it's just funny that sony is beating itself badly with it's own machine, the ps3.
sony should remove the hard drive, expensive slot loading drive, bluetooth, media streaming, and game support, (leave in the internet browser), drop it in a bdp-s550 like box, give it bravia theather sync, an IR remote, a coaxial digital output, 7.1 analog outputs and sell this ps3 hybrid as a standalone 2.0 dtsHD/trueHD player at $50-70 above the current lowest ps3 sku. now that sony is no longer selling the ps3 at a loss, this should be easy. because you are still paying more than the ps3 for fewer funtions, it will mostly attract the crowd that finds fault with owning a game console/don't like the way it looks/need IR or bravia theather sync/ or have older recievers without hdmi, without canibalising the sales of a higher consumer value ps3 game console that brings in even more cash over time with the game licences and digital download. because it won't be doing as much as an actual ps3, you can save even more money by using failed 45nm cell processors that only have 6-7 working spus.
or you can build the ps3x for like a grand, but we all know how that kind of thing turns out.
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alienclays @ Apr 15th 2008 9:49AM
it's just funny that sony is beating itself badly with it's own machine, the ps3.
sony should remove the hard drive, expensive slot loading drive, bluetooth, media streaming, and game support, (leave in the internet browser), drop it in a bdp-s550 like box, give it bravia theather sync, an IR remote, a coaxial digital output, 7.1 analog outputs and sell this ps3 hybrid as a standalone 2.0 dtsHD/trueHD player at $50-70 above the current lowest ps3 sku.
now that sony is no longer selling the ps3 at a loss, this should be easy. because you are still paying more than the ps3 for fewer funtions, it will mostly attract the crowd that finds fault with owning a game console/don't like the way it looks/need IR or bravia theather sync/ or have older recievers without hdmi, without canibalising the sales of a higher consumer value ps3 game console that brings in even more cash over time with the game licences and digital download.
because it won't be doing as much as an actual ps3, you can save even more money by using failed 45nm cell processors that only have 6-7 working spus.
or you can build the ps3x for like a grand, but we all know how that kind of thing turns out.