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beachBOYken

beachBOYken

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hi

im sure theres been lots of threads about which console to for?

i have a xbox360 premium which i like but i was thinking about getting the elite eventually , but now im thinking perhaps im better off going for a ps3 because i would like the blueray

really not sure what i should do elite or ps3?

cheers
 
i wouldn't say an elite was worth getting if you have a premium unless your seriously considering using the video marketplace when its released.

If you really think you'll use blu ray then a ps3 is definitely worth it.
 
hi

to me it looks like blue-ray will win the race and if i get a ps3 it saves me oneday having to fork out hundreds on a stand alone blueray player
 
beachBOYken said:
hi

to me it looks like blue-ray will win the race and if i get a ps3 it saves me oneday having to fork out hundreds on a stand alone blueray player
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But if/when blue ray wins the price of the players wont be £100's
 
Like shami says, it's not really worth getting a elite if you already have a Premium. Grab yourself a PS3 and you have the best of both worlds.
 
beachBOYken said:
the problem is i would have to sell my premium because i dont think i would use both
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in that case id say its not worth it, if you like your games then the 360's line up looks arguably far superior. If you were to get a ps3 i think you'd end up using it mainly as a blu ray player, as most of the good games on the ps3 you are likely to already have on the 360.
 
beachBOYken said:
hi

to me it looks like blue-ray will win the race and if i get a ps3 it saves me oneday having to fork out hundreds on a stand alone blueray player
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You've not been keeping up with events of the last few days.

Paramount and Dreamworks have just both dropped Blu Ray and past and future releases including Transformers and Shrek 3 are now HD-DVD exclusive. Universal has issued a statement saying this vindicates their descision to remain exclsive and it's heavily rumoured Warner Brothers will be joining them as HD-DVD exclusive the next week or so. We'll have to see.

At the moment HD-DVD are firmly in the driving seat and we could even see this war put to bed before too long.

Edit: This shouldn't put you off buying a PS3. The Blu-Ray player will undoubtably be useful for it's exclusive games and you'll be able to buy a £100 HD-DVD player buy the middle of next year. (Stand-alone, not the already priced £100 HD-DVD add on for the 360).
 
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perhaps i should then get a elite for my games as ive got halo3 on preorder :)

and get either a hd or blueray player when i know what comes out on top?
 
beachBOYken said:
perhaps i should then get a elite for my games as ive got halo3 on preorder :)

and get either a hd or blueray player when i know what comes out on top?
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I think that's probably best. The Paramount annoucement has left everyone reeling and it'll be a few weeks until we really know what's happening.

Atm it's

Blu-Ray> Sony, Fox, Disney
Neutral > Warner Brothers (though there are exclusive HD-DVD titles at present)
HD-DVD> Paramount, Dreamworks, Universal
 
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smcshaw said:
I think that's probably best. The Paramount annoucement has left everyone reeling and it'll be a few weeks until we really know what's happening.

Atm it's

Blu-Ray> Sony, Fox, Disney
Neutral > Warner Brothers (though there are exclusive HD-DVD titles at present)
HD-DVD> Paramount, Dreamworks, Universal
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The Paramount deal is only for 18 months, and doesnt include any Speilberg films, its just a $150 million life raft for a year! Universal are still considering moving over to BD aswell, so in a 18 months time there could be no exclusive studios for HD DVD. Dont forget some of the other smaller studios have now changed to BD and Blockbusters stores are 85% BD so rental will be much better for BD

Back on topic I havent got a 360 but i wouldnt give my PS3 up for one and vica versa, If i was in your situation I'd wait till I had enough money for both.
 
If you really want Blu-Ray get a Blu-Ray reader for your PC, they are about £150.

Use a VGA/DVI lead to your HDTV or whatever you use and you're sorted.
 
Jihad said:
If you really want Blu-Ray get a Blu-Ray reader for your PC, they are about £150.

Use a VGA/DVI lead to your HDTV or whatever you use and you're sorted.
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or a standalone hd-dvd player from ockers for £175. Thats cheap!.

Ive heard that there may be £100 hd-dvd players for christmas, very tempting.
 
THAT statement a few days ago wont make a HUGE difference - the way the (admittedly limited) public have been voting by buying 2-3 times as many BR's does kind of point to HD-DVD trying to stop the tide turning irreversibly rather than an actual step forward

Toshiba really need to make usability a top priority imo - boot up times are terrible on the E1 - and that is why its so cheap nowadays. Most new hardware releases will be at the £200+ mark I would guess for some time to come (the E1 is already nearly a year old after all)
 
Elite not worth getting IMO... Value for money (bang for your buck) at the moment i would say;

360 Premium > PS3 > 360 Core > 360 Elite
 
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