Playstation 3: Hardware Info and Price
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It seems like a standard 5 pin mini-usb cable to me...
Not sure about what batteries but they said 24 hours battery life at Gamespot.
As for no wireless because the 20gig doesn't support bluetooth...that goes against the spec sheets that we've been looking at since E3 started (clearly says Bluetooth 2.0 EDR is supported in both SKUs).
Not sure about what batteries but they said 24 hours battery life at Gamespot.
As for no wireless because the 20gig doesn't support bluetooth...that goes against the spec sheets that we've been looking at since E3 started (clearly says Bluetooth 2.0 EDR is supported in both SKUs).
You are right, as a matter of fact it actually shows the wireless controllers separate from the edr (listed under communication). Actually having it separate like that may mean that you can connect BT Cell Phones to it (BT DUN) or even transfer contacts. Nifty...rounin said:
It is amazing how many threads that gamesradar info has popped up in. After rounin prompted me to look at the press release again I changed my tune (as was seen a few post up). I hope gamesradar prints a retraction of sorts, it is getting tiring seeing the same misinformation posted everywhere. *Of course with all the hits they must be getting I don't forsee it happening any time soon.MrWibble said:
Silly Sony 
http://gearlog.com/blogs/gearlog/archive/2006/05/16/11622.aspx
"On one table Sony execs proudly displayed two ARs playing early Blu-ray content: The House of Flying Daggers (below). They even had the Blu-ray packaging. So exciting...but WAIT! I went ahead and ejected one of the Blu-ray drives to see my first Blu-ray disc. Instead, I found a crummy, old school DV-R, complete with the Sharpie-written, House of Flying Daggers. Apparently even Sony can't get its hands on Blu-ray content!"
Somebody wanna make a "priceless" ad?
http://gearlog.com/blogs/gearlog/archive/2006/05/16/11622.aspx
"On one table Sony execs proudly displayed two ARs playing early Blu-ray content: The House of Flying Daggers (below). They even had the Blu-ray packaging. So exciting...but WAIT! I went ahead and ejected one of the Blu-ray drives to see my first Blu-ray disc. Instead, I found a crummy, old school DV-R, complete with the Sharpie-written, House of Flying Daggers. Apparently even Sony can't get its hands on Blu-ray content!"
Somebody wanna make a "priceless" ad?
RobertR1 said:Silly Sony
http://gearlog.com/blogs/gearlog/archive/2006/05/16/11622.aspx
"On one table Sony execs proudly displayed two ARs playing early Blu-ray content: The House of Flying Daggers (below). They even had the Blu-ray packaging. So exciting...but WAIT! I went ahead and ejected one of the Blu-ray drives to see my first Blu-ray disc. Instead, I found a crummy, old school DV-R, complete with the Sharpie-written, House of Flying Daggers. Apparently even Sony can't get its hands on Blu-ray content!"
Somebody wanna make a "priceless" ad?
Now wait though - I understand the humor, but how is it console related?
bkilian said:
I have the Samsung drive in my 360, which is said to be the quieter of the two types, and It sounds like a rocket taking off. My 16x PC dvd drive is barely noticeable even at full speed -- so it's quite possible to have a disc spinning faster that doesn't sound like a jet engine (my 360 and PC are right next to each other, so it isn't hard to compare).
Wouldn't it just be doubling the rotation speed of the PS2 drive? I don't have the DVD rotation speed figures on hand, but if we say DVD rotation speed is X and PS2 rotation speed is 4X, then PS3's 8X dvd would merely be twice than of the PS2 (not 4 times). Not sure on the speed of 2x BR, rpm wise, but I imagine it's around the same as 8x DVD. I'd be surprised if PS3 wasn't rather substantially quieter -- given that the loudest part is the disc spinning, and PS3's won't be spinning as fast (and then count the fact that air resistance goes up 4x every time you double the speed, iirc, which only causes more noise)
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I think that rpm wise DVD 16x = BR 10x so the PS3 with BD-ROMs would be slower than the PS2 with DVDs.Bobbler said:
...in rotation speed yes.deathkiller said:
PS2 running DVDs is practically a non-issue as you don't hear the drive. It's the CD-ROM games that are quite loud. Launch PS2 systems also suffered from the cooling-fan which happened to be very noisy. I expect the loudest part of the PS3 to be the cooling-fan. Playing BR-Roms at 2x shouldn't be any louder than the 4x DVD drive PS2 uses.