Anyone got one that they would recommend please? Not looking to spend shit loads but want one that will last and produce a good quality picture.

Thanks

 

easy PS3

 

ps3

 

I have a PS3 but this is for the old man.. birthday present and I'm sure he wont want a PS3!

 

get him a ps3 anyway and ferrarri challenge or something

 

PS3 - you dont HAVE to use it for games!

Still the best BY FAR for the money

 

Westy,

No point in paying £300 for a PS3, this is what you want for the old fella. Put the disc in and away it goes. http://www.play.com/Electronics/Elec...archtype=genre

 

Some pretty bad reviews on that ..

You do get what you pay for with stuff, DONT buy one for 150!

 

if you want samsung, step up slightly and go for the BD-P1500.

 

Rubbish,

That machine was £400+ when it came out, like all the blu ray players initially where and there is numerous other models for £20-£50 more that will do the job as good as a PS3 if not better. I suppose you have one of those gold connector £99 1.5m HDMI cables!

http://www.play.com/Electronics/Elec...archtype=genre

 

The thing that annoys me with the PS3 is the noise of the fan.. Mine is situated next to my tv on a shelf and it really drones. Im going to go for a standalone Blue ray player.

 

Does the PS3 upscale normal dvd's to any of the 1080 options?

 

All i know is that it does upscale. I run it through a 1080p 100hz LCD and the quality is pretty good. Definate improvement over the bog standard DVD

 

Kelv - yeah, the PS3 does up scale. I still dont reckon that my DVD's look as good as HD quality though on the PS3..

Anyway, got this for the old man. Its his B'day tomorrow, so I hope he likes it. I could have bought the nice Alpine head unit I wanted instead

http://www.johnlewis.com/230508499/Product.aspx

 

do any other ps3 users have this same problem.
I know that when my tv etc is off and the ps3 is still on you can hear the fan noise. TBH, when watching a movie/game or regular tv I cannot hear the fan, maybe because I have the sound through the surround sound constantly. But I do know that the fan can annoy lots of users

 

lol!!!

JAmes.

 

Had my PS3 2 weeks now and after the xbox 360 i had its silent running
can barely here it even with the TV turned off

 

230 quid and no HDMI cable...

I know these are only a few quid, but surely it should come with one

 

Westy,

No cable in the box is sad. Make sure you buy an HDMI cable for around £5 as it will offer no advantage due to being digital. I bought a 3m cable on Ebay for £5 and it works 100%.

 

cheers Tony..

Managed to get a cable for £60 as its gold coated and will produce a far superior picture..!










3.50 off of Ebay mate, job done and sent same day!

Just surprised they didnt include one really. Can understand on a normal player, but a Blu-ray one is useless without isnt it :S


He is well chuffed but not sure if its an act and he's thinking, what the hell is this

 

I got one free in the box of a Samsung upscaling DVD player worth £80, the Xbox came free with one as did the Sky HD box, shit I could of painted one gold and sold you it to you for £70 quid. Everyones a winner!

 

Tony.

Do you have a spare Gold HDMI cable please... £60+ only please

Thats a point, I'll tell him to rip the one out of SKY HD..