| Alright, I'm not a huge gamer so I got the PS3 | | | | it finally died. I had an extended warranty which |
| Console mainly because of its blu-ray drive. Of | | | | paid me the original purchase price so I bought |
| course, the fact that it was a gaming console | | | | the 80GB to replace it. It was our main multimedia |
| made it all the more worthwhile. Bluray has been | | | | hub in the family room. I absolutely loved it. When |
| fantastic and I can't go back to DVDs now | | | | it died I tried to make due with my 360 for |
| because of the "low" quality. The PS3 Console is a | | | | multimedia for awhile and there is no comparison. |
| great movie player, it's playback quality is smooth | | | | I upgrade to a 320GB with my original and |
| and I don't have any complaints at all. | | | | managed to back it up before it died. |
| While playing bluray movies it is easy to navigate | | | | Here are a few things that are different: |
| through all the menus and I've experienced no | | | | 1. No Backward Compatibility, there are rumors |
| hiccups or slowdowns. I might recommend getting | | | | this is coming. I was playing GoW II at the time |
| the sony bluray remote if you don't want to use | | | | so it's a bit dissapointing. |
| the game controller, it's not the most intuitive for | | | | 2. No SACD support. This is hardly mentioned but |
| movie playback. | | | | I have a small collection so again, this is |
| People have said PS3 Console's are noisy but | | | | dissapointing. |
| even during the quietest movie scenes I could | | | | 3. Less USB, no card readers. I plan to buy the |
| hardly hear the unit. | | | | Nyko USB port and memory stick reader. The |
| Another bonus is its ability to connect to your | | | | memory stick is handy to quickly backup you |
| computer on the network and play movies. When | | | | saved games after you play them. |
| I'm lazy it's nice to not have to go upstairs to get | | | | 4. Runs cooler, less chips, 45nm chips. |
| the laptop and instead just access the laptop | | | | 5. Video you purchased will not work on the new |
| through the PS3 Console. There's additional | | | | PS3 Console. It's basically DRM. I was told I could |
| software you have to buy but I think it's worth it. | | | | call Sony to get help in this area. |
| Hooked up via HDMI -> DVI connection with no | | | | The 360 has been fine for games while my PS3 |
| problems. | | | | Console was gone but there is no comparison for |
| PS3 Console - Great Multimedia Console | | | | movies, music, video, pictures, etc... |
| I used my 60GB every day for 2 1/2 years and | | | | |