media: ps3 or x360?

what would you recommend.
i mainly think of playing 1080p movies (bluray or not, doesn't matter),
maybe playing music sometimes.
ps3 or xbox?
or something else like those western digital streaming devices for pc -> tv
e: ive got a softmodded wii which plays everything u could imagine (like Gamecube backups, SNES, sega genesis, ofc Wii isos too, everything can be accessed from my miniusbharddrive :)
mainly im looking for a HD movie player
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ps3
forget those wd streamer a lot of formats won't be played i had one...
yea but pc has got to be running in order to stream i suppose+id like to move files directly on to my ps3 or onto externally attached harddrives im not sure about how to tough..
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if you want to stream from external HDs go for a WDLive if you want to stream from your computer buy a PS3 (dunno if it can stream from external hard drives but in order to play ALL formats you need a computer with a PS3 Media server (azureus has one built in), so your computer can encode the file into a ps3-readable format).
xbox360 is shit for streaming.
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i didnt write external harddrive on purpose, i was thinking about some kind of NAS setup soo what i ergoogled it seems this should work but actually a console would be much nicer since of the games i mean its a console :D
even tough its graphics PC>ps3 id like to have one
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if you want to use a NAS with a PS3 you have to get a NAS with windows media home server (otherwise you will not be able to stream all types of media (only these which are natively compatible with the ps3)).
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well. usually bluray are .mkv format :)
anyway im dropping the idea for now ill just get the ps3 and do it the old fashioned way (plug and play)
Parent
yeah, and exactly these mkv's are a pain in the ass to play on a ps3 ;)
Parent
ps3 media server sounds good for me then.
thank you i couldnt be arsed to check .mkv compatibility since i vorausgesetzt it to be anyway | expected it*
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well if you go that way its no problem ofc, have fun with your ps3 - its great for media streaming.
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thank you very much for all the answers
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It's PSOne
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ps1 = playstation
psOne = newer slim model
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The PlayStation (プレイステーション Pureisutēshon?, Officially abbreviated as PS; sometimes referred to as the PSX, PS1, or PSone.

>D
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ps3 free internet
blueray player
easy consol nicer ps3 home

my opinion

(no i dont speak engrish)
xbox 360
the best.
could buy an old xbox and install xbox media centre (XBMC) on it great program.
have had a 360 myself (recently sold it)

I'd say, get a ps3 :)
u rly are desperate for money man!
e: and about that question earlier, yea i did :DD
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i've been there too man :<
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i have a ps3 myself, and i'd recommend it to everyone
free internet + bluray player
Got both, so what?
Says the guy who plays on funmod public till 4 am >D
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Says the guy who gets banned on funmod public at 4 am >D
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lol no u mad
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wii > ps3 + xbox360
over 7000 retro games + gamecube backups + external harddrive says it all
anyway i want something to play HD from
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Got Wii as well, so what?
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ps3 obviously lol
been using a ps3 for a couple of years now.

no complaints
Please explain to me what your Wii is exactly capable of and how you managed to get it working like that.

I have a Wii but I'm not doing anything with it at the moment and selling it hardly has its use.
well at first i bought a wii from ebay for € 30,-- which didnt have a DVDdrive.
a wii is perfectly capable of beeing softmodded with the use of a single SD card.
you put a specific file onto that sd card and the wii will start up that file (an exploit, if u want)
and afterwards u will be able to run programs which other users have already programmed.
simple as that with the wii can:

1) play Wii games ofc (i bought a new dvd drive :)
2) the wii games can either be played from original disk or backup disk or ISO, ISOs can be saved anywhere like on sd cards with enough memory or simply usb devices (usb drive, usb harddisk, i recommend western digital without power supply)
3) every program and every homebrew software can be saved on that external harddrive too
4) u will be able to play any emulator on the wii (SNES, sega genesis, NES, N64, amiga, atari etc. even PSX is possible but didnt try that one tough yet)
5) u can play gamecube backups (u can burn 4 gamecube games on 1 DVD)
6) u can turn the wii into a movie theatre so u can play movie DVD's from it
7) u can install wiiware games, virtual console (download from internet and install on Wii) but that wont be neccessary since u can play any rom there is (u know, PC emulators? those roms can be used on the wii too)

and many many other things like custom OS interface modding bla bla..
but these points i listed are the important ones i guess

if u are interested i will find you the most modern wii of softmodding your wii (no need for a chip, just an SD card or the game twilight princess for wii or a few others) SD card is easiest by far.
also you can play ISOs online (like mario kart wii there is np always play it from harddrive)
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Can you even play online with it? :/

Won't Nintendo send secret agents to blow up your console? :(
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nope no problem as i said full online play :) no differencies and no anti-pirating.
i played mario kart wii a lot back then and a couple of times the last weeks.
also there are many other games like super smash brothers are monster hunter tri
even the SNES emulator supports online play :D
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Damn, that's pretty cool.

I'll look into it, especially the emulator stuff sounds awesome, what kind of mod/chip did you get?
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i used "bannerbomb" back in early 2009, simply put the .dol file on the sd card into the root and the wii will boot it by itself. nowadays there are workarounds for specific wii-firmwares. you gotta check that first and be 100%, then take a look on google or ask me i dont want u to brick your wii with the false program.
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ps3 free internet
blueray player
easy consol nicer ps3 home

my opinion

(no i dont speak engrish)
PS3, cos of bluray, free online gaming and better specs. Microsoft will probably push out a new console soon because of the outdated hardware of Xbox360
ps4 is expected to be announced 2011 (6 year releasecycle) so thats not a good point
opposing to that sony claimed that the ps3 will live longer
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2011 ? it will be raleased 2014-2015 omg...
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usually sony releases consoles in a 6year circle

1994 ps1
2000 ps2
2006 ps3

it will be a chainbreaker now i suppose
the cell processor is a horror for most developers tough
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It's only a horror because they're lazy. I'm guessing most games nowadays are first created for xbawwx and then crudely ported for PS3 and possibly PC. At least that's what I would guess by the quality of them.

PS: are you talking about releases or announces?
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xbox 360 -> ported to to PC
and lazily "converted for ps3"
best games are ps3 exclusices like that prototype for ps3 what was it called.. i dunno anymore
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And Gran Turismo 5
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played it yesterday.
fuckin annoying game and way too complicated to me,
we just wanted to play a 2 player round and it wouldnt work out of the box..
i like nfs: hot pursuit more :)
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ps3, no doubt
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