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Playstation/Gaming Discussions => PS3 Discussion => Topic started by: Animal Mother on October 11, 2006, 02:38:31 PM

Title: Both PS3 Composite only, wtf sony
Post by: Animal Mother on October 11, 2006, 02:38:31 PM: Strange and shocking news. According to IGN/Famitsu, both models of PS3, all HD capible, will only include composite cables. Both fucking models! xbox 360 atleast included component that could do both composite and composite. WTF SONY!!!
http://ps3.ign.com/articles/738/738409p1.html
Title: Both PS3 Composite only, wtf sony
Post by: Riku on October 11, 2006, 03:02:28 PM: This has been known for about a month now.

http://www.psx2central.com/forums/showthread.php?t=38817
Title: Both PS3 Composite only, wtf sony
Post by: Animal Mother on October 11, 2006, 03:14:49 PM: Well, that article was posted today on IGN, and was in a recent issue of famitsu, so its new to me.
Title: Both PS3 Composite only, wtf sony
Post by: THX on October 11, 2006, 03:36:04 PM: You can use your old component cables with the new PS3.

This doesn\'t help everyone I know, but at least they didn\'t give us a new multi-A/V connector.
Title: Both PS3 Composite only, wtf sony
Post by: Titan on October 11, 2006, 04:18:14 PM: 20 bucks is so much for a cable :rolleyes:
Title: Both PS3 Composite only, wtf sony
Post by: mm on October 11, 2006, 04:34:03 PM: most people don\'t own a HDTV anyways so have to go with the common denominator.
Title: Both PS3 Composite only, wtf sony
Post by: Paul2 on October 11, 2006, 05:52:17 PM: they already losing money selling ps3 with blu ray drive & HDD, and if they include HDMI or component video cable they\'re going to loose a bit more money than just including composite video cable instead. Beside, the majority of people don\'t have HDTV yet and many have no idea the benefit of HDMI or component video cable is. Which mean, even if they have HDTV with HDMI inputs. But since they don\'t know anything about it, they probably going to use composite video cable instead of higher picture quality cable.

Like my sister for instance, her analog 32" TV have component video and s-video input, but when her ps2 a/v cable broke, she bought composite a/v cable for her kids again. I was thinking, for the similiar price, she could have bought the better s-video or component video cable. Oh well...its just that many consumers won\'t understand what these cables are for.

So, I think sony is being smart not to include higher video cables, and let consumers that want better picture quality to re-use either s-video or component video cable that they had for ps2. Or go buy one like HDMI cable for instance. You can get good quality HDMI cable for like $20. So, its not much...
Title: Both PS3 Composite only, wtf sony
Post by: QuDDus on October 17, 2006, 05:49:41 AM: Quote from: Paul2
they already losing money selling ps3 with blu ray drive & HDD, and if they include HDMI or component video cable they\'re going to loose a bit more money than just including composite video cable instead. Beside, the majority of people don\'t have HDTV yet and many have no idea the benefit of HDMI or component video cable is. Which mean, even if they have HDTV with HDMI inputs. But since they don\'t know anything about it, they probably going to use composite video cable instead of higher picture quality cable.

Like my sister for instance, her analog 32" TV have component video and s-video input, but when her ps2 a/v cable broke, she bought composite a/v cable for her kids again. I was thinking, for the similiar price, she could have bought the better s-video or component video cable. Oh well...its just that many consumers won\'t understand what these cables are for.

So, I think sony is being smart not to include higher video cables, and let consumers that want better picture quality to re-use either s-video or component video cable that they had for ps2. Or go buy one like HDMI cable for instance. You can get good quality HDMI cable for like $20. So, its not much...

i payed $80 for my HDMI cable can you point me in the direction of the $20 model
Title: Both PS3 Composite only, wtf sony
Post by: Eiksirf on October 17, 2006, 05:58:31 AM: Future proof != idiot proof, I suppose.

I\'ll be buying component cables for my Wii, as well. That\'s life.
Title: Both PS3 Composite only, wtf sony
Post by: Titan on October 17, 2006, 09:14:42 AM: Whatever way they would have gone I still have to buy a different cable. I need to buy AV cables for the TV in my apartment anyway or an RFU adaptor seeing as my roommate took the AV ports that bastard. Do the old cables work on the PS3? I heard they did. If so that makes my job a hell of a lot easier seeing as I have every cable except S-Video and HDMI.
Title: Both PS3 Composite only, wtf sony
Post by: THX on October 17, 2006, 10:03:54 AM: Quote from: QuDDus
i payed $80 for my HDMI cable can you point me in the direction of the $20 model

$80 = pwnt

http://www.pccables.com/cgi-bin/orders6.cgi?id=ID343757&action=Search&search=HDMI_CABLE
http://www.monoprice.com
Title: Both PS3 Composite only, wtf sony
Post by: JBean on October 17, 2006, 10:50:15 AM: If I still had the reciept for that $80 HDMI cable i\'d return it.

Ever heard of shopping around before you buy?
Title: Both PS3 Composite only, wtf sony
Post by: Titan on October 17, 2006, 02:06:14 PM: Quote from: JBean
If I still had the reciept for that $80 HDMI cable i\'d return it.

Ever heard of shopping around before you buy?

Apparently you haven\'t if you bought an 80 dollar cable ;)
Title: Both PS3 Composite only, wtf sony
Post by: videoholic on October 17, 2006, 05:54:32 PM: Quote from: QuDDus
i payed $80 for my HDMI cable can you point me in the direction of the $20 model

Here\'s a 6 footer for 12 bucks.
http://www.buyextras.com/6feethdmicable.html

Just go to googe and type HDMI CABLE and you can find them for under 10 bucks.
Title: Both PS3 Composite only, wtf sony
Post by: Paul2 on October 17, 2006, 06:50:41 PM: Quote from: QuDDus
i payed $80 for my HDMI cable can you point me in the direction of the $20 model

Honestly, I think as of right now, shopping online for a good quality 6 ft HDMI cable is a much better deal than going to electronic stores as these stores like Best Buy and Circuit City are overcharging it. As if these cable makers are monopolizing the HDMI cables price tag. If you want HDMI, you have to pay a premium price in their stores. Otherwise, you won\'t get HDMI.

So, I think shopping online is a better deal. Unless, you can find an electronic store that sell good quality 6 ft HDMI cable at an reasonable price. Say around $20 - $30 is reasonable for me...
Title: Both PS3 Composite only, wtf sony
Post by: QuDDus on October 18, 2006, 06:33:51 AM: i wish I would have bought online. Just didn\'t know or want to wait I guess. I went into best buy and paid $80 bucks for the cable son of a bitch!!!!!! I upgraded to HD cable and comcast would only only give me RGB cables. So I went out and bought the HDMI cable myself.
Title: Both PS3 Composite only, wtf sony
Post by: Ryu on October 18, 2006, 07:53:55 AM: 80 bucks for a cable. Insane.

Mine was free because they threw it into the bag for me at Sears when I bought my HDTV/surround sound/DVD player so maybe you should all do the same and blow thousands of dollars at once like I did. It\'s the way to go. However, it\'s good I really only need one cable at this point as swapping out HDMI cables at the back of the TV would probably drive me insane after getting used to having tons of component and AV jacks on the TV. My DVD player supports HDMI, but I\'m probably scrapping that thing after I get the PS3 in favor of blu-ray and space since the PS3 plays... everything except HD-DVD. Blu-Ray player + DVD player + PS2 = PS3, yay for more shelf space. *buys hefty warranty anticipating the laser to burn out before the two year mark*