I checked out Spiderman 3 on Blu-Ray playing in a Best Buy. Yes, it was super sharp, and I understand that higher resolution is required if you are outputting video to screens that have more resolution than standard TVs (such as 720p or higher), but the movie looked TOO sharp.
Literally, every scene in the movie looked as if they were showing the Behind the Scenes…the lighting, framerate, etc, did not look like it was the same as the film post-production.
Does that make sense? I never know what it’s called or how to reference it, but when you look at something playing and can tell it’s a movie/show vs. shot with a video camera.
Maybe I need to see other movies in Blu-Ray.
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You have to take into account the setting on the tv. I have to change my setting depending on whether I am playing a game or watching a movie. They have a “cinema” mode on my tv that sucks for games. However, if I use the sharpness and brightness setting for the games, the movies look like someone was trying to highlight some scenes.
In my opinion, “darker” is better for movies on HD with the sharpness setting not at its highest.
[quote]MaximusB wrote:
At this point, I really don’t know why I am debating not buying a PS3. Not sure to go with the 40G or 80G version. [/quote]
Someone can correct me if I’m wrong, but I’m pretty sure you lose backwards compatibility with PS1 and PS2 games with the 40GB version, but the 80GB version still is backward compatible.
I’ve also heard it’s not that difficult to upgrade the hard drive in the PS3 if you needed more storage space.
[quote]MaximusB wrote:
At this point, I really don’t know why I am debating not buying a PS3. Not sure to go with the 40G or 80G version. [/quote]
The machine has usb ports. If it allows the addition of an additional hard drive (I haven’t checked if it does), then it wouldn’t matter.
I guess it depends on how much shit you plan to download onto yours. It can hold music, pictures, video files and game downloads.
I bought the 40G simply because I don’t need all of that on one system…even though eventually, we will probably all move to having one device that handles all of our media sources.
[quote]AngryVader wrote:
MaximusB wrote:
At this point, I really don’t know why I am debating not buying a PS3. Not sure to go with the 40G or 80G version.
Someone can correct me if I’m wrong, but I’m pretty sure you lose backwards compatibility with PS1 and PS2 games with the 40GB version, but the 80GB version still is backward compatible.
I’ve also heard it’s not that difficult to upgrade the hard drive in the PS3 if you needed more storage space.[/quote]
That’s the main downside. I don’t think mine is backwards compatible. Had I known that beforehand, I may have gotten the 80G…even though I doubt I will be playing many of those games now that I have the new system.
[quote]Professor X wrote:
AngryVader wrote:
MaximusB wrote:
At this point, I really don’t know why I am debating not buying a PS3. Not sure to go with the 40G or 80G version.
Someone can correct me if I’m wrong, but I’m pretty sure you lose backwards compatibility with PS1 and PS2 games with the 40GB version, but the 80GB version still is backward compatible.
I’ve also heard it’s not that difficult to upgrade the hard drive in the PS3 if you needed more storage space.
That’s the main downside. I don’t think mine is backwards compatible. Had I known that beforehand, I may have gotten the 80G…even though I doubt I will be playing many of those games now that I have the new system.[/quote]
I originally wasn’t going to get the 40GB version. I didn’t want to lose backwards compatibility. Then, I realized that I only have 2 or 3 PS1/PS2 games, and I couldn’t justify spending the extra money just so I could occasionally play them.
I would love for them to shrink the goddamn GPU on the 360. I know they did it to the CPU (code name Falcon) but the heat is mostly GPU-generated.
My old roommate had a 360 with a fan attachment tacked on. It was so damn loud.
COD 4 and GoW, Prince of Persia, and Bioshock are enough reasons to buy a 360.
You guys have me craving a PSP, too. Been playing my brother’s old Gameboy Advance SP and it made me realize an entire generation of us were raised off handhelds. Definitely the golden era of gaming.
[quote]AngryVader wrote:
Professor X wrote:
AngryVader wrote:
MaximusB wrote:
At this point, I really don’t know why I am debating not buying a PS3. Not sure to go with the 40G or 80G version.
Someone can correct me if I’m wrong, but I’m pretty sure you lose backwards compatibility with PS1 and PS2 games with the 40GB version, but the 80GB version still is backward compatible.
I’ve also heard it’s not that difficult to upgrade the hard drive in the PS3 if you needed more storage space.
That’s the main downside. I don’t think mine is backwards compatible. Had I known that beforehand, I may have gotten the 80G…even though I doubt I will be playing many of those games now that I have the new system.
I originally wasn’t going to get the 40GB version. I didn’t want to lose backwards compatibility. Then, I realized that I only have 2 or 3 PS1/PS2 games, and I couldn’t justify spending the extra money just so I could occasionally play them.
I still have my PS2 if I’m feeling nostalgic.[/quote]
HA! -1 for the PS3.
(Trying to feel better about not getting one first time round)
OK, I feel like a tool now after seeing how incredibly easy it was to put music on my PSP. All you have to do is connect your PSP to your CPU via a USB cable, open the PSP folder, create a new folder to put your music in, drag in the files, let them copy and close. Very nice.
Now, if there were a way to listen to my music on my PSP while I played sports games like Madden, I’d be set.
[quote]MaximusB wrote:
At this point, I really don’t know why I am debating not buying a PS3. Not sure to go with the 40G or 80G version. [/quote]
If you must have one now, go with the 40GB. If you can wait a bit, Sony is fading out the current 2 models for an 80GB model with the same functionality as the current 40GB (no backwards compatibility though) for the same price ($399).
[quote]Applesauce wrote:
MaximusB wrote:
At this point, I really don’t know why I am debating not buying a PS3. Not sure to go with the 40G or 80G version.
If you must have one now, go with the 40GB. If you can wait a bit, Sony is fading out the current 2 models for an 80GB model with the same functionality as the current 40GB (no backwards compatibility though) for the same price ($399).
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Oh, now that sucks. That is why they are sold out in every store around my area. I had to order mine off of Amazon. Now I know why.
[quote]Professor X wrote:
Applesauce wrote:
MaximusB wrote:
At this point, I really don’t know why I am debating not buying a PS3. Not sure to go with the 40G or 80G version.
If you must have one now, go with the 40GB. If you can wait a bit, Sony is fading out the current 2 models for an 80GB model with the same functionality as the current 40GB (no backwards compatibility though) for the same price ($399).
Oh, now that sucks. That is why they are sold out in every store around my area. I had to order mine off of Amazon. Now I know why.[/quote]
I imagine the disk size will gradually increase over time due to the constant price changes of notebook drives. The good news for those of us who have 40GB models is that notebook drives are dirt cheap and a piece of cake to install. My 160GB drive was $70 from Newegg and shouldn’t take me very long to swap out.
I thought 40 gigs would be plenty, but the system takes up a big chunk of that. On top of all the games I bought, music, and game data the space is disappearing. But, like I said, upgrading is a breeze and you have alot of choices with regards to disk size.
So the new 80 GB model will be the same price as the 40 GB, but lacks the backward compatibility of the OLD 80 GB?
Did I read that right?
What did you guys think of Resistance: Fall of Man ?
Also, do you know if Sony has locked down the HDD, making it impossible for you to swap out a third party drive and have the full capacity be recognized by the PS3? I know Microsoft has crippled the 360 like that and it pisses me off. I can’t put any other HDD in there and their own stock 120 GB sells for a price that is truly unethical.
[quote]PonceDeLeon wrote:
So the new 80 GB model will be the same price as the 40 GB, but lacks the backward compatibility of the OLD 80 GB?
Did I read that right?
What did you guys think of Resistance: Fall of Man ?
Also, do you know if Sony has locked down the HDD, making it impossible for you to swap out a third party drive and have the full capacity be recognized by the PS3? I know Microsoft has crippled the 360 like that and it pisses me off. I can’t put any other HDD in there and their own stock 120 GB sells for a price that is truly unethical.[/quote]
Sony doesn’t use proprietary drives, they use the same drives that are used in laptops. You can get them at most computer sites on the net, like Newegg, and it’s pretty easy to swap them out.
Also, if you don’t want to get rid of your old drive, you can buy an enclosure for it and use it as an external drive for your PS3 or home computer.
[quote]Applesauce wrote:
PonceDeLeon wrote:
So the new 80 GB model will be the same price as the 40 GB, but lacks the backward compatibility of the OLD 80 GB?
Did I read that right?
What did you guys think of Resistance: Fall of Man ?
Also, do you know if Sony has locked down the HDD, making it impossible for you to swap out a third party drive and have the full capacity be recognized by the PS3? I know Microsoft has crippled the 360 like that and it pisses me off. I can’t put any other HDD in there and their own stock 120 GB sells for a price that is truly unethical.
Sony doesn’t use proprietary drives, they use the same drives that are used in laptops. You can get them at most computer sites on the net, like Newegg, and it’s pretty easy to swap them out.
Also, if you don’t want to get rid of your old drive, you can buy an enclosure for it and use it as an external drive for your PS3 or home computer.[/quote]
Are you saying I can’t just get an extra generic PC hard drive with a usb connection and hook it in directly?
[quote]Applesauce wrote:
PonceDeLeon wrote:
So the new 80 GB model will be the same price as the 40 GB, but lacks the backward compatibility of the OLD 80 GB?
Did I read that right?
What did you guys think of Resistance: Fall of Man ?
Also, do you know if Sony has locked down the HDD, making it impossible for you to swap out a third party drive and have the full capacity be recognized by the PS3? I know Microsoft has crippled the 360 like that and it pisses me off. I can’t put any other HDD in there and their own stock 120 GB sells for a price that is truly unethical.
Sony doesn’t use proprietary drives, they use the same drives that are used in laptops. You can get them at most computer sites on the net, like Newegg, and it’s pretty easy to swap them out.
Also, if you don’t want to get rid of your old drive, you can buy an enclosure for it and use it as an external drive for your PS3 or home computer.[/quote]
Along the same lines, could you just use an external hard drive with the PS3 instead of swapping out the included drive?
If you were to swap out the internal drive, do you have to copy anything from the original drive to the new drive before it will work, or do you just swap it out and turn it on and it just does its business?
I am almost positive you would have to ‘clone’ the stock drive to the new drive.
It’s not that Microsoft uses proprietary hardware, they just have something in the software that locks the capacity at 120 GB, regardless of how big the third party drive is. So, if you bought a 300 GB notebook drive to use with your 360, the system will only see 120 GB - total waste.
Yes, you guys can hook up an external drive to the PS3. That’s what I was told and have read myself.
But, you can also hook up an external drive to the 360 via USB. You just can’t swap out the the drive used for saving games, demos, etc, out of the 360 without running into the limitation I described above.
So, you can have an external drive with 500 GB of media hooked up to the 360 via USB, and play the media off of it. Just as you can do this with an iPod via USB.
That’s the great thing about the 360; you can play games while playing music of your choice in the background.
You can use an external drive with it, however you will only be able to store media files on it (music, movies, photos, etc), you won’t be able to install any games or demos from the store. This is why I ordered an internal drive.
That’s how you swap one out if you do a complete backup / restore. You can do a swap without backing up / restoring, but you will have to backup your game saves on a jump drive or something, and re-download any games / demos you had on the old drive. This is how I’m going to do mine since I don’t have an external drive.
When The Force Unleashed comes out, that one I’m not sure which console I’m going to get it on yet.[/quote]
The Novel and Graphic novel came out today going to pick them up on the way to work
(edit) MUHAHAHAHA…I got the last copy of the graphic novel. Just sat down to read it and have been suprised already…I CAN NOT WAIT TO PLAY THIS GAME!!!