Which is the best multimedia machine? PS3 or Xbox360 (Revisted)

[QUOTE="Tsug_Ze_Wind"]

[QUOTE="Rashpal"]Taking aside your point about PSP (however valid that may be) it's not really a question of what it'll be known for, rather what it will be sold as (a quick look at the latest Beyon3D trailer should give you a hint as to what that is). It's all well and good saying "what little there is" but at this early a stage I don't think any educated observer would expect more from the leading games manufacturer. As a purest you may like to under sell the multimedia capabilities of the system but these capabilities will distinguish it from the competition. There' no question of Sony's credentials at delivering strong gaming content, so overtime it'll be the hardware in combination with the appropriate software that will take the system beyond the status of a gaming console and to that of a multimedia hub. It may seem like a pipe dream but it is one much more exciting than the standard gaming device.Rashpal

Playstation will always be known as a game console. No matter what they add to it and market it as, people will still be buying it as a game console, and they'll most likely be disappointed with the PS3 not being superior in any way related to games. A lesser library, an inferior online service, and graphics that are merely equal with the $400 360, instead of the 4D with the Cell and all that, that they were promised. I, and many others certainly expected more. How can it go beyond the status of a game console when it's struggling at being a game console alone?

It's just the truth. The consumer isn't going to see "Just wait, great games are coming in '07," they see "Well, the 360 has more games and it's cheaper."

It's completely fair. The 360 got a headstart, and that was a brilliant move. Had Sony launched the PS3 first, things would be different.

If you're looking at both machines by themselves, I think the PS3 is more capable when it comes to playing media. It has the media card slots, web browser and Blu-ray built in, and those are the differentiators. Both machines have nearly-identical support for music, movies and photos stored on the hard drive.

As soon as you look at the consoles as part of a larger ecosystem of devices, Xbox 360 wins hands down. Got an iPod, Zune or other media player? It will work natively with 360 - you will see your photos and music just like on your iPod, whereas with the PS3, all you'll see is a cryptic list of folders. Got a Windows PC? Xbox 360 will stream all the content from it. Got a Windows Media Center PC? Xbox 360 acts as a media center extender, letting you watch and record TV shows, download movies, surf the web, listen to online radio and giving you another way to browse media on your PC. The Xbox 360 HD DVD drive can be hooked up to your PC to let you watch HD DVD movies on that, as well.

Basically, if you have a PC, digital camera or portable media player, Xbox 360 will take advantage of those to greatly expand its media capabilities beyond what PS3 is capable of. But without those other things, Xbox 360 isn't quite on par with PS3. You won't miss much with the 360 - just add a media card reader and you'll be good - but the PS3 is a more capable standalone device.

[QUOTE="Rashpal"][QUOTE="Tsug_Ze_Wind"]

[QUOTE="Rashpal"]Taking aside your point about PSP (however valid that may be) it's not really a question of what it'll be known for, rather what it will be sold as (a quick look at the latest Beyon3D trailer should give you a hint as to what that is). It's all well and good saying "what little there is" but at this early a stage I don't think any educated observer would expect more from the leading games manufacturer. As a purest you may like to under sell the multimedia capabilities of the system but these capabilities will distinguish it from the competition. There' no question of Sony's credentials at delivering strong gaming content, so overtime it'll be the hardware in combination with the appropriate software that will take the system beyond the status of a gaming console and to that of a multimedia hub. It may seem like a pipe dream but it is one much more exciting than the standard gaming device.Tsug_Ze_Wind

Playstation will always be known as a game console. No matter what they add to it and market it as, people will still be buying it as a game console, and they'll most likely be disappointed with the PS3 not being superior in any way related to games. A lesser library, an inferior online service, and graphics that are merely equal with the $400 360, instead of the 4D with the Cell and all that, that they were promised. I, and many others certainly expected more. How can it go beyond the status of a game console when it's struggling at being a game console alone?

It's just the truth. The consumer isn't going to see "Just wait, great games are coming in '07," they see "Well, the 360 has more games and it's cheaper."

It's completely fair. The 360 got a headstart, and that was a brilliant move. Had Sony launched the PS3 first, things would be different.

[QUOTE="Tsug_Ze_Wind"][QUOTE="Rashpal"][QUOTE="Tsug_Ze_Wind"]

[QUOTE="Rashpal"]Taking aside your point about PSP (however valid that may be) it's not really a question of what it'll be known for, rather what it will be sold as (a quick look at the latest Beyon3D trailer should give you a hint as to what that is). It's all well and good saying "what little there is" but at this early a stage I don't think any educated observer would expect more from the leading games manufacturer. As a purest you may like to under sell the multimedia capabilities of the system but these capabilities will distinguish it from the competition. There' no question of Sony's credentials at delivering strong gaming content, so overtime it'll be the hardware in combination with the appropriate software that will take the system beyond the status of a gaming console and to that of a multimedia hub. It may seem like a pipe dream but it is one much more exciting than the standard gaming device.Rashpal

Playstation will always be known as a game console. No matter what they add to it and market it as, people will still be buying it as a game console, and they'll most likely be disappointed with the PS3 not being superior in any way related to games. A lesser library, an inferior online service, and graphics that are merely equal with the $400 360, instead of the 4D with the Cell and all that, that they were promised. I, and many others certainly expected more. How can it go beyond the status of a game console when it's struggling at being a game console alone?

It's just the truth. The consumer isn't going to see "Just wait, great games are coming in '07," they see "Well, the 360 has more games and it's cheaper."

It's completely fair. The 360 got a headstart, and that was a brilliant move. Had Sony launched the PS3 first, things would be different.

We'll see.

All I know is that when the PS3 gets its titles, the 360 will get more titles like Mass Effect, Crackdown, and Halo 3. The PS3 won't catch up for a while.

If you're looking at both machines by themselves, I think the PS3 is more capable when it comes to playing media. It has the media card slots, web browser and Blu-ray built in, and those are the differentiators. Both machines have nearly-identical support for music, movies and photos stored on the hard drive.

As soon as you look at the consoles as part of a larger ecosystem of devices, Xbox 360 wins hands down. Got an iPod, Zune or other media player? It will work natively with 360 - you will see your photos and music just like on your iPod, whereas with the PS3, all you'll see is a cryptic list of folders. Got a Windows PC? Xbox 360 will stream all the content from it. Got a Windows Media Center PC? Xbox 360 acts as a media center extender, letting you watch and record TV shows, download movies, surf the web, listen to online radio and giving you another way to browse media on your PC. The Xbox 360 HD DVD drive can be hooked up to your PC to let you watch HD DVD movies on that, as well.

Basically, if you have a PC, digital camera or portable media player, Xbox 360 will take advantage of those to greatly expand its media capabilities beyond what PS3 is capable of. But without those other things, Xbox 360 isn't quite on par with PS3. You won't miss much with the 360 - just add a media card reader and you'll be good - but the PS3 is a more capable standalone device.

UnnDunn

[QUOTE="Rashpal"][QUOTE="Tsug_Ze_Wind"][QUOTE="Rashpal"][QUOTE="Tsug_Ze_Wind"]

[QUOTE="Rashpal"]Taking aside your point about PSP (however valid that may be) it's not really a question of what it'll be known for, rather what it will be sold as (a quick look at the latest Beyon3D trailer should give you a hint as to what that is). It's all well and good saying "what little there is" but at this early a stage I don't think any educated observer would expect more from the leading games manufacturer. As a purest you may like to under sell the multimedia capabilities of the system but these capabilities will distinguish it from the competition. There' no question of Sony's credentials at delivering strong gaming content, so overtime it'll be the hardware in combination with the appropriate software that will take the system beyond the status of a gaming console and to that of a multimedia hub. It may seem like a pipe dream but it is one much more exciting than the standard gaming device.Tsug_Ze_Wind

Playstation will always be known as a game console. No matter what they add to it and market it as, people will still be buying it as a game console, and they'll most likely be disappointed with the PS3 not being superior in any way related to games. A lesser library, an inferior online service, and graphics that are merely equal with the $400 360, instead of the 4D with the Cell and all that, that they were promised. I, and many others certainly expected more. How can it go beyond the status of a game console when it's struggling at being a game console alone?

It's just the truth. The consumer isn't going to see "Just wait, great games are coming in '07," they see "Well, the 360 has more games and it's cheaper."

It's completely fair. The 360 got a headstart, and that was a brilliant move. Had Sony launched the PS3 first, things would be different.

We'll see.

All I know is that when the PS3 gets its titles, the 360 will get more titles like Mass Effect, Crackdown, and Halo 3. The PS3 won't catch up for a while.

And then we enter the territory of marketing and brand awareness, which is where this competitive farce will be won, and on that front 360 likewise has a lot of catching up to do.Rashpal

And then we have price, availability, media coverage and reviews...all not in PS3's favor.

Even marketing it seems Sony has lost their touch. The PS3 commercials aren't any good at all.

[QUOTE="UnnDunn"]

If you're looking at both machines by themselves, I think the PS3 is more capable when it comes to playing media. It has the media card slots, web browser and Blu-ray built in, and those are the differentiators. Both machines have nearly-identical support for music, movies and photos stored on the hard drive.

As soon as you look at the consoles as part of a larger ecosystem of devices, Xbox 360 wins hands down. Got an iPod, Zune or other media player? It will work natively with 360 - you will see your photos and music just like on your iPod, whereas with the PS3, all you'll see is a cryptic list of folders. Got a Windows PC? Xbox 360 will stream all the content from it. Got a Windows Media Center PC? Xbox 360 acts as a media center extender, letting you watch and record TV shows, download movies, surf the web, listen to online radio and giving you another way to browse media on your PC. The Xbox 360 HD DVD drive can be hooked up to your PC to let you watch HD DVD movies on that, as well.

Basically, if you have a PC, digital camera or portable media player, Xbox 360 will take advantage of those to greatly expand its media capabilities beyond what PS3 is capable of. But without those other things, Xbox 360 isn't quite on par with PS3. You won't miss much with the 360 - just add a media card reader and you'll be good - but the PS3 is a more capable standalone device.

Rashpal

Out of the Box, with nothing hooked up I would say they are pretty equal.

But lets get real here, linux is a format that most users are either not familiar with and will never use.

Windows Media Center and the X360 can do much more than a PS3.  Not even to mention upcoming Vista which has Media Center included which starts selling with computers in Jan 07.

Now given the fact that I am not extremely impressed with some of the limitations of video playback with the x360 and Media Center, with a little time and effort and a converter that is easily downloadable from the internet for free, I can easily stream any video, MP3 or image from my computer to the X360 with Media Center.

All this rubbish about having more USB ports on the PS3 is mute.  Simple, want more USB ports on the X360 if you need them, buy a USB hub for under $30 and have as many USB ports as you need on the X360.

Bigger HDD on the PS3??? I really doubt "most users" out there have more than a terabyte like I have, all availble for my X360.  It's called ethernet and a router, and you can have all the HDD space you need on the X360 for all your Media needs.  Not that the PS3 can't do this, you just need the inferior Linux to do this.

If you want a HD disk player, at least you have a choice with the X360.  You get the X360 remote, King Kong HD-DVD, cables and HD-DVD player all for under $199.99.  But if you don't want a HD disk player, you are not forced to pay for it's capabilities.

Web Browers, you can run a Web Browers through the X360 with a media center plug in, but it sucks.  And from what I read about the PS3 browers capabilties, definately better than the X360's, but it also still sucks from being slow and not loading alot of web pages because of plugins being needed.  But I give the plus to the PS3 here, cause I wouldn't mind checking sports news out once in a while, while not getting off my butt and walking the 10 feet over to my computer.

Memory card readers, yet again a mute point if you have a PC and stream it.  But again, you can get a add on with the 360 that has a memory card reader.  But this adds to the cost!

Music - Unless you want to have them on the consoles HDD, they are both even.  Music play back is music playback.  With the 60gb HDD on the PS3, you can store more locally.  But again, connected to a PC and the point is void.

All in all, if you have a Media Center Computer, you can do a little more with the X360 than a PS3 can, minus some points like a web browser.  I was hoping more of a unified multimedia experience from both consoles.  I think they both feel short delivering a true multimedia experience, but I also think that both consoles will do an adequate job if you invest in the time. 

Take note that I am a windows power user, so Lunix fans will have a different opinion.  But then again, Lunix really means nothing and won't be big any time soon.  But I can see that the Lunix community doing some neat things on the PS3, and if you have some knowledge and time, the PS3 might prove to do some impressive things down the road.  Lunix open source code does open some doors that use Xbox 360 can't brag about.

[QUOTE="Rashpal"][QUOTE="UnnDunn"]

If you're looking at both machines by themselves, I think the PS3 is more capable when it comes to playing media. It has the media card slots, web browser and Blu-ray built in, and those are the differentiators. Both machines have nearly-identical support for music, movies and photos stored on the hard drive.

As soon as you look at the consoles as part of a larger ecosystem of devices, Xbox 360 wins hands down. Got an iPod, Zune or other media player? It will work natively with 360 - you will see your photos and music just like on your iPod, whereas with the PS3, all you'll see is a cryptic list of folders. Got a Windows PC? Xbox 360 will stream all the content from it. Got a Windows Media Center PC? Xbox 360 acts as a media center extender, letting you watch and record TV shows, download movies, surf the web, listen to online radio and giving you another way to browse media on your PC. The Xbox 360 HD DVD drive can be hooked up to your PC to let you watch HD DVD movies on that, as well.

Basically, if you have a PC, digital camera or portable media player, Xbox 360 will take advantage of those to greatly expand its media capabilities beyond what PS3 is capable of. But without those other things, Xbox 360 isn't quite on par with PS3. You won't miss much with the 360 - just add a media card reader and you'll be good - but the PS3 is a more capable standalone device.

UnnDunn

[QUOTE="Rashpal"]And then we enter the territory of marketing and brand awareness, which is where this competitive farce will be won, and on that front 360 likewise has a lot of catching up to do.Tsug_Ze_Wind

And then we have price, availability, media coverage and reviews...all not in PS3's favor.

Even marketing it seems Sony has lost their touch. The PS3 commercials aren't any good at all.

[QUOTE="Tsug_Ze_Wind"]

[QUOTE="Rashpal"]And then we enter the territory of marketing and brand awareness, which is where this competitive farce will be won, and on that front 360 likewise has a lot of catching up to do.Rashpal

And then we have price, availability, media coverage and reviews...all not in PS3's favor.

Even marketing it seems Sony has lost their touch. The PS3 commercials aren't any good at all.

That's debateable, but I'm not one to be debating that. And with that said, I'm off.

[QUOTE="UnnDunn"][QUOTE="Rashpal"][QUOTE="UnnDunn"]

If you're looking at both machines by themselves, I think the PS3 is more capable when it comes to playing media. It has the media card slots, web browser and Blu-ray built in, and those are the differentiators. Both machines have nearly-identical support for music, movies and photos stored on the hard drive.

As soon as you look at the consoles as part of a larger ecosystem of devices, Xbox 360 wins hands down. Got an iPod, Zune or other media player? It will work natively with 360 - you will see your photos and music just like on your iPod, whereas with the PS3, all you'll see is a cryptic list of folders. Got a Windows PC? Xbox 360 will stream all the content from it. Got a Windows Media Center PC? Xbox 360 acts as a media center extender, letting you watch and record TV shows, download movies, surf the web, listen to online radio and giving you another way to browse media on your PC. The Xbox 360 HD DVD drive can be hooked up to your PC to let you watch HD DVD movies on that, as well.

Basically, if you have a PC, digital camera or portable media player, Xbox 360 will take advantage of those to greatly expand its media capabilities beyond what PS3 is capable of. But without those other things, Xbox 360 isn't quite on par with PS3. You won't miss much with the 360 - just add a media card reader and you'll be good - but the PS3 is a more capable standalone device.

Rashpal

[QUOTE="Rashpal"][QUOTE="UnnDunn"][QUOTE="Rashpal"][QUOTE="UnnDunn"]

If you're looking at both machines by themselves, I think the PS3 is more capable when it comes to playing media. It has the media card slots, web browser and Blu-ray built in, and those are the differentiators. Both machines have nearly-identical support for music, movies and photos stored on the hard drive.

As soon as you look at the consoles as part of a larger ecosystem of devices, Xbox 360 wins hands down. Got an iPod, Zune or other media player? It will work natively with 360 - you will see your photos and music just like on your iPod, whereas with the PS3, all you'll see is a cryptic list of folders. Got a Windows PC? Xbox 360 will stream all the content from it. Got a Windows Media Center PC? Xbox 360 acts as a media center extender, letting you watch and record TV shows, download movies, surf the web, listen to online radio and giving you another way to browse media on your PC. The Xbox 360 HD DVD drive can be hooked up to your PC to let you watch HD DVD movies on that, as well.

Basically, if you have a PC, digital camera or portable media player, Xbox 360 will take advantage of those to greatly expand its media capabilities beyond what PS3 is capable of. But without those other things, Xbox 360 isn't quite on par with PS3. You won't miss much with the 360 - just add a media card reader and you'll be good - but the PS3 is a more capable standalone device.

UnnDunn

[QUOTE="UnnDunn"]It's based around the idea that your PC, as the most versatile device in your home, should be the hub of all your multimedia content. All the devices you own, your camera, iPod, phone, TV and so on, will eventually hook in to your PC, and your PC will manage and juggle it all. We're taking baby steps towards that end right now, but I for one think it's the future.Rashpal

[QUOTE="Rashpal"][QUOTE="UnnDunn"]It's based around the idea that your PC, as the most versatile device in your home, should be the hub of all your multimedia content. All the devices you own, your camera, iPod, phone, TV and so on, will eventually hook in to your PC, and your PC will manage and juggle it all. We're taking baby steps towards that end right now, but I for one think it's the future.UnnDunn

[QUOTE="godson07"]PS3:
next gen DVD drive(Blu-Ray), 60gb, built-in wifi, built-in web browser, runs linux os, connect to any bluetooth, hdmi, built-in card reader. etc
KAS3Y_JAM3Z

I'd say the 360 has the advantage, since multimedia (pics, music, movies, etc) can be streamed from a computer, which saves the 360's HDD for games.xerxes5678

[QUOTE="xerxes5678"]I'd say the 360 has the advantage, since multimedia (pics, music, movies, etc) can be streamed from a computer, which saves the 360's HDD for games.Rashpal

What is your question here, it was asked and we answered it.  To explain things very simply for you cause you obviously don't have much experience with a multimedia device, if you connect you console to the internet so you can go online, in most cases you will have some sort of hub, switch or router to share your connection.  And if you have that, then you easily have the capablities to connect your windows based PC to your 360.  And to give you more facts, most people on the planet that have a personal computer either run Windows (which is by far the most) or Apples OS.  Linux is a very distant 3rd, and I mean a very very distant 3rd.  And by 2008 most OS sold with computers will have some form of Vista install in it, and it have Media Center built in.

That being said, a multimedia device is a centralized hub that has limited capabilities that relies on other devices that can be easily hooked up to play the desired device or files.  Plain and simple, the X360 has that capabilities to do this quite a bit better than the PS3 for the vast amount of users.

Anybody that thinks the "average" comsumer will take their PS3, and load Linux, and know what the hell their doing is living in some fantasy world.  Most average consumers when asked "what is Linux?" will tell you its a car.  Please spare me your logic as it is flawed at so many avenues, it just aint funny.

The 360 has better multimedia capabilities for the vast amounts of users out in the world, and that is just plain and simple fact.  Though I do respect that fact that Linux is open sourced and there will be things on the PS3 that I do envy.  But this is coming from somebody that is very knowledgeable about computers, and someone that can utilize it's capabalities.  For the average joe, it's nothing more that a nightmare.

The PS3 does have good multimedia capabilites out of the box, but the 360 definately has the better multimedia capabilities if you have the time, effort and in some cases the money.  And if your truely looking for the multimedia hub, really, if your the average joe, the 360 is the way to go.  But if web browsing is what your looking for to post your annoying comments, stick with the PS3 since you most likely won't be playing many good games.

[QUOTE="Rashpal"][QUOTE="xerxes5678"]I'd say the 360 has the advantage, since multimedia (pics, music, movies, etc) can be streamed from a computer, which saves the 360's HDD for games.AgentVX

What is your question here, it was asked and we answered it.  To explain things very simply for you cause you obviously don't have much experience with a multimedia device, if you connect you console to the internet so you can go online, in most cases you will have some sort of hub, switch or router to share your connection.  And if you have that, then you easily have the capablities to connect your windows based PC to your 360.  And to give you more facts, most people on the planet that have a personal computer either run Windows (which is by far the most) or Apples OS.  Linux is a very distant 3rd, and I mean a very very distant 3rd.  And by 2008 most OS sold with computers will have some form of Vista install in it, and it have Media Center built in.

That being said, a multimedia device is a centralized hub that has limited capabilities that relies on other devices that can be easily hooked up to play the desired device or files.  Plain and simple, the X360 has that capabilities to do this quite a bit better than the PS3 for the vast amount of users.

Anybody that thinks the "average" comsumer will take their PS3, and load Linux, and know what the hell their doing is living in some fantasy world.  Most average consumers when asked "what is Linux?" will tell you its a car.  Please spare me your logic as it is flawed at so many avenues, it just aint funny.

The 360 has better multimedia capabilities for the vast amounts of users out in the world, and that is just plain and simple fact.  Though I do respect that fact that Linux is open sourced and there will be things on the PS3 that I do envy.  But this is coming from somebody that is very knowledgeable about computers, and someone that can utilize it's capabalities.  For the average joe, it's nothing more that a nightmare.

The PS3 does have good multimedia capabilites out of the box, but the 360 definately has the better multimedia capabilities if you have the time, effort and in some cases the money.  And if your truely looking for the multimedia hub, really, if your the average joe, the 360 is the way to go.  But if web browsing is what your looking for to post your annoying comments, stick with the PS3 since you most likely won't be playing many good games.

Depends on how you get your media. From a connectivity point of view the PS3 is the winner, due to it's many input options. From a networked point of view the 360 is the winner due to it's ability to stream content from networked computers (both mac and pc). I have a lot of media on my PC so the network option is more important to me. But if I had a bunch of stuff on different types of memory sticks it might be the PS3.klactose

[QUOTE="klactose"]Depends on how you get your media. From a connectivity point of view the PS3 is the winner, due to it's many input options. From a networked point of view the 360 is the winner due to it's ability to stream content from networked computers (both mac and pc). I have a lot of media on my PC so the network option is more important to me. But if I had a bunch of stuff on different types of memory sticks it might be the PS3.Rashpal

[QUOTE="Rashpal"][QUOTE="klactose"]Depends on how you get your media. From a connectivity point of view the PS3 is the winner, due to it's many input options. From a networked point of view the 360 is the winner due to it's ability to stream content from networked computers (both mac and pc). I have a lot of media on my PC so the network option is more important to me. But if I had a bunch of stuff on different types of memory sticks it might be the PS3.klactose

Ok, seriously you lemmings are going to far...  PS3 beats 360 in multimedia features, how can u be that blind?

Blazerdt47

[QUOTE="MonkaTG"]ps3... internet browser (I have 4 computers and a laptop that do it better)
Mp3 (so can the 360)
 photos (so can the 360, and can stream them from pc)
videos (360 can do it, and download full hd movies and tv shows)
downloadable games (yawn, xbl arcade)
universal buddy lists (haha xbl)
messaging voice chat (WOW! even the xbox had that) (you cant send messages in game or chat with ps3 though)
(out of game chat as well)
wide range of settings blu-ray cd dvd(no way! settings! alright d00d!)
 (upscaling coming soon) rip (
cd, ipod, mp3, phone data, etc.) (360 can do all of that as well)
s store universal USB recognition(360 can do it)KAS3Y_JAM3Z

No matter how much fanboy commentary you give the PS3 still has more (Internet browser, Blu-Ray, Use of real $ in PS store instead of stupid points, ability to use Linux, Free online gaming, etc.....).

PS3.....>>>.....X-Box 360 - in both hardware and multimedia.

[QUOTE="KAS3Y_JAM3Z"][QUOTE="MonkaTG"]ps3... internet browser (I have 4 computers and a laptop that do it better)
Mp3 (so can the 360)
 photos (so can the 360, and can stream them from pc)
videos (360 can do it, and download full hd movies and tv shows)
downloadable games (yawn, xbl arcade)
universal buddy lists (haha xbl)
messaging voice chat (WOW! even the xbox had that) (you cant send messages in game or chat with ps3 though)
(out of game chat as well)
wide range of settings blu-ray cd dvd(no way! settings! alright d00d!)
 (upscaling coming soon) rip (
cd, ipod, mp3, phone data, etc.) (360 can do all of that as well)
s store universal USB recognition(360 can do it)ChrisGTA777

No matter how much fanboy commentary you give the PS3 still has more (Internet browser, Blu-Ray, Use of real $ in PS store instead of stupid points, ability to use Linux, Free online gaming, etc.....).

PS3.....>>>.....X-Box 360 - in both hardware and multimedia.

[QUOTE="godson07"][QUOTE="GoldenGlove"][QUOTE="godson07"]I am lemming but I say its PS3.GoldenGlove

PS3 has more mulitmedia purposes for sure.

For reference: i own a 360 and don't own a PS3.

[QUOTE="Blazerdt47"]Ok, seriously you lemmings are going to far...  PS3 beats 360 in multimedia features, how can u be that blind?

Rashpal

[QUOTE="klactose"][QUOTE="Rashpal"][QUOTE="klactose"]Depends on how you get your media. From a connectivity point of view the PS3 is the winner, due to it's many input options. From a networked point of view the 360 is the winner due to it's ability to stream content from networked computers (both mac and pc). I have a lot of media on my PC so the network option is more important to me. But if I had a bunch of stuff on different types of memory sticks it might be the PS3.Rashpal

[QUOTE="GoldenGlove"][QUOTE="godson07"]I am lemming but I say its PS3.godson07

[QUOTE="Rashpal"][QUOTE="Blazerdt47"]Ok, seriously you lemmings are going to far...  PS3 beats 360 in multimedia features, how can u be that blind?

Rob2223

[QUOTE="Rob2223"][QUOTE="Rashpal"][QUOTE="Blazerdt47"]Ok, seriously you lemmings are going to far...  PS3 beats 360 in multimedia features, how can u be that blind?

Rashpal

[QUOTE="godson07"][QUOTE="GoldenGlove"][QUOTE="godson07"]I am lemming but I say its PS3.Xbox360gamer1

PC (which they both are becoming rapidly both in price and features)

Seriously though id say 360. PS3 may have better hardware, but they can barely code a damn application to view your movies or pics. Microsoft has the leg up when it comes to that kind of stuff (they make operating systems for christs sake)

[QUOTE="AgentVX"]

[QUOTE="Rashpal"][QUOTE="xerxes5678"]I'd say the 360 has the advantage, since multimedia (pics, music, movies, etc) can be streamed from a computer, which saves the 360's HDD for games.Rashpal

What is your question here, it was asked and we answered it.  To explain things very simply for you cause you obviously don't have much experience with a multimedia device, if you connect you console to the internet so you can go online, in most cases you will have some sort of hub, switch or router to share your connection.  And if you have that, then you easily have the capablities to connect your windows based PC to your 360.  And to give you more facts, most people on the planet that have a personal computer either run Windows (which is by far the most) or Apples OS.  Linux is a very distant 3rd, and I mean a very very distant 3rd.  And by 2008 most OS sold with computers will have some form of Vista install in it, and it have Media Center built in.

That being said, a multimedia device is a centralized hub that has limited capabilities that relies on other devices that can be easily hooked up to play the desired device or files.  Plain and simple, the X360 has that capabilities to do this quite a bit better than the PS3 for the vast amount of users.

Anybody that thinks the "average" comsumer will take their PS3, and load Linux, and know what the hell their doing is living in some fantasy world.  Most average consumers when asked "what is Linux?" will tell you its a car.  Please spare me your logic as it is flawed at so many avenues, it just aint funny.

The 360 has better multimedia capabilities for the vast amounts of users out in the world, and that is just plain and simple fact.  Though I do respect that fact that Linux is open sourced and there will be things on the PS3 that I do envy.  But this is coming from somebody that is very knowledgeable about computers, and someone that can utilize it's capabalities.  For the average joe, it's nothing more that a nightmare.

The PS3 does have good multimedia capabilites out of the box, but the 360 definately has the better multimedia capabilities if you have the time, effort and in some cases the money.  And if your truely looking for the multimedia hub, really, if your the average joe, the 360 is the way to go.  But if web browsing is what your looking for to post your annoying comments, stick with the PS3 since you most likely won't be playing many good games.

As I said, out of the box, the PS3 does have a little better multimedia capabilites then the 360 because of a unproven movie format called BluRay, multimedia card reader and web browsing.  But the "potential" for multimedia definately goes to the 360.  And if you have the money if you choose, you can buy the most likely winner of the HD format war, HD-DVD.

You can't be serious if you think that a generation of Microsoft windows users are gonna switch to Linux.  I will never argue with you that out of the box the PS3 is slightly better, but as I mentioned before, if you are sharing your internet connection to the 360, the 360 has more capabilities.  And with Vista coming out next month, it will even be easier to connect you 360 to your PC which I might add is the biggest component of most users for multimedia.

Not is only the 360 more future proof for most users, it is the format in which most users will share and display their home movies, downloadable content, home pictures and MP3's on.  Windows Vista, whether you hate it or love it, will be in most house holds by 2009 -10, thus connecting your 360 will be nothing more than any media center hub that you will be able to buy in any store that you can stream from you PC from either from WiFi or ethernet.

Since I am a PC power user, I can do more than any PS3 user can besides web browse.  I can even web browse through an plugin on to Media Center from a 360 remote, but it's definately is more of a hassle and very clunky.  I rather go to my PC.  I will conclude on this point that I am very disappointed from MS that I can't browse the internet from my 360, and am disappointed on their HDD capacity.

You keep posing questions, but you don't give any counters from the capabilites of the PS3.  If you ask me personally, I am dissappointed in both consoles and their multimedia capabilites.  But I can easily say that the 360 from my PC has a fair amount of lead in this arguement.

Either way, I can argree with out out of the box the PS3 has more capabilites. But the already potential and future potential of the 360 is proven.  So, either you leave you PS3 as a stand alone product, it has more potential.  But connected to a PC, the 360 definately has the lead.  And lets get real here for a second, more multimedia from users is either stored on DVD format through movies, or everything else like music, movies and digital pictures are stored on your PC.  Thus an extention of your 360 to your PC is the only logical step, and that is through Windows or Mac based PC.

360 wins.....