Considering buying a console...

Go for a PS3 only if you're really want a Blue Ray player.

360 can't be beat for games (and will be a loooong time before this changes) and its great for streaming (only time my 360 is noticably noisy is when playing games).
 
I don't use my 360 for anything other than playing games but I can't fault it, I've had many, many hours of fun with it this year. If it keeps up like this it might (only might!) overtake my SNES as the best console I've ever had.
 
Jihad said:
Have you ever used it when linked with a PC using Media Center?

It's fantastic, I'd say both are about equal. PS3 is certainly not better unless you're including Blu-Ray. For streaming content it really isn't.
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Yes, Media Centre is good but you need a PC that supports it and most XP machines simply dont have it. The PS3 will link with WMP via DLNA but WMP does not transcode all video formats - does WMC transcode ?.

There's lots of cheap / free 3rd party software out there that will serve the PS3 well via DLNA (Tversity, Twonky, Nero etc).

The PS3 is much quieter - essential when watching video or listening to music, you can use the interweb, has memory cards slots, wireless networking, blu-ray and can stream anything from a PC - all as standard which surely makes it a better multimedia machine.
 
I don't understand peoples arguments, they are both pretty much the same as media players to a PC, they do the same things. The PS3 will upscale and play Blu-Rays though, however that is undoubtedly at a higher cost.

People who are saying the Xbox360 is loud in the dashboard or in Media Center are really baffling me, I just don't hear it. It's fine. Where are you sitting with it, on your lap?
The PS3 is quieter, yes, but anyone with any sound at all whilst in Media Center/DVD will not hear the Xbox360.

During gaming the sound is a lot higher (though when I'm playing I can genuinely say I can block it out easily). I'd rather play a lot of good games on a 'loud' (it's quieter than my PC) console than 1 or 2 games on my quiet one.

You will always get pathetic bickering in this section over these threads. Please, just make a pick. If you're doing any gaming at all, get a 360. If not, get a PS3.
 
PS3! 100%

a lot more reliable console which won't break down and scratch all your discs.

The games catalouge is about to get a whole lot better for the PS3 especially from November onwards!

Don't miss out on MGS4 & GTA either omg! Can't wait!

Not to mention Assassins Creed and Call of Duty 4...
 
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reports are saying it wont fit on one, ut id ahrdly call that a concern.


the 360 is a great console in all honesty , the ps3 cant touch it. i do love my ps3 though, but as i said before, not for the games. as a media device, its just fantastic :cool:
 
Jive-Zombie said:
Yah ;p

Will still look 100x better on PS3 though ;)

Plus it won't have to be spread out onto about 12 discs...
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It will have less content, and since the 360 is the lead platform you can bet the PS3 will be the inferior version.

Also, the discs/blu-ray fad arguments died a long time ago, you're a bit late to the party in that aspect. Blu-ray is just an easy way out for developers who can't compress their games to save their life.
 
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