External power supply for PS3?
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I assume you're talking about this quote?
Well, each of the points in that statement have been covered in news articles, hence the 'There has been a lot of bad press'. So it seems less GI breaking a story, and more reiterating the current (nee OLD) hot topics which were around before it went to print.
Aside from the bogus Kotaku article, there were a few news sites reporting Ken's rambling about how special their PSU was and that they could even sell it separately:
http://gaming.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=5955
So unless I'm missing something here, it seems they're just summarising the current points of contention in the press.
From the August issue of Game Informer.
Well, each of the points in that statement have been covered in news articles, hence the 'There has been a lot of bad press'. So it seems less GI breaking a story, and more reiterating the current (nee OLD) hot topics which were around before it went to print.
Aside from the bogus Kotaku article, there were a few news sites reporting Ken's rambling about how special their PSU was and that they could even sell it separately:
http://gaming.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=5955
So unless I'm missing something here, it seems they're just summarising the current points of contention in the press.
http://img523.imageshack.us/my.php?image=ps3intpsuax5.jpg
If it was an external PSU it wouldn't be that type of connector. It would also read "DC in" if it was external. Finally, there wouldn't be a power switch if it wasn't an internal PSU.
If it was an external PSU it wouldn't be that type of connector. It would also read "DC in" if it was external. Finally, there wouldn't be a power switch if it wasn't an internal PSU.
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Isn't it strange that there are so many things unsettled about this $600 console? Sony have done a poor job of disseminating info.
In the vacuum, you have all this speculation going on, about possible downgrade of the chipset, whether online is going to be free, whether it will have HDMI 1.3 for certain, what kind of Blu-Ray player (features-wise) it will be, etc.
In the vacuum, you have all this speculation going on, about possible downgrade of the chipset, whether online is going to be free, whether it will have HDMI 1.3 for certain, what kind of Blu-Ray player (features-wise) it will be, etc.
Don't tell me this is still based on the "our psu is such a masterpiece, we should / could sell it separetly" comment. Of all the infos we've got at the moment nothing suggest there'll be an external psu, not the design, not the above comment nor Sony themselves.
It seems a lot of people are rumour addicted at the moment, since launch is still a few months away and the summer months are usually devoid of new information. Relax TGS is not far away.
It seems a lot of people are rumour addicted at the moment, since launch is still a few months away and the summer months are usually devoid of new information. Relax TGS is not far away.
I blame the press over Sony. If there's no news, don't write a story trying to fill in the blanks. A lot of rumour just comes from people who can't understand English, such as in this case KK talking about the PS3 PSU and the media understanding it to mean it's external. Modern journalism is crap. There's sod-all standards and it's just about filling stupid numbers of pages in daily updates and trying to get attention. The days of relying on journalists to investigate and report the facts are dead (if they ever lived as more than a vague ideal).wco81 said:
oh so truePozer said:
(rant)
but back on track IMO its just bad design for medium to large appliances to have external PSU ( ive just noticed another one, my speakers have an external psu, requiring esentually twice the number of cords, aiding in the general mess of cords down on the ground, oh bring on the true wireless house
)i dont know whats worse these or the psu's that plug straight into the wall, eg often once u plug it in u cant fit anything into the socket nextdorr cause the psu is in the way (/rant)
Bad_Boy said:
Thank you
Yes i was impressed myself when i relised that PS3 would be as loud as the Slimline PS2 AND still manage to keep temp's down low enough to have an internal supply. That to me is a pat on the back for Sony as playing movies on the "Big" PS2 was a pain with the constsnt whine of the fan.
Big heavy heatsinks would account for that, and add to the cost to potentially. If they had it powerful, internal PSU, light and cheap, then I would have been surprised!
Bad_Boy said:
There was a thread about the technology of the PSU tech used for the PS3.
Here`s the link to the company if you want to look it up: http://www.vicorpower.com/products/vichip/fpa/
They claim to be essentially noise-free.
If somebody knows PSU tech, maybe he could tell which and how many of the modules would be needed for PS3 and what it would mean for size,temp and noise...
mrboo said:To me this pic shows what looks like a PC type power connector, indicating that PS3's power supply is indeed Internal.
Like I said earlier, it's internal. Look closely at the writing next to the connector. It says "AC IN" not "DC IN" as it would if the PSU was external. Above the connector you can also spot a power switch which wouldn't be there if it was an external PSU (Why would it?).
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Maybe they use "thermo-electric" cooler with very large heat conductor heat sink.
Bad_Boy said:
Maybe they use "thermo-electric" cooler with very large heat conductor heat sink.