New PS3 Model Drops HD Output

Posted on 14. Jul, 2011 by in Blu-Ray, News

I’m not one hundred percent sure why exactly Sony have decided to do this? Sony have for some reason chosen to drop the output of HD Blu-ray over component cables. So in the upcoming new hardware models (K) of PS3′s you will not be able to output your HD Blu-rays if you are connected via component, you will have to upgrade to HDMI. Games and streaming content will still transmit HD over component.

“The new CECH-3000 series PS3 requires HDMI only for BD movie output in HD, in compliance with AACS standards,” Sony told Ars Technica. “PS3 continues to support component output for HD gaming and streaming content.” The restriction is just on high-definition video from Blu-Ray discs. So this isn’t a cost-cutting measure like the removal of PS2 hardware — it’s to conform to the Advanced Access Content System, a standard for DRM developed by a consortium of media companies including, Sony. The standard requires that devices restrict analog outputs to 960 x 540 to prevent recording from analog capture devices.

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