PS3 Console:Vertical or Horizontal?

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#1 bsculac
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Hey guys, just bought a PS3(with NHL08 and Ratchet and Clank)...I'm pumped. Just had one question:How do you guys keep your PS3? Laying down or standing up? Is one way better than the other?
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#2 DontTazeMeBro1
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Vert.

The cooling system pulls the heated air through the system and ejects it up which, due to thermal physicis, is........Im a retard!

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#3 agmsd
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Vert.

The cooling system pulls the heated air through the system and ejects it up which, due to thermal physicis, is........Im a retard!

DontTazeMeBro1

Both horizontal and vertical will do as long as there is enough space around it for air circulation. but mine is horizontal because it looks nicer that way. and in any case you won't get the RROD :P

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#4 Marmotas
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I keep it Horizontal =D
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#5 hammer_of_thor_
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Have mine vertical, all my current gen consoles are in fact.
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#6 JCMac120
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I keep mine vertical
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#7 jimm895
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It doesn't make a lot of difference but I have mine vertical because it seems to stay a little cooler in this position. The way the vents and cooling system is configured the most heat is created around the drive area and when the system is vertical this area is the highest point in the console thus haveing a much shorter distance for the heat to escape.
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#8 gamer26690
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i think it works well both ways. think the ps3 and wii are better suited for vertical than ps2 and 360 since they have car cd player style disk drives but ps2 and 360 can still go vertical though if you want
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#9 tryfe_lyn
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Vertical...
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#10 akuya32
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Veriticaljust for the simple fact that it takes up less room, but ti does look better horizontal.

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#11 Sokol4ever
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Horizontal for me, either way it doesn't make any difference on cooling or anything else for that matter. ^_^
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#12 Sk8ter_213
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Vertical, i can't put my PS3 on Horizontal or the top fan will be covered by my wall
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#13 l8bitz
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Vert man.
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#14 lightningbugx
Member since 2005 • 627 Posts

Vertical is for noobs. Try diagonal.

If you do try a diagonal, I got ocean front property in Zambia for sale.

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#15 sirjake118
Member since 2007 • 51 Posts
I personally keep mine horizontal, i don't think it matters that much but i just prefer it that way.
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#16 darthzew
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If I had one, I'd keep it vertical. Why? Because horizontally it looks like a George Foreman Grill. Come to think of it, wouldn't it be awesome if the PS3 doubled as a Foreman Grill? You could make fat-free burgers while playing video games.
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#17 TheTrueMarik
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horizontal. Unless I wanna show it off lol, then i put it vertical. Im just afraid of someone who isnt too techno saavy at my house putting in a disc the wrong way (even if it is very unlikely, doint wanna take the chance with my ps3).
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#18 deactivated-5dc1155346926
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I think horizontal is better and safer. I remember doing research on this a while ago and they say that most of the 360s that failed were in vertical position. They aslo say that "some" PS2s lasers went bad from sitting vertical. So, I'm keeping mine horizontal but everyone has their own opinions, you know.
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#19 hilltops
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horizontal.. 8)
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#20 TM1
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Mine is horizontal, all my systems are horizontal cause it won't fint in my entertainment center vertically.
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#21 sportwarrior
Member since 2003 • 2462 Posts

Verticle. It looks awesome standing in all its glossy black glory...

Plus I can't fit it on my desk horizontally...

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#22 penwrath
Member since 2007 • 51 Posts
Horizontal
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#23 VitamiX
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If I had one, I'd keep it vertical. Why? Because horizontally it looks like a George Foreman Grill. Come to think of it, wouldn't it be awesome if the PS3 doubled as a Foreman Grill? You could make fat-free burgers while playing video games.darthzew

Well that was the second funniest thing I've seen all morning.

I keep mine vert for the same reason I keep my Wii vert: to say "Yeah, this is the slightly less stable option, even though when I first had it like this I tested that a decent top push (about two pounds of pressure, that's all mine would probably ever feel) and it didn't budge"

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#24 GlassDominion
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vertical. sony didnt put the major vents on the bottom of the console so that they get blocked when the system is vertical.
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#25 rogerjak
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meh. Mine is vertical. it's save to use both horizontal and vertical position so...
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#26 ICEMAN9800
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horizontal
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#27 JKnaperek
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Vertical for me, and about the foreman grill,I remember seeing a vid on youtube or something awhile back where someone was grilling burgers or steakson their PS3.

*Takes a min to look it up*

Here ya go: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8u_OImKZ5s

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#28 navigata
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Horizontal, much safer than vertical. I dont like the look of vertical to much either...Horizontal for me.