Not sure about your selection? Still looking for a game console that most suits your wants and needs?
On the following description, I tried to summarize some technical aspects of Sony PS3 with the hope that, after reading this review you will get some ideas about this product. Pros and Cons from some customers are also presented.
We may start with technical summary:
-It’s 33% slimmer, 36% lighter than previous PlayStation 3, and consume less energy also.
-HDD size is 120GB, big enough to store your games, music, videos and photos.
-HDMI + Bravia Sync functionality, provides the highest output resolution (1080p) and instant connectivity.
-Built-in Wi-Fi for connectivity anywhere.
-Multiple media format compatibility including Blu-Ray.
-Powered by IBM “Cell” Processor and NVIDIA graphics processor that together make the system is able to perform two trillion calculations per second.
-Dualshock-3 wireless controller with pressure sensors on each button and Sixaxis motion technology, giving you sensational game play experience.
-Access to The PlayStation Network (PSN) free of charge, where you can download games, game demos, movies and other content through The PlayStation Store and PlayStation Home.
- Sound: LPCM 7.1ch, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTs, DTS-HD, AAC
- Memory: 256MB XDR Main RAM, 256MB GDDR3 VRAM
- Networking: Ethernet X1 (10BASE-T,100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T), IEEE 802.11 b/g, Bluetooth 2.0 (EDR)
- AV Output: Resolution 1080p, 1080i, 720p, 480p, 480i (for PAL 576p, 576i), HDMI OUT + Bravia Synch, AV MULTI OUT, DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL)
- Dimensions: 13.385″(w) x 13.385″(h) x 6.299″(d)
- Weight: Approx. 7.05 lb.
And now Pros and Cons about PlayStation 3 from some users:
Pros:
+ Excellent game selection. Good price.
+ a great Blu-ray player that is updated frequently by Sony ( firmware updates allow this player to evolve over time!)
+ ability to rent/stream movies from my couch through PSN. No subscription is necessary.
+ obviously the SLIM is lighter, smaller, and less energy consumption.
+ much less noise than 40GB PS3! (especially during blu-ray playback and long game play!)
+ PS3 Slim has ability to bitstream Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD MA audio( my receiver can now display TrueHD audio properly!)
+ Amazing overall build/construction.
+ Very nice graphics.
+ Compact size.
+ Interactive menu system.
+ Streaming-media works flawless.
+ Has held up for almost non-stop running for a few months now, doesn’t even seem to hiccup.
+ Great cost/value
Cons:
- No linux support, games a little bit expensive, expensive accesories as well
- No PS2 Backward compatibility
- Backup Utility is awkward (nobody uses FAT32 format anymore and it’s actually a process to even format a HDD that way)
- Online play isn’t as good as 360′s
- No mic jack on controller
- Controller requires a USB connection for charging. Controller is not equipped with removable batteries.
- The relatively low loading of blue ray (from the moment you put it in to the moment it actually starts playing)
- That it only has 2 usb ports and that both are in the front (I would have liked to have one or two in the back to connect the dongle for my wireless keyboard)
- The webrowser is nice to have, but not very fast and not too friendly. A more common safari/opera/IE would have been even nicer
- That it doesn’t support SACD, PS2 games or even have the card readers the original model had.
Well, that’s it. Hopefully you got some-idea now about this product..
