[PS3] PlayStation 3 Fan Noise. Annoyingly loud, ain't it?

Heh... we should have a thread for the ps3 themes made on GFF. (Or just the best themes out there)

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Found this place with some decent looking themes:

PS3 Themes // Themes for the PlayStation 3

Have fun!

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Just a small question, Is the ps3 more "sensitive" to dust than the ps2?

I'm asking because in my room there is a weird dust problem... no idea where it comes, but it's always there.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Originally Posted by Megalith Prime

This sounds crazy, but some people even vacuum their houses.

Good luck vacuum-ing your little electronic devices~

Meh, after a second thought I think it's like Skexis said, it's just exaggerated.

And Slayer X, I'm quiet interested in what you are saying... do you know a site with a decent guide to open the ps3? (My googling skills are royally failing tonight)

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Oh noes! Nakedz ps3!!!
*blushes*

Heh, just kidding... thanks! (Once a year I'll try to clean the poor thing)

I was speaking idiomatically.

Good Lord, Shadow of the Colossus!?

I love you!

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Yay, a few more standards and I'll spend more time on my ps3 than on my pc.

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Heh, the ps3 gets better each day as a freaking amazing media center...
(Good stuff while we wait for lovely games)

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

Wow, looks like the user loves to play dirty.
(eww... bad joke, I know... kill me and end my suffering )

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Ouch, I know what you mean about international shipping... heh, sometimes it's better to buy a new product than return it.

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Originally Posted by Dizzy

But my Ps3 is new and I won't buy another one since 600 dollars for american people is like 1800 dollars for us. It's a 60gb model. I need to send it back so it can be replaced for another one (and i will need to pay the freaking shippment again). The shipping is not THAT high, but it's a pain in the ass to wait for another two months for my new ps3.

It's very strange all this. I've found only one video of a guy with the same problem. I didn't find any other ps3 with the same issue.

Wah I didnt mean your ps3... I would returned it too!. (and yeah 600 for them, like 2x-3x for us... heh)

Anyways, too bad this is happening to you... I heard that the ps3 came very well and very few people have problems with it.

In any case, Good luck!

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Just another news of how awesome the cell processor is:

BBC NEWS | Technology | PlayStation speeds password probe

And this is starting to annoy me, looks like everyone is making wonders with this freaking processor - except - the game developers.

Oh well, I guess they need some time...

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Sorry, I only have a humble (but lovely) Onkyo 605... anyways, check this:

Making PS3 compatible MPEG-4 AVC (H.264) files, now with 5.1 AAC audio - PLAYSTATION®3 Media - PlayStation.com Forums

I was speaking idiomatically.

Originally Posted by Megalith

The Onkyo 605 can process MPCM over HDMI. The unit can handle TrueHD and DTS-HD MA, after all.

I just read that guide, and it's absurd to go through all that just to get one trailer to play in 5.1. I'll just have to wait until Sony offers an update for transcoding AAC.

Completely true, I guess it's just time to wait for it to get another firmware update.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Did I miss something?

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Hmm... has anyone heard about this game?: IGN: Angel Love Online

What, you don't want my bikini-clad body?

Oh come on, the idea is to make the ps3 do something beyond a fancy media center.

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Not enough love from you mister. Besides, stream the darn thing.

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Originally Posted by Roan

Hi ps3 owners. I got a ps2 and it served me well. but last month my gf asked me what I wanted for xmas and I jokingly said "a ps3" and now I have it here staring at me. :P

But here in this small asia country of mine orginal blueray games cost at arm and a leg. (the console cost a 5 hectares of land )
I never tought shed get one so I didnt bother to research on this amazing looking paperweight, and just found out it cant play "back-up" copies of ps2s that I have. ;P

Can anyone give me a tip on how to "fix" this?

As far as I remember, there isn't a working chip for the ps3... and even if you get one, the blu-ray burners are quite expensive and so is the media. (Obviously this doesn't apply for DVDs)

And... you don't want to put "bootlegged" games on your ps3 if you put it online.

I guess all you can do is wait, or start exporting stuff...

How ya doing, buddy?

Yeah, beyond the media center functionality you can download some demos, tons of trailers and some other stuff all for free. Full games cost some money and full videos will be a reality in the not-so-far future.

However, it needs tons of video codecs (most likely it will get those on the future) and don't expect much from the internet browser.

The ps3 still has a loooong way to go...

How ya doing, buddy?

Just an interesting article about the "usage" of the new generation consoles (A/V related)

Gamers Ripe for High-End A/V Systems, Research Shows - CE Pro Article

How ya doing, buddy?

Originally Posted by Slayer X

Most definately. Last thing a person wants on their new HDTV is a HUD burn-in of an old NES or SNES game. heh heh

That's my recurring nightmare...

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Even now that's not a serious issue with current plasma technology. I heard it's still possible, but you have to cooperate on destroying a perfectly fine and new HDTV...

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Originally Posted by Solis

Basically, yes. LCD screens are pretty resiliant to issues like that, they don't have real burn-in like CRTs and Plasmas and they don't have the colorwheel or bulb burnout problems of DLP. They also use a lot less energy and produce less heat than almost all of the alternatives.

Downsides are mainly ghosting with lower quality/higher refresh rate sets and being locked to a single native resolution (so they have to scale everything to the standard resolution instead of being able to change their resolution like CRTs, so some things may appear blurrier on them). Also there's occasionally dead pixels, but that's usually pretty minor.

I heard (haven't seen it in action), that 120hz screen do a great step on the right direction... can anyone confirm this?

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Originally Posted by Megalith

My next TV will definitely be a 1080p plasma. At the end of the day, it's really all about black levels, and plasma sets generally offer the best.

Alternatively, there's LCOS, which is what I own now. Price-to-size ratio, pixel fill, commendable scaling and proper deinterlacing (on my model, anyway) are just some of the benefits. Black level is more than acceptable, but like most current technologies, it's walking the line between crush and greyish blacks.

I wish they would have spent a little more time with flat-screen 16x9 CRTs. With a little better engineering, they probably could have remedied the whole "curved corners" problem (inability of the gun to reach extreme edges) with most sets...especially on Samsungs...but that's probably because Samsung celebrates the usage of junk parts.

As for LCD, I had a particular love for my Sony KDL-V2500 since it allowed me to physically place a center channel speaker in the proper spot (tweeters aligned with L/R monitors), as the LCD was light enough to sit on top of it...but I couldn't imagine watching something like Batman Begins or playing The Darkness with one.

Same set, same love (heh, I was wondering what was your set). And I share your opinion, if I ever get a new TV it would probably be a 1080p plasma.... If I ever fix the hyper illuminated room where it is suppose to be, and get the money. But at the time, LCD technology will catch up Plasma on the matter or OLED TVs will be a realistic option. (2015!?)

And Dagobert as far as I remember Sony dropped plasma technology several years ago, they kinda bet everything they had on LCDs and other technologies (Recently they dropped their rear projection line too... it was goooood ). Now they are starting with OLED technology but this stuff is in diapers. (11'' almost $2k)... Oh and a burn-in image = spoiled set, what you are getting is other stuff.

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