Review of the PlayStation 3

Play Station 3 - the new "breathing" in the world of consoles. The prefix was announced in May 2005 at the exhibition Electronic Entertainment Expo. First PS 3 was available for testing at TGS 2006, then everyone can appreciate a truly awesome console features. At the moment, announced two versions of the PS3 - 20 and 60 GB.
Now MirSovetov try to talk about the opportunities offered by the PlayStation 3 from Sony.


Sony PlayStation 3 Design
Above this model, no doubt, the designers did a good job by Sony, is soft, stylish design simply does not remain indifferent to the PS3.



While the console is available in only one color - black, but in the near future the company plans to introduce other colors.
Console is pretty massive. Dimensions - 32.5 x 9.8 x 27.4 cm Weight - 7 lbs. It should be noted that the PS3 runs pretty quiet compared to other consoles such as Xbox, Nintendo. The console can be positioned both vertically and horizontally. The power supply is built into the PS3 console. The front of the console there is an opening for loading media.
Sony PlayStation 3, the operating system
PS3 has its own operating system to which you can easily download updates, drivers, demos of new games, movies, videos. The operating system is fairly simple to use. All functions are available to the user from a central screen.
In OS provides two accounts - Administrator and User.



An administrator can restrict user access - for example, display the amount of money for spending at online stores. It is also pleasantly surprised by the presence in the operating system web browser, which certainly is important for those who like to surf the Internet while sitting on the couch. But there is a minus in a row entering the address, unfortunately, there is no direct character input, the system prompts you to enter the address via a virtual keyboard. MirSovetov hopes that in the near future, this function will be improved.
Here is the central interface of the PlayStation 3. In my view, all quite comfortable balance that allows him to understand, even a child.
Sony PlayStation 3 Graphics
The graphics in the PlayStation 3 is awesome. The graphic processor RSX, running at 550 MHz and has 256MB of internal memory, developed jointly by NVIDIA Corporation and SCEI has played a role. Thanks to this support is provided with high-resolution displays. Supported resolution: 480p, 480p, 720p and 1080p.
Here I would like to bring some screenshots so you can truly appreciate the photographic excellence RSX and PS3 in general.





Also, in addition to realistic graphics, PlayStation 3, can be a real-time modeling of physical laws and models for the developers used a powerful advanced core NovodeX of the company AGEIA. This set of physical technologies will be included in the package for developers - SDK. Thus, all projects for the PlayStation 3 will have a complex physical laws and reality, as it will allow developers to create fantasy worlds with their own physical laws.
Sony PlayStation 3 Media
As you probably guessed, PlayStation 3 - not just a prefix, it is also a powerful home media center, whose work provided a processor frequency of 3.2 GHz. Now you can easily invite your friends to view the new movie, or just listen to music.
Through the USB port on the PlayStation 3 hard drive can be transferred (and in the same view) photos from digital cameras and other devices with the appropriate connector. The console supports most popular image types - JPG, PNG, TIFF, BMP, GIF, also supports most music formats - MP3, AAC, WAV, ATRAC, unfortunately, the developers have not provided the WMA format, the console does not read. PlayStation 3 great reads movies from Blu-ray Disc and DVD, supports video formats such as MPEG1, MPEG2 and MPEG4.
Sony has also taken care of the usability of multimedia console. You can now buy a remote control, which is used for remote control attachment.



The control has a standard set of function: rewind, switching between the heads of the film, in the navigation menu. Cost control roughly $ 30.
The optical drive is the PlayStation 3 is quite interesting and thought out. It supports basic formats: Blu-ray, DVD, SACD, CD, CD-R, also works without problems with the disks PS1PS2. The picture quality allows you to use PS3 consoles as Blu-ray player.
One very big minus an optical drive on PlayStation 3 - the lack of records on optical disk.
Sony PlayStation 3, interfaces and connectors
In the PlayStation 3 also provides four USB ports, which serve to connect the charger, controllers, accessories, such as a USB keyboard. Behind the console developers have submitted ports for Ethernet, HDMI-out, optical digital audio output (SPDIF) and A / V output, which is used for analog audio and video. Digital audio output allows the use of professional speakers in conjunction with the PlayStation 3.



MirSovetov would like to mention, of course, a useful opportunity to change the hard drive, the console has a slot that allows us to get a new hard drive.
Sony PlayStation 3 controller
The set comes with an attachment controller SixAxis. Wireless joystick that lets you play while sitting on a sofa, chair. No charge controller can handle 30 hours. Also included is a USB cable that allows you to connect the controller to the console. Cable length of 1.5 meters. One of the main disadvantages of the gamepad that does not change the battery. When damage to the battery, one way out - buying a new joystick, which cost about $ 50.



You can definitely say that the PlayStation 3 - a new word in the world of consoles. With the PlayStation 3, you can get maximum enjoyment from the game, listen to music, watch movies, browse the Internet, read e-mail. Already, the console can be purchased in the CIS. The cost of an average of console - 650?. Prices for games vary from 7 to 15? for a copy.