sony blu ray player $98
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Spanglades
I dont want the opinions of obsessed Sony fanboys either so if you fall under this category, dont bother answering.
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I don't believe either will become a standard. A LOT of companies are developing players that will play both BluRay AND HD-DVD...
Both have their advantages and disadvantages, however a decent Blu-ray player is ~$1,000 where an HD-DVD Player can be bought for less than $200 now! Blu-Ray at the time can support a better picture, but only true enthusiests will spend that much money on a player!
98% of the market is people who just want to watch HD for a reasonable price, and most of those people will not even notice the difference in quality!
If I had to guess right now, I'd say HD-DVD will be the most common for now. If and when Blu-Ray comes down in price, it may become the standard however most companies are making their players compatible with both.
It's really too early in the game to tell, especially because no one knows what the standard is going to be and they're afraid to purchase something that they won't be able to use in a few months!!
This reminds me of when Mini-discs were released - it's a great technology! However they were very expensive and the majority of the market ended up buying MP3 players because of price. Unless they were a true enthusiest they weren't too concerned with sound quality, only price...
should i get an xbox 360 or just stick with my current consoles?
tyler d
i own a ps2, a gamecube, and a ds lite. should i get a 360 or just wait for the next xbox?
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Yes, in my opinion you should either get a Xbox 360, or a Playstation 3. If you liked your PS2 a lot, than definitely get a PS3. It has stayed close to home, with many welcomed features such as Blue-Ray, and the new Six axis controller. Whatever you get, a Ps3, or 360, you will definitely be surprised at how much gaming has changed over the past 2-4 years. A PS2, as of right now is considered and older system, and a Gamecube is just considered out of date. Here is a comparison that might make the choice a bit easier, (don't let the $400 price tag of the PS3 baffle you. In April there will be a $100 price reduction, and also it has lots of built in features that you would have to pay close to $300 more. Like a Blue-Ray player would be about $300-500 if you bought it alone). GET A PS3!!! but a Xbox 360 is a respectable console, non the less...
For One, the PS3 will last the longest for the next gen consoles that are out now:
Xbox 360 was made in 2005, they've already made a different version of it (Elite) so soon they'll have the next 360, more likely the 720, probably in 2010-2012 that's not very long 1-3 years of play
Wii- was poorly designed in 2006. They'll have to make the Wii 2 sometime soon, probably 2010-2012 as well.
Playstation 3- was made in the same year as the Wii, 2006. Sony designed it though to last for 10 years! Meaning it will still be around and popular in 2016.
The PS3 amazing. It has better reliability, can be turned into a PC and download Windows XP or Vista, or for free download Linux. For everything that it has, it is much cheaper then the Xbox 360, consider the following.
With the PS3, you get:
-A Blue-Ray player, and one of the best ones out so far. It is also considered new technology. If you don't have Blue-Ray players to start out with when buying the PS3, it also has a DVD upconverter, meaning that you can play normal DVD's with better quality picture.
-The PS3 also features PSN( the (P)lay(S)tation (N)etwork). It's free to use, and download demo's such as Warhawk, and Home. Unlike Xbox Live, it doesn't cost $80 for the first year bundle, and $50 for each following year.
-The PS3 has exlusives like no other console, like Resistance 2, LittleBig Planet, Motorstorm: Pacific Rift, Metal Gear Solid 4 and in the future: inFamous, Killzone 2, God of War 3, Uncharted 2, L.A. Noire, Heavy Rain and Massive Action Game (M.A.G.âin which over 256 players will be able to play on the same map at the same time)
-For the money, you get 80GB of space, and only 60GB on the Xbox 360, USB mini drives can also be used from the 2.0 USB ports in the front of the PS3. It also has an easily removable HDD.
-Built in, superior Wi-Fi
-Web browser, just like a PC's
On the Xbox 360's you get a 1 in 3 failure rate. Even though Microsoft knows of this problem, they don't even think about the red rings of death while shipping it out to unsuspecting customers
So hereâs a quick run-down of what you must buy with the PS3 and 360:
PS3:
Console(there will be a $100 decrease in April 2009) $300
Game $60
Controller $55
Total: $415
Really, if you bought all the things the PS3 offers SEPERATELY, you would be able to buy roughly 3 PS3's with that money (gaming console+computer+SUPERB Blu Ray player)
Xbox 360:
Console $300
Game $60
Controller $60
Xbox Live $80
Wi-Fi $100
Total: $660
As you can see, the PS3 is cheaper by far and plus, The multi-platform games are using about 25% of the PS3's graphical potential. So that means much better graphics in the future when they can get a grip on the PS3's power.
On the other hand, most multiplatform games are using about 98% of the 360âs potential. And they look about the same. At this rate in 1 year, the PS3 will have outshone the 360 graphic wise. Itâs just that the 8-core Cell Broadband Processor is very complex, and takes developers time to get used to. And they are getting the hang of things. The PS3 has a very good reliability rate: only 0.2% failure rate (note the decimal), while Xbox 360's have a 30% failure rate. So, for every 1000 of both consoles produced, 2 PS3's are defective, whilst about 330 Xbox 360's are defective. The numbers speak for themselves. Many game developers have OPENLY stated that in the near future, and right now, they will use the PS3 as a lead-developing platform, and then they will port the games to the 360.
So pretty much, the PS3 wins hands down. It's the best system people have seen yet! The PS3 will also progress in the future, like it's downgraded because it was so good that other people couldn't afford it. So anyways hope I helped!
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