PS3

• dancinbear

  I'm told that it's a better deal to buy a PS3 rather than a Blu-Ray player because they are about the same price but you at least get to play games too on the PS3.
  
  Question though.....can you play regular DVD's on the PS3 too or just Blu-Ray discs?
• justincredible

  

  Yeah, you can play regular DVDs.
  
  PS3 = GOAT
• CharlieHog

  haven't you seen the commercials?
  
  it only does EVERYTHING.
• OneBuckeye

  

  ^ Except play ps2 games... the PS3 is also one of the best quality blue ray players for its price... if not the best.
• Nate

  I have a Ps3 that plays Ps2 games.
• raiderbuck

  OneBuckeye wrote: ^ Except play ps2 games... the PS3 is also one of the best quality blue ray players for its price... if not the best.

  
  I think that's only true for the slim model.
• KnightXC1

  

  My PS3 plays my old PS2 games and that was one of the big selling points for me since I still play some of my PS2 games because I enjoy them so much. Best system ever.
• imex99

  

  PS3 is a great bluray player and plays dvds.
  
  In fact, depedning on YOUR system settings you can upconvert your dvd viewing to near HD quality.
• TBone14

  

  I can play PS2 games and am building a nice little blu ray collection as well. Great system..worth every penny at this price point. A lot of us bought ours for a lot more earlier in the systems life..I think I paid around 600 with an extra controller, usb charger, and headset thrown in.
• darbypitcher22

  

  I'd get a PS3
• heel023

  

  "In fact, depedning on YOUR system settings you can upconvert your dvd viewing to near HD quality."
  
  How does one go about doing this??
• hoops23

  

  heel023 wrote: "In fact, depedning on YOUR system settings you can upconvert your dvd viewing to near HD quality."
  
  How does one go about doing this??

  As long as you have a HDTV and HDMI cables, you just pop in your dvd... It's that simple.
  
  The PS3 is THE best blu-ray player. It gets updated in terms of firmware more than any other player on the market...
• imex99

  

  LTrain23 wrote:

  heel023 wrote: "In fact, depedning on YOUR system settings you can upconvert your dvd viewing to near HD quality."
  
  How does one go about doing this??

  As long as you have a HDTV and HDMI cables, you just pop in your dvd... It's that simple.
  
  The PS3 is THE best blu-ray player. It gets updated in terms of firmware more than any other player on the market...

  -1
  
  haha, there are options during playback.....You can pause and hit Triangle button and it's one of the options and under the PS3 Menu options also. I would have to mess around to find exactly though!!!
• dancinbear

  hm...thanks for the input....now I just have to figure out how to buy it, hook it up, and use it without the fiance noticing...
• TBone14

  

  dancinbear wrote: hm...thanks for the input....now I just have to figure out how to buy it, hook it up, and use it without the fiance noticing...

  Just make your first blu ray purchase a Matthew Mcconaughey movie where he takes his shirt off(all of them). In HD she will be sold. Atleast that would work on my fiance, but she is a blu ray junkie already so I don't have an issue.
• justincredible

  

  TBone14 wrote:

  dancinbear wrote: hm...thanks for the input....now I just have to figure out how to buy it, hook it up, and use it without the fiance noticing...

  Just make your first blu ray purchase a Matthew Mcconaughey movie where he takes his shirt off(all of them). In HD she will be sold. Atleast that would work on my fiance, but she is a blu ray junkie already so I don't have an issue.

  Dacinbear = chick
• TBone14

  

  justincredible wrote:

  TBone14 wrote:

  Just make your first blu ray purchase a Matthew Mcconaughey movie where he takes his shirt off(all of them). In HD she will be sold. Atleast that would work on my fiance, but she is a blu ray junkie already so I don't have an issue.

  Dacinbear = chick
  [/quote]
  
  Whoops. Then wtf is your man's issue? What dude wouldn't want a PS3? Drop his ass.
• sleeper

  

  Whoops. Then wtf is your man's issue? What dude wouldn't want a PS3? Drop his ass.

  Agreed, give him the ol' CLOWNSTOMP.
• BuckeyeBlue

  

  PS3's are a great buy. I haven't regretted it for a second.
• hoops23

  

  imex99 wrote:

  LTrain23 wrote:

  heel023 wrote: "In fact, depedning on YOUR system settings you can upconvert your dvd viewing to near HD quality."
  
  How does one go about doing this??

  As long as you have a HDTV and HDMI cables, you just pop in your dvd... It's that simple.
  
  The PS3 is THE best blu-ray player. It gets updated in terms of firmware more than any other player on the market...

  -1
  
  haha, there are options during playback.....You can pause and hit Triangle button and it's one of the options and under the PS3 Menu options also. I would have to mess around to find exactly though!!!

  Hmm, maybe it's because I have a Sony Bravia hdtv, but I don't have to mess with any settings to upconvert my dvds.. It automatically detects them and does it on it's own.
• OneBuckeye

  

  ^ I don't either... I just pop in my DVD and my TV goes to 1080i.
• imex99

  

  there are a few options to optimize for movie watching and PS2 game play. Push the triangle button and there are options there....sound,video, during play back.
• imex99

  

  Best Buy to sell PS3, 46" HDTV, Blu-ray disc at $950
  http://news.punchjump.com/article.php?id=9114
• TigerNation10

  

  Posting from my ps3 right now. I've never really used the web browser before. Works great though. Anyone have the ps3 keyboard?
• hoops23

  

  No, but I've used the browser before...