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CICreations
07-03-2007, 07:27 AM
Was set on getting the PS3 with the new 42" 1080P LCD I'm getting from Costco, but the cost of the PS3 $599 plus the extra $$$ for a HDMI and optical Cable is pushing the cost a little beyond reason. I want to use it mostly for the BluRay DVD capability, and the added bonus of playing the games would be cool. But a friend of mine has the XBox 360 Elite and he says it's $479 if you can find one and has more games and can be used with the 360 HD DVD player for 1080P movies. Which would be the smarter buy?

Thanks guys,

-CI

DTunedEvoX
07-03-2007, 09:06 AM
I'm satisfied with the xbox360 - even more if its an elite .. The PS3 is nice and all - I'm sure they will come out with better games etc .. but everything from thier online service (XboxLive>PS3 Online crap), to the games currently out are pretty on point ..

IguessNot
07-03-2007, 09:22 AM
i'd go with the 360...

RPD_FKTARD
07-03-2007, 10:55 AM
define smarter buy?

RPD_FKTARD
07-03-2007, 10:57 AM
I want to use it mostly for the BluRay DVD capability, and the added bonus of playing the games would be cool.

you just answer the question yourself lol
PS3 to go then O0

EvolvedMCC
07-03-2007, 12:39 PM
360 and HD-DVD FTMFW. Blu-Ray is the new Betamax. lol

EVOL EDO
07-03-2007, 12:54 PM
elite plus the hd dvd comes out to 679 which is more than the ps3.Â* but xbox definatly has better games and has xbox live.Â* i think blue ray has more movie support though atm.Â* i still havnt bought a ps3 because there are no games i want on it, and as of now i dont know if bluray or hd dvd is going to win, so why spend 600.

Terenus
07-03-2007, 03:18 PM
360 and HD-DVD FTMFW. Blu-Ray is the new Betamax. lol


http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/17/blockbuster-chooses-blu-ray-is-the-war-over/

HD-DVD isn't looking too good.

EvolvedMCC
07-03-2007, 03:32 PM
i bet sony threatened blockbuster in some way to make them do that hahaha. wouldn't surprise me one bit. on another note, i wonder how many people have actually jumped on the HD-DVD/Blu-Ray bandwagon? maybe it's just me, but I'm just fine with my DVDs. then again I hardly have time to sit home and watch movies...=/

seskysang
07-03-2007, 03:39 PM
i have both and i have to say that i use the 360 a million times more than the ps3 . . .it also has way better streaming capabilities so you can watch and listen to any media thats on your computer . . .truthfully i dont think the elite is worth it . . .might as well get a used one for around 300 at gamestop or go to costco and get the bundle for around 500

CHIGGA73
07-03-2007, 03:47 PM
my brother reviews all of the new consules and stuff out for a few home theater forums and games sites...
xbox360 he's had to return 6 times cause it has had some problems. ps3...none

the xbox does have more games and there is more stuff coming out for it. if you getting a gaming system, xbox has more options as of now.

the ps3 is one of the tob blue ray players (as far as the abilities to decode, process and playback) especially since the higher end blue ray players (samsung, sony etc) are $800+. and the ps3 is as good, for only $599 (cheaper if you buy it used).
Blue ray seems to have more capabilities and options for the high def movies. it just seems to have more potenial. full un compressed audio, interactive menu while playing the movie.

if i were to get just one, i'd get the ps3.

disney/pixar is going blue ray for all their releases as far as i see...

good luck on the choice though

pwrdbynel
07-03-2007, 04:09 PM
If your going to watch HD porn, then go with the Xbox 360 with the HD-DVD player, the porn industry is only going to use HD DVD. lol Ok for reals like most people here, the Xbox 360 is the way to go for now. It has more games and if you go to Gamespot.com they have a graphics comparison and well lets just say the PS3 is a little behind. I think Next year the PS3 will be the way to go, as far as the movies the HD-DVD player is an upconversion dvd player as well so even thought Disney may be BLU-ray only the regular DVDs will look good once they are upconverted.

RPD_FKTARD
07-03-2007, 04:57 PM
err.. not true
http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/home-entertainment/debbie-does-dallas--again-first-bluray-porn-231584.php

CICreations
07-04-2007, 08:00 AM
OK,

First off let me start by saying that Circuit City is the Devil. LOL I went got off work early yesterday to go by Costco to pick up the Philips upscaling 1080P DVD player they have on sale with the HDMI cable for only $64.99. On the way to Costco I tell the wife "hey, let's stop by Circuit city one more time to see if they have anything on sale!" So off we went.

No up to this point I had decided on buying the Magnavox 42" LCD from Costco online for $999 with coupon. But I have this burning in the back of my head that says if there's anyone that does video right it's SONY and I know I should be buying one or I would just regret it later. So we're walking around and we stroll over to the isle of TV's that are open box. There sits a couple of Sonys and a Samsung and something else I forget the brand. They are splitting the original Star Wars to all 4 huge TV's off of a regular DVD player. I was like wow, it's big but doesn't look that nice.

Well, one of the Sony's was a 60" 1080P HDTV and the more I looked at it, the more I wanted it lol. It was marked at $2,249. A guy walked over and asked me if I needed anything and so I asked about it. How long it had been there being played, why was it opened box? Etc. He said a couple bought it about 4 months ago and it was to big to fit in their entertainment center so they brought it back. I asked him if he could clean it up so I could check for any possible scratches or blemishes. He cleaned it up with some Monster LCD screen cleaner and it looked perfect. So I asked the guy what it went for brand new and he said well follow me. So around the corner we went and there sit a brand new one that was being fed by it's own BluRay feed that wasn't being shared and it was the most beautiful picture I had ever seen I was blown away. The price for the TV new was $3,349. I was like wow, that's over $1,000 off!!

So I told the guy to let us think about it for a while and I got on the phone with a good friend of mine who is really into the home theater thing. He asked for the model # which was (KDS60AXBR2), and he said that the XBR2 line of Sony's are one of their upper lines so it was a good deal. While I was talking to him a manager walked by with a stack of sale papers and walked up to the TV and changed the sales price. The new price dropped it another $100!! I told my friend and he was like, it's a sign, buy it lol. So I had them bubble wrap it and took it home.

While I was waiting for it to get wrapped I walked over and looked at the PS3's. I was still going to go get that Philips upscaling DVD player from Costco after I left CC but I asked they guy if the PS3 would upscale my DVD's and he was like yea. So next thing I knew I had a PS3, a bluetooth remote, a monster Optical cable and "The Darkness" game all in bags. LOL It was a very expensive trip to CC.

First Impressions............
I got to play with everything for about 3 hours last night. I sent the wife to Wal-Mart to get an HDMI cable and a friend and I tore down my old system Sanyo 25" FTW, PS2, Pioneer 5 disk DVD player, and all the damn wiring. Put the new system with just the PS3, TV and receiver. Only cables used were HDMI from PS3 to one on the TV, and Optical from the PS3 into the receiver to go to my Bose. I was very impressed with how easy everything went together. Turned on the PS3 and it goes Hi there, LOL I see you have HDMI connected as well as an Optical for Audio. Would you like to send Video through HDMI and Audio through the Optical? LOL Could not have been easier.

The interface is just like the PSP except much faster, everything clicks and pops really fast. My sneaky wife hands me a BlueRay movie she picked up at Wal-Mart when she got the cable. My first BluRay every....XMen 3. I put it in sat back and it was just WOW. Best picture I have ever seen. Tried the Darkness game out after the movie and it is pretty good so far. Creepy lol. I just have to get use to the controls. I always play FPS's on PC so Im not good at them with the console control. Anyway that's my Tuesday afternoon lol. Thanks for the help and have a good 4th!

grafix43
07-04-2007, 08:53 AM
nice choice man... dont worry cause in about 2-3 months the ps3's game library will be alot bigger, and people will stop saying that there is no games out for it.... Plus you've got the blu-ray player now, and the new firmware allows us to be able to upscale our dvd's to 720/1080 to be HD.... I own both systems and like others said the 360 is the system to have right of this moment, but the ps3 will be better in the long run.... have fun with the darkness i just beat it, was actually a pretty tough game for just the normal mode...

EvolvedMCC
07-04-2007, 09:25 AM
haha wow that was a very expensive trip!!!! lol enjoy your new toys!

hellgunner
07-04-2007, 09:25 AM
too me really, all the good games that "were suppose to be exclusive to the PS3" in not no more. a lot of companies are going to microsoft's xbox 360 cause of making more money. i was thinking of buying a ps3 at launch, but i didn't. i figured i would wait it out. i have 2 xbox 360s and its awesome! i have a premium that i got at launch (and its still kicking like a champ!) and i got an elite when that came out. its your own decision, but for better online gaming, it is the xbox 360. gotta play gears of war online and halo 3 is right around the corner! w00t!!11!!1 well thats my .02! O0

CICreations
07-04-2007, 10:33 AM
I will probably end up getting the 360 Elite anyway lol. That forza 2 game looks on point. Damnit.....now I gotta work more over time lol.

JDMwhore
07-04-2007, 10:50 AM
Id go with the xbox 360 elite...

DTunedEvoX
07-04-2007, 10:30 PM
With Forza 2, Gears of War and Halo 3 on the horizon - its kinda hard NOT to have an Xbox360 :"P

Evo8urv8
07-04-2007, 10:56 PM
With Forza 2, Gears of War and Halo 3 on the horizon - its kinda hard NOT to have an Xbox360 :"P


FTMFW O0 :grin:

R3dline
07-04-2007, 11:05 PM
Half of the 360 games dont even play on 1080p :buck2:

Boosted
07-04-2007, 11:10 PM
Blu-Ray is the new Betamax. lol


true statement in my opinion

CICreations
07-09-2007, 09:09 AM
MUHAHAHAHA Sony just announced that Monday July 9th PS3 is being dropped $100. I'll be taking my receipt and sales add back to Circuit City tomorrow to get my $100 O0. I'll probably get Resistance: Fall of Man and let my wife pick out a BluRay movie.

WhiteIXMR
08-23-2007, 05:14 PM
I owned all 3 systems, The Wii, 360 Elite and PS3. I ended up selling my PS3, i only used it for a dvd player. It wasn't really worth it. Besides all the new 360s and the Elite has a HDMI input slot and it supports my 1080p Samsung LCD. It's more clearer than the previous 360s with just components. Sony has also lost alot of their signature titles b/c they can't produce it to be on blu-ray on time. So now most of the games that Sony has acquired is now being distributed to the 360 and PC. They're on the border line of losing the Final Fantasy series to being an exclusive for PS3 only. Devil May Cry was supposed to be an exclusive but they lost that and so was Assasin's reed and that was one of the main reasons I purchased the PS3. I like the controller on the 360 way better also and the online play doesn't lag even though we have to pay for it. But that's just me.

1WkdEvo
08-23-2007, 05:22 PM
Have the 360 Elite and the PS3, love the PS3 more due to the Blu Ray, the free online options, the Sony Store, free downloads, ease of use, controllers, backwards compatibility with PS2 games, Memory card option save to hard drive for those games, etc. Same games are better on PS3, but the game selection flat sucks.

CICreations
09-11-2007, 04:26 PM
OK, lol, I bought an XBOX 360 Elite yesterday. I got the Elite, Forza 2, and the microsoft steering wheel and pedals for $300. It belonged to f good friend of mine and he had it for 2 months. Good price?

silvery_eagle
09-11-2007, 04:28 PM
very good price

EVOL EDO
09-11-2007, 04:30 PM
thats like half off so yeah id say its a good price

seph09
09-11-2007, 04:31 PM
ps3 will bbeat the shit out of xbox BUT soon... a lil wait til like next year
(until Metal gear comes out)...

but if your buying a console this month, I'd wait for the Halo edition of the 360 or just the pro series instead of the elite... HDMI FTW!!!!!! O0