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JUST BE CAREFUL, 6 Oct 2007
By T. Flaxman "rev667" (Naarch) - See all my reviews
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hi, this is a PS3, what more needs to be said about it? well, first off you have to remember this is a cut down version of the original 60Gb version, not too much to concern yourselves with, BUT, this is not backwards compatable with the old ps2/ps1 titles like the 60 model is, this is due to some motherboard modifications and removal of the GF chip.
other things missing are the flash/memory card slots but if you really need these you can us a standard usb card reader, just plug it into the console. the other thing is it only has 2 usb ports on the front, these can also be expanded using a standard usb hub if you need more ports too. it still has wi-fi, blue tooth, and everything else the full 60Gb model has. Comments (4) | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this)
It's so much quieter and cooler., 31 Oct 2007
By tptna (West Yorkshire) - See all my reviews
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At first sight the 40GB model doesn't seem good value when you can get the backwards compatability 60GB with two games for an extra 50, but the 40GB model contains the newer 60nm cell chip which uses less power. The best thing about the new 40GB is that it is so very much quieter and throws out a lot less heat, my old 60GB used to get very hot, but worse than that it was way too noisy which could be distracting at times.
If backwards compatability with the Playstation 2 is important to you then the 40GB won't be any use to you. Me personally, I am very happy to sacrifice the BC and extra 20GB for the quieter cooler operation of the 40GB. Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this)
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Great value, 8 Oct 2007
By E. Wollan (Norway) - See all my reviews
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There's a lot of value in this package.
30% decrease in price.
It gives you the 100% full PlayStation 3 game experience.
It gives you the 100% full PlayStation 1 game experience.
It gives you the 100% full Blu-ray video experience.
+ Wifi, Gigabit Ethernet, HDD, Bluetooth, DVD 1080p upscaling, HDMI 1.3..etc.
The biggest removal though is PS2 backwards compatibility. The reason for this is that they would have to remove the GS chip which is a PS2 component so they would be able to reduce the price. PS1 support is still in though (the reason for this being that PS1 games are fully software emulated unlike complex PS2 games). One might hope they add PS2 software emulation later one day but there's no banking on this.
They have also removed the memory card slots (don't worry, games will be saved on the HDD, you can also add memory card support with an external adapter), SACD support is gone and they have reduced the USB ports to two (which you can extend with a USB hub).
It's a bit sad PS2 support is gone but all in all this package is dripping with technology for the asked price. There are some really good games this fall like Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, SingStar, PES2008 and Ratchet&Clank but the lineup in 2008 is absolutely unmatched (games like Killzone 2, LittleBigPlanet, Gran Turismo 5, MGS4, Buzz! Quiz TV..etc not to mention Home). Happy gaming.
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Intuitive new controller uses break through motion sensing
technology.Play Blu ray discs for high definition content.Play
games, movies and music.Comes with 40Gb hard disc drive.Supports
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Intuitive new controller uses break through motion sensing
technology.Play Blu ray discs for high definition content.Plays
games, movies and music.Comes with 60GB hard disc drive.Supports
most data storage formats including USB 2.0, memory stick, SD |
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