@Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: Exaggerate much? I built a desktop with a 600MHz processor with a 133 FSB back in 1999. A year or two later I bought a laptop with similar specs. You're only off by 15 years.
Back around 1985 I was using my Tandy HX1000 with a 8086 processor and a floppy drive. (No Hard Drive at all.)
Not griping at you, just getting back to reality. #blackfriday
@Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: Nah I figured as much.... but felt the need to chip in some reality for the younger audience who may not have seen a 533Mhz yet alone a 8086. #blackfriday
@Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: Hahahah. Yeah, that would have been much easier to choke down. I tend to remember there are people significantly younger than I am whose first computer was already in the GHz range. #blackfriday
@bustedchain: I got my first PC in '91. It blazed along at 66Mhz with a whopping 4MB of RAM (I later upped it to 20MB) and a 500MB HD. Went from 3.1 to Win 95 and used it for about 7 years or so before the modem fried. I was going to just get a new modem but I chose to replace the entire thing with something a bit more current. I think I still have the HD from it around somewhere. #blackfriday
@geolemon: Well, since I can't get faster than 5mbps around here, the whole download and watch thing makes no sense to me. Plus, I prefer physical media. So yes, I am going to invest in the core movies I want on Blu-ray.
And my DVD player just died, so I need to replace it anyways. #blackfriday
@jtan: Ok, I am so far in the country, I don't even have lines running to my house. What I need is a larger radio tower on the top of my house, capable of stealing all radio signals.... #blackfriday
It says that it's coming on Aug. 24th. I think that means that it will be announced on that date or do you guys think it will actually ship on that date?
I'm not holding out any hope of it being backwards compatible.
S3, SLIM High-Definition Blu-ray player for the best movie experience. Free PLAYSTATION Network membership. 120GB HDD for downloading games, music, videos, and photos. Includes DUAL SHOCK 3 controller. HDMI output for 1080p resolution.
@Pamerica: They are trying to get people who are complete idiots with that Free PSN membership.
Just because it has a blu-ray player built in still doesnt justify to me buying it, it never has. To me DVD's still look amazing, so I do not see the justification for spending 2-3 times more on a movie that cost 9.50 to see initially, and 13.00 on a format that still looks amazing. So what if it is a bit blurry on an HDtv, upscale DVD players are like 20 bucks at walmart now aday.
Also in my trials with the system the Dual Shock controller is still as uncomfortable as ever.
*goes back to watching CSI-Miami in HD on netflix live*
Though I can almost justify getting one at this price, until they have a catalog of games that is comparable to 360, it doesn't matter what minor advantages it might have over it.
Maybe people will finally take to buying the damn system now. At the same price as the soon to be dropped 360 Elite, people are getting way more bang for their buck with the PS3, now more than ever!
@jmeltzer: How so? I've never been interested in a PS3, because I don't see that it provides me anything over a 360.... but this news semi-interests me... I just need a reason to buy it and I can't figure any out.
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Duh, people. This was probaby taken with a cheap phone camera with no autofocus. Do you really think the people taking these spy shot have the chance to set up a studio setting with the pro camera to take a proper picture? Their ass would be so fired if they were discovered.
It's not freakin' bigfoot ok? It's ok to take a sharp picture of an ad. It's not gonna run away from you so you can take your time. Whenever "spy-shots" are out of focus and grainy I expect them to be fake. And so far no one has proven me wrong.
It amazes me the lengths people go through to produce something utterly useless.
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[www.heartlandamerica.com] #blackfriday
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also, "Halo 3 OSDT – $39.99" glad I waited to save $20. #blackfriday
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Back around 1985 I was using my Tandy HX1000 with a 8086 processor and a floppy drive. (No Hard Drive at all.)
Not griping at you, just getting back to reality. #blackfriday
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Obsolesence path:
Cassette Tape -- CD -- MP3
DVD -- Blu-Ray -- Netflix box
You going to invest in a Blu-Ray collection, are you? #blackfriday
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And my DVD player just died, so I need to replace it anyways. #blackfriday
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I'm not holding out any hope of it being backwards compatible.
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S3, SLIM High-Definition Blu-ray player for the best movie experience. Free PLAYSTATION Network membership. 120GB HDD for downloading games, music, videos, and photos. Includes DUAL SHOCK 3 controller. HDMI output for 1080p resolution.
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Just because it has a blu-ray player built in still doesnt justify to me buying it, it never has. To me DVD's still look amazing, so I do not see the justification for spending 2-3 times more on a movie that cost 9.50 to see initially, and 13.00 on a format that still looks amazing. So what if it is a bit blurry on an HDtv, upscale DVD players are like 20 bucks at walmart now aday.
Also in my trials with the system the Dual Shock controller is still as uncomfortable as ever.
*goes back to watching CSI-Miami in HD on netflix live*
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It amazes me the lengths people go through to produce something utterly useless.
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Or have they?
Yes, I admit it, I still have my PS2 hiding somewhere in my apartment.. and i still use it every now and again.
Seriously, wasn't the PSP bundle always $199?
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