should I consider a ps3

[Goosemaster]

I am in dire need of a blueray player /media player and plugging my lappy* to the hd tube is an inconvenience.

assuming that I used it for light gaming and most for bluray/playon media, how does it stack up to my other options in YOU opinion at this pricepoint (LG/samsun bluray players, a HTPC)

My lappy does not have HDMI port or an optical drive although it could process the video (c2d, intel 4500MHD)

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[Barfo]

yes, consider it.

 

[slayer202]

I'd say go for it. is it used?

 

[SandEagle]

if youre looking to just watch movies, walmart has a cheap magnavox bluray player for $98.

edit: it may be regional so call and check. we have them here. however, i found out that they may not be profile 2.0

http://forums.slickdeals.net/s...d0dd0dc96d4c&t=1443301

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: SandEagle
if youre looking to just watch movies, walmart has a cheap magnavox bluray player for $98.

edit: it may be regional so call and check. we have them here. however, i found out that they may not be profile 2.0

http://forums.slickdeals.net/s...d0dd0dc96d4c&t=1443301

I want it to work well

 

[Goosemaster]

Originally posted by: slayer202
I'd say go for it. is it used?

yes.

 

[ra1nman]

Careful, ps3 died 2x because of a faulty ps3 laser. It wont read blu's but will read anything SD or CD based. It cost me $150 for sony to fix it. It came with a 3 month warranty, then it died again 6 months later. I decided to fix the laser myself for $85....so far so good.

 

[zinfamous]

maybe you should consider posting this in the gaming or A/V forum?

but only after you consider updating your other thread, of course.

 

[xSauronx]

Originally posted by: ra1nman
Careful, ps3 died 2x because of a faulty ps3 laser. It wont read blu's but will read anything SD or CD based. It cost me $150 for sony to fix it. It came with a 3 month warranty, then it died again 6 months later. I decided to fix the laser myself for $85....so far so good.

yeah, a buddy of mine at school got a gig with a repair shop recently fixing some electronics stuff, and said pretty much every ps3 has been a dirty or bad laser...but that most of them have just needed a cleaning or something simple.

 

[SandEagle]

Originally posted by: Goosemaster

Originally posted by: SandEagle
if youre looking to just watch movies, walmart has a cheap magnavox bluray player for $98.

edit: it may be regional so call and check. we have them here. however, i found out that they may not be profile 2.0

http://forums.slickdeals.net/s...d0dd0dc96d4c&t=1443301

I want it to work well

ps3 price drop coming in a few days. $299 for an 80GB, new design. might as well pay that extra 100 for peace of mind

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32...ogy_and_science-games/

 

[secretanchitman]

Originally posted by: SandEagle

Originally posted by: Goosemaster

Originally posted by: SandEagle
if youre looking to just watch movies, walmart has a cheap magnavox bluray player for $98.

edit: it may be regional so call and check. we have them here. however, i found out that they may not be profile 2.0

http://forums.slickdeals.net/s...d0dd0dc96d4c&t=1443301

I want it to work well

ps3 price drop coming in a few days. $299 for an 80GB, new design. might as well pay that extra 100 for peace of mind

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32...ogy_and_science-games/

agreed.

 

[AkumaX]

i'd get it. ripping your own movies into h264/aac->mp4 format looks great. and it already supports divx/xvid->avi and vc1/wmv. but i'd also take a good look @ the ps3 slim for $299. who cares about the hdd size, you either swap it out for the biggest one on the market (500gb -> ~$100) or play files off the network from it.

 

[spidey07]

You should consider posting the right forum.

 

[rockyct]

I use my PS3 to watch videocasts and video stored on my desktop with TVersity.

 

[Baked]

Originally posted by: rockyct
I use my PS3 to watch videocasts and video stored on my desktop with TVersity.

You should consider switching to PS3 Media Server. It's cleaner, smaller, and way easier to use. I ditched tversity for PS3MS after the tversity failed on me for no reason and have been happy with PS3MS ever since.

 

[Locut0s]

IMHO the PS3 is still one of, if not the, best blu-ray players you can get no matter the cost. Especially when you consider how many new features are added and bugs fixed via regular firmware updates.

 

[CZroe]

There IS a console gaming forum, you know. That said, my launch unit is still kicking strong. It gets a ton of use as a Blu-Ray player... I only occasionally play games on it.

 

[StageLeft]

You already are considering it

 

[Koing]

Do it.

I have one, it looks great on my plasma screen.

Koing

 

[RyanPaulShaffer]

No. $180 for a used 40 GB PS3 is a bad price, considering that new PS3 Slims with 120 GB drives just came out for $299.99.

Now, if it was a used 20/60 GB or an 80 GB with PS2 BC, then I'd say it's a good deal. But, the 40 GB PS3 was the first of the gimpy PS3s.

Just get a new Slim.

 

[bl4ckfl4g]

I'd buy it for 180

 

[Childs]

$180 is a good deal.

 

[purbeast0]

is it something in the air, but it seems that people in ATCG can't make their own decisions now a days.