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* PS3- the xbox slayer ...
The ps3 is a FAR SUPERIOR system to the 360. I've been an xbox fan boy for the last 5 years, picked up a ps3 for its blu ray player a week and a half ago (also bought metal gear solid 4) and i havnt touched the xbox since then. It also works great becuase of its built in wi-fi (in order to get that on an xbox you have to spend 90 bucks on the adapter). It also comes with rechargable controllers and they give you the usb cord to recharge the controller (you'd have to pay 20 bucks for that if you wanted it with the xbox). The built in browser is also great (mirosoft, the largest computer anything in the world dosn't have a browser on the 360????) and it's the best blu-ray player on the market (beats the hell out of my bdp-s300). I do love my 360 but the ps3 is WAY BETTER. They arn't trying to take advantage of you like microsoft is by making you buy all these add ons. The fail rate is also MUCH lower on the ps3 compared to the 360, i'm on my 3rd xbox (and that is for both versions, regular and 360).
So when you look at it like i do- Elite xbox 360= 425 + wifi adapter (90) + charge n play kit (20)= $535, much higher than the $400 for the ps3. Ps3 is just a no brainer, or at least it is when you end up buying one :)
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Not Xbox or PS3, Xbox AND PS3
Much is made of the decision of whether to get the Playstation 3 or the Xbox 360, as if nobody in their right mind would own both. If you're on a budget and can truly only afford one of the systems, then yes you have a tough decision to make. But very often, people spend $1500+ on their HDTV and hundreds more on a decent surround sound setup, and then get to the PS3 vs Xbox 360 decision as if now is the appropriate time to skimp. If you are into both videogames and movies, it is appropriate to buy both. The Xbox justifies its ~$400 cost with its lineup of exclusives that any self-respecting videogame enthusiast would be sorry to miss, as well as its superior online multiplayer system (Xbox Live). The PS3 justifies its ~$400 cost with its own strong exclusive titles, as well as, and this is very important, its utility as a Blu-Ray movie player.
If you have spent a lot of money on an HDTV, it is all going to waste unless you have the high definition content to display on it. An HDTV does not necessarily make standard definition television or DVDs look any better. In fact, play a DVD on your old 32" tube and then on your new 56" HDTV, it probably looks better on the smaller screen, because DVDs are only encoded at 720x480 resolution. HD content, in comparison, is encoded at up to 1920x1080 resolution. Its about 6x the number of pixels, and a day-and-night difference on larger screens.
So understanding that you need HD content to actually take advantage of all that money you spent on your HD television, look to what the possible sources are:
-HD television: where your local television stations send HDTV free over the air. Also, Digital Cable and Satellite, where for an extra fee you can get your local channels in HD, as well as HD versions of many cable and premium channels such as ESPN, Discovery Channel, HBO, etc. These are all usually broadcast in either 720p or 1080i. Either of which is a HUGE improvement over the old 480i signals.
-Xbox 360 and PS3 videogames: these are usually programmed at around 720p (1280x720) resolution, which is again a huge improvement that is very noticable.
-Blu-ray disk movies: the successor to DVD movies, these are all encoded at 1080p "full HD". If you want to be able to take advantage of all that money you spent on your HDTV display while watching home movies, a Blu-ray disk player is a must. And a Playstation 3 is probably the best overall Blu-ray disk player in the market.
Why is the Playstation 3 the best? Because at $400, its equal in price to the very cheapest stand-alone Blu-ray players, while offering generally superior performance in terms of compatibility, speed, and picture quality. Of those other Blu-ray players you can buy for the same price as a PS3, some will only output 720p resolution, while the PS3 supports full 1080p. Some Blu-ray players will take MINUTES to load disks with complex interactive features, while the PS3s powerful processor will allow it to load the same disk in SECONDS. As far as I know, NONE of the standalone Blu-ray players available for $400 support the Blu-ray 2.0 specification which adds support for online features of disks, including streaming movie previews and content downloads. The PS3 does.
So basically, my argument for the PS3 goes as this:
-All that money you spent on your HDTV was wasted if you don't have HDTV content to play on it.
-Blu-ray is the only way to get HD home video content
-Standalone Blu-ray players start in price at $400, but those entry-level models are far inferior to what you get in the PS3.
-So in the end, the PS3 more than justifies itself as an excellent Blu-ray player that is also an excellent videogame system. Even if you have an Xbox360 and prefer to purchase most games for it because of the superior online support (such is the case for myself), the PS3 is still easily justified because of the Blu-ray functionality and because it has its own strong lineup of exclusive titles.
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GTA IV
A Walk Through LifeThis game is by far the best to come out on the ps3 console a good action packed game filled with great errands and a lot of side missions you need to complete in order to get 100% this game will take some time to beat if you wish to achieve the 100 % status completion. The only down side I experienced with the game is the steering especially in races when you brake at the corner you tend to go in a complete spin but apart from that an excellent game!
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* Exelente producto ...
Exelente producto, supero mis expectativas. El motivo de mi compra fue por el reproductor integrado Bluray, pero me encanto poder disfrutar de un centro multimedia para mi lcd tv.
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Playstation 3 or very fragile disaster
When I got my playstation 3 I was very excited to play. It worked fine and I took care of it. I never left it on for more than a couple hours and i always kept it clean. It has internet and the light wireless controller is very nice. Blu ray looked great too. 6 days later when I was ready to keep playing Grand Theft Auto 4. I turned it on and i started browsing the internet for about 5 minutes. all of a sudden it turned off. When I turned it back on it turned right off again with the reset button turning yellow then blinking red with three beeps. The red light of death. It is like so many things can go wrong with the PS3 without any reason at all. I got a refund. but if it happens again I dont want to deal with having to send it back to amazon so I will buy it at a local electronics store instead.
