 "Excellent Entertainment Hardware" | 2008-10-03 |
| - Reviewed By User: A7TI02975HUDD |
| I've always been a Playstation fan but I've mostly been a PC gamer until recently. I choose the PS3 over the XBOX360 because of the Blu-ray player and I'm glad I did. br /br /The system is so much more than just a gaming machine. It's an entertainment machine. I love the ability to set up my home PC as a media server and stream video and pictures through the PS3. I love the Playstation Network. Being able to download and play game demos is a real plus. br /br /I also feel the PS3 is more forward looking. Within the next couple years as games become larger the XBOX360 will be held back by standard DVD capacity. |
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 "Why the PS3 w/Blu-ray should be you HD Home Theater Player!! (explained)" | 2008-10-02 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1NPV2WWC90SWQ |
| This review is only for the HDMI Blu-ray Player application for your HD 1080p Home Theater.br /br /First of all the PS3 introduced Blu-ray quickly and cheaply to the masses. Probably helping Sony's Blu-ray win the HD player format wars. br /br /Why is Blu-ray so awesome and a must have? Simply 25 - 50 g vs DVD's 5 - 10 g of info per disc. 1080p (w/HDMI cables (sold seperately) and HDTV) vs 480p. Finally, the cost of a Blu-ray player only is $399. The PS3 Comes with Blu-ray Player (play regular DVDs with upstreaming capabilty), 1080p playstation game console (you must buy the optional HDMI cable), plays CD's and accessible to the internet for just $399 wow.br /br /My Qualifying Statement: My HD Home Theater weighs in at about $2000, plus movies. The break down; a Mitsubishi Projector (HC-1500 up to 1080p with HDMI Blu-ray) $800 (orig $1495), a Sony 5.1 Sound System (HT-SS2300) 3 HDMI inputs/1 HDMI output $399 (orig $499) and a Sony PLAYSTATION 3 (w/Blu-ray player included) $399 (orig $499). Sony High Speed HDMI cables $160 and HD Screen Paint kit $180 for my 108" viewing wall screen. With this 1080p system I've created a HD HDMI 5.1 Home Theater presentation sight and sound equal to an IMAX (on a smaller scale) experience.br /br /Simply I will explain only the Blu-ray HDMI Audio and Display Set-Up.br /br /PS3 Main Menu Screen - pan (NOTE: PAN IS SAME AS ARROW)left to SETTINGS - pan down to DISPLAY STATUS depress enter button - VIDEO OUTPUT SETTINGS depress enter button - SELECT HDMI pan right - SELECT CUSTOM pan right - CHECK 480p / 720p /1080i /1080p depress X - SELECT FINISH depress X. Return to SETTINGS - pan down to SOUND SETTINGS depress enter button - - AUDIO OUTPUT SETTINGS depress enter button - Select HDMI pan right - SELECT MANUAL pan right - CHECK DOLBY DIGITAL 5.1 CH1 / DTS 5.1 ch / PCM 5.1 ch44 and all other appropiate and defaults needed. to support. br /br /Support PS3 accessories are; Sony High Speed HDMI Audio/Video Cables (suggested DLC-HD20T a 6' triple sheilded cable $50 NOTE: length is determined by your Home Theater requirements. Mine was 3 x 6') and a PS3 Blu-ray Disc Remote Control (much more natural to use than the supplied game controller).br /br /Bottomline: The PS3 HDMI w/Blu-ray player is the obvious economical and versatile choice for your HD Home Theater. Sony is the originator of Blu-ray so their product is proven to perform beautifully !!! And it does. Oh I forgot to mention it also supports BlueTooth technology. Meaning for one the remote works anywhere. Enjoy this masterpeice. |
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| "Game Play Good. Graphics Blu-Ray Movies AWESOME!" | 2008-09-29 |
| - Reviewed By User: AYJLPW7J4GVOB |
| I'm not a gamer, so I'm not going to critique this on it's gameplay. But, the graphics on an HD TV from the Blu-Ray movie player are UNBELIEVABLE! It sets the standard for home theater. Period. |
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| "I love PS3!" | 2008-09-27 |
| - Reviewed By User: A3ILFEDS9D7QT6 |
| Great price for a console that completely pwns the 360. It supports true 1080p HD (even though my tv is only 1080i...) and the 360 doesn't... Blu-Ray, a cell processor... basically everything graphical that a 360 has... plus better physics, bigger worlds, more realistic AI, more dynamic gameplay, uncompressed textures, etc, etc...br /br /Americans just don't seem to understand this concept. "They have the same graphics, so the PS3 must be a ripoff!" Absolutely wrong. If you know a thing or two about computers you'd know that the 360 was actually the ripoff. Red ring of death, overheating issues, DVD-only support (without add-ons), etc. "Well there are better games for the 360!" Sure, if all you want to play are first person shooters. Gears of War, Halo, Battlefront, BioShock, Call of Duty, FEAR, etc... all the most common games on 360 and are FPS's... with no other gameplay element (except in the case of BioShock, which is also available for the PS3 and runs at a higher frames per second).br /br /For me, the choice is clear. |
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| "Excellent, nothing short of excellent. The future of gaming" | 2008-09-26 |
| - Reviewed By User: A3MEOR5YF997XS |
| Playstation 3 is the next step in entertainment. I love the option of blu ray hi-def and wireless connectivity. Playstation 3 has begun to prove itself as the best complete gaming system. |
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| "Video Game System" | 2008-09-21 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1VJUNCFQIUBYF |
As everyone knows, this was a hard system to get. We attempted to purchase this same system from an online aution and ended up having to get a refund. We decided to go with a dependable source. We love shopping with Amazon and I recommend this sight to everyone I talk to. I am always bragging about the deals I find. Thanks again.
Sincerely,
A very happy customer!!!! |
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| "2 for 1: plays blu-ray DVDs and games" | 2008-09-20 |
| - Reviewed By User: A26BBC9YEM809S |
| i bought this for my husband's bday. it's obviously for playing games, but it's a great deal because it's the top of the line player for blu-ray dvds. so if you're going to invest the money into buying a blu-ray player, you might as well buy this. it costs about the same but you can play games on it too. would recommend buying a remote though, you can use the controller, but it's a bit cumbersome. buy the remote and you're set. |
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| "AWSOME" | 2008-09-17 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1B9AF9QU3BRFJ |
| The PS3 is awsome. No other word describes it. The browser for the internet lacks the ability to play FLASH video online unless it is youtube.com which uses an older flash format. The game play is great and it also plays blue-ray DVD, yet costs less than a blue-ray player. You just can't get a better deal. Came quickly from Amazon also.....to sum it up....WOW! |
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| "Exceptional Versatility" | 2008-09-10 |
| - Reviewed By kfish99 |
I have no experience with Xbox 360, so this is not a comparison. I actually bought the PS3 for the Blu Ray player alone. I was really pleased at the capabilities it has for viewing digital photo and movie files. I really hate the time and problems involved in transcoding slide shows or videos to a dvd. The PS3 eliminates the need for all that. It plays back original still and movie files directly from a flash card (you will need a usb reader on the 40 gig version) or from a dvd, flawlessly. I did buy 1 game to play (Oblivion), though that is not what I bought it for, and that's been lots of fun too.
I love this little device and if it broke tomorrow, would definitely buy another the same day. The only con I might mention is that the game does freeze up occasionally, however, that may be a problem with the game disk. |
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| "Great Console, Great Media Hub, Great BD Player" | 2008-08-30 |
| - Reviewed By User: A2YD2BE4M2IWM5 |
| The Sony PS3 (in any configuration) is a great value. The AAA games are really starting to come out now, and it can't be beat as the most future proof Blu-ray player on the market. Firmware updates from Sony ensure that it will keep abreast of all Blu-ray updates. Online game service is free and very capable. And it can be used in conjunction with your PC to stream music, pictures, and video to your tv. As I said at the beginning, a great value all around. |
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