http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/25/sony-now-signing-up-playstation-home-beta-testers/ Engadget Comments for Sony now signing up PlayStation Home beta testers http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/25/sony-now-signing-up-playstation-home-beta-testers/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/25/sony-now-signing-up-playstation-home-beta-testers/Apr 25th 2007 9:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/25/sony-now-signing-up-playstation-home-beta-testers/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/25/sony-now-signing-up-playstation-home-beta-testers/Apr 25th 2007 10:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/25/sony-now-signing-up-playstation-home-beta-testers/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/25/sony-now-signing-up-playstation-home-beta-testers/Apr 25th 2007 9:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/25/sony-now-signing-up-playstation-home-beta-testers/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/25/sony-now-signing-up-playstation-home-beta-testers/Apr 25th 2007 9:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/25/sony-now-signing-up-playstation-home-beta-testers/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/25/sony-now-signing-up-playstation-home-beta-testers/Apr 25th 2007 9:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/25/sony-now-signing-up-playstation-home-beta-testers/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/25/sony-now-signing-up-playstation-home-beta-testers/
I've really been looking forward to trying this out, and I hope they pick me! If they do, and if there's no "you-can't-tell-anybody" sort of agreement, I'll share what I find out! :)]]>Apr 25th 2007 9:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/25/sony-now-signing-up-playstation-home-beta-testers/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/25/sony-now-signing-up-playstation-home-beta-testers/Apr 25th 2007 9:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/25/sony-now-signing-up-playstation-home-beta-testers/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/25/sony-now-signing-up-playstation-home-beta-testers/
Blu Ray players typically cost $1000 which makes PS3 $400 cheaper.

The Internet Browser makes the PS3 a decent Web TV system for the price. You can also write up documents on it and print them out by the way if you need a small word processor. I do this regularly.

The game front is weak right now but that will change soon. We still have MGS4, GTA4, and Warhawk to look forward to. Ps3 is of course the only 1080p system out now, considering you'd have to rebuy your 360 (the Elite) to get that extra resolution.]]>Apr 25th 2007 9:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/25/sony-now-signing-up-playstation-home-beta-testers/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/25/sony-now-signing-up-playstation-home-beta-testers/Apr 25th 2007 10:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/25/sony-now-signing-up-playstation-home-beta-testers/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/25/sony-now-signing-up-playstation-home-beta-testers/Apr 25th 2007 10:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/25/sony-now-signing-up-playstation-home-beta-testers/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/25/sony-now-signing-up-playstation-home-beta-testers/Apr 26th 2007 3:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/25/sony-now-signing-up-playstation-home-beta-testers/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/25/sony-now-signing-up-playstation-home-beta-testers/Apr 25th 2007 10:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/25/sony-now-signing-up-playstation-home-beta-testers/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/25/sony-now-signing-up-playstation-home-beta-testers/Apr 25th 2007 10:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/25/sony-now-signing-up-playstation-home-beta-testers/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/25/sony-now-signing-up-playstation-home-beta-testers/Apr 25th 2007 10:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/25/sony-now-signing-up-playstation-home-beta-testers/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/25/sony-now-signing-up-playstation-home-beta-testers/Apr 25th 2007 10:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/25/sony-now-signing-up-playstation-home-beta-testers/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/25/sony-now-signing-up-playstation-home-beta-testers/Apr 25th 2007 10:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/25/sony-now-signing-up-playstation-home-beta-testers/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/25/sony-now-signing-up-playstation-home-beta-testers/Apr 30th 2007 11:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/25/sony-now-signing-up-playstation-home-beta-testers/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/25/sony-now-signing-up-playstation-home-beta-testers/
man it would be nice for them not to send this to all the xbox fanboys haha]]>Apr 25th 2007 10:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/25/sony-now-signing-up-playstation-home-beta-testers/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/25/sony-now-signing-up-playstation-home-beta-testers/Apr 25th 2007 10:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/25/sony-now-signing-up-playstation-home-beta-testers/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/25/sony-now-signing-up-playstation-home-beta-testers/ok like 5 people got theres is anyone going to tell us?


Anyone who can't spell or use simple proper English should not be eligible for the beta! Sorry Paul, this means you.]]>Apr 26th 2007 1:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/25/sony-now-signing-up-playstation-home-beta-testers/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/25/sony-now-signing-up-playstation-home-beta-testers/PS3 owner, just curious what this is all about.
http://www.burnedbytheman.com]]>Apr 25th 2007 10:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/25/sony-now-signing-up-playstation-home-beta-testers/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/25/sony-now-signing-up-playstation-home-beta-testers/Apr 25th 2007 10:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/25/sony-now-signing-up-playstation-home-beta-testers/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/25/sony-now-signing-up-playstation-home-beta-testers/
people living in some 3rd world countries might as well go complain to the TV makers that they spent $1000 on a fancy brick because they don't have electricity running through their house.]]>Apr 25th 2007 11:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/25/sony-now-signing-up-playstation-home-beta-testers/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/25/sony-now-signing-up-playstation-home-beta-testers/
First of all, The Xbox360 DOES NOT SUPPORT TRUE 1080p. I know because I have one.
It takes more than just a firmware update to get true 1080p through its component/RCA cables.


Furthermore, I HAVE A PS3.
The Blu Ray player works GREAT - I have 4 movies on mine thus far and I plan to purchase a BR disc each time I buy a DVD.
The word processor on PS3 works good and printing is simple.

I know Computer graphics are superior to consoles, BUT, you've gotta spend big money on video/sound cards to get the experience a 360 or a PS3 offer.

Perfect Example is RAINBOW 6 VEGAS.
You can't even play that game on the PC without a special video card. And even if you have the hardware to play it, you face PC cheating/online issues and you have to spend more money to get the experience Xbox Live costs you.


CONSOLES OWN THE FUTURE OF HIGH-END GAMING.]]>Apr 25th 2007 11:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/25/sony-now-signing-up-playstation-home-beta-testers/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/25/sony-now-signing-up-playstation-home-beta-testers/Apr 25th 2007 10:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/25/sony-now-signing-up-playstation-home-beta-testers/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/25/sony-now-signing-up-playstation-home-beta-testers/Apr 25th 2007 11:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/25/sony-now-signing-up-playstation-home-beta-testers/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/25/sony-now-signing-up-playstation-home-beta-testers/
Thanks, but no thanks.]]>Apr 25th 2007 11:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/25/sony-now-signing-up-playstation-home-beta-testers/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/25/sony-now-signing-up-playstation-home-beta-testers/Apr 26th 2007 10:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/25/sony-now-signing-up-playstation-home-beta-testers/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/25/sony-now-signing-up-playstation-home-beta-testers/Apr 25th 2007 11:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/25/sony-now-signing-up-playstation-home-beta-testers/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/25/sony-now-signing-up-playstation-home-beta-testers/Apr 25th 2007 11:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/25/sony-now-signing-up-playstation-home-beta-testers/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/25/sony-now-signing-up-playstation-home-beta-testers/
kinda gay though i can never finish the surveys from the PSU on my mac:( I had to use my dads PC to do it it irritated me so thats why im blowing off my steam to yalls]]>Apr 25th 2007 11:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/25/sony-now-signing-up-playstation-home-beta-testers/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/25/sony-now-signing-up-playstation-home-beta-testers/
I'm using Safari 2.0.4 and it worked fine for me. Which browser did you use?]]>Apr 26th 2007 1:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/25/sony-now-signing-up-playstation-home-beta-testers/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/25/sony-now-signing-up-playstation-home-beta-testers/Apr 26th 2007 2:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/25/sony-now-signing-up-playstation-home-beta-testers/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/25/sony-now-signing-up-playstation-home-beta-testers/
In that first post, I never even mentioned 1080i or 1080p, but I guess you can go out on a tangent if you wish...

Xbox LIVE is everything that PS3 online is AND MORE. Plain and simple. If you pay more for a product, chances are it's going to be better. In this case, that is true (for the online aspect). You get MUCH more support with a unified friends list, great video communication capabilities, a HUGE library of downloads, great support from officials OR other members, you have community forums, gaming events and all that good stuff. You see, Microsoft focused on the gaming aspect of the system. They didn't go for the Jack of all trades ideal like Sony did with the PS3, just so they could push another proprietary format (Blu-Ray).

Now, you couldn't be ANY more wrong on that last part of your post. PCs ARE the future of high-end gaming. Look, you already have video cards out that trump BOTH of these systems ten-fold, and not to mention... Wait for it... Wait for it! You can run Linux... Oh, and Windows... Yeah, so, I play computer games, and you definitely get what you pay for. PC is far better than consoles will EVER be.]]>Apr 25th 2007 11:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/25/sony-now-signing-up-playstation-home-beta-testers/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/25/sony-now-signing-up-playstation-home-beta-testers/Apr 25th 2007 11:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/25/sony-now-signing-up-playstation-home-beta-testers/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/25/sony-now-signing-up-playstation-home-beta-testers/Apr 26th 2007 1:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/25/sony-now-signing-up-playstation-home-beta-testers/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/25/sony-now-signing-up-playstation-home-beta-testers/Apr 26th 2007 1:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/25/sony-now-signing-up-playstation-home-beta-testers/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/25/sony-now-signing-up-playstation-home-beta-testers/
I was a active gamer on the c64 and Amiga, but now I'm more interested in the technology behind. I'd love to build a homebrew game for the ps3 though. Feel free to deliver a sdk for everybody, Sony.]]>Apr 26th 2007 3:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/25/sony-now-signing-up-playstation-home-beta-testers/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/25/sony-now-signing-up-playstation-home-beta-testers/
and all this talk of a NDA on a public beta, get real, is that to make you feel like your special. ]]>Apr 26th 2007 3:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/25/sony-now-signing-up-playstation-home-beta-testers/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/25/sony-now-signing-up-playstation-home-beta-testers/Apr 26th 2007 4:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/25/sony-now-signing-up-playstation-home-beta-testers/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/25/sony-now-signing-up-playstation-home-beta-testers/
1.Create an account

2. A.Register your PSP and say you play online to get PSP beta tests
B.Register your PS2 and Network Adapter to get PS2 betas
C.Register your PS3 and say you play online

3. Select That you wish for them to send you infor on betas

4. Wait, you will be randomly selected eventually


It also helps to be a member of the gamer advisory panel, some betas are even gap exclusive. I have yet to figure out how they send out gap invites, i think its pretty random.]]>Apr 26th 2007 7:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/25/sony-now-signing-up-playstation-home-beta-testers/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/25/sony-now-signing-up-playstation-home-beta-testers/Jun 1st 2007 5:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/25/sony-now-signing-up-playstation-home-beta-testers/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/25/sony-now-signing-up-playstation-home-beta-testers/
I like your quote, which is VERY correct:
Plain and simple. If you pay more for a product, chances are it's going to be better.

Thank you. You are ABSOLUTELY correct, the PS3 IS better. ]]>Apr 26th 2007 12:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/25/sony-now-signing-up-playstation-home-beta-testers/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/25/sony-now-signing-up-playstation-home-beta-testers/Apr 26th 2007 2:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/25/sony-now-signing-up-playstation-home-beta-testers/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/25/sony-now-signing-up-playstation-home-beta-testers/Apr 26th 2007 4:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/25/sony-now-signing-up-playstation-home-beta-testers/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/25/sony-now-signing-up-playstation-home-beta-testers/I think they might be giving more to GAP members then regular PSU members but I could be wrong.]]>Apr 26th 2007 7:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/25/sony-now-signing-up-playstation-home-beta-testers/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/25/sony-now-signing-up-playstation-home-beta-testers/May 1st 2007 3:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/25/sony-now-signing-up-playstation-home-beta-testers/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/25/sony-now-signing-up-playstation-home-beta-testers/
I just wanted to clarify the real difference between 1080i and 1080p. You previously stated that faster refresh rates are better for games. That's true, but you implied that 1080i allows for faster refresh rates... ?? Come on buddy! 1080i and 1080p both refresh at the same speed - the difference is that 1080p is progressive and 1080i is interlaced. If you think the difference between the two is negligible then you certainly don't have a TV capable of 1080p. If you're running a PS3 with all its bells and whistles on a P.O.S. television you're kind of defeating the purpose. Considering you mentioned component video and how you 'are doing just fine' with it, I am confident that you don't know what you're talking about. Component video can't support 1080i or 'p.' It sounds like you don't even understand the concept of interlacing; it's not necessarily noticable with slow moving content, but any abrupt changes to the screen produce horizontal bars on the screen - very distracting and, without a doubt, hazier than 1080p. What you said about refresh rates is essentially the opposite of the truth. If you think interlaced is better you're naive - but if you like it so much consider that HDMI an 1080p is twice the data. Theoretically if there was content that supported it you could run the same connection and interlace a higher resolution... "2160i" Cool .. but useless. If I had to choose between 1080i and 720p I would definitely choose 720p simply because it's sharper and more precise. 1080i is just a cheap excuse to promote a crappy product and overcharge confused consumers like yourself. Pshh - so next time just don't say anything unless you actually have some valuable knowledge to share instead of just bitching about how you feel cheated. Okay, awesome.]]>May 5th 2007 6:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/25/sony-now-signing-up-playstation-home-beta-testers/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/25/sony-now-signing-up-playstation-home-beta-testers/May 6th 2007 4:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/04/25/sony-now-signing-up-playstation-home-beta-testers/http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/25/sony-now-signing-up-playstation-home-beta-testers/May 15th 2007 12:47PM