Thursday, January 18, 2007, I bought a PS3. I couldn't take it any longer. Dreaming of having one sitting under my tv and enjoying all of it's splendors eventually ate away at me. I succumbed to the desire for fantastical HD entertainment. Am I ashamed though? Certainly not.
I have a PS3. Wow. I can finally say that. It makes me feel so warm and jiggle-boocious inside that I would like to share with you dear readers my journey from opening the box to turning it on. It was super neato!
Time to make way for the new guy. That means the cable box has to step down....
There he is. Sparkles, my PS3.
There was a small puncture in the box, but no harm done.
Yes. That is of course the wonderful 60gb label to the left.
Well packaged and smelling of fresh electronics.(I believe I have a fetish for this)
Contents: Manuals, SIXAXIS, ethernet cable, AV cable, AC cable, and USB cable for controller.
(Unfortunately no Talladega Nights Blu-Ray movie was included.)
If this was a child birth this would probably be the part where I remove placenta, cut the cord and spank it's ass!
Can't get enough of that fresh smell...
I have no shame whatsoever.
Too shiny to use the flash...
The front panel with USB and card slots + back panel with I/O ports.
I win.
As you can see it's a dust magnet, but only visible in photos with flash. No fingerprints or dust is visible with the naked eye normally, unless around extreme lighting.
At first I thought it was too wide to fit with the cable box but they do, in fact, both fit. The only problem is that if both are plugged into the power strip my tv freaks out- regardless of weather or not the PS3 and/or cable box are powered on. Guess I have to unplug cable box to play PS3, but why waste energy?
I was able to connect my PS2's Component cables to the PS3, and everything else was a snap.
EXTREMELY light weight. I love the new triggers though, as well as the wireless range. The analog sticks also have a much better "dead zone" so it's easier to play shooters.
I have a PS3. Yes, yes I do.
Let's pick up the controller and power it up shall we?
Tater eagerly anticipates what will happen as Gizmo hides in fear.
OH......MY.......CRAB-APPLES....
There he is. Sparkles, my PS3.
There was a small puncture in the box, but no harm done.
Yes. That is of course the wonderful 60gb label to the left.
Well packaged and smelling of fresh electronics.(I believe I have a fetish for this)
Contents: Manuals, SIXAXIS, ethernet cable, AV cable, AC cable, and USB cable for controller.(Unfortunately no Talladega Nights Blu-Ray movie was included.)
If this was a child birth this would probably be the part where I remove placenta, cut the cord and spank it's ass!
Can't get enough of that fresh smell...
I have no shame whatsoever.
Too shiny to use the flash...
The front panel with USB and card slots + back panel with I/O ports.
I win.
As you can see it's a dust magnet, but only visible in photos with flash. No fingerprints or dust is visible with the naked eye normally, unless around extreme lighting.
At first I thought it was too wide to fit with the cable box but they do, in fact, both fit. The only problem is that if both are plugged into the power strip my tv freaks out- regardless of weather or not the PS3 and/or cable box are powered on. Guess I have to unplug cable box to play PS3, but why waste energy?
I was able to connect my PS2's Component cables to the PS3, and everything else was a snap.
EXTREMELY light weight. I love the new triggers though, as well as the wireless range. The analog sticks also have a much better "dead zone" so it's easier to play shooters.
I have a PS3. Yes, yes I do.
Let's pick up the controller and power it up shall we?
Tater eagerly anticipates what will happen as Gizmo hides in fear.
OH......MY.......CRAB-APPLES....I turned it on, named my PS3 "Sparkles"(required to name it), created my login, synchronized my controller, configured my settings, and enjoyed fantastical HD goodness until nearly 11pm last night. I tried to go through as many features as possible and test out as much stuff before bedtime, so let's go over what I did so you can see what all the PS3 actually does before deciding you would like one too:
I am so insanely excited about being a new PS3 owner, and I don't even have any games yet! Keep watching this space and continue to watch as my new "lifestyle" progresses.
Thank you for reading my PS3 day post!
- Setup my net connection via the PS3's Wifi - super easy!
- Registered my online username "OrganicShadow".
- Selected an avatar and added my buddies from PS3Forums.com
- Set my PS3's display size to 720p. Other options were 480i/480p/720p/1080i/1080p.
- Inserted Jamie's new "OK GO" cd and imported album info before ripping to the hard drive.
- Listened to the "OK GO" songs in it's own folder placed under "music".
- Listened to music and watched the crazy visualization while eating with Jamie.
- Went to the PlayStation Store and downloaded GripShift, BlastFactor, and Resistance demos.
- Also downloaded the trailer for the game Warhawk as well as the movie 300.
- Played the HD trailers I downloaded and created 15-second preview icons for them.
- Connected Jamie's camera to the PS3 and imported the photos.
- Viewed the photos in a slideshow with various awesome display modes.
- Got the PS3 to play music from the music folder in the background during slideshow. This will be a really cool thing to have going on in the background during get-togethers.
- Connected my PS2's EyeToy and Logitech USB Headset and tested them in the system settings: both worked flawlessly.
- Tried to import an .avi video file from Jamie's camera to the PS3 but it did not detect it. No worries, will try again today with a USB drive, and possibly with different formats.
- Played the GripShift demo: 7/10 rating with a few levels. Good for when im bored.
- Played the BlastFactor demo: 8.5/10 rating, but only 3 levels. I NEED MORE!!!
- Played the Resistance: Fall of Man demo: absolutely kicked my ass....9.5/10 rating. This game is the utmost reason to buy a PS3. The screenshots and videos online don't do this game's graphics and smoothness any justice at all. Please find someone with a PS3, go to their house, and pleasure your mind with this wonderful treat.
- Turned it off and went to bed.
I am so insanely excited about being a new PS3 owner, and I don't even have any games yet! Keep watching this space and continue to watch as my new "lifestyle" progresses.
Thank you for reading my PS3 day post!
