- Scaler: I SO agree with you! - Xbox Live Video Marketplace: What's that? But PS-store is sooo empty, so I think I agree with you on that one too! - $200 price drop: That would be nice! I think everything should be for free anyway though, so it doesn't count... - Games: I too would like to see thousands of games for any electrical device I have from launch, agreed!
But you forgot the most important thing about PS3 lacks: - Silent operation (EU versions are as noisy as 360, long discussion) when watching BluRay - playlist support, and better music management
So, you criticize the PS3 for not supporting WMA and are quickly proven wrong. But instead of just making a humble apology, you instead choose to switch topics and criticize the PS3 for everything you can think of that has nothing to do with media capabilities?
"you instead choose to switch topics and criticize the PS3 for everything you can think of that has nothing to do with media capabilities?"
So having a scaler has nothing to do with Media capabilities??? Do you understand the breth of the problem? Being able to play any codec and resolution you want on the PS3 doesn't matter much if the PS3 ends up just scaling your TV to 480p anyway.
The Xbox Live Video Marketplace is where you can download Movies and TV shows in Hi-Def and Standard Def. It is the only service that provides HD as Apple TV and others still provide only Standard def downloads. It's a bit expensive for movie rentals...but completely obviscates the need for either an HD-DVD drive or Blu-Ray to get HD content on your TV set.
Plays for Sure is a big deal to some. It allows for the purchase or download of movies and music from websites such as CinemaNow and URGE or Napster to be streamed to the Xbox 360.
I agree with you on all the points you've mentioned. Scott has clearly stepped into territory unknown to him. Much like what will happen when he reaches the seventh grade and has to go through the trials of his first boy/girl dance.
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I stand corrected on the .WMA playback on a PS3 but it still does not support Plays For Sure video and audio if I'm not mistaken.
Now all the PS3 needs is:
A scaler so folks with 720p or 1080i only TV sets don't get screwed out of half the HD functionality of thier PS3.
Something to compete with Xbox Live Video Marketplace
$200 price drop
Oh and did I mention Games?
@jon: (WARNING: offtopic!)
- Scaler: I SO agree with you!
- Xbox Live Video Marketplace: What's that? But PS-store is sooo empty, so I think I agree with you on that one too!
- $200 price drop: That would be nice! I think everything should be for free anyway though, so it doesn't count...
- Games: I too would like to see thousands of games for any electrical device I have from launch, agreed!
But you forgot the most important thing about PS3 lacks:
- Silent operation (EU versions are as noisy as 360, long discussion) when watching BluRay
- playlist support, and better music management
Jon,
So, you criticize the PS3 for not supporting WMA and are quickly proven wrong. But instead of just making a humble apology, you instead choose to switch topics and criticize the PS3 for everything you can think of that has nothing to do with media capabilities?
"you instead choose to switch topics and criticize the PS3 for everything you can think of that has nothing to do with media capabilities?"
So having a scaler has nothing to do with Media capabilities??? Do you understand the breth of the problem? Being able to play any codec and resolution you want on the PS3 doesn't matter much if the PS3 ends up just scaling your TV to 480p anyway.
The Xbox Live Video Marketplace is where you can download Movies and TV shows in Hi-Def and Standard Def. It is the only service that provides HD as Apple TV and others still provide only Standard def downloads. It's a bit expensive for movie rentals...but completely obviscates the need for either an HD-DVD drive or Blu-Ray to get HD content on your TV set.
Plays for Sure is a big deal to some. It allows for the purchase or download of movies and music from websites such as CinemaNow and URGE or Napster to be streamed to the Xbox 360.
And last I checked games were a type of media.
I agree with you on all the points you've mentioned. Scott has clearly stepped into territory unknown to him. Much like what will happen when he reaches the seventh grade and has to go through the trials of his first boy/girl dance.