video tonight, figure it doesn't have a chance...

Side note: shouldn't the HD Cables for the WII work on the PS3? Think they were just standard...

[TimeForGuinness]

Side note: shouldn't the HD Cables for the WII work on the PS3? Think they were just standard...

Nope...most gaming systems make those proprietary so they can extract more money from you. I think the PS2 cables should work with the PS3, though...if you have a PS2.

[PaintItRed]

I have a PSP and get this game for it. Seems pretty much the same as last year for this system. We are pretty close to getting a PS3, gotta make sure the dvd player is dead to justify it. We have 2K for the Wii and my son (age 9) love it. He can't beat me though...

Jeff - dunk it in water. That should take care of it.

Sadly, my wife is smarter than that, but an awesome idea, gonna try it with a 5 year old baseball instuctional video tonight, figure it doesn't have a chance...

Side note: shouldn't the HD Cables for the WII work on the PS3? Think they were just standard...

Any HDMI cable works but the Wii only runs at 480p. Im not sure if an HDMI comes with the Wii.

[cardinalkarp]

I have a PSP and get this game for it. Seems pretty much the same as last year for this system. We are pretty close to getting a PS3, gotta make sure the dvd player is dead to justify it. We have 2K for the Wii and my son (age 9) love it. He can't beat me though...

Jeff - dunk it in water. That should take care of it.

Sadly, my wife is smarter than that, but an awesome idea, gonna try it with a 5 year old baseball instuctional video tonight, figure it doesn't have a chance...

Side note: shouldn't the HD Cables for the WII work on the PS3? Think they were just standard...

Any HDMI cable works but the Wii only runs at 480p. Im not sure if an HDMI comes with the Wii.

It doesn't, normally the Wii runs at 480i but you can buy compontent cables that bump it to 480p. It actually makes a bit of a difference though.

[clevername]

you can use any HDMI cord you want with the ps3 as it has a standard HDMI port.

You have to buy the proprietary component cables for the ps3, though, as it has the proprietary port back there. Can't use Wii or Xbox cables, either, but can use the ps2 component cables since it's the same port.

Wii does not have HDMI. The Xbox 360 didn't until the last 6 months or so since a port was added to the newer consoles.

[TimeForGuinness]

you can use any HDMI cord you want with the ps3 as it has a standard HDMI port.

You have to buy the proprietary component cables for the ps3, though, as it has the proprietary port back there. Can't use Wii or Xbox cables, either, but can use the ps2 component cables since it's the same port.

Wii does not have HDMI. The Xbox 360 didn't until the last 6 months or so since a port was added to the newer consoles.

Ah, sorry...I was getting confused between the HDMI and component cables since both can be used for HD.

Thanks for the clarification.

[clevername]

very easy to do. And that's not even getting into the different versions of HDMI (we're up to version 1.3 now for those keeping score).

[cardinalkarp]

very easy to do. And that's not even getting into the different versions of HDMI (we're up to version 1.3 now for those keeping score).

What's the difference between the different versions?

[jeffbgoofy]

I bought HD cables for the WII, that is what I have, thought they would work on both because of the USB. I will put the WII back with the connections it came with as we only have 2 HD ports.

[clevername]

very easy to do. And that's not even getting into the different versions of HDMI (we're up to version 1.3 now for those keeping score).

What's the difference between the different versions?

steadily increasing bandwidth allowing more video and audio info to pass through. Here's the wikipedia breakdown:


[edit] HDMI 1.0
Released December 2002.

Single-cable digital audio/video connection with a maximum bitrate of 4.9 Gbit/s. Supports up to 165 Mpixel/s video (1080p60 Hz or UXGA) and 8-channel/192 kHz/24-bit audio.

[edit] HDMI 1.1
Released May 2004.

Added support for DVD Audio.

[edit] HDMI 1.2
Released August 2005.

Added support for One Bit Audio, used on Super Audio CDs, up to 8 channels.
Availability of HDMI Type A connector for PC sources.
Ability for PC sources to use native RGB color-space while retaining the option to support the YCbCr CE color space.
Requirement for HDMI 1.2 and later displays to support low-voltage sources.

[edit] HDMI 1.2a
Released December 2005.

Fully specifies Consumer Electronic Control (CEC) features, command sets, and CEC compliance tests.

[edit] HDMI 1.3
Released 22 June 2006.[7][8]

Increases single-link bandwidth to 340 MHz (10.2 Gbit/s)
Optionally supports 30-bit, 36-bit, and 48-bit xvYCC, sRGB, or YCbCr with Deep Color up from 24-bit sRGB or YCbCr in previous HDMI versions. In terms of number of color combinations 24-bit allows for 16.7 million colors, 30-bit allows for 1 billion colors, 36-bit allows for 67 billion colors, and 48-bit allows for 281 trillion colors.
Incorporates automatic audio syncing (Audio video sync) capability.
Optionally supports output of Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio streams for external decoding by AV receivers.[9] TrueHD and DTS-HD are lossless audio codec formats used on Blu-ray Discs and HD DVDs. If the disc player can decode these streams into uncompressed audio, then HDMI 1.3 is not necessary, as all versions of HDMI can transport uncompressed audio.
Availability of a new Type C mini-connector for devices such as camcorders.[10]

[edit] HDMI 1.3a
Released 10 November 2006.[11]

Cable and Sink modifications for Type C
Source termination recommendation
Removed undershoot and maximum rise/fall time limits.
CEC capacitance limits changed
RGB video quantization range clarification
CEC commands for timer control brought back in an altered form, audio control commands added.
Concurrently released compliance test specification included.