Wii Store Rock Band Songs
Ps3 Consoles – Actual Owner Of 2 Slims, Previous Owner Of Original Ps3 60Gb
First off, I actually own two of the new PS3 Consoles slims. So unlike some of the 1 and 2 star reviewers on here, I can speak from experience. I also own an Xbox 360 and a Wii, but my review will mostly cover the difference between this model and my previous launch-model 60gb PS3 Consoles.
I had the original, backwards compatible 60gb PS3 Consoles from launch and have loved it. It took center stage in my basement home theater setup. Blu-rays look amazing on a 119 inch screen. I had been, for quite some time, considering buying a second PS3 Consolesfor my living room. Once the new Slim was announced, I decided to sell my PS3 Consoles and use the proceeds to finance the purchase of two new ones. I bought one from Amazon and another from a local brick and mortar.
I have three primary uses for the PS3 Consoles : gaming, watching blu-ray movies, and watching videos stored on a NAS drive on my home network. I buy tracks for Rock Band, download demos for new games, and purchase the occasional LBP costume or pack, but otherwise, I’m not really an online gamer.
Anyway, the new Slim is just an excellent, excellent system. Comparing it to my previous PS3 Consoles:
PROS:
It is significantly smaller. Pictures don’t really do it justice.
Runs just as quiet if not more so. The only increase in noise seems to come from the disk drive. It’s noisier than my old system when accepting or ejecting a disk.
Runs even cooler. I never had any heat issues with my old PS3 Consolesbut this one barely puts out warm air even after a couple of hours of play sitting in a cabinet.
Better audio codec support. I’m running this on a 7.2 surround system so I like the best sound I can possibly get, and my receiver takes advantage of the Slims upgraded audio output.
Seems to load game data faster. I had just picked up Batman: Arkham Asylum earlier in the week. The game loades an initial 1.8 gigs (I believe) of data to your hard drive. After getting my first Slim, I had to load the same data to the new system, and only took about 2/3 the time. It’s surprising since it’s the same speed disk drive, but I timed it and it definitely took less time.
I actually like the matte finish better. No more finger prints or smudges, doesn’t reflect light.
The physical buttons are great. You can just tap the power button to turn the system off, instead of having to hold down the touch button until it beeps.
CONS:
Only two usb ports. I know most PS3 Consoles only have two but mine had four and I like the Rock Band. Thankfully, I had a 4 port hub sitting around unused.
Still no IR receiver. This was actually a pretty big disappointment for me. I run my entire theater set up with a Harmony One. Projector, receiver, even my lights. I finally broke down and spent the exta $55+ on the Logitech Harmony Adapter, but I’d rather have the ability included in the price of the system.
Having to backup, reload, re-download everything. I had upgraded my previous system to a 160gb hard drive and was hoping I could just pull it and slap it into the new system. Sadly, this wasn’t the case. I had to manually back up my saves game files (not all with allow you to copy. I kept all my progress for Batman, for instance, but lost all my progress in Rock Band 2. I’ll also have to find or rent a copy of Rock Band 1 to reinstall all the songs from the game disk).
I lost backwards compatibility and other operating system support, but I didn’t care about or use either of those anyway. Other than that, the sytem is just as great as always, and I’m loving the 3.0 software and animated backgrounds. Also, just a note: If you’re moving from one PS3 Consoles to two like I did, your purchased games and add ons are good on multiple systems. My wife and I play Pixlejunk Monsters and we can now choose to hang out and play in the living room where you can actually keep track of the time or disappear for hours in the man-cave.
About the Author
See More Great Reviews Click Here!
All songs in the Rock band 2 store purchased hack (wii)
