Chris the great Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 Is Matt_RN someone of the forums? yeah, its matt the hat, hes a lil up this page.
That Guy Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 I'm back in the PS3 game after my Xbox was making some horrible noises. Don't think I'll be changing again so add me if you like. NegativeCharge Whats wrong with having both? Got a new 32" HDTV at the weekend. So much better than my last HDTV, anyone saying they can't tell the difference between blu ray and DVD needs to get a better TV :p
Caris Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 Many things including not having enough HDMI ports and the fact that i took my Xbox back and got it swapped for a PS3.
Deathjam Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 Unfortunately most people use crappy Samsungs or LG. In which case the difference is not as pronounced as can be. Especially in motion. In motion most LCD(aka crap brands) cant even resolve SD quality in motion. They cant even slightly smoothly grade colour when viewing the PS3 XMB. Whereas even some cheaper tv can. Clever branding, styling and number manipulation goes far. People want to get ripped off buying rubbish tech because they want to be percieved as having good tvs. Samsung and LG take awful tv's, price them high for good margins and then position/style them next to premium models by other companies to giving the impression of only slightly less quality. People just buy into that. Killer margins for Samsung and LG. Win, win. Too bad for quality. How many houses have people been to where they get a new hdtv and feed is truly awful sdtv which is clearly much worse than the CRT they had before. Its sad but this is the state of the TV market. All major manufacturers may also follow this route now that the economy is pinching them. Actually LG tvs have had good reviews and my one is quite a nice bit of quality so I have to disagree with you there. It also has more ports than I can even use (atm) and blu rays look wonderful on it. samsung, though, I have heard what you are saying, but then again, that may have just been from you before
flameboy Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 I've got a samsung, ten times better than the last "hd" tv I had before hand.
dwarf Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 Well I don't know what 32" Im going to opt for when I get one to use for the PS3 but the 42" Panasonic Viera is intense. Killzone 2 was so impressive I almost cried. Just watching DVDs you can tell it's amazing, can't wait to delve into blu-ray. If only I could use the PS3 on the Panasonic all the time... I don't want to turn back now lol.
The Lillster Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 I have a sony bravia 1080i KDL-32S2020. Is that any good?
MATtheHAT Posted February 11, 2009 Posted February 11, 2009 Just a rant above. I am just annoyed that Pioneer may not be making tvs anymore. Good news to get on a birthday. Was one of my life goals... :p Really bitter after my Samsung experiences. LG i hear are better for the same price. There is less dithering and they do put in abit more effort. Some Samsung have made the odd good model in the past but they just live off the rep nowadays. I have a Samsung Plasma, a Samsung Netbook, and a Samsung fridge/freezer. Can't fault em to be honest.
canand Posted February 11, 2009 Posted February 11, 2009 Yes my PS3 is comeing back I sent it last week it was a Monday and they got it on that Wednesday then I got a E-Mail from them saying my PS3 is fixed and reddy to be shipped that was Monday yesterday they sent it cool.
MATtheHAT Posted February 11, 2009 Posted February 11, 2009 Just been browsing through the 'coming soon' section of Play.com. And came across this....... Its released on Friday, but I can't find any previews/reviews. I suppose its going to be bad if the publisher is not releasing any info at all on the game.
S.C.G Posted February 11, 2009 Posted February 11, 2009 Just been browsing through the 'coming soon' section of Play.com. And came across this....... Its released on Friday, but I can't find any previews/reviews. I suppose its going to be bad if the publisher is not releasing any info at all on the game. Or Play.com have just second-guessed the date, they do that from time-to-time. In fact I just checked it, mostly any games that are coming out on the Friday they have in-stock by the Wednesday, this isn't, also the artwork says 'subject to change' and it's not even rated yet apparently, so yeah it'll be a little while yet I reckon.
Aimless Posted February 11, 2009 Posted February 11, 2009 Well, I just installed a 320GB Scorpio drive; stupid Prime trial making me spend money! A tip for anyone looking to do the same: have a pair of long-nosed pliers handy to loosen up the HDD caddy screws if necessary. Mine were tighter than [insert inappropriate simile here], and the screws themselves are made of cheese making it easy to ruin the threading if you try to force them using a screwdriver. That said the process is very simple, and if you're a bit wary you can always follow this guide to make sure you're doing everything correctly.
MATtheHAT Posted February 11, 2009 Posted February 11, 2009 Or Play.com have just second-guessed the date, they do that from time-to-time. In fact I just checked it, mostly any games that are coming out on the Friday they have in-stock by the Wednesday, this isn't, also the artwork says 'subject to change' and it's not even rated yet apparently, so yeah it'll be a little while yet I reckon. Ah right.... *Shakes fist at Play.com*
canand Posted February 11, 2009 Posted February 11, 2009 Nice. Seems like they fixed it. Yeah they did they said it's a Laser Fault and I got it today.
Caris Posted February 11, 2009 Posted February 11, 2009 Is it normal for the PS3 to make a "Clunk" sound everytime you turn it on/off? Or do i have a dodgy Hard Drive.
dwarf Posted February 11, 2009 Posted February 11, 2009 Hmm I wouldn't worry about it, mine did it at one stage but it doesn't anymore. Now it's very quiet. On the HD TV is it good to have PS upscaler turned on? I heard it has a significant effect on the visuals but can't remember if it was better on or off. Plus are there any other options that can make it look better? And I swear when I played Killzone 2 demo yesterday it looked much better. Today it changed the display to 720p automatically but I thought it was 1020p yesterday.
kyletherobot Posted February 11, 2009 Posted February 11, 2009 I will add you to my friends list if thats ok? Thanks for adding me, and thanks to Deathjam too. Either of you two play FIFA? I should be getting that soon. I'm not sure if the internet that I have at my uni place is good enough to play online, it connects the PSN and lets me download stuff but the connection is mega slow.
Deathjam Posted February 11, 2009 Posted February 11, 2009 Thanks for adding me, and thanks to Deathjam too. Either of you two play FIFA? I should be getting that soon. I'm not sure if the internet that I have at my uni place is good enough to play online, it connects the PSN and lets me download stuff but the connection is mega slow. No problemo. I am very proud of my growing PSN friends list. Also yeah I play FIFA but damn is it so much harder to play than PES, but I love it much more for that fact if im honest. So damn deep too. Oh and get burnout! awesome awesome game.
dwarf Posted February 12, 2009 Posted February 12, 2009 I can't stop watching the Escapist video reviews. The guy completely nails many points about videogames that you forget to write about or semi-ignore. It makes me realise that I sometimes big up games or features in games which are actually poor just for the sake of feeling good about buying it. It's hilarious, the cartoon stuff is clever and yet it doesn't stop me from disliking the games. This Tomb Raider one is one of the best I've seen him do yet: http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/502-Tomb-Raider-Underworld The Saints Row 2 one is also good, and agrees with a lot of what Daft wrote in his 'review'.
MATtheHAT Posted February 12, 2009 Posted February 12, 2009 Thanks for adding me, and thanks to Deathjam too. Either of you two play FIFA? I should be getting that soon. I'm not sure if the internet that I have at my uni place is good enough to play online, it connects the PSN and lets me download stuff but the connection is mega slow. Pro Evo for me I'm afraid. DeathJamm is right, Burnout Paradise is awesome, I play a lot of CoD4 too.
LegoMan1031 Posted February 12, 2009 Posted February 12, 2009 Thanks for adding me, and thanks to Deathjam too. Either of you two play FIFA? I should be getting that soon. I'm not sure if the internet that I have at my uni place is good enough to play online, it connects the PSN and lets me download stuff but the connection is mega slow. My PS3 always seems to download really slow compared to my 360 but the online play on PS3 is fine. Just have to give it a try with a game and see how it goes. I will send you a friend request when i'm next online. I mainly play burnout and CoD4 on my PS3 but will have killzone 2 at the end of the month.
Cookyman Posted February 12, 2009 Posted February 12, 2009 Just popped in the 320gb hard drive which just arrived to my PS3. Restoring my backed up data right now should take about an hour. Just ordered an enclosure for my old 80gb drive - will be great for storing media on. Great forward thinking by Sony making hard drive upgrades so easy - I'm chuffed to bits!
Pit-Jr Posted February 12, 2009 Posted February 12, 2009 Im about to do the same, just as soon as the HD gets here. Ive been holding off on downloading or renting any movies from the PSN til i get that done.
Daft Posted February 12, 2009 Posted February 12, 2009 The store has been updated. I'm downloading Flower now!
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