tb1198

Just figured that we ps3 "fanboys" need a safe haven, same as the xbox guys. NOT a vs. thread pls.

peter_2150

One of the thing i realy like about the PS3 is the new Blu-ray disc's. 100GB disc. Wow. Just Wow.
Here a link for full info.
http://www.gamespot.com/news/2005/05...s_6125979.html

00tibby

i thought it was 50gb, either way, still WOW

oh yeah and did you guys see the ffxii screen shots OMG!, i cant wait to have that hooked up to my 50 inch sony HDTV LCD tv! *evil grin* and the hdmi output is going to be kick ass also.

00tibby

bump, guess it is 100gb.... thats CRAZY!!!! anyone else have any info. im tired of looking it up lol.

tb1198

The system's complete specs are as follows:

CPU:
Cell Processor -- PowerPC-base Core @3.2GHz
1 VMX vector unit per core
512KB L2 cache
7 x SPE @3.2GHz
7 x 128b 128 SIMD GPRs
7 x 256KB SRAM for SPE
* 1 of 8 SPEs reserved for redundancy
Total floating point performance: 218 GFLOPS

GPU:
RSX @550MHz
1.8 TFLOPS floating point performance
Full HD (up to 1080p) x 2 channels
Multi-way programmable parallel floating point shader pipelines

Sound:
Dolby 5.1ch, DTS, LPCM, etc. (Cell-base processing)

Memory:
256MB XDR Main RAM @3.2GHz
256MB GDDR3 VRAM @700MHz

System Bandwidth:
Main RAM: 25.6GB/s
VRAM: 22.4GB/s
RSX: 20GB/s (write) + 15GB/s (read)
SB: 2.5GB/s (write) +
2.5GB/s (read)

System Floating Point Performance:
2 TFLOPS

Storage:
HDD: Detachable 2.5" HDD slot x 1

I/O:
USB: Front x 4, Rear x 2 (USB2.0)
Memory Stick: Standard/Duo, PRO x 1
SD: standard/mini x 1
CompactFlash (Type I, II) x 1

Communication:
Ethernet: (10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T) x 3 (input x 1 + output x 2)
Wi-Fi: IEEE 802.11 b/g
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 2.0 (EDR)

Controller:
Bluetooth (up to 7)
USB2.0 (wired)
Wi-Fi (PSP®)
Network (over IP)

AV Output:
Screen size: 480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p
HDMI: HDMI out x 2
Analog: AV MULTI OUT x 1
Digital audio: DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) x 1

Disc media (read only):
CD: PlayStation® CD-ROM; PlayStation®2 CD-ROM
CD-DA: CD-DA (ROM); CD-R; CD-RW
SACD: SACD Hybrid (CD layer); SACD HD
DualDisc: DualDisc (audio side); DualDisc (DVD side)
DVD: PlayStation®2 DVD-ROM; PLAYSTATION®3 DVD-ROM
DVD-Video: DVD-ROM; DVD-R; DVD-RW; DVD+R; DVD+RW
Blu-ray Disc: PLAYSTATION®3 BD-ROM
BD-Video: BD-ROM; BD-R ;BD-RE

peter_2150

Was reading the the PS3 will be around $370 now. And i was ready to put down $500 for it. =)

Here link
http://www.gamespot.com/news/2005/05...s_6126410.html

00tibby

wow nice price for the stuff u get! im looking forward to it!

tb1198

370 seems...odd. More like 399 or 349. Either way, I'm with you peter, I'd pay 500 too

00tibby

didnt they orginially say like 450-500.... so 370 is awesome !