Re: PS3 query

[Mal Lansell <mal@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Nope - the format backed by the pron industry always wins, and they
will
have to go for HD-DVD because Sony doesn't want to let them use its
format at the moment (although HD pron doesn't seem all that appealing -
too much detail!)

Also keep in mind that the PS3 is primarily a games machine, with an
extremely high manufacturing cost that Sony will need to reduce ASAP.
The Blu-Ray support will be nowhere near as high-quality and
user-friendly as with a dedicated player.

And if you want the PS3 for games, you should be aware that it is
nowhere near as powerful as the Xbox360.

I'd recommend buying a 360 or a Wii for gaming, an upscaling DVD player
for movies, and when the market has settled in a couple of years, get a
dedicated HD player in the winning format.

Mal


Clive Dilley wrote:

> That's an interesting view - I would have thought that Blu-ray would
win
> over HD-DVD precisely becasue of the PS3
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx <mailto:ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>
> [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx <mailto:ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>]On
> Behalf Of
> Simon Coates
> Sent: 25 January 2007 16:34
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx <mailto:ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] PS3 query
>
> Clive,
>
> Aren't you worried about the long term viability of Sony's BluRay.
> Personally, I'm backing HD-DVD.
>
> Simon
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Clive Dilley
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx <mailto:ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: 25 January 2007 15:47
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] PS3 query
>
> A voltage converter is fairly easy to get, but the regionally coded
(if
> there) would be a problem.
>
> I throught that blu-ray was region-free?
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx <mailto:ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>
> [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx <mailto:ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>]On
> Behalf Of
> Benfield, John (GTI EMEA)
> Sent: 25 January 2007 15:23
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx <mailto:ukha_d%40yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] PS3 query
>
> >But then I thought, would a US PS3 play on a UK HD screen?
>
> Couple of thoughts. I thought that the PS3 was regionally coded - this
> is going to create problems playing disk in the UK, like the early
days
> of DVD. Secondly, I believe that the embedded PSU is 110v only, you
> would therefore need a voltage converter.
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