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Post by 00silvergt on Dec 9, 2008 13:26:49 GMT -5
Most of us here know that the Xbox 360 and the PS3 is so much more than a video game console. I have the HD DVD player on my 360, albeit that has now gone the way of the do-do, it still has an impressive library. The PS3 of course is an awesome Blu-ray player, but there are other ways to maximize your entertainment with these consoles. If you have both the PS3 and the Xbox 360, you can stream video, music, etc. from your PC to your entertainment system. My main modest setup is as follows: 50" Sony Wega LCD rear Projector Onkyo 7.1 DTS/Dolby Digital receiver 2 Athena Floor speakers (2-way) 2 Sony Rears 1 Polk Audio Center LG Super Drive DVD-R Upconverting DVD Recorder Mitsubishi SVHS Sony Playstation 2, chipped Xbox, chipped Sony Playstation 3 Xbox 360 Nintendo Wii Dock for the iPod Touch HDMI switch with remote Sony Location Free Player Logitech wireless keyboard and pad for the PS3 Dish Network 625 DVR The game systems are connected to a ethernet switch which is connected to the location free player so I can access content outside the house via Internet(like the Slingbox). The Location Free player is connected to my Linksys router. On the PC, I have TVersity, (Free Download: tversity.com/) which allows me to make my PC a media center so that I can play JPG, MPEG-4, WMA, WMV, etc from my PC to either the Xbox 360 or the PS3. You can also stream Youtube, hoolu, Netflix, etc. So when you have fansubs, and would like to watch it, not on your PC, but on a larger screen (Albeit, I do have a Dual 22" Monitors.., 50" is still much bigger! LOL  ) you do not need to convert to DVD or "sneaker" it from the PC to the 360 or PS3 via HDD. |
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Post by Ben-Ohki on Dec 11, 2008 17:43:06 GMT -5
I wasn't too thrilled with TVersity because it messed with my native Windows settings (and disabled the default media sharing service and was hell to remove after I tried it).
But with the normal Windows Media Sharing, I've been streaming and watching Code Geass fansubs from the comfort of my couch.
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Post by 00silvergt on Dec 11, 2008 18:45:41 GMT -5
Which OS are you running?
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Post by Ben-Ohki on Dec 12, 2008 20:27:31 GMT -5
Vista - it hasn't taken me long to win me over. I think most people who bash are simply running machines that are too slow. It's all a matter of running the OS best for you - if your machine is more than a couple of years old, then Vista is not for you.
Anyway, as I was saying, I simply don't like when a third-party soft messes with my own established settings.
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Post by 00silvergt on Dec 15, 2008 16:01:55 GMT -5
LOL, looks like you should be Mojave's newest poster boy! LOL Just messing with you.
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Post by supergetterv on Dec 15, 2008 19:14:14 GMT -5
I've never been a big fan of using gaming console for anything other than games. Sure the added features are nice but they aren't necessary. I've watch a couple of Video on the 360, but I rarely do that. Nintendo is proof, just look at their consoles, pure games console that offers nothing else but games. Each one of their gaming console has no other function, other than games. And they are winning this generations new console games because they offer a pure gaming system, design for fun and is purely a toy. Their target audience, KIDS, and they offer the system at an affordable price. Not to be Anti-Sony or anything, but it really bothers me when people say stuff like, I'm buying a PS3 mainly for the Blu-ray movies. Whenever I hear comments like that, is there not enough good games for the PS3 or is it that the PS3 is just a high price novelty item that people like to have, just to show off. And it's because of this marketing strategy that Sony is really struggling. Instead of putting money into the development of games, they are spending it on other functions. The PSOne came with CD playback capability, which I never had a use for. The PS2 had built in DVD player, again nice feature, but rarely use by me because the PS2 has a huge library of great games to play. Sony PSP was supposed to be this great multi-media system, but the first generation FAT PSP are worthless when it comes to web surfing. Movies/Video are a pain to convert and the system is just to big as a MP3 player. IF it wasn't for the Custom Firmware and the Homebrew Emulators, the PSP would have been long dead. The difference between Sony and Nintendo, NIntendo makes console strictly for gaming and it's kicking SONY's butt, whether its Portable or Home Console. Again, it's nice to have all these new features, but for me, I like a gaming system with a great selection of games, not something that is like a Computer.
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Post by Ben-Ohki on Dec 19, 2008 11:35:42 GMT -5
I must disagree with your assessment that the PS2's DVD player was superfluous. If you think back to 2000 and 2001, back then DVDs were STILL struggling to overcome VHS's domination of the home-video market. But because the PS2 could play hi-resolution movies, gamers who never would have bought a DVD player suddenly had DVD playback ability in their homes. DVD sales skyrocketed the year or two following the launch of the PS2. In fact, I remember buying DVD players shortly before the PS2 launched and those stand-alone players cost 300-400$.
Sony has a vested interesting pushing blu-ray because they were the primary backer of that format during the HD-format wars. Of course if they can tie together sales of their format disc with sales of their console, it'll be a winning combination for them. In the long run, Sony has Nintendo beaten - long after Nintendo has to develop the next generation console and a new format for their machine, Sony will still be raking in loads of money from blu-ray sales.
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Post by supergetterv on Dec 19, 2008 13:55:22 GMT -5
Yeah, I could still remember 2000 and 2001. Like today, the cost of DVD back then were pretty much the same as blu-rays now. And so, few people actually use that feature. And it was the high cost that kept consumers away. Had it not been for the outstanding numbers of games that was being developed by 3rd parties, the PS2 might not have done so well. The ability for hi resolution playback was a plus. But by the time DVD had become mainstream, cheap and affordable, there just wasn't any use for the PS2 as a DVD player. It wouldn't play backup DVDs if I remember correctly.
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Post by 00silvergt on Dec 19, 2008 14:47:59 GMT -5
SupergetterV, I understand you position of using your console only for gaming, I used to think the same way. However, the integration of the technologies are here to stay. It is a convergence of your entire entertainment system in one package. Plus, you paid for it, why the heck not? The PS3 Blu-ray player, played/plays every Blu-Ray disc I ever fed it, it has a easier access to the online contents and the picture quality is the same as any standalone player. With the PS3 costing about the same as any Standalone player and giving you gaming and web surfing from your TV and MPEG-4 of anime you download, it really doesn't make sense not to use it.
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Post by mannix143 on Feb 16, 2009 0:05:44 GMT -5
nice setup silver, i just connected my pc and xbox 360 on my tv, i would love to get that hdmi switch so when my ps3 comes i can have the option on just switching it from one console to another, rather than wasting another HDMI outlet on the tv.
i tried using netflix from xbox360 but it looks like its not that clear, even the HD watch instantly wasnt that clear. im hoping that the BD live will be more clear and have a lot of movies, they also said you can download movies in the ps3, i bought one with 500gig hard drive so hopefully this will be enough, i dont listen much to music, i have the pc for that and a pmp player.
im more concerened about the region codes of blu ray and the dvd, will it play in the ps3? since ps3 will be my bluray player also or maybe just buy a bluray player that supports all region codes like some dvd player do.
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