PS3 - what exactly can it do

[oneilldo]

I already have an xbox 360 which will stay upstairs in my gaming room. However downstairs we have finally got our new TV (samsung F86) so I am considering getting a PS3. This will be used for games but maybe mainly for Blu-ray (this is how I am selling it to her downstairs).
I have searched and looked at a few threads but I can't find a list of what can be done with a PS3?

So, what else can it do
Can it play DIvX files from a removable HD?
Can you browse the internet, if so do most keyboards work
What model is best and does it matter if you can use a laptop harddrive to expand in the future.
can you download HD clips like with the xbox360?
Can you stream divx from a PC - if so what does the PC run?
Is the wireless connectivity generally reliable?
Can you plug in memory cards to display pictures etc or play music?

Thanks,

 

[oneilldo]

Thanks for all the help. I'm off to get one now.
One further question - If I have a removable HD and I partition it with one partition for PC (NTFS) and one for PS3 (FAT32) will this work. (NB: if it doesn't i'll just have one partition as FAT32 and use it for both).

Thanks,

 

[oneilldo]

Well after facing the sales hell I managed to actually spend the grand total of 30mins shopping. I got the 40GB model for 299 with 3 Blue rays (it was supposed to be 299 + 2 BR's - but they had an offer on BR's pf 3for2 so I combined them) . I then purchased warhawk, the simpsons and ratchet and clank so I shall be sorted for the evening. Just unpacked and connected to my wireless and am currently downloading the most recent updates.

If I wanted to could I also use the blue tooth headset with warhawk for my mobile.

First impressions are its a tad deeper than I realised but I like the dashboard. The updates seem to be going a bit slow (its only on 39 % after a couple of minutes - I have 20mb). I'll have to download some HD clips soon to check the network speed (I hope it tells you what file sizes they are). Oh and its oh so quite.

I'll try and test the removable HD partioned as one Fat32 and one NTFS to see if it works - though this may be tomorrow.

 

[oneilldo]

hmm I see in the latest update for PS3 a voice changing feature has been added which enables you to change the voice pitch during chat. Hopefully this will make the little 9 year olds less squawky (going from xbox live experience)