Trifecta complete: PS3 RANT
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Trifecta complete: PS3 RANT
I decided to grab a 60GB PS3 tonight (local Target had 12 of them), mainly because I want to Netflix some BluRay discs. My rant is...How in the Hell do they justify RCA cables with the premium PS3?? Are you friggin' kidding me? I didn't check it out before I left the store because I assumed it came with component at least. Looks like I'll be heading to BB tomorrow for some cables.
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I was a little upset by that too. The good news is that if you already have PS2 component cables, you can just use those. And, they didn't make it so that you need some kind of proprietary HDMI cable, you can use any one you want.
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I thought I read here somewhere that the reason Sony ships the PS3 with composite cables is because Blu-Ray looks best with them.
seriously though, are you planning on getting component cables or an HDMI?
seriously though, are you planning on getting component cables or an HDMI?
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Originally Posted by dvdsteve2000
I decided to grab a 60GB PS3 tonight (local Target had 12 of them), mainly because I want to Netflix some BluRay discs. My rant is...How in the Hell do they justify RCA cables with the premium PS3?? Are you friggin' kidding me? I didn't check it out before I left the store because I assumed it came with component at least. Looks like I'll be heading to BB tomorrow for some cables.
You know what happens when you assume, don't you? Of course you do.
I mean, this has been an hotly discussed issue for at least the past 3 or 4 months - at least since it became public knowledge before launch. As much as I do agree that it sucks, it's not like this should really come as a surprise to anyone who has done at least a little research before buying a PS3.
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Welcome to the launch discussion
www.monoprice.com for HDMI cables. They are cheap, and you should get them within a few days.
www.monoprice.com for HDMI cables. They are cheap, and you should get them within a few days.
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Originally Posted by DJ_Longfellow
Welcome to the launch discussion
www.monoprice.com for HDMI cables. They are cheap, and you should get them within a few days.
www.monoprice.com for HDMI cables. They are cheap, and you should get them within a few days.
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Originally Posted by lopper
You know what happens when you assume, don't you? Of course you do.
I mean, this has been an hotly discussed issue for at least the past 3 or 4 months - at least since it became public knowledge before launch. As much as I do agree that it sucks, it's not like this should really come as a surprise to anyone who has done at least a little research before buying a PS3.
I mean, this has been an hotly discussed issue for at least the past 3 or 4 months - at least since it became public knowledge before launch. As much as I do agree that it sucks, it's not like this should really come as a surprise to anyone who has done at least a little research before buying a PS3.
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I agree, it should have come with a 360-style hybrid composite/component cable.
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The fact that it's a BD player is the only reason I feel it should come with either component or hdmi. Composite is still by far the standard for most people out there so if it were a DVD based system that would have been fine.
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That's actually an interesting question... how many people who actually spent the coin for a PS3 are using it on composite-only tvs?
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If you think that's bad, the BDP-S1, which costs even more than the PS3, also comes with only composite cables. Thankfully I had already had component cables to use with it.
At least Toshiba threw and HDMI cable in with my HD-A1.
At least Toshiba threw and HDMI cable in with my HD-A1.
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