Which is the best multimedia machine? PS3 or Xbox360 (Revisted)

if you really want to know which is the better multimedia machine, DO NOT LISTEN TO RASHPAL THAT  FOOL OF A TUQUE!.

the PS3 CANNOT stream anything from your Windown based PC. the 360 can. that is simply the plus that SHOULD put it way and above already.

second the PS3 does NOT have anywhere near the online capabilities of the 360 when it comes to multimedia. the web browser is broken, and so is its non friend chatting online capabilities, as is its whole online infrastructure as a whole. that "free, non-unified, and let the devs do what they want with you gamers and oyur online" should have hinted that.

you do NOT need bluray and that should not even be a plus. if that thing loses you will be stuck with it. if it wins, and by the time the winner is announced, the standalone players will be less than 150$.

second, YOU CAN RENT MOVIES, BUY MOVIES, TV SHOWS, SEASONS, ANYTHING ON YOUR DAMN TV,  over the marketplace and this will grow and grow and grow, where the PS3s is non-existant. ALL in HD AND "TRUE" 1080P. did i mention the PS3 lieks to downscale your games if your tv doesnt support 720p? unlike the 360 itll upscale to 1080i. the PS3 willl downscale.

so lets review, the PS3 has a web browser with a locked 60 gigs, which if you fill you CANNOT dump anywhere like YOUR PC! therefore the web browsing is useless. get up and go to your PC. oh and by the way did i mention that the games take up 4 gigs on your hardrive to allow resonably slow loading times? and again with bluray, YOU HAVE A CHOICE ON THE 360! AND THE QUALITY OF HDDVD is GREATER than that of bluray!

did i menion xbox-live arcade? all the abilities over Live to chat with friends and communicate not possible on the PS3? hell it doesnt even have a backround downloader. aswell as everything that has a usb works with your 360. it even works with your PSP.

so please if you want to listen to a joker like rashpal whos only argument is "yea well PS3 hardware, + flopware +vaporware+ software +underwear>>>>>>>>>>>>360" then thats your perogative. i am just telling you that if you do not want to be disapointed over your multimedia purchase, then please do not buy a PS3. that is the best i could possibly say it.

A-LEGEND

[QUOTE="Rashpal"][QUOTE="klactose"][QUOTE="Rashpal"][QUOTE="klactose"]Depends on how you get your media. From a connectivity point of view the PS3 is the winner, due to it's many input options. From a networked point of view the 360 is the winner due to it's ability to stream content from networked computers (both mac and pc). I have a lot of media on my PC so the network option is more important to me. But if I had a bunch of stuff on different types of memory sticks it might be the PS3.klactose

[QUOTE="Rob2223"][QUOTE="Rashpal"][QUOTE="Blazerdt47"]Ok, seriously you lemmings are going to far...  PS3 beats 360 in multimedia features, how can u be that blind?

Rashpal

Please, besides flapping, what exactly are you talking about "partly to do with hardware issues, which are less easily resolved"???

Which exactly hardware are you talking about????

Your sounding more and more like a fanboy here.  Please, don't give us your opion, give us some facts here.....cause I am getting more and more confused by your statements????

one more for the raod before i go. say it with me!

the ps3 cannot stream anything from your PC. that defines todays multimedia.

I am lemming but I say its PS3.godson07

one more for the raod before i go. say it with me!

the ps3 cannot stream anything from your PC. that defines todays multimedia.

A-LEGEND

[QUOTE="A-LEGEND"]

one more for the raod before i go. say it with me!

the ps3 cannot stream anything from your PC. that defines todays multimedia.

Exodion_Death

[QUOTE="A-LEGEND"]

one more for the raod before i go. say it with me!

the ps3 cannot stream anything from your PC. that defines todays multimedia.

Exodion_Death

They are about the same, but I give PS3 the edge because everything you need is built in...

Blu-Ray, HDD, etc...

They are about the same, but I give PS3 the edge because everything you need is built in...

Blu-Ray, HDD, etc...

Evilcator

[QUOTE="Exodion_Death"][QUOTE="A-LEGEND"]

one more for the raod before i go. say it with me!

the ps3 cannot stream anything from your PC. that defines todays multimedia.

Rob2223

[QUOTE="Rob2223"][QUOTE="Exodion_Death"][QUOTE="A-LEGEND"]

one more for the raod before i go. say it with me!

the ps3 cannot stream anything from your PC. that defines todays multimedia.

Exodion_Death

you know nothing, and its quite sad that someone with a gamertag doesnt know his ass from his elbow about the consoel he owns.

[QUOTE="Rashpal"][QUOTE="AgentVX"]

[QUOTE="Rashpal"][QUOTE="xerxes5678"]I'd say the 360 has the advantage, since multimedia (pics, music, movies, etc) can be streamed from a computer, which saves the 360's HDD for games.AgentVX

What is your question here, it was asked and we answered it.  To explain things very simply for you cause you obviously don't have much experience with a multimedia device, if you connect you console to the internet so you can go online, in most cases you will have some sort of hub, switch or router to share your connection.  And if you have that, then you easily have the capablities to connect your windows based PC to your 360.  And to give you more facts, most people on the planet that have a personal computer either run Windows (which is by far the most) or Apples OS.  Linux is a very distant 3rd, and I mean a very very distant 3rd.  And by 2008 most OS sold with computers will have some form of Vista install in it, and it have Media Center built in.

That being said, a multimedia device is a centralized hub that has limited capabilities that relies on other devices that can be easily hooked up to play the desired device or files.  Plain and simple, the X360 has that capabilities to do this quite a bit better than the PS3 for the vast amount of users.

Anybody that thinks the "average" comsumer will take their PS3, and load Linux, and know what the hell their doing is living in some fantasy world.  Most average consumers when asked "what is Linux?" will tell you its a car.  Please spare me your logic as it is flawed at so many avenues, it just aint funny.

The 360 has better multimedia capabilities for the vast amounts of users out in the world, and that is just plain and simple fact.  Though I do respect that fact that Linux is open sourced and there will be things on the PS3 that I do envy.  But this is coming from somebody that is very knowledgeable about computers, and someone that can utilize it's capabalities.  For the average joe, it's nothing more that a nightmare.

The PS3 does have good multimedia capabilites out of the box, but the 360 definately has the better multimedia capabilities if you have the time, effort and in some cases the money.  And if your truely looking for the multimedia hub, really, if your the average joe, the 360 is the way to go.  But if web browsing is what your looking for to post your annoying comments, stick with the PS3 since you most likely won't be playing many good games.

As I said, out of the box, the PS3 does have a little better multimedia capabilites then the 360 because of a unproven movie format called BluRay, multimedia card reader and web browsing.  But the "potential" for multimedia definately goes to the 360.  And if you have the money if you choose, you can buy the most likely winner of the HD format war, HD-DVD.

You can't be serious if you think that a generation of Microsoft windows users are gonna switch to Linux.  I will never argue with you that out of the box the PS3 is slightly better, but as I mentioned before, if you are sharing your internet connection to the 360, the 360 has more capabilities.  And with Vista coming out next month, it will even be easier to connect you 360 to your PC which I might add is the biggest component of most users for multimedia.

Not is only the 360 more future proof for most users, it is the format in which most users will share and display their home movies, downloadable content, home pictures and MP3's on.  Windows Vista, whether you hate it or love it, will be in most house holds by 2009 -10, thus connecting your 360 will be nothing more than any media center hub that you will be able to buy in any store that you can stream from you PC from either from WiFi or ethernet.

Since I am a PC power user, I can do more than any PS3 user can besides web browse.  I can even web browse through an plugin on to Media Center from a 360 remote, but it's definately is more of a hassle and very clunky.  I rather go to my PC.  I will conclude on this point that I am very disappointed from MS that I can't browse the internet from my 360, and am disappointed on their HDD capacity.

You keep posing questions, but you don't give any counters from the capabilites of the PS3.  If you ask me personally, I am dissappointed in both consoles and their multimedia capabilites.  But I can easily say that the 360 from my PC has a fair amount of lead in this arguement.

Either way, I can argree with out out of the box the PS3 has more capabilites. But the already potential and future potential of the 360 is proven.  So, either you leave you PS3 as a stand alone product, it has more potential.  But connected to a PC, the 360 definately has the lead.  And lets get real here for a second, more multimedia from users is either stored on DVD format through movies, or everything else like music, movies and digital pictures are stored on your PC.  Thus an extention of your 360 to your PC is the only logical step, and that is through Windows or Mac based PC.

360 wins.....

[QUOTE="A-LEGEND"]

if you really want to know which is the better multimedia machine, DO NOT LISTEN TO RASHPAL THAT  FOOL OF A TUQUE!.

the PS3 CANNOT stream anything from your Windown based PC. the 360 can. that is simply the plus that SHOULD put it way and above already.

second the PS3 does NOT have anywhere near the online capabilities of the 360 when it comes to multimedia. the web browser is broken, and so is its non friend chatting online capabilities, as is its whole online infrastructure as a whole. that "free, non-unified, and let the devs do what they want with you gamers and oyur online" should have hinted that.

you do NOT need bluray and that should not even be a plus. if that thing loses you will be stuck with it. if it wins, and by the time the winner is announced, the standalone players will be less than 150$.

second, YOU CAN RENT MOVIES, BUY MOVIES, TV SHOWS, SEASONS, ANYTHING ON YOUR DAMN TV,  over the marketplace and this will grow and grow and grow, where the PS3s is non-existant. ALL in HD AND "TRUE" 1080P. did i mention the PS3 lieks to downscale your games if your tv doesnt support 720p? unlike the 360 itll upscale to 1080i. the PS3 willl downscale.

so lets review, the PS3 has a web browser with a locked 60 gigs, which if you fill you CANNOT dump anywhere like YOUR PC! therefore the web browsing is useless. get up and go to your PC. oh and by the way did i mention that the games take up 4 gigs on your hardrive to allow resonably slow loading times? and again with bluray, YOU HAVE A CHOICE ON THE 360! AND THE QUALITY OF HDDVD is GREATER than that of bluray!

did i menion xbox-live arcade? all the abilities over Live to chat with friends and communicate not possible on the PS3? hell it doesnt even have a backround downloader. aswell as everything that has a usb works with your 360. it even works with your PSP.

so please if you want to listen to a joker like rashpal whos only argument is "yea well PS3 hardware, + flopware +vaporware+ software +underwear>>>>>>>>>>>>360" then thats your perogative. i am just telling you that if you do not want to be disapointed over your multimedia purchase, then please do not buy a PS3. that is the best i could possibly say it.

Rob2223

[QUOTE="Rob2223"][QUOTE="Exodion_Death"][QUOTE="A-LEGEND"]

one more for the raod before i go. say it with me!

the ps3 cannot stream anything from your PC. that defines todays multimedia.

Exodion_Death

So now the thread has become if you don't have this, and don't have that.  Sorry folks, if you have a multimedia hub like the PS3 or 360, you need periphial to add to the hub.  The simple question was asked which is the best multimedia machince, and the 360 does have the lead, no questions asked.

If you start flapping about what you do have and don't have, you have already lost the arguement.  There is not one thing that you can't do on the 360 besides web browsing which sucks for the PS3, but sucks more for the 360.  Besides that, due to Media Center, you have definately have more abilities with the 360.  This is really getting quite stupid.

If your not gonna connect you PS3 to your PC, then you have a bit more capabilities.  If you connect your 360 to your PC, then you have more capabilities.  Again, the 360 has more advantages and capabilities, or more potential. 

[QUOTE="Rashpal"][QUOTE="Rob2223"][QUOTE="Rashpal"][QUOTE="Blazerdt47"]Ok, seriously you lemmings are going to far...  PS3 beats 360 in multimedia features, how can u be that blind?

AgentVX

Please, besides flapping, what exactly are you talking about "partly to do with hardware issues, which are less easily resolved"???

Which exactly hardware are you talking about????

Your sounding more and more like a fanboy here.  Please, don't give us your opion, give us some facts here.....cause I am getting more and more confused by your statements????

So now the thread has become if you don't have this, and don't have that. Sorry folks, if you have a multimedia hub like the PS3 or 360, you need periphial to add to the hub. The simple question was asked which is the best multimedia machince, and the 360 does have the lead, no questions asked.

If you start flapping about what you do have and don't have, you have already lost the arguement. There is not one thing that you can't do on the 360 besides web browsing which sucks for the PS3, but sucks more for the 360. Besides that, due to Media Center, you have definately have more abilities with the 360. This is really getting quite stupid.

If your not gonna connect you PS3 to your PC, then you have a bit more capabilities. If you connect your 360 to your PC, then you have more capabilities. Again, the 360 has more advantages and capabilities, or more potential.

AgentVX

[QUOTE="AgentVX"]

[QUOTE="Rashpal"][QUOTE="Rob2223"][QUOTE="Rashpal"][QUOTE="Blazerdt47"]Ok, seriously you lemmings are going to far...  PS3 beats 360 in multimedia features, how can u be that blind?

Rashpal

Please, besides flapping, what exactly are you talking about "partly to do with hardware issues, which are less easily resolved"???

Which exactly hardware are you talking about????

Your sounding more and more like a fanboy here.  Please, don't give us your opion, give us some facts here.....cause I am getting more and more confused by your statements????

360 has media extender....so if you have the right software on your computer, your 360 can turn into a beast regarding media. but not a lot of people take advantage of that so as of now....i dunno, they are kinda both on the same page.DonPerian

So now the thread has become if you don't have this, and don't have that.  Sorry folks, if you have a multimedia hub like the PS3 or 360, you need periphial to add to the hub.  The simple question was asked which is the best multimedia machince, and the 360 does have the lead, no questions asked.

If you start flapping about what you do have and don't have, you have already lost the arguement.  There is not one thing that you can't do on the 360 besides web browsing which sucks for the PS3, but sucks more for the 360.  Besides that, due to Media Center, you have definately have more abilities with the 360.  This is really getting quite stupid.

If your not gonna connect you PS3 to your PC, then you have a bit more capabilities.  If you connect your 360 to your PC, then you have more capabilities.  Again, the 360 has more advantages and capabilities, or more potential. 

AgentVX

if you really want to know which is the better multimedia machine, DO NOT LISTEN TO RASHPAL THAT  FOOL OF A TUQUE!.

the PS3 CANNOT stream anything from your Windown based PC. the 360 can. that is simply the plus that SHOULD put it way and above already.

second the PS3 does NOT have anywhere near the online capabilities of the 360 when it comes to multimedia. the web browser is broken, and so is its non friend chatting online capabilities, as is its whole online infrastructure as a whole. that "free, non-unified, and let the devs do what they want with you gamers and oyur online" should have hinted that.

you do NOT need bluray and that should not even be a plus. if that thing loses you will be stuck with it. if it wins, and by the time the winner is announced, the standalone players will be less than 150$.

second, YOU CAN RENT MOVIES, BUY MOVIES, TV SHOWS, SEASONS, ANYTHING ON YOUR DAMN TV,  over the marketplace and this will grow and grow and grow, where the PS3s is non-existant. ALL in HD AND "TRUE" 1080P. did i mention the PS3 lieks to downscale your games if your tv doesnt support 720p? unlike the 360 itll upscale to 1080i. the PS3 willl downscale.

so lets review, the PS3 has a web browser with a locked 60 gigs, which if you fill you CANNOT dump anywhere like YOUR PC! therefore the web browsing is useless. get up and go to your PC. oh and by the way did i mention that the games take up 4 gigs on your hardrive to allow resonably slow loading times? and again with bluray, YOU HAVE A CHOICE ON THE 360! AND THE QUALITY OF HDDVD is GREATER than that of bluray!

did i menion xbox-live arcade? all the abilities over Live to chat with friends and communicate not possible on the PS3? hell it doesnt even have a backround downloader. aswell as everything that has a usb works with your 360. it even works with your PSP.

so please if you want to listen to a joker like rashpal whos only argument is "yea well PS3 hardware, + flopware +vaporware+ software +underwear>>>>>>>>>>>>360" then thats your perogative. i am just telling you that if you do not want to be disapointed over your multimedia purchase, then please do not buy a PS3. that is the best i could possibly say it. Microsoft is a software company and hasnt let down with its multimedia capabilities EVER. hell it got 1080p and we didnt see that coming. jeez if any fanboy tries to deny this then power to them, and their denial.

A-LEGEND

[QUOTE="AgentVX"][QUOTE="Rashpal"][QUOTE="AgentVX"]

[QUOTE="Rashpal"][QUOTE="xerxes5678"]I'd say the 360 has the advantage, since multimedia (pics, music, movies, etc) can be streamed from a computer, which saves the 360's HDD for games.Rashpal

What is your question here, it was asked and we answered it.  To explain things very simply for you cause you obviously don't have much experience with a multimedia device, if you connect you console to the internet so you can go online, in most cases you will have some sort of hub, switch or router to share your connection.  And if you have that, then you easily have the capablities to connect your windows based PC to your 360.  And to give you more facts, most people on the planet that have a personal computer either run Windows (which is by far the most) or Apples OS.  Linux is a very distant 3rd, and I mean a very very distant 3rd.  And by 2008 most OS sold with computers will have some form of Vista install in it, and it have Media Center built in.

That being said, a multimedia device is a centralized hub that has limited capabilities that relies on other devices that can be easily hooked up to play the desired device or files.  Plain and simple, the X360 has that capabilities to do this quite a bit better than the PS3 for the vast amount of users.

Anybody that thinks the "average" comsumer will take their PS3, and load Linux, and know what the hell their doing is living in some fantasy world.  Most average consumers when asked "what is Linux?" will tell you its a car.  Please spare me your logic as it is flawed at so many avenues, it just aint funny.

The 360 has better multimedia capabilities for the vast amounts of users out in the world, and that is just plain and simple fact.  Though I do respect that fact that Linux is open sourced and there will be things on the PS3 that I do envy.  But this is coming from somebody that is very knowledgeable about computers, and someone that can utilize it's capabalities.  For the average joe, it's nothing more that a nightmare.

The PS3 does have good multimedia capabilites out of the box, but the 360 definately has the better multimedia capabilities if you have the time, effort and in some cases the money.  And if your truely looking for the multimedia hub, really, if your the average joe, the 360 is the way to go.  But if web browsing is what your looking for to post your annoying comments, stick with the PS3 since you most likely won't be playing many good games.

As I said, out of the box, the PS3 does have a little better multimedia capabilites then the 360 because of a unproven movie format called BluRay, multimedia card reader and web browsing.  But the "potential" for multimedia definately goes to the 360.  And if you have the money if you choose, you can buy the most likely winner of the HD format war, HD-DVD.

You can't be serious if you think that a generation of Microsoft windows users are gonna switch to Linux.  I will never argue with you that out of the box the PS3 is slightly better, but as I mentioned before, if you are sharing your internet connection to the 360, the 360 has more capabilities.  And with Vista coming out next month, it will even be easier to connect you 360 to your PC which I might add is the biggest component of most users for multimedia.

Not is only the 360 more future proof for most users, it is the format in which most users will share and display their home movies, downloadable content, home pictures and MP3's on.  Windows Vista, whether you hate it or love it, will be in most house holds by 2009 -10, thus connecting your 360 will be nothing more than any media center hub that you will be able to buy in any store that you can stream from you PC from either from WiFi or ethernet.

Since I am a PC power user, I can do more than any PS3 user can besides web browse.  I can even web browse through an plugin on to Media Center from a 360 remote, but it's definately is more of a hassle and very clunky.  I rather go to my PC.  I will conclude on this point that I am very disappointed from MS that I can't browse the internet from my 360, and am disappointed on their HDD capacity.

You keep posing questions, but you don't give any counters from the capabilites of the PS3.  If you ask me personally, I am dissappointed in both consoles and their multimedia capabilites.  But I can easily say that the 360 from my PC has a fair amount of lead in this arguement.

Either way, I can argree with out out of the box the PS3 has more capabilites. But the already potential and future potential of the 360 is proven.  So, either you leave you PS3 as a stand alone product, it has more potential.  But connected to a PC, the 360 definately has the lead.  And lets get real here for a second, more multimedia from users is either stored on DVD format through movies, or everything else like music, movies and digital pictures are stored on your PC.  Thus an extention of your 360 to your PC is the only logical step, and that is through Windows or Mac based PC.

360 wins.....

If the average mainstream consumer ain't gonna learn about the features of the 360, what make you certain that the average mainstream consumer is gonna learn about the freatures of the PS3.

Of course the 360 is a multimedia device.  It's a rudimentary multimedia device just like the PS3, but a multimedia device never the less.

And I am sorry, I am starting to lose you on what a multimedia device is?  Is it to play movies, or is it to display your digital camera pictures, home movies that you edit on a Mac or Windows based PC, or stream you MP3's through your PC where most users have their collection and playlist, which I might add is available through Windows Media Center.

Again, you are questioning the capabilities of the 360 which I have already stated are not what I expect from a multimedia hub, but you are very limited on what the PS3 can do, and from what I have seen, is suffering from numerous multimedia deficentices.  Please, please, give me some advantages of the PS3.  As I have researched, the PS3 multimedia capabilites and are rather lack luster. 

All you do is pose questions on the 360, but don't state any advantages of the PS3 besides out of the box features.  The question is asked, which is a better multimedia experience?  I have stated my reasons, I don't see you stating yours, nor the advantages of the PS3.

if you really want to know which is the better multimedia machine, DO NOT LISTEN TO RASHPAL THAT  FOOL OF A TUQUE!.

the PS3 CANNOT stream anything from your Windown based PC. the 360 can. that is simply the plus that SHOULD put it way and above already.

second the PS3 does NOT have anywhere near the online capabilities of the 360 when it comes to multimedia. the web browser is broken, and so is its non friend chatting online capabilities, as is its whole online infrastructure as a whole. that "free, non-unified, and let the devs do what they want with you gamers and oyur online" should have hinted that.

you do NOT need bluray and that should not even be a plus. if that thing loses you will be stuck with it. if it wins, and by the time the winner is announced, the standalone players will be less than 150$.

second, YOU CAN RENT MOVIES, BUY MOVIES, TV SHOWS, SEASONS, ANYTHING ON YOUR DAMN TV,  over the marketplace and this will grow and grow and grow, where the PS3s is non-existant. ALL in HD AND "TRUE" 1080P. did i mention the PS3 lieks to downscale your games if your tv doesnt support 720p? unlike the 360 itll upscale to 1080i. the PS3 willl downscale.

so lets review, the PS3 has a web browser with a locked 60 gigs, which if you fill you CANNOT dump anywhere like YOUR PC! therefore the web browsing is useless. get up and go to your PC. oh and by the way did i mention that the games take up 4 gigs on your hardrive to allow resonably slow loading times? and again with bluray, YOU HAVE A CHOICE ON THE 360! AND THE QUALITY OF HDDVD is GREATER than that of bluray!

did i menion xbox-live arcade? all the abilities over Live to chat with friends and communicate not possible on the PS3? hell it doesnt even have a backround downloader. aswell as everything that has a usb works with your 360. it even works with your PSP.

so please if you want to listen to a joker like rashpal whos only argument is "yea well PS3 hardware, + flopware +vaporware+ software +underwear>>>>>>>>>>>>360" then thats your perogative. i am just telling you that if you do not want to be disapointed over your multimedia purchase, then please do not buy a PS3. that is the best i could possibly say it. Microsoft is a software company and hasnt let down with its multimedia capabilities EVER. hell it got 1080p and we didnt see that coming. jeez if any fanboy tries to deny this then power to them, and their denial.

A-LEGEND

[QUOTE="Rashpal"][QUOTE="AgentVX"][QUOTE="Rashpal"][QUOTE="AgentVX"]

[QUOTE="Rashpal"][QUOTE="xerxes5678"]I'd say the 360 has the advantage, since multimedia (pics, music, movies, etc) can be streamed from a computer, which saves the 360's HDD for games.AgentVX

What is your question here, it was asked and we answered it.  To explain things very simply for you cause you obviously don't have much experience with a multimedia device, if you connect you console to the internet so you can go online, in most cases you will have some sort of hub, switch or router to share your connection.  And if you have that, then you easily have the capablities to connect your windows based PC to your 360.  And to give you more facts, most people on the planet that have a personal computer either run Windows (which is by far the most) or Apples OS.  Linux is a very distant 3rd, and I mean a very very distant 3rd.  And by 2008 most OS sold with computers will have some form of Vista install in it, and it have Media Center built in.

That being said, a multimedia device is a centralized hub that has limited capabilities that relies on other devices that can be easily hooked up to play the desired device or files.  Plain and simple, the X360 has that capabilities to do this quite a bit better than the PS3 for the vast amount of users.

Anybody that thinks the "average" comsumer will take their PS3, and load Linux, and know what the hell their doing is living in some fantasy world.  Most average consumers when asked "what is Linux?" will tell you its a car.  Please spare me your logic as it is flawed at so many avenues, it just aint funny.

The 360 has better multimedia capabilities for the vast amounts of users out in the world, and that is just plain and simple fact.  Though I do respect that fact that Linux is open sourced and there will be things on the PS3 that I do envy.  But this is coming from somebody that is very knowledgeable about computers, and someone that can utilize it's capabalities.  For the average joe, it's nothing more that a nightmare.

The PS3 does have good multimedia capabilites out of the box, but the 360 definately has the better multimedia capabilities if you have the time, effort and in some cases the money.  And if your truely looking for the multimedia hub, really, if your the average joe, the 360 is the way to go.  But if web browsing is what your looking for to post your annoying comments, stick with the PS3 since you most likely won't be playing many good games.

As I said, out of the box, the PS3 does have a little better multimedia capabilites then the 360 because of a unproven movie format called BluRay, multimedia card reader and web browsing.  But the "potential" for multimedia definately goes to the 360.  And if you have the money if you choose, you can buy the most likely winner of the HD format war, HD-DVD.

You can't be serious if you think that a generation of Microsoft windows users are gonna switch to Linux.  I will never argue with you that out of the box the PS3 is slightly better, but as I mentioned before, if you are sharing your internet connection to the 360, the 360 has more capabilities.  And with Vista coming out next month, it will even be easier to connect you 360 to your PC which I might add is the biggest component of most users for multimedia.

Not is only the 360 more future proof for most users, it is the format in which most users will share and display their home movies, downloadable content, home pictures and MP3's on.  Windows Vista, whether you hate it or love it, will be in most house holds by 2009 -10, thus connecting your 360 will be nothing more than any media center hub that you will be able to buy in any store that you can stream from you PC from either from WiFi or ethernet.

Since I am a PC power user, I can do more than any PS3 user can besides web browse.  I can even web browse through an plugin on to Media Center from a 360 remote, but it's definately is more of a hassle and very clunky.  I rather go to my PC.  I will conclude on this point that I am very disappointed from MS that I can't browse the internet from my 360, and am disappointed on their HDD capacity.

You keep posing questions, but you don't give any counters from the capabilites of the PS3.  If you ask me personally, I am dissappointed in both consoles and their multimedia capabilites.  But I can easily say that the 360 from my PC has a fair amount of lead in this arguement.

Either way, I can argree with out out of the box the PS3 has more capabilites. But the already potential and future potential of the 360 is proven.  So, either you leave you PS3 as a stand alone product, it has more potential.  But connected to a PC, the 360 definately has the lead.  And lets get real here for a second, more multimedia from users is either stored on DVD format through movies, or everything else like music, movies and digital pictures are stored on your PC.  Thus an extention of your 360 to your PC is the only logical step, and that is through Windows or Mac based PC.

360 wins.....

If the average mainstream consumer ain't gonna learn about the features of the 360, what make you certain that the average mainstream consumer is gonna learn about the freatures of the PS3.

Of course the 360 is a multimedia device.  It's a rudimentary multimedia device just like the PS3, but a multimedia device never the less.

And I am sorry, I am starting to lose you on what a multimedia device is?  Is it to play movies, or is it to display your digital camera pictures, home movies that you edit on a Mac or Windows based PC, or stream you MP3's through your PC where most users have their collection and playlist, which I might add is available through Windows Media Center.

Again, you are questioning the capabilities of the 360 which I have already stated are not what I expect from a multimedia hub, but you are very limited on what the PS3 can do, and from what I have seen, is suffering from numerous multimedia deficentices.  Please, please, give me some advantages of the PS3.  As I have researched, the PS3 multimedia capabilites and are rather lack luster. 

All you do is pose questions on the 360, but don't state any advantages of the PS3 besides out of the box features.  The question is asked, which is a better multimedia experience?  I have stated my reasons, I don't see you stating yours, nor the advantages of the PS3.

I'd say PS3. More storage space, Blu Ray comes with package, teh Cell... I have a PS3 right now, and they have things like Friends networking, internet browsing, games, music, movies, photos, it can even connect to my iPod... it's awesome, but expensive. IQ138

I have over a terabyte of stortage space available to my 360, unlike the PS3 can't compare.

I can buy a HD-DVD player with the remote, King Kong Movie and all the cables provided for play back, for under $199.99 if I choose too.  With the PS3, you have to buy the expensive remote and cables.  But again, that is if I choose to do so, and not forced to buy it.

I will take any day a superior GPU on a console(360) then a CPU.  CPU is great for somethings on a computer, and GPU if you want graphics.  GPU= Graphics Processing Unit.  The 360 has the better GPU, the PS3 has the better processor.  I bought a gaming console, so I take the GPU.

Networking is far better on XBox Live then PS3 network.  I can actually find any of my friends playing any game and invite them, unlike the PS3 network.  Unified compared to ununified like the PS3, no comparision, XBox live wins hands down

Internet Browsing, yep the PS3 does this better, but pretty crappy compared to regulare PC.  And from what I have read, the internet Browsing is painfully slow and lots of web pages won't even display.

Movies, MP3's and photos, definately better on the 360 through Media Center.  Your whole PC is available unlike the PS3 where you have to go to your PC and transfer you data that you want to a limited media storage device only to play the media if the PS3 supports it.  No comparision, 360 wins this battle.  Never mind the fact that you can play custom soundtracks through your 360 in game.  Makes the whole 360 experience that much better.

Expensive, yes you bet the PS3 is expensive.  And for the onling, I rather pay for a service that gives me easy access to all my friends, a secure online experience and steady service compared with what the PS3 has.  And add to the fact that I bought Splinter Cell with a free online subscription for a year, means I pay virtually only $25 for 2 years.  Never mind the fact that I know with buying a 360 game that IT WILL HAVE ONLINE options unlike the PS3 version.  Tony Hawk anyone......

This is a tough question the 360 allows connection to PC, but the PS3 plays blue ray. 360 with an attachment allows the 360 play's HD-DVD, and at the core the PS3 and 360 cost about the same at this moment if you want to play a next gen movie.

The 360 does do one thing that the PS3 does not and I think this shows the two mentalities of MS and Sony. MS doesn't own the content so they try to integrate with the PC. You can hook up the 360 to play music, video, and pictures from a PC, and if you have windows media center you can use your 360 as if it was the media center PC. Yes the 360 can work like a tivo with a media center PC, I do it with my 360 and home PC, and it works decent.  

 Where the PS3 is centered around sony's delivery mechanisms since they own content they want to secure it from you. Sony wants to only let you store, and view their media on thier propritary mechanisms, and formats. You cannot access advanced media devices, since they lose control of the security. If they would open up a connection with the TIVO, or somthing along that lines I think the PS3 would be better than the 360 media platform. However that would go against thier docturine of trying to control the format, storage, and delivery of content.

On a more fundamental note does the PS3 support 720/1080i playback of games becuse if it doesn't yet, then it really isn't going to deliver for most HDTV's in peoples houses 1080p is very rare, and no scaling chip in the PS3 means you view it native. I'm sure the PS3 can do the scaling with it's ample processing power, having to revert back to 480p for playback of certain things would really tweak my bacon. However I read sony was fixing or has fixed the problem, with software patch, is that correct?

[QUOTE="AgentVX"][QUOTE="Rashpal"][QUOTE="AgentVX"][QUOTE="Rashpal"][QUOTE="AgentVX"]

[QUOTE="Rashpal"][QUOTE="xerxes5678"]I'd say the 360 has the advantage, since multimedia (pics, music, movies, etc) can be streamed from a computer, which saves the 360's HDD for games.Rashpal

What is your question here, it was asked and we answered it.  To explain things very simply for you cause you obviously don't have much experience with a multimedia device, if you connect you console to the internet so you can go online, in most cases you will have some sort of hub, switch or router to share your connection.  And if you have that, then you easily have the capablities to connect your windows based PC to your 360.  And to give you more facts, most people on the planet that have a personal computer either run Windows (which is by far the most) or Apples OS.  Linux is a very distant 3rd, and I mean a very very distant 3rd.  And by 2008 most OS sold with computers will have some form of Vista install in it, and it have Media Center built in.

That being said, a multimedia device is a centralized hub that has limited capabilities that relies on other devices that can be easily hooked up to play the desired device or files.  Plain and simple, the X360 has that capabilities to do this quite a bit better than the PS3 for the vast amount of users.

Anybody that thinks the "average" comsumer will take their PS3, and load Linux, and know what the hell their doing is living in some fantasy world.  Most average consumers when asked "what is Linux?" will tell you its a car.  Please spare me your logic as it is flawed at so many avenues, it just aint funny.

The 360 has better multimedia capabilities for the vast amounts of users out in the world, and that is just plain and simple fact.  Though I do respect that fact that Linux is open sourced and there will be things on the PS3 that I do envy.  But this is coming from somebody that is very knowledgeable about computers, and someone that can utilize it's capabalities.  For the average joe, it's nothing more that a nightmare.

The PS3 does have good multimedia capabilites out of the box, but the 360 definately has the better multimedia capabilities if you have the time, effort and in some cases the money.  And if your truely looking for the multimedia hub, really, if your the average joe, the 360 is the way to go.  But if web browsing is what your looking for to post your annoying comments, stick with the PS3 since you most likely won't be playing many good games.

As I said, out of the box, the PS3 does have a little better multimedia capabilites then the 360 because of a unproven movie format called BluRay, multimedia card reader and web browsing.  But the "potential" for multimedia definately goes to the 360.  And if you have the money if you choose, you can buy the most likely winner of the HD format war, HD-DVD.

You can't be serious if you think that a generation of Microsoft windows users are gonna switch to Linux.  I will never argue with you that out of the box the PS3 is slightly better, but as I mentioned before, if you are sharing your internet connection to the 360, the 360 has more capabilities.  And with Vista coming out next month, it will even be easier to connect you 360 to your PC which I might add is the biggest component of most users for multimedia.

Not is only the 360 more future proof for most users, it is the format in which most users will share and display their home movies, downloadable content, home pictures and MP3's on.  Windows Vista, whether you hate it or love it, will be in most house holds by 2009 -10, thus connecting your 360 will be nothing more than any media center hub that you will be able to buy in any store that you can stream from you PC from either from WiFi or ethernet.

Since I am a PC power user, I can do more than any PS3 user can besides web browse.  I can even web browse through an plugin on to Media Center from a 360 remote, but it's definately is more of a hassle and very clunky.  I rather go to my PC.  I will conclude on this point that I am very disappointed from MS that I can't browse the internet from my 360, and am disappointed on their HDD capacity.

You keep posing questions, but you don't give any counters from the capabilites of the PS3.  If you ask me personally, I am dissappointed in both consoles and their multimedia capabilites.  But I can easily say that the 360 from my PC has a fair amount of lead in this arguement.

Either way, I can argree with out out of the box the PS3 has more capabilites. But the already potential and future potential of the 360 is proven.  So, either you leave you PS3 as a stand alone product, it has more potential.  But connected to a PC, the 360 definately has the lead.  And lets get real here for a second, more multimedia from users is either stored on DVD format through movies, or everything else like music, movies and digital pictures are stored on your PC.  Thus an extention of your 360 to your PC is the only logical step, and that is through Windows or Mac based PC.

360 wins.....

If the average mainstream consumer ain't gonna learn about the features of the 360, what make you certain that the average mainstream consumer is gonna learn about the freatures of the PS3.

Of course the 360 is a multimedia device.  It's a rudimentary multimedia device just like the PS3, but a multimedia device never the less.

And I am sorry, I am starting to lose you on what a multimedia device is?  Is it to play movies, or is it to display your digital camera pictures, home movies that you edit on a Mac or Windows based PC, or stream you MP3's through your PC where most users have their collection and playlist, which I might add is available through Windows Media Center.

Again, you are questioning the capabilities of the 360 which I have already stated are not what I expect from a multimedia hub, but you are very limited on what the PS3 can do, and from what I have seen, is suffering from numerous multimedia deficentices.  Please, please, give me some advantages of the PS3.  As I have researched, the PS3 multimedia capabilites and are rather lack luster. 

All you do is pose questions on the 360, but don't state any advantages of the PS3 besides out of the box features.  The question is asked, which is a better multimedia experience?  I have stated my reasons, I don't see you stating yours, nor the advantages of the PS3.

And again, you refuse to answer any of my questions.  Get it already, a media hub is the ability to hook up periphials to it to play your media.  Plain and simple facts, for you can't even refute, most of peoples media is stored on either DVD or you computer.

And you computer is by in far the biggest Media Capable device, thus meaning if it contains the most media capable media, hooking it up to your PC is essential if you want the most out of a Media center Hub.

So your previous post mean squat, really, get it already!!!

360 has the most multimedia capabilites, plain and simple, minus web browsing......

[QUOTE="IQ138"]I'd say PS3. More storage space, Blu Ray comes with package, teh Cell... I have a PS3 right now, and they have things like Friends networking, internet browsing, games, music, movies, photos, it can even connect to my iPod... it's awesome, but expensive. AgentVX

I have over a terabyte of stortage space available to my 360, unlike the PS3 can't compare.

I can buy a HD-DVD player with the remote, King Kong Movie and all the cables provided for play back, for under $199.99 if I choose too.  With the PS3, you have to buy the expensive remote and cables.  But again, that is if I choose to do so, and not forced to buy it.

I will take any day a superior GPU on a console(360) then a CPU.  CPU is great for somethings on a computer, and GPU if you want graphics.  GPU= Graphics Processing Unit.  The 360 has the better GPU, the PS3 has the better processor.  I bought a gaming console, so I take the GPU.

Networking is far better on XBox Live then PS3 network.  I can actually find any of my friends playing any game and invite them, unlike the PS3 network.  Unified compared to ununified like the PS3, no comparision, XBox live wins hands down

Internet Browsing, yep the PS3 does this better, but pretty crappy compared to regulare PC.  And from what I have read, the internet Browsing is painfully slow and lots of web pages won't even display.

Movies, MP3's and photos, definately better on the 360 through Media Center.  Your whole PC is available unlike the PS3 where you have to go to your PC and transfer you data that you want to a limited media storage device only to play the media if the PS3 supports it.  No comparision, 360 wins this battle.  Never mind the fact that you can play custom soundtracks through your 360 in game.  Makes the whole 360 experience that much better.

Expensive, yes you bet the PS3 is expensive.  And for the onling, I rather pay for a service that gives me easy access to all my friends, a secure online experience and steady service compared with what the PS3 has.  And add to the fact that I bought Splinter Cell with a free online subscription for a year, means I pay virtually only $25 for 2 years.  Never mind the fact that I know with buying a 360 game that IT WILL HAVE ONLINE options unlike the PS3 version.  Tony Hawk anyone......

[QUOTE="AgentVX"]

[QUOTE="IQ138"]I'd say PS3. More storage space, Blu Ray comes with package, teh Cell... I have a PS3 right now, and they have things like Friends networking, internet browsing, games, music, movies, photos, it can even connect to my iPod... it's awesome, but expensive. Rashpal

I have over a terabyte of stortage space available to my 360, unlike the PS3 can't compare.

I can buy a HD-DVD player with the remote, King Kong Movie and all the cables provided for play back, for under $199.99 if I choose too.  With the PS3, you have to buy the expensive remote and cables.  But again, that is if I choose to do so, and not forced to buy it.

I will take any day a superior GPU on a console(360) then a CPU.  CPU is great for somethings on a computer, and GPU if you want graphics.  GPU= Graphics Processing Unit.  The 360 has the better GPU, the PS3 has the better processor.  I bought a gaming console, so I take the GPU.

Networking is far better on XBox Live then PS3 network.  I can actually find any of my friends playing any game and invite them, unlike the PS3 network.  Unified compared to ununified like the PS3, no comparision, XBox live wins hands down

Internet Browsing, yep the PS3 does this better, but pretty crappy compared to regulare PC.  And from what I have read, the internet Browsing is painfully slow and lots of web pages won't even display.

Movies, MP3's and photos, definately better on the 360 through Media Center.  Your whole PC is available unlike the PS3 where you have to go to your PC and transfer you data that you want to a limited media storage device only to play the media if the PS3 supports it.  No comparision, 360 wins this battle.  Never mind the fact that you can play custom soundtracks through your 360 in game.  Makes the whole 360 experience that much better.

Expensive, yes you bet the PS3 is expensive.  And for the onling, I rather pay for a service that gives me easy access to all my friends, a secure online experience and steady service compared with what the PS3 has.  And add to the fact that I bought Splinter Cell with a free online subscription for a year, means I pay virtually only $25 for 2 years.  Never mind the fact that I know with buying a 360 game that IT WILL HAVE ONLINE options unlike the PS3 version.  Tony Hawk anyone......

Yeah, I have read, read my post before this.  Again, I will not argue that "OUT OF BOX", the PS3 have more capabilites.  But for potential, the 360 has it licked.  Your arguements are VOID in this arguement because the question is asked, "which is the best multimedia machine"???  I have answered the question, and all you can come back with is "Out of Box" the PS3 is better if you do absolute nothing with the system.

But sorry to burst your bubble, media center hubs are meant to attach periphials to it to make the experience as wide as possible, and the 360 has the better capabilities.  I really am confused where you are argueing now?????

[QUOTE="Rashpal"][QUOTE="AgentVX"][QUOTE="Rashpal"][QUOTE="AgentVX"][QUOTE="Rashpal"][QUOTE="AgentVX"]

[QUOTE="Rashpal"][QUOTE="xerxes5678"]I'd say the 360 has the advantage, since multimedia (pics, music, movies, etc) can be streamed from a computer, which saves the 360's HDD for games.AgentVX

What is your question here, it was asked and we answered it.  To explain things very simply for you cause you obviously don't have much experience with a multimedia device, if you connect you console to the internet so you can go online, in most cases you will have some sort of hub, switch or router to share your connection.  And if you have that, then you easily have the capablities to connect your windows based PC to your 360.  And to give you more facts, most people on the planet that have a personal computer either run Windows (which is by far the most) or Apples OS.  Linux is a very distant 3rd, and I mean a very very distant 3rd.  And by 2008 most OS sold with computers will have some form of Vista install in it, and it have Media Center built in.

That being said, a multimedia device is a centralized hub that has limited capabilities that relies on other devices that can be easily hooked up to play the desired device or files.  Plain and simple, the X360 has that capabilities to do this quite a bit better than the PS3 for the vast amount of users.

Anybody that thinks the "average" comsumer will take their PS3, and load Linux, and know what the hell their doing is living in some fantasy world.  Most average consumers when asked "what is Linux?" will tell you its a car.  Please spare me your logic as it is flawed at so many avenues, it just aint funny.

The 360 has better multimedia capabilities for the vast amounts of users out in the world, and that is just plain and simple fact.  Though I do respect that fact that Linux is open sourced and there will be things on the PS3 that I do envy.  But this is coming from somebody that is very knowledgeable about computers, and someone that can utilize it's capabalities.  For the average joe, it's nothing more that a nightmare.

The PS3 does have good multimedia capabilites out of the box, but the 360 definately has the better multimedia capabilities if you have the time, effort and in some cases the money.  And if your truely looking for the multimedia hub, really, if your the average joe, the 360 is the way to go.  But if web browsing is what your looking for to post your annoying comments, stick with the PS3 since you most likely won't be playing many good games.

As I said, out of the box, the PS3 does have a little better multimedia capabilites then the 360 because of a unproven movie format called BluRay, multimedia card reader and web browsing.  But the "potential" for multimedia definately goes to the 360.  And if you have the money if you choose, you can buy the most likely winner of the HD format war, HD-DVD.

You can't be serious if you think that a generation of Microsoft windows users are gonna switch to Linux.  I will never argue with you that out of the box the PS3 is slightly better, but as I mentioned before, if you are sharing your internet connection to the 360, the 360 has more capabilities.  And with Vista coming out next month, it will even be easier to connect you 360 to your PC which I might add is the biggest component of most users for multimedia.

Not is only the 360 more future proof for most users, it is the format in which most users will share and display their home movies, downloadable content, home pictures and MP3's on.  Windows Vista, whether you hate it or love it, will be in most house holds by 2009 -10, thus connecting your 360 will be nothing more than any media center hub that you will be able to buy in any store that you can stream from you PC from either from WiFi or ethernet.

Since I am a PC power user, I can do more than any PS3 user can besides web browse.  I can even web browse through an plugin on to Media Center from a 360 remote, but it's definately is more of a hassle and very clunky.  I rather go to my PC.  I will conclude on this point that I am very disappointed from MS that I can't browse the internet from my 360, and am disappointed on their HDD capacity.

You keep posing questions, but you don't give any counters from the capabilites of the PS3.  If you ask me personally, I am dissappointed in both consoles and their multimedia capabilites.  But I can easily say that the 360 from my PC has a fair amount of lead in this arguement.

Either way, I can argree with out out of the box the PS3 has more capabilites. But the already potential and future potential of the 360 is proven.  So, either you leave you PS3 as a stand alone product, it has more potential.  But connected to a PC, the 360 definately has the lead.  And lets get real here for a second, more multimedia from users is either stored on DVD format through movies, or everything else like music, movies and digital pictures are stored on your PC.  Thus an extention of your 360 to your PC is the only logical step, and that is through Windows or Mac based PC.

360 wins.....

If the average mainstream consumer ain't gonna learn about the features of the 360, what make you certain that the average mainstream consumer is gonna learn about the freatures of the PS3.

Of course the 360 is a multimedia device.  It's a rudimentary multimedia device just like the PS3, but a multimedia device never the less.

And I am sorry, I am starting to lose you on what a multimedia device is?  Is it to play movies, or is it to display your digital camera pictures, home movies that you edit on a Mac or Windows based PC, or stream you MP3's through your PC where most users have their collection and playlist, which I might add is available through Windows Media Center.

Again, you are questioning the capabilities of the 360 which I have already stated are not what I expect from a multimedia hub, but you are very limited on what the PS3 can do, and from what I have seen, is suffering from numerous multimedia deficentices.  Please, please, give me some advantages of the PS3.  As I have researched, the PS3 multimedia capabilites and are rather lack luster. 

All you do is pose questions on the 360, but don't state any advantages of the PS3 besides out of the box features.  The question is asked, which is a better multimedia experience?  I have stated my reasons, I don't see you stating yours, nor the advantages of the PS3.

And again, you refuse to answer any of my questions.  Get it already, a media hub is the ability to hook up periphials to it to play your media.  Plain and simple facts, for you can't even refute, most of peoples media is stored on either DVD or you computer.

And you computer is by in far the biggest Media Capable device, thus meaning if it contains the most media capable media, hooking it up to your PC is essential if you want the most out of a Media center Hub.

So your previous post mean squat, really, get it already!!!

360 has the most multimedia capabilites, plain and simple, minus web browsing......

I pick the PS3. It's got a ton of multimedia features.

While streaming stuff from your computer to the 360 is awesome, I still think the PS3 wins in this case.

[QUOTE="Rashpal"][QUOTE="AgentVX"]

[QUOTE="IQ138"]I'd say PS3. More storage space, Blu Ray comes with package, teh Cell... I have a PS3 right now, and they have things like Friends networking, internet browsing, games, music, movies, photos, it can even connect to my iPod... it's awesome, but expensive. AgentVX

I have over a terabyte of stortage space available to my 360, unlike the PS3 can't compare.

I can buy a HD-DVD player with the remote, King Kong Movie and all the cables provided for play back, for under $199.99 if I choose too.  With the PS3, you have to buy the expensive remote and cables.  But again, that is if I choose to do so, and not forced to buy it.

I will take any day a superior GPU on a console(360) then a CPU.  CPU is great for somethings on a computer, and GPU if you want graphics.  GPU= Graphics Processing Unit.  The 360 has the better GPU, the PS3 has the better processor.  I bought a gaming console, so I take the GPU.

Networking is far better on XBox Live then PS3 network.  I can actually find any of my friends playing any game and invite them, unlike the PS3 network.  Unified compared to ununified like the PS3, no comparision, XBox live wins hands down

Internet Browsing, yep the PS3 does this better, but pretty crappy compared to regulare PC.  And from what I have read, the internet Browsing is painfully slow and lots of web pages won't even display.

Movies, MP3's and photos, definately better on the 360 through Media Center.  Your whole PC is available unlike the PS3 where you have to go to your PC and transfer you data that you want to a limited media storage device only to play the media if the PS3 supports it.  No comparision, 360 wins this battle.  Never mind the fact that you can play custom soundtracks through your 360 in game.  Makes the whole 360 experience that much better.

Expensive, yes you bet the PS3 is expensive.  And for the onling, I rather pay for a service that gives me easy access to all my friends, a secure online experience and steady service compared with what the PS3 has.  And add to the fact that I bought Splinter Cell with a free online subscription for a year, means I pay virtually only $25 for 2 years.  Never mind the fact that I know with buying a 360 game that IT WILL HAVE ONLINE options unlike the PS3 version.  Tony Hawk anyone......

Yeah, I have read, read my post before this.  Again, I will not argue that "OUT OF BOX", the PS3 have more capabilites.  But for potential, the 360 has it licked.  Your arguements are VOID in this arguement because the question is asked, "which is the best multimedia machine"???  I have answered the question, and all you can come back with is "Out of Box" the PS3 is better if you do absolute nothing with the system.

But sorry to burst your bubble, media center hubs are meant to attach periphials to it to make the experience as wide as possible, and the 360 has the better capabilities.  I really am confused where you are argueing now?????

PS3.

Bigger storage space, compatibility with alot of memory units(SD, Mem Stick Pro/Duo, Picture Cards), iPod compatibility(and we all know how wildly popular those are), USB ports for PSP and the qaulity of the streaming/playback itself.

You have to give props to the PS3 in that department.

[QUOTE="AgentVX"][QUOTE="Rashpal"][QUOTE="AgentVX"]

[QUOTE="IQ138"]I'd say PS3. More storage space, Blu Ray comes with package, teh Cell... I have a PS3 right now, and they have things like Friends networking, internet browsing, games, music, movies, photos, it can even connect to my iPod... it's awesome, but expensive. Rashpal

I have over a terabyte of stortage space available to my 360, unlike the PS3 can't compare.

I can buy a HD-DVD player with the remote, King Kong Movie and all the cables provided for play back, for under $199.99 if I choose too.  With the PS3, you have to buy the expensive remote and cables.  But again, that is if I choose to do so, and not forced to buy it.

I will take any day a superior GPU on a console(360) then a CPU.  CPU is great for somethings on a computer, and GPU if you want graphics.  GPU= Graphics Processing Unit.  The 360 has the better GPU, the PS3 has the better processor.  I bought a gaming console, so I take the GPU.

Networking is far better on XBox Live then PS3 network.  I can actually find any of my friends playing any game and invite them, unlike the PS3 network.  Unified compared to ununified like the PS3, no comparision, XBox live wins hands down

Internet Browsing, yep the PS3 does this better, but pretty crappy compared to regulare PC.  And from what I have read, the internet Browsing is painfully slow and lots of web pages won't even display.

Movies, MP3's and photos, definately better on the 360 through Media Center.  Your whole PC is available unlike the PS3 where you have to go to your PC and transfer you data that you want to a limited media storage device only to play the media if the PS3 supports it.  No comparision, 360 wins this battle.  Never mind the fact that you can play custom soundtracks through your 360 in game.  Makes the whole 360 experience that much better.

Expensive, yes you bet the PS3 is expensive.  And for the onling, I rather pay for a service that gives me easy access to all my friends, a secure online experience and steady service compared with what the PS3 has.  And add to the fact that I bought Splinter Cell with a free online subscription for a year, means I pay virtually only $25 for 2 years.  Never mind the fact that I know with buying a 360 game that IT WILL HAVE ONLINE options unlike the PS3 version.  Tony Hawk anyone......

Yeah, I have read, read my post before this.  Again, I will not argue that "OUT OF BOX", the PS3 have more capabilites.  But for potential, the 360 has it licked.  Your arguements are VOID in this arguement because the question is asked, "which is the best multimedia machine"???  I have answered the question, and all you can come back with is "Out of Box" the PS3 is better if you do absolute nothing with the system.

But sorry to burst your bubble, media center hubs are meant to attach periphials to it to make the experience as wide as possible, and the 360 has the better capabilities.  I really am confused where you are argueing now?????

This is what a multimedia hub is, the ability to hook up periphials in order to play your media.  You keep avoiding the simple fact that most peoples media is stored on the PC, thus it is by far far far the most important device to any media center hub.

Don't get me wrong, the PS3 has good capabilities "Out Of Box" like I have stated many many times this thread.  But for the simple question "Which is the best multimedia machine? PS3 or Xbox360?", the plain and simple truth that since the vast majority of users are windows based, and the vast majority of multimedia is stored on the PC eg. Music, Digital Camera Pictures, Home movies, downloaded Video and files, it's absolutely essential that you have the console hooked up to a PC if you want a "True Multimedia Device".  Never mind the fact of the video recording from cable or satillite to your PC that you can play over Media Center.

Really, what can you do on the PS3 that you can't do on the 360????  Besides Web Browse!!!!  And the bigger question is what can it do better then the 360????

You keep avoiding the questions, so it might be better if you avoid the topic and get someone that can actually answer some questions.

PS3.

Bigger storage space, compatibility with alot of memory units(SD, Mem Stick Pro/Duo, Picture Cards), iPod compatibility(and we all know how wildly popular those are), USB ports for PSP and the qaulity of the streaming/playback itself.

You have to give props to the PS3 in that department.

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Obviously you don't own a 360 because you would know that the 360 is capable of this.  Minus the PSP, which really, nobody owns.:roll:'

Yeah I think this topic is now an apples to oranges comparison.

If you mean multimedia, by how many ports the console has the PS3 wins hands down no question the 360 only accepts USB devices.

If you mean multimedia, as the ability to view content from a centralized location then the 360 wins with it's media center integration. You can use the 360 to watch recorded or live TV from a media center PC, and stream music from a PC then 360 is it.

It is my opinion that the 360 multimedia is superior, becuse it is so much more capable than having a bunch of memory stick slots, and usb ports. This is just my opinion, and you can take it for what it is.

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[QUOTE="IQ138"]I'd say PS3. More storage space, Blu Ray comes with package, teh Cell... I have a PS3 right now, and they have things like Friends networking, internet browsing, games, music, movies, photos, it can even connect to my iPod... it's awesome, but expensive. AgentVX

I have over a terabyte of stortage space available to my 360, unlike the PS3 can't compare.

I can buy a HD-DVD player with the remote, King Kong Movie and all the cables provided for play back, for under $199.99 if I choose too.  With the PS3, you have to buy the expensive remote and cables.  But again, that is if I choose to do so, and not forced to buy it.

I will take any day a superior GPU on a console(360) then a CPU.  CPU is great for somethings on a computer, and GPU if you want graphics.  GPU= Graphics Processing Unit.  The 360 has the better GPU, the PS3 has the better processor.  I bought a gaming console, so I take the GPU.

Networking is far better on XBox Live then PS3 network.  I can actually find any of my friends playing any game and invite them, unlike the PS3 network.  Unified compared to ununified like the PS3, no comparision, XBox live wins hands down

Internet Browsing, yep the PS3 does this better, but pretty crappy compared to regulare PC.  And from what I have read, the internet Browsing is painfully slow and lots of web pages won't even display.

Movies, MP3's and photos, definately better on the 360 through Media Center.  Your whole PC is available unlike the PS3 where you have to go to your PC and transfer you data that you want to a limited media storage device only to play the media if the PS3 supports it.  No comparision, 360 wins this battle.  Never mind the fact that you can play custom soundtracks through your 360 in game.  Makes the whole 360 experience that much better.

Expensive, yes you bet the PS3 is expensive.  And for the onling, I rather pay for a service that gives me easy access to all my friends, a secure online experience and steady service compared with what the PS3 has.  And add to the fact that I bought Splinter Cell with a free online subscription for a year, means I pay virtually only $25 for 2 years.  Never mind the fact that I know with buying a 360 game that IT WILL HAVE ONLINE options unlike the PS3 version.  Tony Hawk anyone......

Yeah, I have read, read my post before this.  Again, I will not argue that "OUT OF BOX", the PS3 have more capabilites.  But for potential, the 360 has it licked.  Your arguements are VOID in this arguement because the question is asked, "which is the best multimedia machine"???  I have answered the question, and all you can come back with is "Out of Box" the PS3 is better if you do absolute nothing with the system.

But sorry to burst your bubble, media center hubs are meant to attach periphials to it to make the experience as wide as possible, and the 360 has the better capabilities.  I really am confused where you are argueing now?????

This is what a multimedia hub is, the ability to hook up periphials in order to play your media.  You keep avoiding the simple fact that most peoples media is stored on the PC, thus it is by far far far the most important device to any media center hub.

Don't get me wrong, the PS3 has good capabilities "Out Of Box" like I have stated many many times this thread.  But for the simple question "Which is the best multimedia machine? PS3 or Xbox360?", the plain and simple truth that since the vast majority of users are windows based, and the vast majority of multimedia is stored on the PC eg. Music, Digital Camera Pictures, Home movies, downloaded Video and files, it's absolutely essential that you have the console hooked up to a PC if you want a "True Multimedia Device".  Never mind the fact of the video recording from cable or satillite to your PC that you can play over Media Center.

Really, what can you do on the PS3 that you can't do on the 360????  Besides Web Browse!!!!  And the bigger question is what can it do better then the 360????

You keep avoiding the questions, so it might be better if you avoid the topic and get someone that can actually answer some questions.

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I am sorry, I don't get the humour here!!!  How does this not effect the PS3???

*Sigh*  For all you people that don't know what a media hub is, it's a device like the 360 or PS3 that can play different media through your device from different periphials, and play it on your HD monitor.

I personally have a 60' inch DLP, and simply turn on my 360 to play videos, digital camera pictures, music thought my 5.1 surround sound through my main entertainment unit.  You can do this if you have a VGA port on your monitor, but setting up keyboard, mouse, cables to you main entertainment unit is very troublesome.  With the 360, all it takes is an ethernet connection, Media Center, and some patch cables to your reciever to play all your media needs.

So your question about if you have a PC, why on earth do you need a PS3? 

Your either a fanboy or simply not knowledgable on the subject.

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