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Advice - Standalone DVD player, XBOX 360 or PS3?
by Vanderk - 9/9/08 12:07 AMI wanted to buy a DVD player for my SO's birthday and was wondering if it'd be smarter to purchase the Ps3 or 360 instead. He mentioned wanting a DVD player... or a 360 play DVDs. However, while researching options, I noticed that the Ps3 is highly recommended as a Blu-Ray DVD device.
While he does play games every now and then, he doesn't play them often enough nor does he desire the 360 to play games... so my question is, how is the 360 as a DVD player? And does it make sense to purchase a nice high end standalone DVD player istead?
Thx in advance
The 360 is
by R. Proffitt
- 9/9/08 3:55 AM
In reply to: Advice - Standalone DVD player, XBOX 360 or PS3? by Vanderk
Not fined tuned as a dvd player. The PS3 however is well acknowledged as a fine bluray and dvd player.
The other things which help decide...
by ahtoi - 9/9/08 8:11 AM In reply to: Advice - Standalone DVD player, XBOX 360 or PS3? by Vanderkdoes he play games or you have a 1080p tv and what do you consider "high end player"?
thanks for your responses... to answer your question
by Vanderk - 9/9/08 8:55 AM In reply to: The other things which help decide... by ahtoihe's more of a PC Gamer and currently doesn't have a console or a TV. He plans on getting a flat screen in a few weeks... and i think he'd play some games on either the 360 or PS3...but it'd get the most use as a DVD player.
I'd get the PS3...
by kcfvegas - 9/9/08 11:44 AM In reply to: thanks for your responses... to answer your question by VanderkI own a XBOX 360 and I like it very much, and while it does have a DVD player built in, XBOX invested in HD DVD which is now dead.
The PS3 has a DVD and a good Blue-ray player, which is the future, and the only format capable of reproducing HD for his new HD TV, already built in. So absolutely I recommend getting the PS3 if he doesn't own ether unit yet.
It doesn't sound like he needed a PS3, but...
by ahtoi - 9/9/08 3:48 PM In reply to: thanks for your responses... to answer your question by Vanderkthe ps3 is a lot nicer than a dvd player though and maybe make good use of it in the future.
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