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Ps3 Hdmi – Good Piece Of Kit
I don’t see why anyone would buy this one over the PS3 HDMI 120gb. The price difference is around £40, which is the cost of a 250 GB hard drive. Therefore you could buy a PS3 HDMI 120gb and a 250GB hard drive and have spent the same amount of money as buying a PS3 HDMI 250GB, but you have an additional 120GB hard drive. there’s no other difference in the two versions of the PS3 HDMI.
Other then that, this bit of kit is just as good as the PS3 HDMI 120GB. I’ve has a PS3 HDMI 80GB and believe me, it’s worth getting rid of for one of the slim versions. The slim version may not have the shinny finish (which gets scratched up very easily) or the extra USB slots, card readers and PS2 capabilities, which the 60GB version has, but it is quieter, drinks less electric and spews out less heat and the main thing is that it is smaller and lighter.
PS3 HDMI – Great Configuration, Great Console
A lot of people have written about the pros and cons of the PS3 HDMI vs. XBOX 360 vs. Wii. I’m not bothering with that, and assume you can find that information at elsewhere. I’m also assuming you can read all about why the PS3 HDMI would or would not fit your needs.
Instead, I’d like this review to explain what exactly this configuration is (there’s a lot of confusion about that,) and why I think it hits the sweet spot. Basically, there are currently 2 versions of the PS3 HDMI on the market now. Ignoring the size of the drive for a second (because you can always swap the drive anyway, and it has no real bearing on the rest of the specs) think of them as Version A (currently available – or not as the case may be – in the PS3 HDMI 80 GB Metal Gear Solid 4 Pack) and Version B (this one.)
The first thing that you need to understand is that there are three relevant differences between these two versions besides the included bundle and the price (the MGS one is $499 from amazon, more from third parties.)
Difference #1: Version A (MGS pack) is backward compatible with PS2 games while this one is NOT (they are both backward compatible with PS1 games however.)
Difference #2: Version A has 4 USB ports as well as memory card slots, while this version has only 2 USB ports and NO memory card slots.
Difference #3: AND THIS FOR ME IS BIG: Version A has the older and larger 90nm Cell processor, while this one has the smaller (and some say more reliable) 65nm Cell processor. Power consumption on this unit is lower as well, dropping from 200 Watts to 135 watts. The end result is a machine that runs cooler and, according to all reports as well as my personal experience, much quieter. An extremely relevant factor if you watch movies with it.
For those that have been looking for a while, this is basically the 40GB machine that was offered recently, with a larger hard drive and an upgraded controller – they replaced the basic sixaxis controller with the Dualshock 3 controller (which means it has rumble.)
Now Version A is packaged with Metal Gear Solid. It has an 80GB drive like this one, and the same controller. The big differences are listed above. Until this configuration was released, the larger hard drive and Dualshock controller were 2 of the 4 reasons many people felt the MGS pack was worth the additional $100. Those two factors are now eliminated. The remaining differences are the backward compatibility with PS2 games and the MGS game itself, which can of course be bought separately.
So to sum it up, if you NEED PS2 compatibility, you might want to grab the MGS pack if you can get one – that or keep your old PS2. For new buyers though, and for all of the people that are going to just play Ps3 Games, as well as avid movie watchers, this particular configuration is fantastic. You get the big drive, the good controller, PLUS the cooler running chip, a quieter machine and a system that uses about 33% less power.
And ok – just to satisfy the basic requirements of a review, I’ll list some other nice stuff: It includes a Blu-ray DVD player (one of those runs almost as much as, or more than, this entire box), the online play is FREE, wireless connectivity is built in (you don’t have to buy an additional piece as with some others), reliability has been quite good (much better than some others), there are some great PS3 HDMI -only titles, and you can stream media to it from your PC. There’s more, but there are plenty of people outlining it.
As always, do your research and see what’s best for you. Maybe the 360-only titles are must haves for you, or maybe your family fits a Wii. We have a Wii and I love it. But I also love my PS3, and in my opinion this configuration is the one to get (this month anyway.)
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I am one of the fortunate who were allowed to pretest the PS3 Consoles Slim.
The New PS3 Consoles Slim is the volume more than 70% smaller and a lot easier. It is supplied by Euro-plug power.
Here are a few Before and disadvantages of the PS3 Consoles Slim:
Advantages:
Finally, 2 HDMI ports to another device “Looping”
-She will probably be more favorable than the “Big” version.
Nurnoch-80 watts power consumption
-All games can be played via remote play on the PSP, go play, be due to the missing keys are indeed known as the Bluetooth port to connect the new PSP a Dual Shock.
-PS2 backwards compatibility is possible by software. This Sony hopes to sell more.
– A very nice Feautures for Linux fans: It is fitted with a small video chip will be available under Linux. Thus the image no longer needs to be emulated on the Cell. Bring high-Performance relapses.
Negative:
Replace hard drives very expensive, since a 64GB SSD is used with the Mini PCI Express slot.
-Unfortunately, the built-in mini-version of my fans scratching sound (not) according to but stop Nervendes sound I hope that’s changing.
Conclusion: The PS3 Consoles Slim, or how the final will heisen product is a very mature product that finally brings back the backward compatibility.
PS3 Consoles – New Does Not Automatically Mean Good
After Gamescom was clear to me because of the price fallen, I would have a PS3 Consoles, I get there for a good price for a Blu Ray and dvd player in one and with it a high-end video game console.
I decided for the newest model, the PS3 Consoles Slim. After 5 days of fun for me was over then because the device came to me because of its extreme fan noise level on the nerves. Already after switching regulates the fan to a higher level. Then you start a game or Blu-Ray, he turns up again. While playing you can get by with such a noise, but perhaps look at the Blu-Ray’s is very disturbing. The Slim is easy times louder than my desktop pc. From the function of the unit, I would give 5 stars. The PS3 Consoles will remain in the Slim version, a 1A Blu Ray player and video game console. The PS3 Consoles Slim would have made me a tip for the device.
After I returned the PS3 Consoles Slim No problems at Amazon, I bought the old Ps3 Console bundled with a game for the same price at Amazon and can only praise. Even after hours of play that not nearly reached the noise level of the PS3 Consoles Slim and this is even half as hot as the old well to the PS3 Consoles is ahead on the right side and the back has openings for air circulation, which exists only in the back of the Slim are.
You have to say that the sound of the normal PS3 Consoles is indeed more rattling, but security is far under the PS3 Consoles slim.
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