ok the wii

[vandiss]

I think the Wii would suit you fine. The control system's far better for newcomers than the more hardcore-oriented consoles...

[mudskipper]

Just be prepared to lose half your living room to balance boards, steering wheels and plastic guitars...

[NotAllThere]

I think he means "thank you" in the norse languages.

Tack - swedish
Tak - danish
Takk - norwegian

It is probably the reason that some english people say "Ta".

hth

Tack is also used in Polish and Russian as a signal of agreement.

[DaveB]

On a tangnet to the original question :

What else can you do with a PS3?

Son keeps nagging to get one but at ~£200 + cost of any games I'm reluctant, knowing it;s likely to end up gathering dust under the telly.

I know it can be used as a Blu-Ray player as well but are there any other options? General media player, DVR etc that it can be used for?

[Moscow Mule]

On a tangnet to the original question :

What else can you do with a PS3?

Son keeps nagging to get one but at ~£200 + cost of any games I'm reluctant, knowing it;s likely to end up gathering dust under the telly.

I know it can be used as a Blu-Ray player as well but are there any other options? General media player, DVR etc that it can be used for?

You an use it as a media extender, so if you have media servers on your home network, it can pick up and play that content on your big telly.

There is also a playstation store where you can download movies & other content.

It also has a web browser, and now, a direct link on the menu to BBC iPlayer "big" interface. This actually seems to give half decent playback on the big screen and seems to hang less than on the PC. You can also watch the other on-demand services, but you have to use the browser to get to them.

Also, if you get the slim version, and a TV with Bravia Link (or whatever the non-Sony TVs call the same thing) you can control it all with your TV remote.

[gingerjedi]

On a tangnet to the original question :

What else can you do with a PS3?

Son keeps nagging to get one but at ~£200 + cost of any games I'm reluctant, knowing it;s likely to end up gathering dust under the telly.

I know it can be used as a Blu-Ray player as well but are there any other options? General media player, DVR etc that it can be used for?

I stream torrented movies from my computer upstairs to the Xbox which is handy, I think you can do the same with the PS3.

The Xbox has a HD movie download service, not sure about the PS3 but it does have BBC iPlayer as does the Wii.

[DaveB]

Thanks for the info.

Big question really is, is there any way to turn it into a DVR, especially one that can record Sky? I've seen some stuff about Play TV for the PS3 but can't actually figure out if it would be able to record from Sky a Sky box or just Digital Terrestrial.

If so that would probably be the clincher.

MrsB wants Sky+, Son wants PS3 and we need at new DvD so might as well go for Blu Ray. IF I can do all three in one box then it's worth it.

[milanbenes]

on the same tangent,

Media Server

we have a home network (wired), and a lot of dvd films, can I get a Media Server and store all this stuff and connect it to the tv through the network ?
if yes any recommendations on media server ?


Thanks,

Milan.

[gingerjedi]

on the same tangent,

Media Server

we have a home network (wired), and a lot of dvd films, can I get a Media Server and store all this stuff and connect it to the tv through the network ?
if yes any recommendations on media server ?


Thanks,

Milan.

I hear this is the best on the market: http://www.popcornhour.com/onlinestore/

[Spacecadet]

The Xbox has a HD movie download service, not sure about the PS3 but it does have BBC iPlayer as does the Wii.

PS3 has a HD movie download service. You can choose to rent or buy

One of the big differences between the PS3 and the Xbox is that the PlayStation network is free, xbox users have to pay extra to play online