Poll: Don't know what to buy, camera or PS3

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Mayfriday0529

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I have $450 in Best Buy Gift Cards, its like 10 cards. I been saving them since xmas.
But I don't know what to buy. Originally I wanted to get a Nikon DSLR camera. Cheapest would be the Nikon D40. But since HD-DVD lost the war I was thinking of getting the PS3 for the blu-ray player and for showing pictures and music files on my living room TV and occasional video game playing.

What would you guys or ladies do?

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Does the PS3 40gig for $399 still come with a free blu-ray movie (Spiderman 3)?
 
SaltBoy

SaltBoy

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PS3, without question. It's an awesome piece of hardware, and I don't even play games on it! :)
 
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Mayfriday0529

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Originally posted by: darkxshade
You're gonna get more out of a PS3 unless you're big on photography.
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I like photography. Took photo in high school and college. Used to have a Nikon D70 but sold it because I didn't have enough time to go out and take pictures. I have lots of pictures stored in my PC that I would like to show to family and I saw that the PS3 has UPNP support like the Xbox. I'm heavily leading into the PS3, but still not sure.
 
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Lifer
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DSLR gets you females, a PS3 doesn't. Obviously everybody who said PS3 is ___.
 
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The camera is going to be a money pit if you want to buy any decent lenses for it.
 
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darkxshade

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Originally posted by: mugs
The camera is going to be a money pit if you want to buy any decent lenses for it.
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Well technically so is the PS3, the games don't buy themselves. :p
 
evident

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both will be obsolete in 4 years... which one will you get more use out of?
 
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Gibson486

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Originally posted by: evident
both will be obsolete in 4 years... which one will you get more use out of?
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one makes pron the other plays it....so yeah...take your pick.
 
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Lifer
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Originally posted by: darkxshade
Originally posted by: mugs
The camera is going to be a money pit if you want to buy any decent lenses for it.
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Well technically so is the PS3, the games don't buy themselves. :p
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Yeah, but if you're willing to buy used games and games that have been out for a year or more, you can get a ton of games for not a lot of money. Last time Gamestop had their buy 2 get 1 sale, I got 9 games for ~$100.
 
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OdiN

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Originally posted by: evident
both will be obsolete in 4 years... which one will you get more use out of?
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Hardly. I can still take excellent pictures with a 10D which is over 5 years old now.
 
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paulxcook

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I'd get (and actually just got) the PS3, but then I'm not really into photography. And heh, I am married. How would a DSLR get someone laid?
 
nakedfrog

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Originally posted by: OdiN
Originally posted by: evident
both will be obsolete in 4 years... which one will you get more use out of?
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Hardly. I can still take excellent pictures with a 10D which is over 5 years old now.
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Yeah, my Fuji wasn't even top of the line when I got it four years ago and it still takes the exact same quality pics it did brand new. I can't see any reason to replace it until it stops working. I don't need more than 4MP.
 
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DisgruntledVirus

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Originally posted by: nakedfrog
Originally posted by: OdiN
Originally posted by: evident
both will be obsolete in 4 years... which one will you get more use out of?
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Hardly. I can still take excellent pictures with a 10D which is over 5 years old now.
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Yeah, my Fuji wasn't even top of the line when I got it four years ago and it still takes the exact same quality pics it did brand new. I can't see any reason to replace it until it stops working. I don't need more than 4MP.
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However the glass would be the money sink. PS3 games don't buy themselves sure, but how many games (and hours of fun from those games) can you buy for a single decent lens? A $300 lens (which is IMO on the "cheap" end of decent) is easy 5 games+tax.

I voted for camera b/c I would rather have a camera then a PS3. My setup is able to play Blu-ray from my PC, so just have to spend $100 or so on a drive and I'm set. I wouldn't play games on the PS3 so it's only use is for Blu-ray.
 
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I have both.. a PS3 and a D80 with a number of lenses. I've spent way more on my D80 than my PS3 and 360 combined. :eek:

Get the camera. Much more fun and it gets you out of the house.
 
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Schfifty Five

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I don't think spider man 3 comes with any of the new systems, but I could very well be wrong.

However, spider-man 3 SHOULD NOT be a selling point for you.....that thing is worthless, why would having SP3 make or break buying a PS3? for shame....
 
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