Other fancy things in it:
- Original backwards-compatible 60GB model
- 17-inch LCD HDTV screen: 720p
- HDMI-DVI connection
- Built-in keyboard, USB ports, stereo speakers, headphone jack
- Size: 17 x 13.75 x 3-inches
- Weight: 16 pounds!
Other fancy things in it:
Reader Comments (45)
Posted: Apr 11th 2008 7:25AM MrHashbrown said
That is seriously impressive. I'd love to get my hands on that.
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Posted: Apr 11th 2008 7:50AM Esat Dedezade said
I concur.
Seriously, Ben Heck's major dietary intake must be lots and lots of teh awesome, dripping in win sauce and sprinkled with +1s and oneups.
There's no other explanation for his awesomeness.
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Seriously, Ben Heck's major dietary intake must be lots and lots of teh awesome, dripping in win sauce and sprinkled with +1s and oneups.
There's no other explanation for his awesomeness.
Posted: Apr 11th 2008 10:22AM masterinsan0 said
I think that might just be the only comment I've read on Joystiq that earns as much win as its subject.
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Posted: Apr 11th 2008 11:41PM treeofmana said
Esat Dedezade,
You totally win with that comment! You may not share the same diet as Ben Heck, but you must be doing something right!
Later,
manaman
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You totally win with that comment! You may not share the same diet as Ben Heck, but you must be doing something right!
Later,
manaman
Posted: Apr 11th 2008 7:32AM Foetoid said
So we got here a lovely Ps3 console being stripped of it's only decent ability, the ability to play Blu-Ray movies and games in 1080p. It's bad enough the Ps3 software lineup pales in comparison to the Wii (tho the Ps3 is a great machine and i am getting one soon, the Wii still has the software advantage, and i hate casual games), but to rob it of it's 1080p abilites is deplorable. Robbing a Ps3 of 1080p is like robbing the Wii of motion sensing. It's an excellent job Ben Heck, it really is, but it's also a total waste.
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Posted: Apr 11th 2008 7:41AM Ludwig Kietzmann said
You're so right. I was playing Uncharted at 720p (that's barely any p at all!) and it completely ruined the entire experience. It was like viewing an NES game through a pair of busted binoculars. Underwater.
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Posted: Apr 11th 2008 7:43AM MrHashbrown said
720p PS3 games look fine. My friend has his PS3 set to 720p to his LG 42" LCDTV and it looks fantastic.
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Posted: Apr 11th 2008 7:48AM MrHashbrown said
Also, Uncharted's native resolution is 720p, not 1080p. It can only be upscaled to 1080p.
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Posted: Apr 11th 2008 7:53AM Esat Dedezade said
Now I'm a self confessed xbox360 fan boy (but slowly seeing the error of my ways and on the road to reformation)
First of all, this thing is still a blue ray player. And I@m pretty sure you can connect it to external television sets to get your 1080p goodness.
I can't believe you called this project a total waste. there's so many things wrong with your statement that I don't have the time to list them.
Instead I'll let the -1s whitewash your comments out.
At that stage, those of you that cannot read the above comment that I'm responding to can then simply press ctrl and A to select all and read what I am referring to above.
Good day to you all.
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First of all, this thing is still a blue ray player. And I@m pretty sure you can connect it to external television sets to get your 1080p goodness.
I can't believe you called this project a total waste. there's so many things wrong with your statement that I don't have the time to list them.
Instead I'll let the -1s whitewash your comments out.
At that stage, those of you that cannot read the above comment that I'm responding to can then simply press ctrl and A to select all and read what I am referring to above.
Good day to you all.
Posted: Apr 11th 2008 8:57AM (Unverified) said
Esat,
At my house, the PS3 is a game machine above all.
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At my house, the PS3 is a game machine above all.
Posted: Apr 11th 2008 9:06AM Esat Dedezade said
Matt B
You misunderstood what I meant.
My comment was in response to 'mr white out' above when he complained that this laptop could not play blu ray.
I should have probably said 'the ps3 laptop is still a blu ray player' to avoid any confusion.
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You misunderstood what I meant.
My comment was in response to 'mr white out' above when he complained that this laptop could not play blu ray.
I should have probably said 'the ps3 laptop is still a blu ray player' to avoid any confusion.
Posted: Apr 11th 2008 10:22AM Spunky Monkey 190906 said
Wait, whats that in the corner, is that not a disk slot?
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Posted: Apr 11th 2008 11:44PM treeofmana said
Once again Esat Dedezade wins!
Seriously, he said all I wanted to say. You can obviously hook this up to a television and furthermore you can play movies in this. Not to mention this is the backwards compatible model so someone could play older games as well! This is better than Sony's version!
Sigh,
manaman
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Seriously, he said all I wanted to say. You can obviously hook this up to a television and furthermore you can play movies in this. Not to mention this is the backwards compatible model so someone could play older games as well! This is better than Sony's version!
Sigh,
manaman
Posted: Apr 11th 2008 8:38AM PoisonedAl said
OH NOES! You found something that could be fixed in five seconds with a Sharpie! THE WHOLE THING IS WORTHLESS!
Oh STFU you retard.
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Oh STFU you retard.
Posted: Apr 11th 2008 8:41AM PoisonedAl said
Nice. I find this more impressive then the 360 and Wii laptops (which is still VERY impressive) becuase the insides of a PS3 is a lot more fiddly and integrated with the case. The other two are more or less motherboards in a box.
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Posted: Apr 11th 2008 10:55AM Esat Dedezade said
I doubt this thing even runs off a battery.
You still probably have to plug it in to a power socket before it will evn turn on for any period of time.
The point of it is it's still portable as you can take it somewhere and set it up without having to drag a tv with you as well i.e. lan parties e.t.c.
That and it just totally pwns.
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You still probably have to plug it in to a power socket before it will evn turn on for any period of time.
The point of it is it's still portable as you can take it somewhere and set it up without having to drag a tv with you as well i.e. lan parties e.t.c.
That and it just totally pwns.
Posted: Apr 11th 2008 9:22AM (Unverified) said
Actually, the PS3 doesn't suck down quite as much power as you'd think, but yeah, I definitely wouldn't gauge the battery life past an hour or two, tops.
What makes this cool is since you can run linux on it it also would work as a ridiculously heavy laptop.
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What makes this cool is since you can run linux on it it also would work as a ridiculously heavy laptop.
Posted: Apr 11th 2008 12:33PM SoCoolCurt said
that was my thought exactly. it runs linux so its also a practical option as a normal laptop.....well that is if your the Hulk and you could lug this mammoth around lol. it does look great though, i would love to have one of these.
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Posted: Apr 11th 2008 9:35AM The Commenter Formerly Known as said
It's 16 pounds!!! Thats like carrying around a 3 year old kid all day...a 3 year kid that can play Blu Rays and games...cool
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Posted: Apr 11th 2008 8:23PM (Unverified) said
It's big!!!
It's grand!!!
It's huge!!!
It's humongous!!!
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It's grand!!!
It's huge!!!
It's humongous!!!
Posted: Apr 11th 2008 12:37PM (Unverified) said
good lord, this man's a genius. maybe someone should hire him to engineer a true PS3 portable, lol
i love his Wii and 360 laptops as well.
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i love his Wii and 360 laptops as well.
Posted: Apr 11th 2008 7:53PM Heywatchitbuddy said
Woah! I swear, some day I'm gonna come on Joystiq and read "Ben Heck Makes Cure for Cancer." This guy is great.
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Posted: Apr 11th 2008 11:47PM treeofmana said
To all the fanboys, please don't defame me!
I'm not a fan of the current PS3's, but I would honestly grab and enjoy this piece of equipment. It's the backwards compatible model. It's sleeker and, in my opinion, much prettier than the machine from which it originates. It's set up with a keyboard. It can plug into your television. It has fake chrome. . . .
This thing smacks of win,
manaman
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I'm not a fan of the current PS3's, but I would honestly grab and enjoy this piece of equipment. It's the backwards compatible model. It's sleeker and, in my opinion, much prettier than the machine from which it originates. It's set up with a keyboard. It can plug into your television. It has fake chrome. . . .
This thing smacks of win,
manaman
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