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1. Why do I care whether I get the 40g or 80g version? Not sure what the practical effect is.
2. Will a playstation display blue ray movies as well as a dedicated blue ray dvd player?
Thanks for your help (and patience).
Hukk
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It appears to this green newbie that an 80g PS3 would be able to store more games in its hard drive memory, as well as other content.
I didn't realize that the PS3 acts like a PC in this way.
If I only play a couple of games, or concentrate on DVDs, it appears that there would be no difference between a 40g, 60g or 80g PS3 for my purposes.
Thanks to those who bothered to answer, I appreciate it.
-Hukk
You responded on 11/29/07 to a post I made about the Wal-Mart PS3 sale. In my post was a link to a site explaining the differences in the various PS3 versions. The link is below if you would like to check it out again. However, if all you have is a retarded comment like you made on the 29th, please don't respond to this post.
As for your questions:
1. Why do I care whether I get the 40g or 80g version? Not sure what the practical effect is.
If you just want a player for watching DVD and Blu-Ray movies, either will suffice. If you want the player to be able to do more, there are differences. (See the link below)
2. Will a playstation display blue ray movies as well as a dedicated blue ray dvd player?
At this time, it is equal to or better than other Blu-ray players (when the Denons come out, that will probably change). There are some applications where a stand-alone may be better suited to your needs. Here are two examples: you need 5.1 or 7.1 analog audio outputs (the PS3 only has 2-channel audio if you need analog) or you use a DVI display for movies (the PS3 only outputs the full digital signal, which contains Below Black 1-15 and Peak White 236-254 information, if you use YCbCr as the digital colorspace; otherwise, it incorrectly clips the video signal to 16-235 when sending digital RGB to a DVI display). I may have a solution to that last one in the near future.
If so, can can decide if you relly need backwards compability.
I feel the 60GB offers the best bang for the buck though.
I can't imagine playing many games on a PS3... guess I am an old fuddy duddy. Maybe Doom 3? Not even sure if that's available on PS3.
Hukk
If that isn't an issue for you either, I highly recommend the new Panasonic BD30 for around the same price as the PS3. It has better picture quality for playback of Blu Ray movies if that is your main priority.
> > I highly recommend the new Panasonic BD30 for around the same price as the PS3. It has better picture quality for playback of Blu Ray movies < <
How so? ZDnet says the Panasonic is not better than the PS3.
"While the DMP-BD30's Blu-ray image quality is excellent, we wouldn't say that it's necessarily better than other top-performing Blu-ray players. In fact, as along as the player is capable of properly performing 1080i deinterlacing, we've seen virtually no performance differences between Blu-ray players, including the PlayStation 3."
-------------"I have found that if you love life, life will love you back." -Arthur Rubinstein (1887-1982)
- http://review.zdnet.com/video-players-and-recorders/panasonic-dmp-bd30/4505-6463_16-32730548.html (Open in New Window)
Check other sources. Lots of folks trying this specific player are giving it the nod for Blu Ray playback over the PS3. It isn't to say it is the better value out there but if one is strictly focusing on Blu Ray standalone players, it is definitely one to consider versus lots of 1st and 2nd generation players from other companies. So far it appears to be problem free, no fan noise, and it includes a remote (which many seem to very much care about).
I'm reading good things about the new Sony and Pioneer also from owners.
The PS3 has some issues with DVI displays, but not HDMI displays (when set up in YCbCr colorspace). Without knowing the setup configuration, it's hard to tell if this leads to the reason why the Panasonic gets the nod.
Don't think that the above comment diminishes the capabilities of the PS3 or the Panasonic. It wasn't meant that way, rather a possible reason for the outcome among "reviewers" of the two players.
Everything else is great. Games, bluray movies(awsome), upconversion of dvd's to 1080p. It also loads pretty fast. To my eyes it gets just as good a picture as any stand alone player.
40 gigabyte model isn't backwards compatible with Playstation 2 games at all. It has 2 USB ports and no card reader.
80 gigabyte model is mostly PS/2-compatible. It has 4 USB ports and a built-in card reader.
The original 60 gigabyte model was almost 100% PS/2 compatible. It has 4 USB ports and a built-in card reader.
None of the cost-cutting will really matter if you mostly want to watch Blu-Ray movies or play PS/3 games!
As a home entertainment center, PS/3 works okay: I find it mediocre as means of showing off digital photos or playing digital music files. As a DVD / Blu-Ray player, it's a speed demon, though not a totally silent one.
I still recommend PS/3 for Blu-Ray movies because it's got far more raw computing horsepower than any other B-D player, and some of the bonus content on the B-D movie disks is really designed around that. Two-minute delays while your movie disk loads? Not with this thing.
The remote control is PS/3's really weak spot: As supplied by Sony, no known universal remote will work with it because it doesn't have an infrared sensor. It also seems to "sleep" after a period of inactivity. I just picked up a Nyko Bluewave IR remote (only $10 at my local Gamestop!) and will see if that gives me the ability to control PS/3 from my favorite universal.
I'm not sure about the new models, but initially Sony offered 20 Gig and 60 Gig models. The 20 Gig did not include WiFi support (though you could add that later), so be sure to check the specs if WiFi is important. You will want to have your PS3 set up to a network and I recommend hardwiring it.
The advantage of having a bigger hard drive is to use your PS3 as a media center to download all kinds of content, including your photos, videos, games, etc. Since you're primarily interested in BDs, the hard drive isn't too important.
Yes, the PS3 is pretty much the best Blu-ray player out there and definitely the best supported with frequent firmware updates (that's why you'll want it hooked up to the network).
-------------"I have found that if you love life, life will love you back." -Arthur Rubinstein (1887-1982)
> > 1. Why do I care whether I get the 40g or 80g version? Not sure what the practical effect is. < <
If you don't get the 80g version, all the cool kidz will laugh at you :)
Hey, racerguy, can you recommend a race track driving simulation that runs on PS3? For my taste, it would ideally be in a '50-'60 vintage production car at a track like Laguna Seca or Lime Rock. My personal experience is limited to Laguna Seca, Sears Point, and Thunderhill.
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No, the cool kidz open up their PS3, remove the hard drive and install a 100+ GB aftermarket blu-ray drive.
-------------"I have found that if you love life, life will love you back." -Arthur Rubinstein (1887-1982)
But it looks like the PS3 may limit use to 205GB. It's possible a future firmware update could change this limit.
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