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Ravenas said:
Sure. Mainly because your games will load faster.
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i was just told that a guy who did benchmarks says there was very little difference in load times with a 7200 drive tho. check this out...

http://boardsus.playstation.com/playstation/board/message?board.id=ps3&thread.id=2000029

so basically about a 5-10% speed increase loading games and transfering files. but the price increase is dramatic between a 7200 drive and 5400 drive. its $150 for a 200 gig 5400 and $180 for the 7200 drive. and no drives bigger than 200 gigs for 7200.
 
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Well that forum post clearly says...

if you want the extra performance, go 7200...

but if you want higher capacity, stick with 5400...
 
ktr said:
Well that forum post clearly says...

if you want the extra performance, go 7200...

but if you want higher capacity, stick with 5400...
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yea, but my question is, is it really worth it? im fine with the load times on my current 80 gig 5400 drive so i dont think getting a 7200 drive will really make any difference to me. plus i can get a 320 gig 5400 drive for 160 bucks.
 
Depends on if you had wait times. Right now, I dont think my load times are bad at all, seeing as most of the game is ran from the DVD, at least, Im led to believe that.
 
WarEagleAU said:
Depends on if you had wait times. Right now, I dont think my load times are bad at all, seeing as most of the game is ran from the DVD, at least, Im led to believe that.
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yea and it seems like the bigger 320 gig 5400 drives arent slower than the smaller 80 gig 5400 drives. and i guess all the newer games install less to the PS3 i think.
 
I've actually read many places that the installs on the newer big releases are going to be anywhere from 10gb to 20gb.
 
Ravenas said:
I've actually read many places that the installs on the newer big releases are going to be anywhere from 10gb to 20gb.
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Doubt it. There is already a hate over the installs from the ps3 community (mostly against Capcom). I bet devs are gonna avoid the publicity and not do required installs any more.
 
ktr said:
Doubt it. There is already a hate over the installs from the ps3 community (mostly against Capcom). I bet devs are gonna avoid the publicity and not do required installs any more.
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That holds no ground...

People complain about installs and people complain about load times. The only thing that can speed up load times is larger installs.
 
It was something to do with our power why PS3 was turning off, we had an under voltage due to a corroded mains switch.

I wonder if the PS3 turning off so much during copying files off hard disk etc.. would have hurt it? I would like to get it replaced under the 30 days and I don't think they penalize you if there isn't anything wrong with it, but it would just seem a bit bad. What do use think I should do?
 
Joshmcmillan said:
It was something to do with our power why PS3 was turning off, we had an under voltage due to a corroded mains switch.

I wonder if the PS3 turning off so much during copying files off hard disk etc.. would have hurt it? I would like to get it replaced under the 30 days and I don't think they penalize you if there isn't anything wrong with it, but it would just seem a bit bad. What do use think I should do?
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ha so i was right!!! i think you should be fine exchanging it for a new one. did you get it at a big box store like best buy? if so just tell them it doesnt work right and you want a new one.
 
Easy Rhino said:
ha so i was right!!! i think you should be fine exchanging it for a new one. did you get it at a big box store like best buy? if so just tell them it doesnt work right and you want a new one.
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Yesterday afternoon half the power just went completely off and the electricity people were here till around 10:30 PM fixing it (the emergency ones), it didn't cost anything.

So you think it wouldn't seem bad if I took it back when it probably works perfectly? It is from Harvey Norman which is a pretty big store in Australia.

I'd just be worried they'd charge me if it worked perfectly.
 
Joshmcmillan said:
Yesterday afternoon half the power just went completely off and the electricity people were here till around 10:30 PM fixing it (the emergency ones), it didn't cost anything.

So you think it wouldn't seem bad if I took it back when it probably works perfectly? It is from Harvey Norman which is a pretty big store in Australia.

I'd just be worried they'd charge me if it worked perfectly.
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most of the time the big stores dont really care. you could say it keeps shutting off on you and you want a new one.
 
haters, haters everywhere. the amount of resistance to the PS3 from members of TPU is astounding. its not like people who own a PS3 go out of there way to bash people with the xbox. yet people who own the 360 do go out of their way to bash the PS3. i dont get it. i had the money so i bought the more powerful console. why is that such a big deal?
 
Easy Rhino said:
haters, haters everywhere. the amount of resistance to the PS3 from members of TPU is astounding. its not like people who own a PS3 go out of there way to bash people with the xbox. yet people who own the 360 do go out of their way to bash the PS3. i dont get it. i had the money so i bought the more powerful console. why is that such a big deal?
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It's not made by Microsoft?
 
PS3 is AWESOME!!
 
The Echochrome demo is out on Japan PSN...

The demo is a more beefy 37mb, with the only discerning difference being that it’s in 1080p and has a saucy female voice-over.

Controls translated:

Left or Right Stick: Spins perspective.
Hold R1: Spins perspective faster.
Hold L1 : Activates motion sensor to spin perspective.
Press Triangle: Goes into “thinking mode” (You can still spin perspective while mannequin stops.)
Hold X: Puppet walks faster.
Square: Snap the edges together to get a clean path connection.
Select: Toggles timer/control instructions.
Start: Pause.
 
ktr said:
The Echochrome demo is out on Japan PSN...

The demo is a more beefy 37mb, with the only discerning difference being that it’s in 1080p and has a saucy female voice-over.

Controls translated:

Left or Right Stick: Spins perspective.
Hold R1: Spins perspective faster.
Hold L1 : Activates motion sensor to spin perspective.
Press Triangle: Goes into “thinking mode” (You can still spin perspective while mannequin stops.)
Hold X: Puppet walks faster.
Square: Snap the edges together to get a clean path connection.
Select: Toggles timer/control instructions.
Start: Pause.
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Dude I want to play this game so bad, I've been following it for a while. I like Sony's approach vs the xbox live content. Quality over quanitity
 
Ya know I also own a 360 (well with no games, brothers friend wont give them back, I think Im gonna go kick his axx) and I love it, but I still think my ps3 is better. I just dont like haters man.

Any new exciting demos out yet? my email box is really full of add ons for games I dont have...
 
well im in the process of installing YDL !!! so far its a very simple procedure. i backed up all ps3 content onto an 8 gig flash drive. then i formated the ps3 drive allocating 10 gigs of space of 'other os.' i switched the default from PS3 to 'other os' and reboot the system with the YDL in the drive. now it is installing. i bought a cheap ass usb keyboard/mouse from bestbuy to do the install and mess around with it. then im gonna transfer them up to my PC which currently has an 8 year old keyboard and 4 year old mouse. ill report in on how things turn out! and for those of you who have already done this, anything i should be aware of?
 
Wow, a semi guide would be awesome if you could Easy, that is when ya get done.
 
well first of all you have to buy YDL 6 for 120 bucks. but you can get YDL 5 for free. however thus far YDL 5-6 does not support WPA. so im not about to switch to WEP encryption when a 8 year old can hack in. so im waiting for a wifi card for my PC and i will put my router downstairs where the PS3 is and just use it wired. that should happen on monday. there is a workaround for WPA/WPA2 PSK on YDL but it is simply too much trouble for a console. so once im wired ill install it again. the OS itself is ok. it looks decent on the 1080p 42 inch tv. this is more for experimental purposes but is a nice little project to keep me occupied.
 
Im at a LAN party, anyone wanna play something with me and my friend(he bought a ps3)?


EDIT: You know I always ask everyone if they wanna play something and people say yes and dont get on or ever play....if everyone is so obsessed with PS3 why aren't you online....I guess I stop asking cause its kinda pointless to actually comment on this page...GG
 
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Because Im in the process of doing a zillion other things. And the wife is in the room watching TV where I house the PS3 :(
 
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