Official PS3 Discussion Part II

[mercalnd]

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I got an London magazine called Playstation World (PSW) that comes with a demo disk (no playable demos, just game saves and videos), but when I put the DVD disk in I get a messgae that reads:

"VIDEO IN THE PAL BROADCAST STANDARD IS NOT SUPPORTED."

What do I have to do to get it to read this disk? I thought PS3 was region free? Do I have to change some particular setting? I can't find any instruction for this in the manual.

Please help! Thanks!

PS3 games are region free. All PS2 games and dvds are still region encoded so they have to match your system. You have an NTSC system, the disc you got is PAL. I'm guessing it's a DVD since I doubt they'd use blu-ray discs for magazine demo discs. i don't know if blu-ray movies are region-encoded though.

[Village Idiot]

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I think its dumb if it stays but logically the bundle and price will disappear as soon as the 60 GB units are gone. When they are gone they will announce the 80 GB version will be sold separately for $499 and nobody will care anymore.

That would certainly make more sense. But still. For the time being, at least, it's like pretty much the worst 'deal' I've ever heard of.

I plan on going to a 250GB HDD when they update the PS3 with DVR capabilities.

Sounds like a plan and a half.

[SLAYER]

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i don't know if blu-ray movies are region-encoded though.

They are, but the regions are different from DVD. For example, Japan and North America are in one region.

[Vince]

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just got one. the console is an absolute behemoth, but beauitful nonetheless.

[aukevin]

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just got one. the console is an absolute behemoth, but beauitful nonetheless.

congrats! I still very much like mine

[RoyalBoyle78]

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just got one. the console is an absolute behemoth, but beauitful nonetheless.

do you still own a 360?

[Rodster]

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do you still own a 360?

Football what are you doing checking out a PS3 thread, I don't suppose you still wish you had yours?

j/k

[Vince]

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do you still own a 360?

not anymore but will get one in about a month or two, so i can have the best of both worlds!

[RoyalBoyle78]

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Football what are you doing checking out a PS3 thread, I don't suppose you still wish you had yours?

j/k

LOL, no, I just thought vince had a 360 still.

[rudyjuly2]

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Why didn't the PS3 get an NCAA or APF demo while Live did?

[Pratt75]

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Why didn't the PS3 get an NCAA or APF demo while Live did?

Yeah in the demo department the PSN is lacking bigtime. They are also missing something like 80+ demos that are in xbl not to mention the recently released demo of Stranglehold. They have been touting that game because it comes with the blue ray movie on the game disc but they don't have the demo out first on their system. Maybe its just me but I found that to be kind of odd.

[NY4Life]

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I'm thinking of picking up a PS3 to go with my Wii and 360. I have a few questions, though.

-How reliable are these things?

-How does Sony handle broken PS3 systems?

-How long is the initial warranty and how much does it cost for repairs outside of warranty?

- Any HDMI cables that you would recommend? (I really hate dropping $50 -$100 on cables)
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[Pratt75]

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I don't know anything about the warranty situation but the PS3 seems to be a very, very reliable system. I haven't heard of anyone having a problem with their PS3. I've had my PS3 for about six months and haven't add one problem. It is also runs much, much quieter than the 360.

[mercalnd]

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I'm thinking of picking up a PS3 to go with my Wii and 360. I have a few questions, though.

-How reliable are these things?

-How does Sony handle broken PS3 systems?

-How long is the initial warranty and how much does it cost for repairs outside of warranty?

- Any HDMI cables that you would recommend? (I really hate dropping $50 -$100 on cables)
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

The initial warranty is one year.

For HDMI cables, you can get some for around $10 on the net. I got mine on Ebay but if you do a search here you can find some websites that have good prices on cables.

[myghty]

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I'm thinking of picking up a PS3 to go with my Wii and 360. I have a few questions, though.

-How reliable are these things?

-How does Sony handle broken PS3 systems?

-How long is the initial warranty and how much does it cost for repairs outside of warranty?

- Any HDMI cables that you would recommend? (I really hate dropping $50 -$100 on cables)
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

I bought my PS3 the day after they announced the price drop (3 weeks?) & so far I'm loving it. I roam around alot of gaming forums & haven't heard of many PS3s breaking down so I'd consider that reliable, plus I owned the PS2 fatty since the day it came out & not once in all those years did it give me any problems so I take that as a good sign. The sucker is heavy though & blows out hot air like a sauna but its all good, rather have it out than in.

HDMI cables I bought at Frys for like 25 bucks but you can get them cheaper on Ebay but I just couldn't wait. The difference between HDMI & any other cable setup is unreal!!!

Personally I'm glad I waited to get my PS3 & though there are not many games out so far for it, it will eventually have a vast library in the near future! Plus "Home" is going to pwn!!!