Xbox 360 with HDMI output and 20GB: +$349.95 Wireless adapter +$99.95 Media Remote +$19.95 = $470
Playstation 3 (HDMI/WiFi) 40GB + $399.99 Media Remote +$19.95 = $420
$50 less AND a built-in Profile 2.0 Blue-Ray Player. Also, Playstation 3 uses a standard user upgradeable SATA drive. You can throw in a cheap 120 or 160 GB drive whenever you feel like it.
PS3 video streaming over wifi or USB memory stick works great for me with Divx/xVid/H264/MPEG2/WMV. However, I don't have experience with Xbox 360 for media center functionality. Does it have any features that a PS3 doesn't?
How the HELL did the PS3 came in this comment list? You really are an idiot.
The article is about MCE and MCE extenders. Only certified standalone extenders and the Xbox360 support this (awesome) bit of technology. It's not about the 360 or how it's better or worse in the console market. The article is just stating it would be silly to slam 320 bucks on a MCE-only device when a 200$ device can do the same and more. (Albeit noisy as hell).
(Also you comparison with the 360 and the ps3 is silly. You don't need the prem. perse .. so that's 200 .. PS3 wireless adapter is shit .. I've cabled mine .. so scratch that wireless adapter (which is only 75 in most places) .. so even if you take that in account .. 275 ~ 300 > 400 any day of the week.
In EU the prem is only 270 .. great value .. you get 2 games with that. ps3's 400 gives you absolutly nothing...
So please ... stop the consolefanboyism .. it's about MCE's and MCE extenders .. nothing more .. nothing less ..
Ditto @MMaster22 The extender is intended to share live tv (full dvr), recorded tv, movies, photos, music, and more to multiple locations from a central media machine. I was a fan of the standalone extenders until the XBox360 came out ... which most likely will be upgradeable to next extender version (unlike many of the previous standalone units were) ... and it includes DVD with upscaling abilities that this standalone doesnt appear to include at all. Personally, I'm hoping MS offers up a BR drive like the previous HD drive at a loss to compete.
As for noise, not much to do for the optical drive noise but regularly spraying air through the unit to clear out dust helps keep the cooling fans quieter (just be careful not to damage them).
fyi, the arcade bundle on Amazon comes with HDMI ($279)
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Sam Winter @ Mar 29th 2008 3:31AM
(Prices from Amazon)
Xbox 360 with HDMI output and 20GB: +$349.95
Wireless adapter +$99.95
Media Remote +$19.95
= $470
Playstation 3 (HDMI/WiFi) 40GB + $399.99
Media Remote +$19.95
= $420
$50 less AND a built-in Profile 2.0 Blue-Ray Player. Also, Playstation 3 uses a standard user upgradeable SATA drive. You can throw in a cheap 120 or 160 GB drive whenever you feel like it.
PS3 video streaming over wifi or USB memory stick works great for me with Divx/xVid/H264/MPEG2/WMV. However, I don't have experience with Xbox 360 for media center functionality. Does it have any features that a PS3 doesn't?
MMaster23 @ Mar 29th 2008 6:49AM
How the HELL did the PS3 came in this comment list?
You really are an idiot.
The article is about MCE and MCE extenders. Only certified standalone extenders and the Xbox360 support this (awesome) bit of technology. It's not about the 360 or how it's better or worse in the console market. The article is just stating it would be silly to slam 320 bucks on a MCE-only device when a 200$ device can do the same and more. (Albeit noisy as hell).
(Also you comparison with the 360 and the ps3 is silly. You don't need the prem. perse .. so that's 200 .. PS3 wireless adapter is shit .. I've cabled mine .. so scratch that wireless adapter (which is only 75 in most places) .. so even if you take that in account .. 275 ~ 300 > 400 any day of the week.
In EU the prem is only 270 .. great value .. you get 2 games with that. ps3's 400 gives you absolutly nothing...
So please ... stop the consolefanboyism .. it's about MCE's and MCE extenders .. nothing more .. nothing less ..
ScareyJ @ Mar 29th 2008 11:11AM
Ditto @MMaster22
The extender is intended to share live tv (full dvr), recorded tv, movies, photos, music, and more to multiple locations from a central media machine. I was a fan of the standalone extenders until the XBox360 came out ... which most likely will be upgradeable to next extender version (unlike many of the previous standalone units were) ... and it includes DVD with upscaling abilities that this standalone doesnt appear to include at all. Personally, I'm hoping MS offers up a BR drive like the previous HD drive at a loss to compete.
As for noise, not much to do for the optical drive noise but regularly spraying air through the unit to clear out dust helps keep the cooling fans quieter (just be careful not to damage them).
fyi, the arcade bundle on Amazon comes with HDMI ($279)