Hi All,
On the day when the breaking news on this site is the promise of the new PS3 160GB Limited Edition, I have coincidentally been looking at the PS3 with a view to using it as a wireless media streamer, Blu-Ray player and also a means to play SACDs.
I have no Blu-Ray at the moment as I am putting together a system from scratch.
There seem to be a variety of machines available at hugely differing prices - which leads me to wonder why.
One site I have looked at suggests that their machines (the new 80GB version) does not accept Memory Stick cards - and has a couple of other differences.
More investigation this morning suggests there might be "core" and "premium" versions about which differ in offering HD sound through HDMI (or not) and having wifi built in (or not).
A look at prices suggests I can get a new 80GB machine for the same as a 40GB machine - from the same supplier (?).
On the other hand, while this supplier is offering either for £299, I find a couple of sellers on Ebay offering new PS3s (albeit with maybe five games - which don't interest me) for as much as £459!
Can anyone help out with advising what gives?!
I don't want to order one and then find I have bought a lesser model which doesn't do what it ought to.
Hard drive size to me seems hardly relevant as upgrades are pretty straightforward and new drives two-a-penny.
(Of course, I do hear a rumour that one version is designed for user upgradeability - whereas the other is not).
HEEEEEEElp!
On the day when the breaking news on this site is the promise of the new PS3 160GB Limited Edition, I have coincidentally been looking at the PS3 with a view to using it as a wireless media streamer, Blu-Ray player and also a means to play SACDs.
I have no Blu-Ray at the moment as I am putting together a system from scratch.
There seem to be a variety of machines available at hugely differing prices - which leads me to wonder why.
One site I have looked at suggests that their machines (the new 80GB version) does not accept Memory Stick cards - and has a couple of other differences.
More investigation this morning suggests there might be "core" and "premium" versions about which differ in offering HD sound through HDMI (or not) and having wifi built in (or not).
A look at prices suggests I can get a new 80GB machine for the same as a 40GB machine - from the same supplier (?).
On the other hand, while this supplier is offering either for £299, I find a couple of sellers on Ebay offering new PS3s (albeit with maybe five games - which don't interest me) for as much as £459!
Can anyone help out with advising what gives?!
I don't want to order one and then find I have bought a lesser model which doesn't do what it ought to.
Hard drive size to me seems hardly relevant as upgrades are pretty straightforward and new drives two-a-penny.
(Of course, I do hear a rumour that one version is designed for user upgradeability - whereas the other is not).
HEEEEEEElp!