Sony PlayStation 3 80 GB - Expert Reviews

Review summary: Game console system doubles as a great Blu-ray Disc player, too.

Pros: Inexpensive Blu-ray player

Cons: Image quality falls flat, Remote costs extra

Verdict: Nevertheless, the PS3 remains quite a deal if you want to play high-def Blu-ray movies and aren't wedded to getting a stand-alone home-theater-style device. Even factoring in the cost of the remote, you're getting a versatile, reasonably priced Blu ...

Review summary: The Sony PlayStation 3 - A Complete Media Centre The Sony PlayStation 3 console is much more than a games [...]

Verdict: The PlayStation 3 measures 325 x 98 x 274 mm and weighs 5 kg.

Review summary: Video support isn€™t the best, but the PS3 remains a superb piece of kit

Verdict: Inside is a 40GB hard disk (twice the capacity of the Xbox's and easily upgradeable) and you can use this to store game data, music, photos and videos. Format support is wider than the Xbox, with MPEG1, 2 and 4 (H.264 and AVCHD) on the menu

Review summary: Sony has opted for an understated look for the PS3

Pros: Expandable hard drive ; Excellent Blu-ray playback quality

Cons: More expensive than its rivals ; Hi-def games performance

Verdict: Overall, PlayStation's third incarnation has a great deal of top-end functionality and its price is very competitive with its arch gaming hi-def rival Xbox. When the dust settles, choosing between the two is likely to be less about which is the better ...

Review summary: There's general agreement that Sony stumbled out of the gate with the PlayStation 3. Months of intense hype were followed by a late launch (fully a year after the Xbox 360) and a staggering $600 price tag for the deluxe model. Even worse, the PS3 didn ...

Pros: Swanky design with quiet operation ; all games in high-definition ; PSP-like easy-to-use interface ; plays high-def Blu-ray movies in addition to upscaling standard DVDs ; built-in Wi-Fi and flash media reader ; 80GB hard drive ; online play is free ; ...

Cons: Compelling exclusive games are still few and far between ; backwards compatibility is software-based ; PlayStation Home and rumble controller not available until 2008 ; a USB port on the back would've been nice ; no infrared port means non-Bluetooth ...

Verdict: The high-end Sony PlayStation 3's larger hard drive and ability to play older PS2 games makes it a worthwhile alternative to the cheaper model--so long as you're willing to wait several months for the more promising exclusive titles to hit store ...