I bit the bullet and bought a PS3

[kh99]

Originally Posted by Boofo

Can you recommend a good one from there?

Actually I don't know much about them myself. But maybe someone else can explain it to us.

[Boofo]

Originally Posted by Brandon Sheley

the ps3 is sooo 2006
The kinect has some really cool "hacking" options, so that would be my choice.

We don't watch dvd'd or blueray, and I have enough peripherals that are connected online

Glad you like your ps3

The kinect is an add-on for the Xbox, you do realize that, right?

And, to be truthful, the Xbox is also "sooo 2006", or whenever it was dumped on the market by Billy and his boys. I wouldn't have anything other than blu-ray now that I have experienced it. The PS3 offers the best of both worlds, gaming and movies. Look how well the HD-DVD did. Another Microsoft blunder?

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Originally Posted by kh99

Actually I don't know much about them myself. But maybe someone else can explain it to us.

Well, which one did you get and are you satisfied with it?

[Brandon Sheley]

I like to play with the latest and greatest
glad you like your movie player

[kh99]

Originally Posted by Brandon Sheley

I like to play with the latest and greatest
glad you like your movie player

Yeah, we all get it - you've got a Kinect.

[Boofo]

Originally Posted by Brandon Sheley

I like to play with the latest and greatest
glad you like your movie player

Does "Heavy Rain" or "MGS 4" mean anything to you?

[Brandon Sheley]

Originally Posted by Boofo

Does "Heavy Rain" or "MGS 4" mean anything to you?

nope, are those games?

Then how do you know the kinect is any good? Or that the Xbox is really a piece of crap in disguise?

I just think it's pretty cool the stuff you can do with it, do a search on youtube for kinect hacks and you'll see what I mean.
I can post some video links if you wish.
I'm not trying to fight with anyone here, just stating my opinion that I think the technology is pretty slick.

Guess I'll just leave this convo since apparently a few people think I'm trying to fight, which I'm obviously not..

[Boofo]

Originally Posted by Digital Jedi

Considering the amount of coffee I consumed last night...yes.

I'll get everything set up on my end and wait for your arrival then.

Originally Posted by Digital Jedi

I read somewhere that the maximum length for network cables before their so long that performance begins to degrade is 100 meters. But then, I read that on another forum, so I don't really know where that info comes from, or how the 100 meter cables are made.

That is good to know. In the old days, it wasn't so easy. Cable signal degradation was a way of life.

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Originally Posted by Brandon Sheley

nope, are those games?

Yes, they are excellent PS3 only games, IIRC.

Originally Posted by Brandon Sheley

I just think it's pretty cool the stuff you can do with it, do a search on youtube for kinect hacks and you'll see what I mean.
I can post some video links if you wish.
I'm not trying to fight with anyone here, just stating my opinion that I think the technology is pretty slick.

Guess I'll just leave this convo since apparently a few people think I'm trying to fight, which I'm obviously not..

I was just messing with you on the Xbox. It really is a "cute" gaming system. I just keep thinking about the 100,000 units they had to recall when they first came out due to the main board error. Microsoft has always been a day late and a dollar short on cleaning up on ideas that they initially passed on. The only bad thing about the PS3 is that it is very hard to program games for. That has turned off a few developers from the system, as they chose the easy route and go for the Xbox.

[BirdOPrey5]

You can search Amazon or Bestbuy or whatever your favorite site is for "Wireless Access Point" - Here is one for an example. There are cheaper ones (wireless G) but wireless N is the newer/faster/better type. It will come with a setup CD, you'll probably just have to plug it into your cable modem/router via an included ethernet cable- then follow the setup CD and it will walk you through setting up the access point and securing it with a WPA passcode. Then on PS3 you setup wireless network settings, put in the network name and passcode, and you should be connected.

[rowedf]

Originally Posted by Boofo

How do I set up a connection if I don't have anything hooked to the PS3 or the cable modem for it?

sorry, I just assumed if you were trying to set up wife, you had a wireless router to do it. Thats what you need.

[Boofo]

Originally Posted by BirdOPrey5

You can search Amazon or Bestbuy or whatever your favorite site is for "Wireless Access Point" - Here is one for an example. There are cheaper ones (wireless G) but wireless N is the newer/faster/better type. It will come with a setup CD, you'll probably just have to plug it into your cable modem/router via an included ethernet cable- then follow the setup CD and it will walk you through setting up the access point and securing it with a WPA passcode. Then on PS3 you setup wireless network settings, put in the network name and passcode, and you should be connected.

Thanks for the info. I'll check it out.

Originally Posted by rowedf

sorry, I just assumed if you were trying to set up wife, you had a wireless router to do it. Thats what you need.

Nope, no wife here.

Actually, the cable modem I have is supposed to handle wireless, but it has a sucky wireless speed. That is why I have it hooked up via ethernet to the computer.