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 enlarge | From: Sony
Category: Video Games
List Price: £299.99
Buy New: £284.99
You Save: £15.00 (5%)
New (3) Used (4) from £254.95
Rating:  221 reviews
Sales Rank: 121
Platform: Playstation 3
Color: Berry Blue
Media: Video Game
Shipping Weight (lbs): 11
Dimensions (in): 16.8 x 13.9 x 6.9
MPN: PS340GB
UPC: 711719994152
EAN: 0711719994152
ASIN: B000WNDP5M
Release Date: October 10, 2007
Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours
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| Customer Reviews:
 Excellent Blu-ray Player. Good with games too January 20, 2008
14 out of 16 found this review helpful
I'll review this as a Blu-ray player first, then comment on my experience with games. Decided to buy this after the news that Warner had ditched HD-DVD, effectively ending the format war. As a bluray player it boots up much faster than my Toshiba EP30 HD DVD player, Also discs load up faster. You need the Bluray remote ideally, but it's not essential as you can use the control pad. The remote is blutooth so you could hold it behind your back and it still works. it's also a well built remote. As a games console I've only played one so far, Uncharted, which is an execellent game.
So far I can't really fault the PS3.
Surprised and kind of amazed December 24, 2007
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
I just bought a PS3 and I have to admit I am very amazed of the whole package, its sleek, plugs in easily and had it working on my wireless network within an hour of it being switched on - as I had a PSP before I was already used to the menu system which was quite handy.
Before this I had an Xbox, and yes I read through all those bashing reviews from Xbox 360 owners about how rubbish they think the PS3 is before deciding to buy one. But I think they are wrong, at least hardware wise - as the PS3 is a little silent beast under my TV and plays games and Blu-ray effortlessly. You wouldn't even realise it was there - having read up on the Xbox 360 it appears this sounds more like a desktop PC and having an Xbox beforehand I can relate to this.
The games I have played so far are fantastic with crisp clean graphics - I play them on a TV with 1080p output so can easily appreciate games in all its glory. Another aspect I impressesed with is that there are so many game demos to download over the internet, as well as full games for a small cost - and the connection is free unlike the Xbox 360 or the Xbox before it.
If you are buying a PS3 now then there are quite a few game titles to choose from - not as much as the Xbox 360 still but then it had a head start. Also I think the Xbox 360 games look better at the moment - primarily because they have not been ported to the same standard. However I think this will change over the coming year and I have placed my money on this buy buying a PS3. I hope this review is helpful and doesn't sound like I am biased against the Xbox 360 - because I am not. I just think you get more under the cover with the PS3 at a little extra cost.
80GB PS3 will be available soon - so wait before buying August 6, 2008
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
The new PS3 80Gb Sony machine is due out in the next month (end August) at the same price as the 40Gb is at present. I would speculate that the 40Gb machine will have a price reduction so wait before buying is my advice.
Great Machine, it's like a supercharged car December 5, 2007
45 out of 55 found this review helpful
OK so i've had a Wii since about Feb this year. It's a great machine with some good games, a few great games and a lot of rubbish. I decided to buy a PS3 to compliment the Wii after a lot of research comparing the PS3 to the Xbox 360. I finally settled on the PS3 for a number of reasons, firstly this deal with fifa08 is great with the free hdmi lead. The machine itself is very quiet you can hear the disc reading and thats about it. It comes with blu-ray so no need to buy a seperate player and playback on blu-ray is great, i've tried it with the movie 300. It's more reliable than a Xbox 360 at least from all the reviews i've read, hardly any mention any PS3 problems and the xbox 360 seems to be hit and miss, I personally know someone who is on to their fourth in a year but equally know someone else who's never had any problems with the Xbox so the build consistency seems suspect and I didn't want a machine that could potentially break down every few months. The PS3 machine itself runs reasonable cool as long as there's decent ventilation, even after a few hours its not hot at all. It's build quality is exceptional, it's solid, you could probably drop it and it would survive. It looks great in the living room. It's going to get DivX support soon. If you need more disk space, you can easily add a new hard disk and replace the existing one without invalidating your warranty. OK it doesn't have as many games as the Xbox 360 and most of the games are ported from the 360, however I think next year we'll see a change. It's got innovation like the Wii with tilt controller for driving games and the new eye cam. It's also cheaper than the Xbox360 if you want to add the Xbox's HD player to the package, plus blu-ray is Disney exclusive so for people with kids this format is probably essential.
In conclusion i'm glad I chose the PS3 over the Xbox and it does compliment my Wii as a different gaming experience, Fifa08 on the Wii is terrible but on the PS3 it's great, the Wii is more family fun, whereas the PS3 is great for online and solo play. Both machines are excellent in their own way, but I don't see the point of having a Xbox360 and a PS3 as they are too similar.
Should I Choose an Xbox 360 or PS3? July 1, 2008
11 out of 13 found this review helpful
Everyone has their own views over which console is the best. You've got your Microsoft and Sony fanboys who are completely biased who drab on and on! yawn! Im fairly lucky (and possibly stupid) for having a 360, PS3 & Wii, meaning I can give my own impartial view to those not fortunate enough to own all three.
Xbox 360 is a great machine but has major reliability issues? My machine has been returned for repair twice. The internal fans are so loud its ridiculous. When it works, the choice of games are far superior to other systems at the moment but that should be the case as it has been out the longest. The core system is cheap but when you start adding on the extras? harddrive, wireless bridge, wireless controller, battery and charger and most of all having to pay for gold memberships to play online, you have to ask yourself if it really is cheap? Ok so you could buy the Elite unit for 250 which has the majority of the essential kit with it but you still need to buy the wireless bridge (if you are wireless)at 60 and pay 40 per year for a Gold Membership to play online which takes you over the price of a PS3. You dont even get a HDMI port on the normal units (you do on the Elite unit) for HDTV link up (you can however connect with component cables)! All in all the system is good with some fantastic exclusive games Bioshock (at the moment), Gears of War, Project Gotham Racing 3+4 and possibly Halo 3 at a push but it is not future proof and uses old tecnology with serious reliability issues. I could not in all honesty recommend this machine over a PS3.
The PS3 is also a great machine and is reliable, future proof and comes with pretty much everything included such as built in wifi, wireless controller with built in rechargable battery and free unlimited online play. Now the sore point for those 360 fanboys, bluray. Bluray is a fairly new media that allows developers to store large amounts of data on one disk without compression. This means that films have far superior picture and sound quality. However,it hasn't been used for games development until very recently. Metal Gear Solid 4 is a fantastic showpiece for how the future of gaming should look. Not only is the game incredibly immersive, the sound is unbelievably good with full dolby surround sound supported. The game is huge also, I clocked up an impressive 32 hours to complete the game. Having said that bioshock clocked up nearly 20 hours on an ordinary dvd disc. The PS3 is the better buy in my opinion, it runs almost silently rather than the 360's whirring and droning. Reliability is not an issue, it's fairly up-to-date technology wise, It comes with pretty much everything you need including free online gaming (although xbox live is slightly better but not worth forking out the extra 40 pounds per year, Microsoft you cheeky sods haven't we all paid enough). And dont forget PS3 has some pretty fantastic exclusive games Motorstorm, Ratchet & Clank, Uncharted Drakes Fortune, Gran Turismo 5, Metal Gear Solid 4, Killzone 2, Little Big Planet and so much more to come. Also, Sony continue to make significant improvements to the system with Firmware patches.
The more PS3 units sold, the better the gaming experience will be for everyone as more and more Games Developers will begin to take advantage of the huge storage capacity of the bluray discs to provide longer and more detailed games following in the footsteps of Konami in the recent MGS4.
Its all good whichever system you choose (until you get those dreaded red rings of death on the 360, I cant stress enough how annoying this is!! BE WARNED)
I would just like to mention that if you really want to see a masterclass of programming genius, you really want to check out Super Mario Galaxy on the Nintendo Wii. Those Nintendo boys know how to raise the benchmark in gaming. Oh and if you want an immersive First Person Shooter, forget your Call of Duty's, forget your Halo's, even forget the supurb bioshock, check out Retro Studios Metriod Prime 3 Corruption on the Nintendo Wii also!
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