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About This Page: This is a discussion on Computers/Tech/Photo within the LetsGoKings.com forums, at Los Angeles Kings Hockey Fan Forum. Originally Posted by NastiMarvasti
I'm another PS3 owner, and as stated before, it is an AMAZING machine that is ahead of it's time and it's built like a tank. People
I'm another PS3 owner, and as stated before, it is an AMAZING machine that is ahead of it's time and it's built like a tank. People saying it's too expensive are only looking at it as a game machine and it is much much more than that. You could argue that a $10,000 BMW is expensive. Everything is relative. Yes the PS3 costs more than the other two game consoles, but you are getting a lot more for your money. Once the full potential of the Cell Processor is realized, it WILL blow you.
what all do you do with your PS3? enlighten me if you please
what all do you do with your PS3? enlighten me if you please
As I stated previously, I watch a great deal of HD movies via Blu-ray titles through rental and purchasing. I also use it as my primary DVD player for standard def DVDS, DVD-As, and SACDs.
I'll sometimes pop my camera's memory card and view photos on the 52" Aquos instead of everyone having to crowd around a computer.
I also use it for video playback of HD footage I shot and cut on my Mac.
As I stated previously, I watch a great deal of HD movies via Blu-ray titles through rental and purchasing. I also use it as my primary DVD player for standard def DVDS, DVD-As, and SACDs.
I'll sometimes pop my camera's memory card and view photos on the 52" Aquos instead of everyone having to crowd around a computer.
I also use it for video playback of HD footage I shot and cut on my Mac.
Also, the folding@home feature is kind of nice. Playstation Home is supposed to be introduced within the next few months to a year I believe. And like, I said, once the power of the chip is realized, there will be even more capabilities. Plus it upconverts standard def DVD's and you can use it to surf the web. Just connect a keyboard and mouse.
Oh yeah, and apparently in Europe, they're testing with DVR capabilities. You can't beat that.
Edit: Plus, firmware updates galore.
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Last edited by NastiMarvasti; October 22nd, 2007 at 02:14 AM.
Also, the folding@home feature is kind of nice. Playstation Home is supposed to be introduced within the next few months to a year I believe. And like, I said, once the power of the chip is realized, there will be even more capabilities. Plus it upconverts standard def DVD's and you can use it to surf the web. Just connect a keyboard and mouse.
Oh yeah, and apparently in Europe, they're testing with DVR capabilities. You can't beat that.
Edit: Plus, firmware updates galore.
see those are a crap load of things i didnt know you could do with a PS3...thanks for the INfo
You can get that with the 80GB version (or the 60GB if you can still find one out there.)
Sony is hoping the Playstation 3 has the same cycle as the Playstation 2. The perceived battle between the 360 and the PS3, while important, isn't the end-all-be-all to what's going on in the next-gen console wars. Sony is winning that way technically, because they are still selling more software through their consoles than both Microsoft and Nintendo, they're just doing in through two different platforms. Technically, they are battling themselves, and they see the need to kind of "push" their Playstation audiences into the PS3 format. The Cell processor and Blu-ray storage abilities could potentially give the PS3 active life for 5-7 more years - long after the X-Box 360 is abandoned by Microsoft for their next money-losing console.
Sony's mistake was to release the PS3 so early to try (and fail) to hang on to market share with a piece of hardware they couldn't manufacture cheap enough. The Blu-Ray HD DVD war played a part in that, and Sony has benefitted on that front, because the PS3 turned the tide in the war and it has yet to faulter since.
Unfiltered said it right, though. If you want the PS3, but it doesn't have any games, then why even consider it at this point?
Actually, most consoles are considered a loss for each unit moved. Even the PS3.
Actually, most consoles are considered a loss for each unit moved. Even the PS3.
They look at software being the money maker.
Except Nintendo, who profits from the Wii. Or Sony in regard to the Playstation 2 in the present time. Consoles can become profittable once costs come down.
The problem was that the PS3 was so expensive to manufacture that even at a loss, Sony priced themselves out of the "accepted" range for a video game system that the average person has adopted. Many are starting to see that wasn't necessarily the case considering what all the PS3 brings to their home entertainment center.
by releasing the 40gb ps3, it will bring the cost down for the 80gb version and any 60gbs that are left. IF you want BC (which isn't really necessary) then you can get one of those versions. the only people who care about BC are people who own ps2 games. so if you own 20+ ps2 games and don't own a ps2, there's something wrong with you. fortunately, i don't fall into that category since i have full BC with my 60gb.
how many of you bought a super nintendo expecting to play the old 8-bit NES games? oh wait...they didn't. same thing now. time to move on to the latest and greatest. there ARE ps3 games out. and there will be even more if you wait. they've only been out for a year, so you have to give the developers some time to get out titles. it's not like they only have 10 games out. there are many more than that.
As someone who plans to buy one eventually and will use it as a DVD player, my only questions are: how well does it play DVD's and are there any problems with compatibility(DVD-R, DVD+R, VCD) ? I just wonder if it will be able to play these discs as I burn these formats quite often on my computer and is essential some if not all will play correctly.
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