PS3 Price Drop

[Harrison]

Cheers for that. I was sure it must use the same connector and therefore be compatible with PS2 cables. That will save time when I do get a PS3. Well until I then get an HDTV as that will require a lot of rewiring of everything which could be a bit of a nightmare if you could see the number of wires and things wired up together.

[J T]

And my Panasonic plasma TV was also a great investment, I would never give it away. I have a generation 8 Panasonic plasma, and they recently brought the 10th generation to the market. Oz bought the same model as mine, but the 9th generation. He bought it after he saw mine in action

And having it connected to a Panasonic S-97 HDMI DVD player and using 720p or 1080i is just a pure pleasure, Star Wars also looks awesome (that might interest Harrison).

And here again, for those who haven't seen it yet, my great Panasonic TV.

I have the 9th gen one too -a 37 incher- and I absolutely love that screen (the differnces betwen the 8 and the 9 were very small indeed, mostly cosmetic).

Great screens, and only had minor image retention problems, which go after a few minutes of a different channel.

[Sharingan]

Went to the shop today, fully intent on buying a brand spankin' new LCD HDTV, but in the end I got a 22" widescreen TFT (Samsung Syncmaster 226BW) for the PC instead. Since it had a DVI port, I thought ... why not try hooking up the PS3 to it, just to see what high def next-gen gaming is like?

So I bought a HDMI-to-DVI cable, connected everything and gave it a whirl. I wasn't disappointed ... everything looked so much more crisp and detailed ... a night and day's difference.

I don't see myself using this monitor much for PS3 gaming, since I still intend to buy a 'decent' LCD TV sometime soon, but I definitely liked what I saw!


There was this monster of a full-HD screen (there was one from Samsung and one from Sharp) in the shop, by the way, which looked absolutely wicked. At 132cm, it would be an incredible piece of hardware for a home cinema setup. Sitting at about 5m away from it, it sure did fill a big part of my field of vision. It does cost a pretty penny however (€ 3000), and likely, uses a lot of electricity.

[Demon Cleaner]

It does cost a pretty penny however (€ 3000), and likely, uses a lot of electricity.

Watt consumption has dramatically dropped since the last years, mine takes (when switched ON) not even 200 watt, which is peanuts compared to 2-3 years ago, when a plasma still consumed 2000 watt, and imagine the heat emission.

[StuKeith]

I should have my Xbox360 in a couple of weeks. I got it free when upgrading my phone contract!

I could of gone for a free PS3 but the phone was crap and it was a £75 a month tariff!

[Harrison]

So with a £75 a month contract you would not really have been getting a free PS3 then. I suppose with the Xbox 360 they have to give them away free so M$ can still claim they are selling well.

[Demon Cleaner]

The PS3 is now at 499.95€ at Gamefreax, a shop where I often order some stuff. That is 335£, so price already dropped. Hm, I'm getting a little excited

[Harrison]

£335 is definitely a much nicer price. If it dropped to £299.99 then I bet it would suddenly start to sell very well in the UK.

Cheapest I've seen in UK at moment is at Amazon, for £399 with a HDMI cable, extra
controller & 2 games.

[Demon Cleaner]

Just bought one this morning for 599€ with 2 controllers (6-axis) and 2 games (Motorstorm & Resistance). Have to wait until this evening to install it.

[Sharingan]

Congratulations DC

I'm thinking of snatching up a copy of Heavenly Sword sometime soon. Folklore isn't far off from release, either (10th October).