PS3 Announced 1080P output!!!!!

[mwgiii]

Full Specs:


Product name: PlayStation 3

Logo: PLAYSTATION(R)3

CPU

• Cell Processor
  PowerPC-base Core @3.2GHz
  1 VMX vector unit per core
  512KB L2 cache
  7 x SPE @3.2GHz
  7 x 128b 128 SIMD GPRs
  7 x 256KB SRAM for SPE
  * 1 of 8 SPEs reserved for redundancy
  total floating point performance: 218 GFLOPS

GPU

• RSX @550MHz
  1.8 TFLOPS floating point performance
  Full HD (up to 1080p) x 2 channels
  Multi-way programmable parallel floating point shader pipelines

Sound

• Dolby 5.1ch, DTS, LPCM, etc. (Cell- base processing)

Memory

• 256MB XDR Main RAM @3.2GHz 256MB GDDR3 VRAM @700MHz

System Bandwidth

• Main RAM 25.6GB/s
  VRAM 22.4GB/s
  RSX 20GB/s (write) + 15GB/s (read)
  SB< 2.5GB/s (write) + 2.5GB/s (read)

System Floating Point Performance

• 2 TFLOPS

Storage

• Detachable 2.5" HDD slot x 1

I/O

• USB Front x 4, Rear x 2 (USB2.0)
  Memory Stick standard/Duo, PRO x 1
  SD standard/mini x 1
  CompactFlash (Type I, II) x 1

Communication

• Ethernet (10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T) x 3 (input x 1 + output x 2)
  Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11 b/g
  Bluetooth 2.0 (EDR)

Controller

• Bluetooth (up to 7)
  USB 2.0 (wired)
  Wi-Fi (PSP)
  Network (over IP)

AV Output

• Screen size: 480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p
  HDMI: HDMI out x 2
  Analog: AV MULTI OUT x 1
  Digital audio: DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) x 1

Disc Media

• CD PlayStation CD-ROM, PlayStation 2 CD-ROM, CD-DA, CD-DA (ROM), CD-R, CD-RW, SACD, SACD Hybrid (CD layer), SACD HD, DualDisc, DualDisc (audio side), DualDisc (DVD side)
  DVD: PlayStation 2 DVD-ROM, PlayStation 3 DVD-ROM, DVD-Video, DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW
  Blu-ray Disc: PlayStation 3 BD-ROM, BD-Video, BD-ROM, BD-R, BD-RE

• Source: http://ps3.ign.com/articles/614/614682p1.html

 

[mwgiii]

Picture:

http://ps3.ign.com/articles/614/614619p1.html

 

[sloud74]

Is there even a tv out there that can support 1080P?

 

[jailbird]

Is there even a tv out there that can support 1080P?

Sure there is!

http://www.mitsubishi-tv.com/televisions/details.asp?id=94

Not exactly cheap though!

 

[Paradox-SJ]

Yeah and how many games will support that let alone TV's

 

[hbk409]

Yeah and how many games will support that let alone TV's

the good thing about that, even though theres only a few tvs right now that support it usually a console last 3-4yrs+. so sony is looking ahead if you tv doesnt have 1080p at least they give you pretty much ever other standard.