Friday, February 5, 2010
by Migo
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What hasn't already been said about this console? If the Criterion Collection use this as a reference Blu Ray player, then enough said. Just as a Blu Ray player alone, as it is more and more supported and additional features released, Sony releases firmware updates keeping it up to date for free.
As a gaming console, picture slideshow, music and video player, the ability to download and view movie trailers (Sony of course) for the theater and home, skinnable, IM, web broswer... that's a lot of bang for buck as compared to the next Blu Ray player alone. Forget Xbox... this is the one to get.Get more detail about PlayStation 3 80GB.
Thursday, February 4, 2010
by Migo
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I've been due for a new game system for a while now. The last one I had was the ps2 when it was new. So yes this was not a hard decision because I was very happy with my ps2 and expected no less with the ps3. But some other factors that played into the decision to buy a ps3 over a 360 or a wii.
One was that sony took their time and made the system right unlike the 360 which was rushed and the red ring of death became a nation wide epidemic. Another reason was that blu ray recently became the next generation in disc storage and blu ray is supported by the ps3 unlike the 360 which uses dvds for the games and had a optional attachment for hd dvd which aren't going to be produced anymore. So with blu ray I saw a longeer life for the ps3 over the 360 or the wii. Another reason was that the 360 uses xbox live which is a subscription based online game support where as the ps3's online play is free. Although I do think that the xbox live is a little more organized with online game play then the free servers of the playstation network it still isn't worth a subscription. These are just a couple of reasons that I found relevant to buying a ps3 over the other systems.
The ps3 looks slick, its really powerful and there are a bunch of great games for it. You'll be really happy with this purchase.Get more detail about PlayStation 3 80GB.
by Migo
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I bought this a few weeks ago. It's my second PS3. I have the older 40GB equivalent of this unit also.
Why 2 ps3's? I have two TV's that I would like my kids to play games, watch my home movies, go to YouTube and watch blu-ray movies. There isn't anything else that can all these things (Outside of a pc with a blu-ray drive that would cost much more and take a long time to setup).
I converted all my home videos to mpeg, put them in the shared video folder on my vista pc and the ps3 will play them on my tv's. It works great. I have newer high definition home videos and older standard definition ones and they all play fine. Except the HD videos sometimes stutter when using a wifi connection. I ran an ethernet cable from one of my ps3's to the router for faster speed.
The ps3 is a fantastic flexible device that should cost about twice what it does. It's a fantastic bargain.
As far as only having 2 usb ports. Is it possible to buy a 4 port usb device for $20 or so and plug it into one of the ports? Like I did on an old pc of mine.
The lack of a card reader isn't a big deal. I bought a transcend 8GB SDHC card that comes with a usb reader/writer. I just plug the card in that and plug the device in the usb port. Works fine. The reader added like $2 to the cost.
My only real gripe is the unit doesn't stream DTS-MA and TrueHD. It decodes the formats internally though, so it still works. I would like the option of letting my stereo receiver decode them. Hopefully Sony will offer a firmware upgrade that allows this.Get more detail about PlayStation 3 80GB.
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
by Migo
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Watching Blu-ray movies on this system is an experience that leaves you in awe. The games look awesome and the wireless controllers very cool.
Great price. Just remember you can't play Playstation 2 games on this system.Get more detail about PlayStation 3 80GB.
by Migo
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Awesome...great video game system and great blu-ray player. I thought long and hard between the PS3 and a 360, and I am so glad I chose the PS3, as the games and the DVD/blu-rays look awesome. All in all, the perfect choice for me.Get more detail about PlayStation 3 80GB.
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
by Migo
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Everything was great. The product is brand new and excactly what I expected. I totally recommend this people.Get more detail about PlayStation 3 80GB.
by Migo
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life without HDMI is a wasted life...w/o it yur wasting your time...with it your in a whole new world!...this system is def the best, free online capabilities, wifi, downloadable movies and games...limitless...dont buy xbox 360!!!!!...i have that too.....not worth itGet more detail about PlayStation 3 80GB.