Sony PlayStation 3 (80GB)

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• 10 stars

  Late Review: Also My first BD player

  by wayiv888 on November 27, 2010

  Pros: plays BD, Netflix, Hulu Plus, love the on off and eject buttons

  Cons: OtherOS no longer works, web browser isn't that great

  Summary: I bough this during 2008 on the walmart sale for 300 bucks, Man i gotta tell you I Love this although I don't have an xbox 360.

  Summary: I bough this during 2008 on the walmart sale for 300 bucks, Man i gotta tell you I Love this although I don't have an xbox 360.

• 6 stars

  I own an 80gb and a 360

  by SuperGeek81 on November 24, 2010

  Pros: - Blu-Ray player is great
  - System is reliable
  - video quality of the blu-ray is fantastic
  - it was easy to install Linux Ubuntu on it

  Cons: - no real good game titles
  - the Online option is no where near as good as xbox360
  - up till recently you needed a disk for the netflix
  - the controls are a little delayed
  - there is a lack of USB connections

  Summary: although it is a cool system, and if you are on a budget i would just buy one of these since Xbox360 has major hardware issues, it is just not ...

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  Summary: although it is a cool system, and if you are on a budget i would just buy one of these since Xbox360 has major hardware issues, it is just not as good as the Xbox. Its online is not as refined, you have to use sony proprietory accessories, the DVD player portion of the blu-ray player has that stupid sony protection agent on it, which if you get any burned dvd disks it will not play them. It has some great audio, but honestly the video quality is not as good as the xbox, which i was amazed at since it has the blu-ray player. The button to eject the disk sometimes flakes out, which is annoying, but not the end of the world. The system is a great Blu-ray player first, and game system next. I have since modded mine and run a Linux OS on it, as i dont play games on it anymore, at least with this if you dont like it, you can use it as a desktop...

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• 10 stars

  Entertainment Powerhouse - Lean Mean Gaming Machine

  by onestepup2 on May 17, 2010

  Pros: Bluray, Gaming, Bravia Sync, Wifi Networking, Media Center, Motion Sensing

  Cons: Games on Bluray are Expensive

  Summary: Decision to buy a PS3 or Xbox has been daunting a lot of people around the world. I guess a lot of reading and research led me to
  
  buying the ...

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  Summary: Decision to buy a PS3 or Xbox has been daunting a lot of people around the world. I guess a lot of reading and research led me to
  
  buying the PS3 finally. And I strongly believe that I made the right choice. I would also agree that a lot of people will disagree with me and say otherwise. I don?t blame those people since it?s just a matter of choice in the end. So let me list down the features and rationalize my decision hoping it would help some aspirants out there.
  
  
  
  Now for my findings:
  
  - In terms of she
  
  
  
  View next photo | Delete Photoer graphics processing power, the multi core processing power of the PS3 take the cake over Xbox any given day. I have played Halo-3, Gears of War etc on the Xbox and I found them very exciting however once I was playing games such as Uncharted 2, God of War etc on the PS3, I realized what I was missing out on.
  
  - Bluray: HD content required a lot of space. Bluray disc can hold upto 50 GB. Why soo much space? To start with, 2010 will see games such as Final Fantasy XIII which will be need about 28-30 GB of space. So on an Xbox, it would be offered on multiple DVDs while on PS3, it will be neatly available on once single Bluray disc.
  
  - The PS3 controller is a 6-Axis motion sensing game pad. The ones on the Xbox do not have motion sensing. Games such Little Big Planet on PS3 showcase motion sensing.
  
  - I am using a Sony Bravia 32? Full HD model so the PS3 just works it seamlessly. The TV remote can control basic functions of the PS3 when I am watching movies etc. Also the Bravia Sync Feature is a boon. Switching off the PS3 will power down the TV and vice versa.
  
  
  
  Some points I noticed between PS3 & Xbox:
  
  - Internal Hard Disc: for a change sony did something really commercially viable. The HDD inside the PS3 is a standard 2.5? SATA and you can easily swap it with a higher 500GB without voiding the warranty. The PS3 is offered in 120 & 250 GB models. I am using a 120 GB Slim. Xbox comes with a proprietary HDD casing which is way more expensive.
  
  - Controller: one of the smartest things I noticed was that the 6-Axis controller comes with an inbuilt rechargeable battery pack. Unlike the Xbox which needs standard AA size batteries to power it up. And since the force feedback motors tend to consume a lot of power ? the Xbox controllers get drained soon. While the PS3 controller recharge using standard USB port and last a longer time.
  
  -The power adaptor of the PS3 is in-built while the one on the Xbox is a huge power brick which sits outside emitting heat.
  
  
  
  Conclusion:
  
  For me the choice was made. After reading tons of reviews and doing a lot of ground work, I put my money on the PS3 Slim and so far I have been very happy with my decision. Most of the games now a days are Multi Platform. Same game available on both machines. I would say graphics wise I did not notice any difference between the Ps3 and Xbox. However I did feel somewhere that Uncharted 2 had some fab graphics somewhat better than Xbox. As a complete media center - PS3 completes my setup @ home. I have a Logitech z2300 hooked up with my PS3 and it churns out some amazing sound effects. But then its ur preference ultimately. I cannot tell you to go for a PS3 just coz I like it. I would suggest you try playing on both for sometime and then make ur choice. I am an avid movie watcher - and I have my Ps3 on Wifi so I can stream videos, photos & music off my laptop directly and seamlessly.
  
  Games like Uncharted 2, God of War 3, Little Big Planet etc look great on the PS3. I think the PS3 is more future proof when compared to the Xbox.
  
  PS3 is available in 2 Models in India:
  
  PS3 Slim 120 GB: 19990/- (possible discount upto 1000rs)
  
  PS3 Slim 250 GB: 22990/- (You can get a Game free such as God Of War 3)
  
  
  
  Features:
  
  - The PlayStation 3 uses the Sony, Toshiba, IBM-designed Cell microprocessor as its CPU, which is made up of one 3.2 GHz PowerPC-based "Power Processing Element" (PPE) and eight Synergistic Processing Elements (SPEs).
  
  - Graphics processing is handled by the NVIDIA RSX ?Reality Synthesizer?, up to 1080p HD.
  
  - 256 MB of XDR DRAM main memory and 256 MB of GDDR3 video memory for the RSX.
  
  - Bluetooth 2.0, Gigabit Ethernet, USB 2.0 and HDMI 1.3a. Wi-Fi networking.
  
  - Up to 7 controllers connected via Bluetooth 2.0
  - Media: Bluray, DVD, CD, USB Pen Drive, Portable HDD (FAT32)
  - Audio: HDMI (5.1 Dolby), Fiber Optic (7.1 Dolby), AV (Stereo)
  - Video: HDMI upto 1080p Full HD, AV (Standard HD)

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• 10 stars

  Needed for Any Living Room

  by hustlaskater on February 5, 2010

  Pros: Built in power brick, wifi, bluray updates, best games...just amazing

  Cons: Nothing so far.

• 4 stars

  Poor operating system + Bad online communication

  by hawaiifi on December 28, 2009

  Pros: Exclusive games like Little Big Planet, Fat Princess and Uncharted.

  Cons: Operating system leaves a lot to be desired. Online communication left to game developers which means you'll need a phone to arrange games with your friends for most games.

  Summary: If you play by yourself this system is fine. If you like playing online and talking to your friends...get an xbox 360.

  Summary: If you play by yourself this system is fine. If you like playing online and talking to your friends...get an xbox 360.

• 10 stars

  Best Blu-Ray player for your home theater

  by theGadgetman on October 16, 2009

  Pros: Sleek, Upconverts my DVDs, Plays all my Blu-ray discs, and can stream photo, video and music from my Vista Ultimate PC. It has a cool photo gallery feature when displaying photos from my SD card.

  Cons: Does not support Wireless-N.

  Summary: I've always bought SONY products for all my videos, starting from my BetaMax to my camcorders. And it was either a set-top SONY Blu-ray player or PS3. After some ...

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  Summary: I've always bought SONY products for all my videos, starting from my BetaMax to my camcorders. And it was either a set-top SONY Blu-ray player or PS3. After some research, it was clear that PS3 was my choice. Not only you get a superior Blu-ray player with Bluetooth remote (where I don't have to aim my remote), you get a high-end console for slightly more than what you pay for the dedicated set-top system. Between watching Blu-ray movies and upconverted DVD, I get to play some cool games. My favorite is still the Burnout Paradise. It's graphics and physics are unvelievable.
  
  Yes, it cannon compete with XBox for sheer number of game availability, but my friends had to replace their XBox 360s several times. They're also noisy and gets hot unlike my PS3. The noise issue is very important when you're also using it for your home theater, and I don't have that problem with mine. PS3 is silent. I have mine hooked to 46" Samsung HDTV and Bose acoustimass surround system. I have no regrets with my purchase.

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• 8 stars

  A fully effecient console complared to prodeccesors

  by abidemi11 on October 7, 2009

  Pros: Its gotten better than the ones that went before it and it has a lot of nice features available in a compact and more sleeker design.

  Cons: Its memory isn't much but hopefully can be available with more space next time.

  Summary: I'm pretty sure people have thought the new slim playstaion 3 is better and more stylish...well you guys thought right. Prior to its new look, its menu options ...

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  Summary: I'm pretty sure people have thought the new slim playstaion 3 is better and more stylish...well you guys thought right. Prior to its new look, its menu options have varied since the old playstation 3. Its quite ironic that everyone was falling head-over-heels for the old playstation systems. I'm not going to exaggerate the truth. I trust Sony and i'm pretty sure they'll come out with better ones. but don't hold your breath. it won't be here for a while. Its a good system overall and it is something worth bragging about. But its memory space isn't as large as the previous playstation 3 so that part will be marked as a con. Its definitely cheaper so those who couldn't enjoy some ogf its features such as blu-ray and internet can do all that now. And technically, we should thank sony for this because its virtually more than just one component. Its features, such as blu-ray, internet, music player, chat, gameplay, e.t.c can individually be gotten from many stores, and will cost you over $1000. And you guys get it just for $299. Most parents tell their kids that they have it better from their chuildhood, but it is the parents with this system in fact, that have it great. And entirely, if iI gave this system a grade, It would be an (A-)

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• 10 stars

  PS3 Never Fails!

  by knucklez02 on September 25, 2009

  Pros: Blu-ray, Blue Tooth support, Built in WiFi, Comes with a rechargeable controlller, Free playstation network accounts, HDMI & 1080p Support.

  Cons: PSN isn't quite up to xbox lives community. Playstation Home is the dumbest thing they could have made.

  Summary: PS3 is the best console available hand down!

  Summary: PS3 is the best console available hand down!

• 8 stars

  A review of PS3 in general

  by Trigon33 on September 4, 2009

  Pros: Its a great system for gaming, but you might want to keep a PS2 for backup when trying to play old games

  Cons: The fact that new models don't have backwards compatability, the ability to play PS2 games.

  Summary: A PS3 is an expensive video gaming console that has many pros and cons. Before someone could even think of buying it they should know its capabilities. This information will ...

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  Summary: A PS3 is an expensive video gaming console that has many pros and cons. Before someone could even think of buying it they should know its capabilities. This information will help you decide if you would be interested in a PS3 or if XBOX 360 would be a better choice for you.
  A PS3 has a lot of good features to it. A PS3 can read DVDs that don?t seem to work on old DVD players. It can play games for hours on end, without burning the ring into the disk, an issue that the Xbox 360 has. There is only a fee for the internet itself, no add-ons for playing on the PS3.
  The PS3 also has its issues. The internet lags unless you have really fast internet. Only the older ones have backwards compatibility, and remotes for the old ones are scarce. The games cost more.

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• 9 stars

  Solid, well built console for all your needs

  by tshields14 on August 19, 2009

  Pros: Powerful, durable, dosent get too hot, great exclusive titles, wifi built in, free online play. Blu Ray.

  Cons: PSN still lags behind Xbox live, but hey, its free.

  Summary: To start this off, let me preface this review by stating that I had owned an XBOX 360 since Early 2007, and it is now August 2009. I loved my ...

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  Summary: To start this off, let me preface this review by stating that I had owned an XBOX 360 since Early 2007, and it is now August 2009. I loved my 360, it was a great machine, but in comparison to my new PS3, it leaves some to be desired.
  My 360 RROD once, and it had to be sent in for a 2 week repair at the cost of 100$ to me. The new PS3 does not get anywhere near as hot as my 360 did, and I feel very good about its construction. The controller is very similar to what xbox offers, but comes standard with an internal rechargeable battery. HDMI output allows true 1080p HD, and PS3 actually has games coming out native in 1080p such as GOW3,while XBox only upconverts to 1080p. Interface is not as good as 360, but does the job, and the PSN, although not yet up to live, is very good for a free service.
  Overall, I prefer my PS3 do to its construction, exclusive titles, free wifi and Blu ray, which really does look amazing. Its just more bang for your buck imo at 299.

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