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PlayStation 3 Buying Guide

There's no denying that the PS3   caused quite a stir when it launched, thanks to limited demand and crazed gaming fans struggling to bring it home.  With its cutting edge processing ability and sci-fi-quality Blu-Ray disc drive, the PS3 is undeniably the most technically powerful of its generation, surpassing the Xbox 360   and Wii .  It's slim and short enough to blend into your home entertainment equipment, without standing out. Many people bought the PlayStation 3 based on the fact that it included a Blu-Ray player ,  which appears to have been a very wise choice now that the format war is over, and Blu-Ray won over HD-DVD (which was an option in the Xbox from Microsoft). The PS3   costs around $399 ( PlayStation 3 40 Gb game console   ) for a system with a 40 GB hard drive, upgraded from the original 20GB drive which is no longer avaialbe, and around $450 to $500 for a 60 GB unit ( PlayStation 3 60 Gb game console   ).  The new 80GB version is available for around $550 to $600 ( PlayStation 3 80 Gb game console   For an in-depth comparison of the three newest game consoles, check out our Video Game Console Buying Guide .

The Controller

The wireless Sixaxis controller ,  a modified version of the PS2 Dual Shock ,  is equipped with motion sensor technology and is Wi-Fi and Bluetooth compatible, so you can potentially connect up to four controllers at once. The machine also communicates with the handheld PSP .  For instance, the PSP acts as a rear view mirror for Ridge Racer 7 .  You can also download a movie trailer on your PS3, then watch it on your PSP.

Cool Features

Specifications Provided by Sony

CPU

  • Power PC-base Core Cell CPU @ 3.2 GHz
  • 1 VMX vector unit per core
  • 512KB L2 cache
  • 7 x SPE @ 3.2 GHz
  • 7 x 128b 128 SIMD GPRs
  • 7 x 256 KB SRAM for SPE
  • 1 of 8 SPEs reserved for redundancy
  • total floating point performance: 218 GFLOPS

GPU

  • RSX @550 MHz
  • 1.8 TFLOPS floating point performance
  • Full HD (up to 1080p) x 2 channels
  • Multi-way programmable parallel floating point shader pipelines

Sound

  • Dolby 5.1ch, DTS, LPCM, etc. (Cell- base processing

Memory

  • 256 MB XDR Main RAM
  • 3.2 GHz 256 MB GDDR3 VRAM
  • 700 MHz
  • Various hard drive size options

System Bandwidth

  • Main RAM 25.6 GB
  • VRAM 22.4 GB
  • RSX 20 G (write) + 15GB/s (read)
  • SB< 2.5 GB/s (write) + 2.5 GB/s (read)

Storage

  • Detachable 2.5" I/O
  • USB Front x 4, Rear x 2 (USB2.0)
  • Memory Stick standard/Duo, PRO x 1
  • SD standard/mini x 1
  • CompactFlash (Type I, II) x 1

Communication

  • Ethernet (10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T) x 3 (input x 1 + output x 2)
  • Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11 b/g
  • Bluetooth 2.0 (EDR)

Controller

  • Bluetooth (up to 7)
  • USB 2.0 (wired)
  • Wi-Fi (PSP)
  • Network (over IP)

AV Output

  • Screen size: 480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p
  • HDMI: HDMI out x 2
  • Analog: AV MULTI OUT x 1
  • Digital audio: DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) x 1

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