a question about bluray playback on PS3

[BirdDad]

What I mean is are there HD chips inside to decode bluray movies or is it done using the Cell in software?

 

[Modeps]

I would presume it was done in hardware, but I do not know for sure.

 

[secretanchitman]

i thought it was hardware...because it has all 8 cores to play with.

 

[destrekor]

Originally posted by: BirdDad
What I mean is are there HD chips inside to decode bluray movies or is it done using the Cell in software?

it's done using the Cell in a hardware/software configuration. The software is merely programmed to use the Cell to decode, with the different SPE's handling different tasks (i.e. audio and video separate).

 

[MrPickins]

Originally posted by: destrekor

Originally posted by: BirdDad
What I mean is are there HD chips inside to decode bluray movies or is it done using the Cell in software?

it's done using the Cell in a hardware/software configuration. The software is merely programmed to use the Cell to decode, with the different SPE's handling different tasks (i.e. audio and video separate).

Which means it's done in software.