Playstaion 3 Questions.

[Trem]

Now the format war has ended with Blu-Ray winning I am thinking of getting a BR player.

My biggest issue is that only 1 or 2 play divx as well as the other formats, I get a lot of stuff on divx so it is important to me, the fact that they are not the best quality sometimes doesn't mean a hell of a lot.

I have read that the PS3 now lets you play divx, is this true? Could I put say 5 films on 1 dvd and watch them on the PS3? Is the BR playback on them as good as a stand alone player?

For the money I may as well get a PS3 if it can do the above well, but I will not be playing games on it, well maybe 1 or 2 if any take my fancy but this will not be its main use.

Any help appreciated luvs.

[Whipped]

The PS3 does indeed play divx from burnt DVDs. You can also stream to the PS3 by using TVersity of something similar.

The BlueRay player has just been updated to support BD2.0(?) which is the latest version of BlueRay and allows for Picture in Picture and Web Enabled Content. Basically, everything that HD DVD did out of the box

Now we just have to wait for some BlueRay films to be released that have these features.

For the price, the PS3 is easily the best BlueRay player you can buy on the market at the moment.

I'm actually tempted to get a second one for downstairs

[Trem]

Cheers Whipped a couple more questions -

Does it play divx out of the box or is it by way of an update? Are PS3 wired or wireless as regards to connecting to the net?

[DaGaffer]

You need to do the firmware updates to get it playback divx files (I think it was 2.20 that brought that feature in). I play back .avi files all the time - I tend to run them straight off a memory stick, works fine.

Oh, and wired or wireless - either is fine.

[Trem]

Cheers DaG, one more question -

Is the 40gb version wireless out of the box or does it need an add on like the Xbox 360, is it worth the extra money to go for the 60gb version that has 4 USB ports and is wireless out the box?

I ask here because the sites that sell them are pretty vague.

[soze]

I think the 40 has wireless but has not got Memory Card readers or Backward compatibility. According to most people the PS3 is a better player than standalone as it keeps getting new features added for free.

[ST^]

Originally Posted by Trem

Cheers DaG, one more question -

Is the 40gb version wireless out of the box or does it need an add on like the Xbox 360, is it worth the extra money to go for the 60gb version that has 4 USB ports and is wireless out the box?

I ask here because the sites that sell them are pretty vague.

40Gb has wireless. Only thr 20Gb (not seen in Europe) didn't have it.

IF you can get a 60Gb (should be pretty difficult..), your decision is basically:

Do I want PS2 backwards compatibility?

Yes --> 60Gb
No --> 40Gb

[Trem]

I don't need that, I have no PS2 games.

They have loads of the 60gb on Amazon.

I have ordered the 40gb GT model.

Thanks for your help luvs.

[TdC]

I recently got one Tremsy old chum and I'm well pleased with it. You'll not go wrong with one imo

[nath]

The 60gbs on amazon are all market sellers though afaik - so you'll be paying quite a premium on it. What I wanna know is when is a ps3 coming out with the dualshock, the standard non vibrating ps3 bad feels so cheap and tacky :\

[soze]

Originally Posted by nath

The 60gbs on amazon are all market sellers though afaik - so you'll be paying quite a premium on it. What I wanna know is when is a ps3 coming out with the dualshock, the standard non vibrating ps3 bad feels so cheap and tacky :\

Japan got a new bundle wih it as soon as it was out im not sure when the UK release is but i would think the six axis will be removed as soon as it is.

Looks like April should be release for the UK and a MGS Pack will come complete in June

[megadave]

I imported a Dual Shock from a website someone on here gave me. It actually cost the same as a normal controller does from the shop and only took a few days to arrive.

[Trem]

Now I'm back from holiday I have another question : Can you get a remote control for it for the playing of Blu Ray films?

[Deebs]

yes

its bluetooth only if you buy the official sony one, you can get usb-IR convertors tho...

[bob269]

Trem you own a divx playing 360

Hang on awhile and get one of these

Samsung announces 4th generation Blu-ray player at CD Freaks.com

The Sony marketing hype team have done a great job selling the ps3 as the best bluray player on earth even tho up until last week it wouldnt output DTS-HD.