git

 

Got both now

Love the Blue Ray so the ps3 is in the lounge

Xbox is now in my sons bedroom

 

GT5 = Hi-res bumper cars

 

****, I'm agreeing with you FAR too much recently.

 

 

I've just ordered all the toys for my den (HD projector, flat panel speakers and a/v amp) so I now need an HD source!

So, for the first time I'm properly weighing up Xbox360 vs. PS3 and I have to admit, I'm swaying back towards....PS3 - and for all the WRONG reasons - AESTHETICS!!!

- Its quiet
- It offers HD games AND HD movies all in one neat package, that will connect into HDMI #1 of my A/V amp!
- The hacker in me loves the ability to run Linux on PS3

But then I, I'd really like Mass Effect and Halo 3, so its not a done deal yet!

 

I was tempted by that, but it has very limited access to the hardware in the machine, so limits what can be done with it.

If you're spending that much money, why not get both?

 

I couldn't live with the guilt - I barely want either of them, but know I need something HD to stick on my projector!

Xbox360 + HD Drive

or

PS3 (with inbuilt Blu-Ray)

 

So buy the xbox HD Drive and plug it in your pc

 

Actually, what kind of connection DOES the Xbox360 HD Drive use to connect ?

 

USB, plays fine with power dvd or windvd

 

That's the idea.


As a gaming machine I couldn't live without 360. And PS3 is starting to ramp up.

I definitely couldn't use the 360 & HD-DVD player as a movie viewing source, far, far, far too noisy.

 

Its too damn noisy even when not doing much at all - paused my COD4 game last night to watch Spooks - ended up pausing that to go back to the 360 to switch it off...

on a lighter note - Halo 3 DLC due Dec 11th, and I've just read Rainbow 6 Vegas 2 out Q1 2008 oh yes...

 

I've said this before and i'll say it again, the 360 both dvd and HD are silent when playing movies, if yours isnt take it back as its ****ed, yes games are nosiey because the programmers leave the disc constantly spinning at max speed.

PS if you mean the fans, then get an Elite

 

I thought that too Iain although it is slowly changing. I'm gonna put MameX on it and obviously not much point if you cant play games using the six-axis but the ubuntu distro for ps3 (imaginatively titled psubuntu) has six-axis support now so once its all on and I work out how to map it all then great!

 

I don't need to - I have a PS3, I couldn;t watch a DVD with the 360, far, far too noisy - If yo uthink it;s silent, you need to listen (or not listen as is the case ) to a PS3 - now *thats* silent. And I'll be buggered if I am going to trade in my premuim and pay extra to get exactly the same machine back only with an overpriced larger HDD.

 

Not surprised Xbox360 DVD drive is noisier than PS3's Blu-Ray - in terms of getting the data off the disc:

PS3 Blu-Ray disc spinning @ 1x = 36Mb/s (approx)
XBox360 DVD disc spinning @ 1x = 11Mb/s (approx)

so if a game developer sets his streaming rate at 36Mb/s, then Xbox360 is running at 3x to keep up

Is the Xbox360 Elite's internal cooling quieter than previous models ?

 

If money is no object then PC wins graphically and playability wise for FPS and RTS games but it is costly to keep upgrading as bigger and better games come out.

Really depends on the games you play. I only really play FPS online and there is no comparison IMHO. If you play sports, fighting, driving games then consoles excel here.

Simon