Posted in Consoles on Mar 28th, 2009
If you’re someone who enjoys watching movies at home, you will find it hard to resist the idea of getting an LCD television for your home.
LCD televisions come in various sizes and it really depends on your budget when it comes to getting the right one for your home.
Another important point that you should remember is about where you purchased your television set. You should know that it can be much cheaper to buy it online compared to your local retailers. Some are even willing to provide free shipping and handling for you.
Don’t even try to go from store to store and ask for the opinion from the salesman because they will never tell you the whole truth.
Look out for unbiased reviews online instead so that you will get bang for your buck.
And don’t buy an LCD TV just because of its size. If you done your research, you will notice that many of the reviews out there are providing positive comments about the 37” model.
Stay away from any salesmen who try to convince you to get the biggest LCD that they have, because they might do that to earn a better commission for themselves.
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Posted in Consoles on Nov 29th, 2007
Randy Nunez’s Xbox 360 is being beaten to death by Halo 3, so that it “routinely, consistently, and systematically ‘froze,’ ‘crashed,’ or ‘locked up.’” Naturally, this “disrupted game play.” For his pain and suffering of having to reset his console to resume getting teabagged, he wants $5 million and class action status, ’cause “many consumers” are having these issues. Sorry. My bad. I take full responsibility for shooting people in the face that hard. I thought I was just knocking them off the internet, but apparently it’s crashing their 360s too. I apologize. But seriously.
As Ars points out, Microsoft’s been pretty public and all apologetic about the rampant Red Ring plague, dumping a billion dollars into seriously (and appropriately) extended warranties for repairs multiple times, and beefing up hardware to take the heat. More importantly, the Xbox 360 was killed by Halo with the candlestick in the living room connection is a thread that hasn’t exactly lit up the internet or the media, and they (we) love jumping on that kind of stuff.
Via [ GIZMODO ]
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Posted in Consoles on Nov 26th, 2007
Even the jewelers at Tiffany’s would be impressed by the mix of precious stones and metals thrown into this PS2 controller neck pendant. The ridiculously geeky piece is constructed from 18k white gold, with 68.34ct of black diamonds lining the controller’s surface.
We were not so sure you could get 68.34ct of diamonds all in one place without owning a bank, but apparently we were wrong. Still, we are guessing the price is a little over the usual you would pay for a standard Playstation controller. Unfortunately, we do not know what the price paid was, but we are sure the rapper, Just Blaze, saved up for weeks to be able to afford the Playstation inspired bling. Now, if a neck pendant fashioned like a diamond clad PS2 controller does not earn him some serious rapper credibility, there is something wrong with the world. There you have it; crime doesn’t pay, rapping does. Perhaps we should start a Gizmodo rapper clan, all we would need is a rival clan to aim our witty slurs at…who could that be?
Via [ BGR ]
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Posted in Consoles on Nov 20th, 2007
PS3 firmware version 2.01 has been unleashed upon the masses. There are no true updates beyond more stable PS2 game emulation, but consider the issues people were having with 2.0 fixed: The PSP is supposed to boot the PS3 remotely much more smoothly now (it worked for us before, connecting was slow). And PS3 stability is also said to be improved on the XMB. We hope that the PS3 stability branches means that some of the new in-game crashes have been resolved, because while we like themes as much as the next guy, we’d prefer to, you know, be able to play games.
Via [I4U]
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Posted in Consoles on Oct 18th, 2007
Sony announced the availability of the cheaper version of their PS3 in the US. This version was only available in Europe and Japan but it looks like they changed their mind and decided to take it to the US too. The 40GB model and the 80GB model will be available for a price of $400 and $500 starting November 2. This is taken from the official Sony announcement :
Sony Computer Entertainment America Announces New 40GB Playstation(R)3 (PS3(TM)) Configuration and Price Reduction Of Current 80GB Model New 40GB Model to be Available in North America on November 2nd for $399; Effective Immediately, 80GB PS3 to be Priced at $499
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Posted in Consoles on Oct 5th, 2007
For some time now there were some rumors circling the internet about a new PS3. Well, now it’s all official: a new 40GB PS3 will become available in Europe starting October. What is different about it ? Well, it will not have a card reader, NO PS2 backward compatibility, a 40GB hard drive and only 2 USB ports. The price will be around €399.
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