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Old 04-01-2007, 03:07 AM   #3
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I haven't heard much of anything firsthand on the PS3s...no one I know has the money for one. But Aaron's right...I wouldn't use that as a centerpiece for an entertainment system. However, to the best of my knowledge, the Xbox doesn't have the capability for true HD definition like the PS3 does. It's a trade off...a 16X DVD-ROM (Xbox) vs. a 1X Blu-Ray drive (Sony). I'm willing to bet load times on the PS3 are murder.

Yeah...I'm not totally sold on stand-alone Blu-Ray players just yet. In 6 or 8months they'll be cheaper, a lot more kinks will be worked out, and they'll have better features. Shit...just look at how much a Blu-Ray burner costs for your computer. I'm not even going to consider paying $1000 for a 2X burner on an unproven media. I don't know what the definition of newer HD DVDs are, but for a while Blu-Ray was promised as being the only way to get true HD for movies. I know HD DVDs usually hold something like 17GB of data...and that makes no sense to me since that's Blu-Ray territory.

If I had the money I'd focus on the TV and sound system right now and use my old DVD player until the new systems get ironed out. For a gaming system, I'd probably end up with a PS3 just because I've got the PS2 and would want to play all my old games and any future sequels.
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