Tigerclaw
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PS3 question
I know that PS3 plays BluRay dvds but does it play standard dvds??
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BD is backwards compatible with DVD.
Upscales them too.
Get one now. Hippy
Get one now. Hippy
Yes it does, same with standalone BD Players, Upscale your dvd as well...
Isn't the PS3 future proof, something to do with Profiles, 2.0 being the latest. I'm getting a PS3 anyway, for GTA4 but more importantly the Ghostbusters game coming late this year.
But it would be nice to have a Blu-Ray player that isn't going to be redundant in a year or so.
But it would be nice to have a Blu-Ray player that isn't going to be redundant in a year or so.
Yep, it's always having firmware updates.
jmcclane 88 wrote: Isn't the PS3 future proof, something to do with Profiles, 2.0 being the latest. I'm getting a PS3 anyway, for GTA4 but more importantly the Ghostbusters game coming late this year.
But it would be nice to have a Blu-Ray player that isn't going to be redundant in a year or so.
Yep. That's exactly why I bought Region A PS3 - now it can do everything, okay it can't bitstream HD Audio, but I think I'm happy enough with LPCM decoding.
I was planning to buy Panny BD50 but well that was before DTS-HD MA came to PS3
But it would be nice to have a Blu-Ray player that isn't going to be redundant in a year or so.
Yep. That's exactly why I bought Region A PS3 - now it can do everything, okay it can't bitstream HD Audio, but I think I'm happy enough with LPCM decoding.
I was planning to buy Panny BD50 but well that was before DTS-HD MA came to PS3
It cant do everything. It's not a multiregion player 
It doesn't make very good toast either.
But it does make a mean Pork Chop.
It also does UPnP network streaming, so if you have a media server on your network with support for UPnP then you can use it to watch video, play music and look at your photo collection. Video support is surprisingly good given that it is Sony, ie DivX and XviD.
tx guys!
Mal wrote: It also does UPnP network streaming, so if you have a media server on your network with support for UPnP then you can use it to watch video, play music and look at your photo collection. Video support is surprisingly good given that it is Sony, ie DivX and XviD.
My G1 Xbox does that
Still, if there's room in the budget I wouldn't say no.
My G1 Xbox does that
Still, if there's room in the budget I wouldn't say no.
Did anyone mention GTA IV?
No? GTA IV?
Oh wait...GTA IV?
No? GTA IV?
Oh wait...GTA IV?
Mal wrote: It also does UPnP network streaming, so if you have a media server on your network with support for UPnP then you can use it to watch video, play music and look at your photo collection. Video support is surprisingly good given that it is Sony, ie DivX and XviD.
Yeah, but still no audio support for WMA Pro files
Yeah, but still no audio support for WMA Pro files
There's a GTA IV now?
So basically if I want a Pork chop toastie I'm screwed if I don't have a toaster. I'll still get one probably, (game machine/blu-ray player) YAY.
So basically if I want a Pork chop toastie I'm screwed if I don't have a toaster. I'll still get one probably, (game machine/blu-ray player) YAY.
It should be noted that an Xbox 360 does all of the above mentioned that the PS3 does, including Xvid and Divx playback.
Yeah but the PS3 is so much cooler.
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