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Just wondered if anyone has a PS3 (and has kept it).
What do you think of it?
How good is the Blu-ray playback and is it fully featured?
Does it Upscale DVDs or at least provide a slightly better picture through HDMI?
Is there anything good on the download service yet?
What do you think of it?
How good is the Blu-ray playback and is it fully featured?
Does it Upscale DVDs or at least provide a slightly better picture through HDMI?
Is there anything good on the download service yet?
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I agree with FM.
If the games industry wants to reach the heights of the film industry then it needs a better balance with regards to original games and existing franchises.
The PS3 really shows me nothing I haven't seen before and, as well as being vastly overpriced, looks happy to kick back and rely on the same kind of software that kept the PS2 going.
If the games industry wants to reach the heights of the film industry then it needs a better balance with regards to original games and existing franchises.
The PS3 really shows me nothing I haven't seen before and, as well as being vastly overpriced, looks happy to kick back and rely on the same kind of software that kept the PS2 going.
Garin wrote:
> If you dont fancy the games, why not just say so in the first
> place. Its certainly better than providing some disingenuous
> analysis that tries to prove that your dislike is really quite
> logical.
Dislike doesn't come into it. If there were more games for the PS3 I'd have bought one a long time ago. It's a cracking piece of kit for the price but all I wanted was a games console that offered a reliable online service, hence the switch to XBox/XBox360 after 10 years of PS/PS2.
I think you might have read a bit too much into my Afrika hype, I'm still very fond of Sony but they way they're bombing themselves to the bottom of the food chain isn't pretty to watch.
It's the same with my pets, I have one dog who is very loyal but thick as two planks and won't learn anything new so I tend to invest more time with my cat who can do a his mousing job with deadly efficiency and can be quite creative with balls of wool.
> If you dont fancy the games, why not just say so in the first
> place. Its certainly better than providing some disingenuous
> analysis that tries to prove that your dislike is really quite
> logical.
Dislike doesn't come into it. If there were more games for the PS3 I'd have bought one a long time ago. It's a cracking piece of kit for the price but all I wanted was a games console that offered a reliable online service, hence the switch to XBox/XBox360 after 10 years of PS/PS2.
I think you might have read a bit too much into my Afrika hype, I'm still very fond of Sony but they way they're bombing themselves to the bottom of the food chain isn't pretty to watch.
It's the same with my pets, I have one dog who is very loyal but thick as two planks and won't learn anything new so I tend to invest more time with my cat who can do a his mousing job with deadly efficiency and can be quite creative with balls of wool.
heh. Nice analogy.
Yeah, it's a pain on the games front. Their online service looks to be creating more original and entertaining games than the retail market at the moment, and that can't be right.
My plan is to get one for Blu Ray and hope Sony get into gear on the games front. I very much doubt they'd abandon their games console at this stage, anyway, so they must be trying to do something about it...
...you'd hope!...
Yeah, it's a pain on the games front. Their online service looks to be creating more original and entertaining games than the retail market at the moment, and that can't be right.
My plan is to get one for Blu Ray and hope Sony get into gear on the games front. I very much doubt they'd abandon their games console at this stage, anyway, so they must be trying to do something about it...
...you'd hope!...
To help kill HD-DVD, in American from July 1st if you buy a PS3 or other Blu-Ray machine. You will get 5 free movies.
Some of the 21 movies are;
# The Guardian
# Babel
# Invincible
# Chicken Little
# Corpse Bride
# Blazing Saddles
# Kiss of the Dragon
# The Phantom of the Opera
# The Devil's Rejects
# The Italian Job
# The Last Waltz
# The Omen (2006)
# Stealth
# Invincible
# Resident Evil: Apocalypse
# Species
# Hart's War
# Stir of Echoes
# Underworld: Evolution
Okay maybe not great movies, but then before July you were still paying the same price. Atleast you have a nice collection to start you off with =)
Some of the 21 movies are;
# The Guardian
# Babel
# Invincible
# Chicken Little
# Corpse Bride
# Blazing Saddles
# Kiss of the Dragon
# The Phantom of the Opera
# The Devil's Rejects
# The Italian Job
# The Last Waltz
# The Omen (2006)
# Stealth
# Invincible
# Resident Evil: Apocalypse
# Species
# Hart's War
# Stir of Echoes
# Underworld: Evolution
Okay maybe not great movies, but then before July you were still paying the same price. Atleast you have a nice collection to start you off with =)
I think Blockbuster already killed off HD-DVD by announcing that they'll only do HD-DVD in 250 in its stores but Blu-ray from all of them. Blockbuster are huge, nearly 5000 outlets in the USA alone.
Kinda nice for Sony if they win that format war, and pretty much guarantees that the PS4 will operate on Blu-ray. Makes you wonder if Microsoft's next XBox will include a Blu-ray player...
Kinda nice for Sony if they win that format war, and pretty much guarantees that the PS4 will operate on Blu-ray. Makes you wonder if Microsoft's next XBox will include a Blu-ray player...
That's true, but Wal-Mart have other ideas.
Im one of those waiting for a clear winner before we invest in a machine.
By any chance are these HD-DVD and blu-ray recordable players? I don't believe when VHS came out that it was just playable and not recordable.
I'm guessing it'll be just like the DVD. =( The cheapest DVD player you can buy is £17.99 now. The cheapest recordable DVD player is just before £60.
As for digital video recorders the cheapest one is still over £100 at £119.99 for 80GB. (that I could find)
Im one of those waiting for a clear winner before we invest in a machine.
By any chance are these HD-DVD and blu-ray recordable players? I don't believe when VHS came out that it was just playable and not recordable.
I'm guessing it'll be just like the DVD. =( The cheapest DVD player you can buy is £17.99 now. The cheapest recordable DVD player is just before £60.
As for digital video recorders the cheapest one is still over £100 at £119.99 for 80GB. (that I could find)
THe HD DVD movie player for the 360 is only around £120 now (so grand cost being £400 for the lot) and if connected to Live, the unit will also receive updates via download - very much the same as the PS3.
In store discussions do appear that the PS3 has provided to little too late in the UK. elsewhere may hold a different story, but over here, 360 + Wii are coming out on top. with the release of the 360 elite, prices will drop significantly - I'm still sticking to 360 as the winner!
In store discussions do appear that the PS3 has provided to little too late in the UK. elsewhere may hold a different story, but over here, 360 + Wii are coming out on top. with the release of the 360 elite, prices will drop significantly - I'm still sticking to 360 as the winner!
Still can't see the difference in HD from SD :)
They showcase it in shops all the time, and it's only once I'm told I'm looking at something in HD do I realise. I'm happy with DVD and if I really require it, I'll get an upscalling player.
They showcase it in shops all the time, and it's only once I'm told I'm looking at something in HD do I realise. I'm happy with DVD and if I really require it, I'll get an upscalling player.
Chaos wrote:
> Still can't see the difference in HD from SD :)
>
> They showcase it in shops all the time, and it's only once I'm
> told I'm looking at something in HD do I realise. I'm happy with
> DVD and if I really require it, I'll get an upscalling player.
True - but HD TVs do look brilliant.
But I don't see a need for higher resolution - as long as I can see a picture I'm fine. Handy, as 99% of the time I'm not wearing my prescription glasses... :o
> Still can't see the difference in HD from SD :)
>
> They showcase it in shops all the time, and it's only once I'm
> told I'm looking at something in HD do I realise. I'm happy with
> DVD and if I really require it, I'll get an upscalling player.
True - but HD TVs do look brilliant.
But I don't see a need for higher resolution - as long as I can see a picture I'm fine. Handy, as 99% of the time I'm not wearing my prescription glasses... :o
But shops always seem to show them through composite on a split system, so the same picture is coming through to multiple TVs. There is a difference when they're set up properly.
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