Advise needed

[Ghost_Rain]

Ok guys i going to take a leap of faith hear and buy a PS3 this week are they any good and how do you u set up the PS3 network ?

[CarbonFire]

Ok guys i going to talk a leap of faith hear and buy a PS3 this week are they any good and how do you u set up the PS3 network ?

Heh....I'm SERIOUSLY considering doing the same (and possibly dumping the BOX on eBay at some point). It seems everything that tends toward a 360 exclusive gets a PC port at one point or another, with just about everything else being cross platform (or PS3 exclusive).

That MGS4 bundle looks mighty tempting. What's even more tempting is Wal-Mart is giving out $100 gift cards for buying a Blu-Ray player, including the PS3.
MIGHTY TEMPTING :o

[Rand{CLR}]

Heh....I'm SERIOUSLY considering doing the same (and possibly dumping the BOX on eBay at some point). It seems everything that tends toward a 360 exclusive gets a PC port at one point or another, with just about everything else being cross platform (or PS3 exclusive).

That MGS4 bundle looks mighty tempting. What's even more tempting is Wal-Mart is giving out $100 gift cards for buying a Blu-Ray player, including the PS3.
MIGHTY TEMPTING :o

I read that Best Buy is matching Walmart's gift card option. You should check your local Best Buy if that interests you.

I dunno about you, but I'd much rather have $100 BB bucks than Walmart bucks.

-Rand

[CarbonFire]

I read that Best Buy is matching Walmart's gift card option. You should check your local Best Buy if that interests you.

I dunno about you, but I'd much rather have $100 BB bucks than Walmart bucks.

-Rand

Except of course I can buy groceries at Walmart :D (plus there is one within walking distance of my house, while the nearest Best Buy is 12 miles away :()

Otherwise very true, Best Buy bucks would seem a bit more useful.

How have you enjoyed your PS3 Rand? I've toyed with the idea of getting one for a while now, but the lack of BC on the 40gb kept me from taking the plunge. I've never owned a PS, so I have quite a few games to catch up on :shock:

[Rand{CLR}]

I love it. Having a blast with GTA 4 when I have time to play it, can't go wrong with the best Blu-Ray player on the market under $1,000, and backwards compatibility is tops for someone who never had a PS or PS2. Even if I haven't had time to play the five PS 2 games I bought the same day I picked up the PS3 :)

As for Walmart, I could buy some groceries but not many. There are only a handful of Supercenters in Maryland, and until about 3 months ago the closest to me was a good 90 minutes away.

-Rand

P.S. The only problem is, there aren't really many other PS3 games I have interest in. But it's great for everything else, and I'm ok with saving that $60.00 cost for something else.

[KurlonT]

I read that Best Buy is matching Walmart's gift card option. You should check your local Best Buy if that interests you.

I dunno about you, but I'd much rather have $100 BB bucks than Walmart bucks.


That's a nice deal no matter what store you choose...:2thumbs:
(BTW Walmart has a bunch of Blu-ray movies for $15 if you need to spend that gift card ...picked up Shooter and 3:10 to Yuma)

I love it. Having a blast with GTA 4 when I have time to play it, can't go wrong with the best Blu-Ray player on the market under $1,000, and backwards compatibility is tops for someone who never had a PS or PS2.
+1

Just get a 1080p/720p HDTV, 7.1/5.1 receiver (that can accept PCM via HDMI since PS3 decodes all the audio) and a quality 7.1/5.1speaker setup and your good to go on everything BD can offer...:twisted:

BTW the network connection for the PS3 will auto setup with just about any router that supports UPnP since that will handle the any necessary ports. I have the PS3 setup on a assigned IP then used it's MAC address on my router to make sure that IP is always for the PS3. Just make sure your PS3 reads as NAT2 or 1 and you should be set.