The picture from blurays played on ps3 is much worse than from DVD or Sky on my BV5 although I assumed it was something to do with being connnected via SCART.  Maybe this is a characteristic of the PS3? (strange because I'd heard it was very good as a bluray player!)

Yes there is a huge difference between something being connected via SCART vs HDMI on this television.

Is there anybody at all that can shed light on this?? I can honestly say that I get a better (utterly AMAZING, in fact) picture on the BV9 watching prime time soaps which are broadcast in SD!

If you want a really good blu ray player look at the cambridge audio models from Richer Sounds. 

I bought one a few months ago and it's superb. It's basically a rebadged Oppo - which isn't a bad thing . But cheaper and easier to buy.

651BD is the one I ended up buying.

The PQ & SQ are stunning , really impressive plus it's got all the bells & whistles BUT is remarkably easy to use.

The PS3 is  garbage tbh . I've got several and they're noisy and have a very grainy picture indeed in comparison.

Scart is NOT HD - use HDMI instead and you will love the picture.

And PS3 is NOT garbage as Bluray player.

Ralf

Actually I'm afraid it is.

Try asking at a forum like AV forums or AVS where the technical knowledge of the posters is more apparent.

It's got a terribly grainy picture - I've tested it on several TV's and Projectors and my eye's don't lie.

On my Pioneer Kuro the picture is perfect.
No need to take a look at AV forums for this...

Ralf

You need your eyes tested then.

If all blu rays players were the same , why would there be so many alternatives ?

Flappo, FYI:

http://www.apostrophe.org.uk/page2.html

Perhaps you could revise this so your next brash and opinionated post is at least grammatically correct.

Thanks.

After all your connections are perfect and you've got s great BD player, you may still find some movies grainy - this is just the way they're shot and produced..

I've got a 7-55 and a high end external Blu-Ray, but almost all of the US filmed 'box sets' we watch are grainy.  The newer Pixar stuff is the benchmark for amazing images in my opinion.

Lee