Have HDMI decoding. The 500$ HDMI receivers are only Passthrough. The 1000$ ones like this ELite can Decode HDMI audio Or 1000$ Yamahas also. So be careful as to what to get. And Yes I think Yamaha for 500 bones is one of the best. I had a 400$ pioneer that I bought 3 years ago and I it blew up when I was whatching UFC 70. The next day I bought a 400$ yamaha and wow it sounds wayy better then my older Pioneer. You can also look into a 400$ Denon or 500$ Harmon Kardon. If you want Sound qualit...
Those are some big numbers at 158mil. To 80 mil and 45mil. And 75% of that is going to third party. I would say that brings a smile to their faces.
The trend of movies on a new PS3 cannot be compared to the year 2000 when PS2 came out. DVD was already a retail success and dvd where selling alot. PS2 helped those early gamers without having to buy a new dvd player alone. Today we are different. Blue ray selling already 1.2mil total software sales. Meaning almost a ratio of 1:1 to each PS3 sold in US. So where are the retail Blue ray drives at? If you dont count retail players to the mix for every PS3 owner you have 1 blue ray movie bought...
But the gameplay is horrible. No where near NBA 2k7. And I bought Live 07 thinking it should be good and I came horribly dissapointed. Got tired of doing dunks and dunks 80% of the time. As for NBA 2k7 they need a overhaul on their engine and make it look better. Graphics goes to Live but gameplay goes to 2K.
Every one takes ohhh but in japan around 900k, in EU around 800k + US at 1.189mil. But yet they say #'s will be fine. The PS2 did that faster and continue to sell like hotcakes each month. The PS2 dip under 200k for just two months From 01 to 07. FOR 2 months!!! http://forum.pcvsconsole.co...
The PS3 already dipped that low in two months In a row. The PS line hasnt done that since probably back w...
For those of you thinking higher resolution means better graphics are mistaken. Resolution count doesn't mean it looks good. Yes it does it it's own right because has more pixels but the engine has to also be made to take advantage of the # of pixels being drawn. In the Tv world. I have a LCD 1366* 768 toshiba. I also have a 1024*768 panasonic Plasma. If I take the resolution size as being better I would think my toshiba is better. But lets be real here. The lower res panasonic looks wayyyy b...
For having million more BR players (ps3 is included), than HD DVD players. But yet you are only able to sell 100k more units since of march. To me that is not domination. You should be killing it by more than just 100k. HDVD owners I guess loves there movies and they are still in there. Wait till prices drop and lets see how well stand alone players do. We do know HD dvd will hit cheaper prices first, than BR players will. As for me Count me in for that Planet Earth BBC series in HD. The ? is...
I don't believe the MAIN reason they are cutting it's because of underwhelming sales of 20gb. To me the main reason it's because isn't the PS3 mobo different for both version.? So why continue manufacturing both when they are not selling as fast in retail. Just keep one Motherboard design and continue to sell at the same rate.
Xbox can still offer the CORE because I think its the same board for both the premium and the CORE. Just my guess.
I hated the media center only part. Then we got XP only wmv. Now hopefuly we get XP with mpeg, wmv, h.264 and divx. So we still have to wait till may 7 to really find out. Or does anyone have a official link this applys to XP also.? Not just media center or vista.?
Nice to see MSN and xbox live intergration. Also I love the H.264 support for streaming. For me Streaming is one of the biggest key I like the 360 for. Not just video but music and pictures.
We here always like to use the word NEVER. Consoles will rule PCs! PCs are to expensive to keep upgrading! Well I believe, unfortunately consoles are becoming to much like PCs. Not the other way around. Thus making consoles a non issue in the future. I see sony promoting a future cell chip as a 1 do it all place it just needs a OS to promote and ship with one. There linux thing of today is just a start. It's hard for sony when MS has over 90% and Apple doing well in there own right. To just j...
Optical (fiber) vs HDMI who has more bandwidth? Both can go very high. Optical remember uses light has no electrical interference. Keep in mind also that companys use fiber to interconnect gigabit switches or routers. They use a different connector at the end but its almost the same. Also it is thinner than the ones for for Audio receivers. So yeah I think Fiber can do PCM or what ever they call it in the future just fine. Whether they want you to go that route or not is another story. Just c...
DO I feel shafted when I bought my razor for 250 back then only to find them now with Micro SD cards 2 mega pixel cameras and play mp3s.. I am going to go nuts and say F Motorola. LOL NOPE. I am happy with my poor old razor still slim as hell and making good phone calls. Thats how technology is now whether you like it or not. I myself would pay for the Elite if i was looking for a console but i am not so I won't buy it. Think of how cars change parts add new things every 2 years. If they didn...
Oh man my g35 now has a new 306HP with builtin bluetooth navigation and better racing suspension for just 1000$ more than my last year 280hpG35.. DAMMM you INFINITY You are making me trade my last year for this year..
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Damm you Samsung. Last year I bought a 16mil color, 8 MS, 3000:1 contrast ratio 720p and now you have this better 2 billion color, 5ms, 8000:1 contrast ratio 1080p for just 300$ more. Damm I am going to NEED this new LCD panel and I hate Samsung cause ...
WOW the new xbox has more things SOOOO I NEEED IT AND THUS I NEED TO BUY IT AGAIN?"? WOW LOL NO one NEEDS anything. IF it was like that then ask the millions of car buyers whose cars get upgrades every 2-3 years. You guys sound like this.. I bough a 2003 (any car you want). But In 2005 they started to have standard xm or sirius, + better lights in the back + 15 more HP + a better spoiler and better suspension. Since now I feel CHEATED and I Must rebuy a New Car. Call me crazy but thats e...
Last time i check i think it was only in SD with HD available soon.? Or am I wrong.? I think snakes on a plane is also SD. But there SD stuff looks a good also. So far I download a 4gb movie in less than a 1 hour and it's ready to play in within 25 mins. I have roadrunner 6mb download.
This is how I see it. For me to be honest I dont play hack and slash games anymore. I am 31 but hey for my son that is going to be 8 he is reaching the age that he likes easy fun stuff. Me as a grown up have a budget for things and I will buy things that I like. There are alot of things more pricey in life but that doesn't mean it's better. In todays world there are alternatives. And so far x360 is that alternative for me. Why would I buy a 40k lexus when a 35k bmw does and better.
Looking at that trend is that PS3 gamers aren't playing as much games and buying as are wii or x360 owners. And now looking at hardware sales, (US) I wonder what third party developers are saying about Sony's PS3. I see more shift of games going to x360 now.
Where is VF5 for PS3.?
For every casual gamer that keeps buying a WII or Xbox the less less they will buy a PS3 later. Casual gamers invest in 1 console and for the life span of the console buy a few games. When a casual gamer decides to buy a system first he looks at his budget and will usually buy the good or hot console at the time. The ps2 was hot and good and alot of friends I know bought one. This gen around the wii is the Hot one and the X360 the good one. @ Anything over 500$ for a console, casual gamers w...