Sony PlayStation 3 Slim (120GB)

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• 3 stars

  Considering a PS3? Don't, Your Disc Drive WILL Break!

  by mrjonahemery on June 10, 2010

  Pros: The PS3 is a tempting package: it?s a Blu-Ray / DVD player, web browser, multimedia streamer, and gaming machine. Over two years I have enjoyed the multimedia functions.

  Cons: Avoid the PS3. Your disc drive will break within 2.5 years and Sony will charge you $155 Canadian to get it fixed.Out of the 4 friends who have bought the PS3, 3 of their disc drives are defective!

  Summary: You can read my entire experience on my blog http://*******.com/28qnahe
  
  Eventually ? all of a sudden ? the disc drive will no longer read discs. You can read about this ...

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  Summary: You can read my entire experience on my blog http://*******.com/28qnahe
  
  Eventually ? all of a sudden ? the disc drive will no longer read discs. You can read about this common issue on the net. A Google search returns 54,600 results when you search ?broken PS3 disc drive.?
  
  People love to make fun of Microsoft. However, I remember when the red ring of death was beating up every other XBox 360 and how they handled the issue. They extended the warranty and covered it free of charge. Microsoft cared about the gaming experience and they cared about what they were trying to build with the XBox.
  
  So if such a big company like Microsoft would back up their product? how does Sony? I called their technical support line and troubleshooted my system. Like so many others my PS3 drive was broken. Since it was 2 years old and out of warranty there is a $155 repair fee. Keep in mind a brand new Sony Blue-Ray system is $149.

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  2 out of 4 users found this user opinion helpful.

• 8 stars

  Good Machine, but I still prefer the Xbox 360.

  by sthansen00 on January 5, 2010

  Pros: 1 Normal powercord
  2. Quiter than the 360
  3. built in wifi is a pro and a con. No upgrade to N is possible
  4. Blu Ray is a huge plus - the only reason I bought it honestly

  Cons: 1. Controller sucks compared to the 360 - no removable batteries, too small, no KB, no headset to the controller
  2. PS console menu / online sucks compared to the 360's Xbox Live.
  3. All hardware is more expensive than the 360 equivelent

  Summary: I only bought the PS3 because I viewed it as a Blu Ray player with benefits. For that it is fine. As a game console, I feel the 360 with ...

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  Summary: I only bought the PS3 because I viewed it as a Blu Ray player with benefits. For that it is fine. As a game console, I feel the 360 with Xbox Live is better, and the hardware for Xbox is cheaper overall. I have not played any online games with the PS3 yet, but so far the gaming online experience is disappointing (but it is free). As an Xbox 360 user, I miss my free headset so chat it up with friends, and navigating on Xbox Live is much better. If I compared the quality of the hardware consoles, I would give the edge to PS3, but the Xbox is much more fun and easier to hook up with my friends online.

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  2 out of 4 users found this user opinion helpful.

• 6 stars

  Surround audio flexibility issues w/ older equipment

  by sleestak144 on October 28, 2009

  Pros: Great value for a top quality blu-ray player and game engine; nice looking and menu interface is kinda sexy

  Cons: No on-board surround-sound decoding for older A/V receivers; watching blu-ray disks using included game controller is challenging; Mac streaming capability takes add'l significant expense and/or much effort.

  Summary: My wife bought this system while I was on travel because she heard it was the only box out there that could stream movies and pics from our Mac. But ...

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  Summary: My wife bought this system while I was on travel because she heard it was the only box out there that could stream movies and pics from our Mac. But after a little research, it turns out the story is more complicated. Sure, you can stream from a Mac as long as A) you buy Windows for your Intel-based Mac and also purchase a proven windows-based media server, or B) go through some major software hoops to get third-party media server software to (maybe) run correctly on OS X. The same seems to be true for other standalone blu-ray boxes too. So this box had no net advantage in the end. And since we?re not gamers, the whole game side is a ?don?t care? for us.
  
  The second reason she bought it was to watch DVD and blu-ray movies on our new HDTV. It does that fine, but using the included controller to watch a film is not exactly user friendly or intuitive. (You can buy an add?l remote, optimized for movie viewing, for about $25)
  
  But the real achilles heel for us was that surround sound is not decoded online, meaning that our old (but good) Yamaha receiver won?t be able to decode the higher bandwidth 7.1 signal for our 5.1 surround system. (Nor does our receiver have an HDMI port). The PS3 does offer 5.1 surround on the optical line out, but it isn?t clear from the user manuals that you can force this if you are playing a blu-ray movie in 7.1. And reading posts from others on various tech sites indicates success is very limited in this area. (I could not check it because my system is in pieces for a cabinet upgrade)
  
  In the end, I returned the PS3 a week later for the LG BD390, which has a lot more audio flexibility, including onboard decoding and separate outputs for each channel. This will allow me to use the optical port on my A/V receiver for my new Tivo box.
  
  Hope this is helpful to those with receivers that are more than 10 years old (or so)

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  2 out of 4 users found this user opinion helpful.

• 1 stars

  You truly don't own the PS3 your only renting.

  by anoncyph3r on April 17, 2011

  Pros: Great video, lots of games, and looks good.

  Cons: You don't own the PS3, Hardware breaks constantly , forced user agreement, PSN is always down for so called "maintenance", your not aloud to modify the PS3 in anyway, they took away the otherOS which we all payed for, it cost way to much for an outdated m

  Summary: This is a HUGE POS, I would wait for a PS4 and some actual intellect from Sony Corporation before trying to steal from there customers. Everything you read is the ...

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  Summary: This is a HUGE POS, I would wait for a PS4 and some actual intellect from Sony Corporation before trying to steal from there customers. Everything you read is the truth about Sony.

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  1 out of 2 users found this user opinion helpful.

• 9 stars

  Huge improvement of PS3

  by Johnmanhall on December 18, 2009

  Pros: Wi-Fi, Xbox appears cheaper, but with add-ons , Xbox ends up more expensive, for a comparable console but no Blu-ray. Live is better, but I would rather save the 50 bucks. PS3 sleek and modern, Xbox 360 like an amoeba.

  Cons: Cons:
  1. Controller - still prefer Xbox's, but a pretty minor issue IMO.
  2. online gaming still not as well-developed as Xbox Live.
  5. A lot of games available on both consoles look noticeably better on 360. Why?
  4, No Halo - I love Halo.

  Summary: I bought an Xbox 360 in 2007, when I believed it was the best value on the market (and I still believe it was at the time). That said, have ...

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  Summary: I bought an Xbox 360 in 2007, when I believed it was the best value on the market (and I still believe it was at the time). That said, have now bought a PS3 slim as the low price and massive improvement in game quality has now brought the two systems more or less on par IMO. I'd actually say that at this particular moment in time, it appears the PS3 gives you better value than a 360. Still, until Sony brings a franchise as good as Halo to the market, cannot quite give them the edge.

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  1 out of 2 users found this user opinion helpful.

• 2 stars

  Updates caused console failure for thousands

  by tshcomm on November 30, 2009

  Pros: The 13 months it worked, it was flawless.

  Cons: Updates broke thousands of consoles (google it to verify). Sony's updates were the cause and they refuse to fix (unless we all pay them $150 each).

  Summary: I bought a Sony Playstation3 and it has worked flawlessly until around a month ago. After their system update, 3.01, none of our game discs would play anymore (they ...

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  Summary: I bought a Sony Playstation3 and it has worked flawlessly until around a month ago. After their system update, 3.01, none of our game discs would play anymore (they would freeze after a few minutes of play). I emailed Sony about this and they said I need to send in my system and pay them $150.00 to fix it because my system is over a year old (ie, warranty expired). After checking their forums and other gaming forums for a cheaper fix, I discovered that hundreds (thousands?) of others were having the exact same problem after the 3.01 update.
  
  After a month of waiting/hoping on a fix in a new system update from Sony, a week ago it arrived and we downloaded it (3.10 was the update number). Well?that made things even worse. None of our game discs would load so we could play them at all (at least before they?d play for a few minutes). Their forums began filling with countless people who now had completely broken PS3 consoles, so I knew I wasn?t alone.
  
  I called Sony?s customer service number and ?John? had me to a system restore of some kind to try and fix it. That didn?t fix the issue(s) and he said there was nothing else they could do and that I?d have to send in my console and pay them $150.00 to fix it. I told him that I should not have to pay anything since it was clearly their update(s) that caused the console to break, regardless of my warranty expiring. Sony broke my working console (and thousands of others) and are now trying to get a whopping $150 from me? I don?t think so.
  
  This isn?t the first time I?ve had a bogus Sony product, but the other time it happened I wrote it off as?sometimes a company that mass-produces products will have some come off the assembly line as bunk. I was forgiving and gave them more of my money?.but the buck stops here. I will never give them another cent of my money again and I strongly encourage you to not buy Sony products.
  
  I realize that I?m some guy you don?t know, but all I can say is that I?m a nice guy who is being honest with you about my experience. I have a $300 paperweight and they don?t give a crap. That?s not to say that Samsung, LG, or one of the myriad of other companies who will be getting my money from now on won?t screw me over?.but apparently this is all I can do and just hope that you read this and decide to give your money to anyone other than Sony.

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• 10 stars

  this console owns, as for you xbox fan boys , cry

  by robbocop1 on August 30, 2009

  Pros: this "product" looks sweet also less power consumption = more money to spend on dlc from the brilliant psn store

  Cons: i dunno may the whole no ir thing but i bought two controllers and the both work fine

  Summary: ps3 owns period

  Summary: ps3 owns period

  1 out of 2 users found this user opinion helpful.

• 8 stars

  15 Years and counting...

  by Senrabe on August 25, 2009

  Pros: 1. Price
  2. Not MICROSOFT!!!
  3. Great games...exclusives or not.
  4. Not MICROSOFT!!!
  5. BluRay movies rock.
  6. Not MICROSOFT!!!
  7. Free online play.

  Cons: 1. $300 is still a lot of money.
  2. Online lag time still an issue, getting better...but still sucks.

  Summary: Not owned by a huge, mega software company that makes me get permission every time I want to do something...Sony has been in the video and entertainment industry for ...

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  Summary: Not owned by a huge, mega software company that makes me get permission every time I want to do something...Sony has been in the video and entertainment industry for a LONG time. I bought my PS1 in 1996 when Sega went in the toilet. Just gave it away last month. Didn't buy a PS2, too busy chasing girls to spend time cooped up. Bought my PS3 a year and 1/2 ago. No problems other than lack of sleep...thanks Oblivion, GTA4, COD4.

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  1 out of 2 users found this user opinion helpful.

• 8 stars

  Best Console Ever. Period.

  by AX3Shannonxtreme on January 27, 2012

  Pros: Awesome Exclusive Games
  Free PSN Membership
  Blu Ray Disc Player
  Small & Light
  Replaceable Hard Drive
  Millions of Users
  No Battery Pack on Controller
  No External Power Supply
  Click Buttons
  User Friendly XMB

  Cons: No In Game Music allowed
  No Backwards Compatibility
  Hard Drives are expensive
  In Game Menus are slow
  Updates cant run in background
  Downloads don't finish when console is off
  Downloading/installing happen separately
  No Interactive online Experience

• 10 stars

  Excellent Gaming system.

  by podey17 on November 2, 2011

  Pros: 1. excellent video quality
  2. can be upgraded from 2D to 3D
  3. Internet browsing

  Cons: 1. Expensive game - software

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