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Regular DVD on PS3?

I love watching BR on my PS3 but the picture on regular DVDs seems like it is zoomed in and just doesn't look right. I have looked and looked in the menus for a regular DVD video setting and can't seem to find anything that is adjustable. I still have a Denon 2900 for regular DVDs but am curious if anyone is using the PS3 for DVDs.
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jylee
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We watch DVD on PS3 all the time. I haven't noticed anything wrong on the pictures. Mine is older 80GB version with SACD capability.
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dbphd
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My answer is the the same as that of Jylee. I played the old Francesco Rossi DVD of Carmen on my PS3-80 recently, thinking it might look like crap projected on a 100" screen via HDMI, but was very pleasantly surprised. The projector is a Sony VPL-50 AKA Pearl. Another pleasant surprise was that for the first time the size of the video image matched the audio image.

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pcking
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Make sure you have the latest firmware. The default settings for the PS3 upconvert from 480i to 1080p. The improvement after the firmware update (1.8?) was substantial.
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