PS3 crashes into Bravia TV at 50 MPH for fun and profit (video)
By Thomas Ricker 
posted Oct 21st 2009 4:14AM
posted Oct 21st 2009 4:14AM
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That didn't look anywhere close to 50 MPH.
;)
yeah, your right, Australia must be on a different time zone or something
because their clocks were slower.......
/sarcasm (just in case)
it was in slow motion.
Yeah, I know it is, Brian. Hence, the ;) wink.
Your sense of humor must be in slow motion.
;) ... again.
what if you threw your PS3 50mph at your tv do you get a free Bravia????
I'm... pretty sure that's what the ad is claiming....
if not I'm sure you could sue sony. I mean, that's false advertising
I'm from Australia Melbourne, That don't look to be 50mph or 80km/h too! Blame the cameras made from Japan, capture fast motion too slowly!!
rgh, I hate it when engadget didn't include their source link: actually gizmag has the whole write-up about this dramatic crash-course video
and our detailed review.: http://pinoytutorial.com/techtorial/sony-bravia-promotion-ps3-slim-crashes-to-bravia-tv-video/
I say way to go for that HDTV being whacked up
I don't think I will be doing this even though they are giving away PS3s with the TV
I don't think you have enough Bravia's to spare. They should have taken a lesson from Time Warp.
I must show this to my friend that despises Sony simply because they're the main reason Sega no longer makes consoles.
Sega is the only one responsible for their demise. And years later it keeps falling from stardom.
I personally blame their lack of marketing in America and not bringing over all the great games they hoarded in Japan.
But mostly I blame Shenmue.
SEGA, ARE YOU READING?! Bring out Shenmue 3 already!
I blame the Dreamcast. Seriously, that thing sucks, What were they thinking?
The dreamcast was an awsome bit of kit, it was not too far behind the ps2, infact I think it was the first console to render polygons they way we see now (no idea of the technical part) but the games where all "arcade" in type or conversion so it never really went super mainstream, I know loads of people who had one and hated it due to the fact the games where "rubbish" which was because alot of the western developed titles where, and the Japanease titles that came over here (however western in gameplay) didnt get the same press and people missed them, These friends who played my games loved it and quickly realised there was fun to be had, but for the console it was way too late. I think people who discovered it really loved it and others just saw it pass by without too much of a fuss which is the reason it failed I suppose.
The way they're rendered is called tiling. The polygons that are not seen are not rendered. It was an old PowerVR tech and the last bit of "gift" 3dfx gave it's customers before being industrial espionaged by NVIDIA. Anyway I think what killed the Dreamcast was a lack of copy protection. Most games fit on a regular CD-ROM and the console could play any "backups" without resorting to a mod chip or bootloader.
DC was my favorite console.
It died from lack of copy protection, less than stellar marketing post launch, no support from EA, and lack of DVD capability.
Wow lame, thats a perfectly good TV that I could be playing my Xbox 360 on right now.
well, at least it was a perfectly good tv. i think i died a little inside seeing that tv go out like that. i could have swapped them my older crappy tv...
How do you know it was perfectly good? It wasn't even on. For all you know it's a defective testing unit.
The XBOX would have fallen apart before the impact..
Amazing
At one moment there, I actually hoped that the tv would survive. I was expecting the ps3 to bounce off lol.
We're talking about Sony here. Do you really think they're capable of that?
I don't really get where the 50MPH comes from?? Are they trying to be sarcastic or something because that does not look like 50MPH, unless 50MPH was for some reason changed without me knowing it.
It's in slow motion.
No it's really moving that slowly. The PS3 just has an amazing ability to hang suspended in the air, and cause anything that touches it to explode.
I could've swear I saw some strings hanging from that PS3.
;)
I didn't know Mcdonalds employees were allowed to surf the web at work.
95/100 for good spelling and grammar. The minus 5 is for the double question mark.
miko: dude, you just aren't funny. stop it. really.
+1 @ J. baker
Don't be silly. McDonalds employees all know how hard to spit in order to land it in each and every Big Mac.
"McDonalds employees all know how hard to spit in order to land it in each and every Big Mac."
So Mariano Rivera had an open Big Mac at his feet?
I'm guessing Wii remotes feel pretty inadequate right now.
I don't know, I still laugh at Wii remote accidents... especially when it's live TV like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CkU2j8XXOw
@ Joe H
lol wow man I'm not gonna lie, I laughed at that too lol XD.
That guy was just an idiot thou, I mean he was standing like two feet away from the freaken tv with that stupid little racket attached to it, just what the hell did he expect to happen. Why don't people get that you don't need to do stupid over exaggerated movements to get the wiimote to work. This is the home shopping network were talking about here thou, so ehh what do you expect.
Haha brilliant - I can just hear the producer now
"Awww s@*t, cut to vt, CUT TO VT. Now you, the idiot with the Wiimote - stand in front of the TV so the idiots watching can't see the damage"
That woman wouldn't be laughing like that if it was **her** TV he'd just trashed. I'm sure she was just trying to cover for him, make light of it, but still.
My reaction wasn't laughter; it was "Holy s$#% what a waste of a good TV." Similar reaction to the Bravia/PS3 collision, I guess.
LOL that is epic
Spend $2,000 for a PS3 and get a nice LCD TV for free!
GEEZUS PEOPLE! It's in slow motion, I don't see how you couldn't see that.
Stop it with the "it's nowhere near 50mph"!
..one person didn't see that above your post. One. The other guy was obviously joking.
Is it sad that I confirmed the maths was correct at the start of the video?
Yes
@seriousam7, As an American i'd just like to say STFU you pedantic tool! Nobody cares...
@WmPenn - Yes, shallow AND pedantic....
Forget about it. Spelling phonetically just makes sense, IMO. I believe all words should (and will, eventually) be spelled that way. And we were talking about spelling, not Metric vs. English(which you also invented, btw) systems, or the proper way to write a date (I happen to agree that the Metric System is far superior to the English System and that is doesn't make sense to write the month before the day when writing a date).
Re: SeriousSam7
I Personally believe it makes sense to write the month before the day because that way you read it the same you would say it.
ie October 21 2009 is 10/21/09
I'd expect nothing less from a Real Genius, Mitch.
Now work on that laser!
Nah, my roommate will run this through MatLab as soon as he sees it
How do you spell meters wrong? It's not "metres".
Ah, yet another ignorant American...
I'll think you'll find you are the ones spelling it wrong :)
It's spelled metre except in American English, and America doesn't even use metres!
Yeah ... it shouldn't be "meters" or "metres."
It should be in "yards" or as they say in Boston "yahds."
Base 12 > Base 10
Base 16 > both.
;)
@v2shan: I'm not american. way2fail nub.
@Wolfticket: No, I'm pretty sure I'm spelling it right although there's apparently an alternate way of spelling it.
There are a hell of a lot of words in the English language that have spelling that doesn't make sense, considering the word-in-question's pronunciation. 'Metre' is one of them. How is it possible to go from one syllable to the other without a vowel in between the consonants? 'Honour' is another one. Why is the 'u' necessary? It doesn't affect pronunciation at all, making it a waste of time and space to write/type. And don't get me started on words like 'thought' (2-3 unnecessary letters) and 'tongue' (tung?).
Pardon us Americans if we dare to try to simplify/modify and inject some reason into your language. Why don't you Brits lead the charge instead of sitting on your old-fashioned asses?
@seriousam7
If you're that bothered, why not call the language American instead of English? If you're going to use the word "English" which, last time I checked, was because it originated from England, then try to spell correctly.
Whilst you're at it, sort out your bloody date format. Month before day? WTF is that all about?
@ Serioussam
Inject reason? By swapping letters and dumbing down our language to make it phonetically correct so its easier to understand for you?
"How is it possible to go from one syllable to the other without a vowel in between the consonants?"
This is how.
"The word metre is from the Greek μέτρον (métron), "a measure", via the French mètre."
We don't need our language simplified by you. 60 million of us manage it just fine.
Well as you can see, the Greek version makes sense, because the last syllable is spelled 'ρον' (ron), and is pronounced the way it is spelled. The French version (as well the derived English version) make no sense because after removing the 'n' sound from the word they further murdered the word by changing the pronunciation of the syllable from 'ro' to 'or,' or 'er.' Yet they neglected to change the spelling accordingly. Forgive me for pointing out any flaws your language might have and not accepting it as perfect in its original form.
From below:
I realize English is derived from and influenced by many different languages. That doesn't mean we shouldn't try to improve it and/or be scolded for doing so.
Again, why must it be phonetically correct? There are many words in American English that are not spoken as they are spelled. Should monkey become munky? Should photo become foto?.
They aren't wrong, because what is wrong? It is how they were created, and therefore correct.
'American English?' We inherited almost all of our words from you. And it just makes sense to spell a word in a phonetically correct way. Wouldn't it be nice to never have to open a dictionary just to find out how to pronounce a word?
mon sounds similar enough to mun when said fast, so your point is not a strong one.
quote: They aren't wrong, because what is wrong?
What? That sounds like a philosophical question. Wrong is not right?
quote: it is how they were created, and therefore correct.
Electricity, specifically current, begs to differ. Electrons move from the negative node to the positive node.
Just because something starts out one way, doesn't mean it can't or shouldn't be changed. Either way, you're neither of us is really correct or wrong. Both ways of writing, that word, are regarded as correct in our respective dialects of English.
At this point I would to raise the pronunciation of Arkansas vs. Kansas. Discuss.
And that's not how they were created. Most weirdly-spelled English words are actually Greek words that were passed on to speakers of Latin whose language was mangled by the French and passed on to the English, as-is. via the Norman invasion :)
I'm not saying language shouldn't evolve, but I don't think we should go and change all of the words so they are spelt exactly as they are pronounced, which is what has happened to some in America. I'm fine with that, I don't live there. But our way of spelling our language is correct and shouldn't be forcibly changed globally to make them easier to pronouce.
Am I correct that 'though' is spelt and said exactly the same in both America and UK? You do just fine with that word, so what's the problem with a few others?
It's alright guys, we'll keep our 'wrong' spellings while you continue to measure things in 2/8 of an inch and you can have water that boils at 212 degrees.
I'm not convinced that "American English" removes letters in order to make the language more phonetically correct. Case in point: acknowledgement (British) vs. acknowledgment (American). Seriousam7: the American version of this word does not have a vowel between two of its syllables, either. To me it looks like our American friends remove letters just for the sake of removing letters...
Oh shut up, belkar.
What was this post about again?
Forget about it. Spelling phonetically just makes sense, IMO. I believe all words should (and will, eventually) be spelled that way. And we were talking about spelling, not Metric vs. English(which you also invented, btw) systems, or the proper way to write a date (I happen to agree that the Metric System is far superior to the English System and that is doesn't make sense to write the month before the day when writing a date).
@seriousam7:Hey, if you don't want to read what I write, stop coming back here, asshat.
@seriousam7 "Forget about it. Spelling phonetically just makes sense, IMO. I believe all words should (and will, eventually) be spelled that way." - Anyone who's read a phonetically spelled sentence written by an illiterate person might disagree with you. We should focus on teaching illiterate people to spell correctly rather then dumbing the English language down to their level. ;) As for which spelling is better, metre or meter, neither is. American English, British English, and International (world) English are all equally valid branches of the same root language.
It is 'Metre'
I like smashing things :) Cooooooooool
Yeah, the Wii accident !, wonder how that would have appeared in slo-mo... especially the part where the wii-dude realizes the scenario.
Hey Sony Australia,
We would like to see video of PS3 Slim crashing into Bravia panel again... but this time Side ways please :D.
'Metre' is spelt that way because it's from the French Society of Sciences. And they derived that from Greek for Measure. I think some Italian bloke started using 'Metre' before the French though.
Basically, the Brits just followed their European neighbo(u)rs.
I would suggest that people get their facts right before blasting away at other people's posts.
I realize English is derived from and influenced by many different languages. That doesn't mean we shouldn't try to improve it and/or be scolded for doing so.
Excuse me, 'realise?' lol
@ Bruce
Shaddup ye motherfucken British bloke!
Honour the English man....without them, we might not be where we are today....
Which might not be a bad thing considering...
Seriously seriousam7, you my friend are ignorant. Progress for the sake of progress does not add any inherent value to anything. I'm not against the changing of the English language or any language for that matter, but these things should be allowed to take a natural progression.
The English language has borrowed words as you are aware but have you stopped to wonder why these words arise? Historically through trade, words would be swapped and borrowed, in modern times mass media has allowed for the cross-pollination of not just words but phrases and idioms. The Gutenberg printing press changed the way words were used and had a legitimate reason for changing words to fit on to print. The internet has been quite possibly the greatest vehicle for change; hence why we're having this argument now, it has even coined it's own unique words and memes.
Thousands of years from now, when the English language as we know it is dead and a pseudo-internet vernacular probably reigns; linguists and etymologists will be able to look back and track the progression of the English language through historically relevant events such as mentioned above, i.e. trade, printing press, mass-media, the internet etc. They will be able to decipher what the heck we were talking about as it has historical relevance, not because you came along and thought you knew best and decided to chop letters out where you thought they weren't relevant. If you had your way, you'd invalidate the education of millions of people world wide including children, just because you thought you knew best. Do you really want to affect change so much that years down the line when etymologists come to discover you changed a load of words that don't follow a path or have relevance and that's why they can't decipher what is being talked about? I'm sure they'd think you were the biggest tool in history.
As a recommendation, you should try reading 1984 by Orwell and maybe you'll get a glimpse in to why language should not be meddled with lightly.
Indeed serioussam7, I agree. Any language that doesn't evolve is as good as dead eventually.
I wasn't trying to scold anyone in particular, I just get frustrated that many posts end up getting off the topic that it was started to discuss in the first place - just like I'm doing right now. Bugger!
In the meantime, I'll get back to Bill Bryson's excellent "The Mother Tongue" and "Bryson's Dictionary for Writers and Editors".
Haha ok, gotcha. That's my bad as well for continuing an off topic discussion.
Did the TV die?
I wonder if the PS3 still worked afterwards? :)
BUSTER is in the back round taking pictures thinking "glad that isn't me right now"
Idiots, this is not the buy a Bravia get a free PS3... This is for the new Bravia with integrated PS3 capability inside. Silly idiots
I guess they were playing Ninja Gaiden Sigma. That game is hard enough to make you want to throw any playstation at the TV.
How do you think they got the idea?
How about the way you "Brits" pronounce "th words"? Ello, it's free-o-clock. WTF?
I think you'll find that's a local thing. Mostly East London. Not all Brits talk like that.
I believe it's a teaser trailer for new Bravias that will have PS3s intergrated into them... Thus the collision of two beloved technologies.
That and the fact that at the end of the clip states that the "countdown" has begun.
This is what rich people do when they are losing in a videogame.
So can we buy one - get the free PS3 and return the TV?
They should have had the TV powered on. Or added explosives.
*sigh* What a waste. That TV would have looked great in my living room. I'll go back playing games on my crappy 32" LCD...
The PS3 looked like it took it pretty well-I wonder if it still works?
Does the PS3 still work? :D Sony did say it could do anything, so I'm guessing it can also survive a 50 mph impact toward a tv
Step 1: Throw PS3 into TV
....
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Step 3: PROFIT!!!