rabidrabbit said:
Of the second HDMI, why are you people getting your knicers up the crack because it's ditched?
We know you finns aren't exactly the most civilized people on earth, but PLEASE. Let's be reasonable here shall we? No need to paint such pictures in peoples' minds!
Nobody ever found any use for it when it was speculated here, and those who now are crying over the loss said including two HDMI's was wasted money.
I never really got the reason for the 2nd HDMI, I just thought it'd be cool to have another one. Sort of like I don't throw away the video cables that comes with a new monitor when I buy it, even if I can't think of any practical use for them. It's stuff that's nice to have, that's all. Now that it's gone - not that it ever really was THERE to begin with - I'm like, *shrug*.
How's the three Gigabit Ethernet ports on the back though, and the rear USB's??
The loss of the gigabit switch is a bit more serious. Most people seemed to think that's where the camera would connect, but as there's only one jack at the back now, that's not very bloody likely. Personally, I always thought it made loads more sense having it hook up through a USB connector. Losing all the rear USB ports (all both of them in fact) is perhaps a bit more concerning. That means having an USB cable draping across the table when one has the eyetoy hooked up.
Well, this was the way it worked on the PS2 of course so it's hardly a change for the WORSE, but I still would have preferred it if it had at least one connector on the rear, just to keep those unsightly cables a little more hidden.
It's not confirmed the Multi AV wouldn't be able to carry HDMI
The AV port looks just like the one on PS2 - which in turn was the same as original PS, AFAIK. Of course, just a quick photo off a webpage doesn't prove anything (especially as this is just a prototype ALSO), but I'd think Sony would reason, if it ain't broken, don't fix it. After all, a penny saved by re-using the old AV port, is a penny earned.
