PS3 101: New user's guide to the PS3 (ask questions here -- TMK is on duty)

[quote name='PooperScooper1900']Also is there any way to back up PS3 saves?[/quote]
You can use a USB flash drive or external hard drive to back them up. You can back up the saves one at a time by selecting the save, hitting Triangle, then selecting copy. Otherwise, you can back up the whole system in System Options by selecting Backup System.
 
So is there a way to check the what is eating the hard drive space?

Also Since i have the 40gb and only have 25 GB left...whats a new 40GB come with as far as remaining space out of the box?

I have only played a handful of games so unless those oblivion saves are humungous I need to see what took all my space.
 
[quote name='Snake2715']So is there a way to check the what is eating the hard drive space?

Also Since i have the 40gb and only have 25 GB left...whats a new 40GB come with as far as remaining space out of the box?

I have only played a handful of games so unless those oblivion saves are humungous I need to see what took all my space.[/quote]

You can select a file (like a save or game data), press Triangle, go down to Info, and hit X. It will tell you how many MB it takes.
 
I have a question regarding the new Dual Shock controllers...

when are they coming out? I have to buy a 2nd controller soon but want to wait for those so I have at least one when I am playing.
 
[quote name='Oxygen']You can select a file (like a save or game data), press Triangle, go down to Info, and hit X. It will tell you how many MB it takes.[/QUOTE]

Yeah i know it seems like the 40GB actually only comes with 37 or so and then another 5-6 GB is taken for OS etc.

So its about 31 GB, and from my research Oblivion can take a few GB so figure 3-4 GB for that and its pretty close.

Is there a way to delete old updates?
 
[quote name='DestroVega']I have a question regarding the new Dual Shock controllers...

when are they coming out? I have to buy a 2nd controller soon but want to wait for those so I have at least one when I am playing.[/quote]

We do not know of an exact release date yet. All we know is "Spring" 2008 here in the United States. Play Asia has them if you want to import, but I imagine they should be out soon.

[quote name='Snake2715']Yeah i know it seems like the 40GB actually only comes with 37 or so and then another 5-6 GB is taken for OS etc.

So its about 31 GB, and from my research Oblivion can take a few GB so figure 3-4 GB for that and its pretty close.

Is there a way to delete old updates?[/quote]

Yeah 5 - 6GB sounds about right. Not all of that is taken up by the OS. Remember that when you buy a hard drive for a computer (let's say 120GB), you do not get all 120GB because of how hard drive manufacturers define a gigabyte (as opposed to how the Operating System defines a gigabyte). When you say old updates, what do you mean? If you want to revert back to the copy of the game's data that came on the disc, simply delete it in the Game Data Utility (highlight the data, press Triangle, choose Delete, and hit X). When you start the game again, it will reinstall the data. If you mean go back in terms of firmware (like from 2.10 to 2.00), that is not possible.
 
[quote name='Oxygen']We do not know of an exact release date yet. All we know is "Spring" 2008 here in the United States. Play Asia has them if you want to import, but I imagine they should be out soon.
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These work on the US PS3?... also, it seems they are 60 bucks and 7 bucks shipping... is that right? it would basically be the same price buying now or waiting for Spring?
 
[quote name='DestroVega']These work on the US PS3?... also, it seems they are 60 bucks and 7 bucks shipping... is that right? it would basically be the same price buying now or waiting for Spring?[/quote]

They absolutely work on US consoles :). I imagine they will come out at $50 (the list price of the SIXAXIS). There has been no pricing info, though, so that is just my speculation. If you really want it now, the extra $10 - $15 might be worth it. It is up to you.
 
[quote name='Oxygen']We do not know of an exact release date yet. All we know is "Spring" 2008 here in the United States. Play Asia has them if you want to import, but I imagine they should be out soon.



Yeah 5 - 6GB sounds about right. Not all of that is taken up by the OS. Remember that when you buy a hard drive for a computer (let's say 120GB), you do not get all 120GB because of how hard drive manufacturers define a gigabyte (as opposed to how the Operating System defines a gigabyte). When you say old updates, what do you mean? If you want to revert back to the copy of the game's data that came on the disc, simply delete it in the Game Data Utility (highlight the data, press Triangle, choose Delete, and hit X). When you start the game again, it will reinstall the data. If you mean go back in terms of firmware (like from 2.10 to 2.00), that is not possible.[/QUOTE]


Dont want to go back but say a new update 2.0 to 2.1 is about what 100MG... I know its not much but can you delete it after its done its thing? Or is that automatic?
 
[quote name='Snake2715']Dont want to go back but say a new update 2.0 to 2.1 is about what 100MG... I know its not much but can you delete it after its done its thing? Or is that automatic?[/quote]
It is automatic. The System Update installer cleans up after itself when it is done. If hard drive space is a big concern, you can upgrade the hard drive without much effort. The drive is a standard 2.5" SATA drive, so there are plenty of places to pick one up.
 
[quote name='The Mana Knight']It is being rumored that the new PS3 model (with a larger HDD) will have no PS2 BC, because Sony just doesn't plan to do it anymore (until there's a complete software emulation). Continuing to keep the PS2 BC (where some hardware component is needed) continues to keep PS3 more expensive than 360 (right now, it's just not possible to price a PS3 with PS2 BC for less than $480 (I'm taking about 40GB features here, but with PS2 BC) without taking a loss).[/QUOTE]

It shouldn't cost anywhere near that to add backwards compatibility.
 
[quote name='Oxygen']They absolutely work on US consoles :). I imagine they will come out at $50 (the list price of the SIXAXIS). There has been no pricing info, though, so that is just my speculation. If you really want it now, the extra $10 - $15 might be worth it. It is up to you.[/quote]

Well, I tried to buy it, but says my credit card could not be verified for some reason?... I dunno, makes no sense.
 
[quote name='DestroVega']I'll pick it up now... PlayJapan reputable?[/quote]

PlayAsia is reputable in my opinion. Their ResellerRating is 7.81 / 10 lifetime. Also, many CAGs have ordered from them before. There might be a $5 coupon in the Video Game Deals forum.
Do not know why your credit card does not work. They accept PayPal though.
 
[quote name='Wolfpup']It shouldn't cost anywhere near that to add backwards compatibility.[/QUOTE]It's expensive, because it order to add it, they basically have to include the majority of PS2 components except the EE. If the PS2 BC was 100% software, it wouldn't cost anything. It's not just the GS, but they have to make the circuit board larger (40GB has a smaller board), increases the amount of current drawn (therefore higher power rating components must be used), uses more components (like more capacitors, resistors, inductors, etc.) uses more solder due to more components, and so on. One reason the 60GB PS2 was expensive was because of the PS2 hardware BC, and although removing the EE saves them $25, it still costs them a decent amount to implement. That's why they are doing away with it. If people want to play PS2 games badly, they rather have them just buy a PS2 (because Sony makes a small profit from each sold), compared to taking a loss (the 80GB sold at a loss). I'm an Electrical Engineer myself and know about the manufacturing process of electronics.
 
[quote name='endlessPRO']Can the ps3 play ps1/ps2 games?[/quote]

ps1 games yes. ps2 games some do, more specifically the 60 GB/20 GB/and 80 GB. The new 40 GB version doesn't currently but there is a possibility of ps2 emulation through software in the future.
 
so all ps1 games will work on a 20/60 GB and only some ps2 work?

will they come out with BC for all ps1/ps2 games , if they do when will it come out?
 
[quote name='endlessPRO']so all ps1 games will work on a 20/60 GB and only some ps2 work?

will they come out with BC for all ps1/ps2 games , if they do when will it come out?[/quote]
All PS1 games work on all PS3s.
99.99% of PS2 games work on 20/60 gig PS3s.
85-90%+ of PS2 games work on 80gig PS3s.
0% of PS2 games work on 40gig PS3s.
 
[quote name='endlessPRO']thanks for the info mguiddy

also can you play imports?[/quote]
You cannot play imported PS1 or PS2 titles on an American PS3 (they are region protected). Blu-ray discs (PS3 games and Blu Ray movies) do not have this region protection enabled.
 
While you're out of luck with physical discs, if you download a PS1 game from an international PS Store, it'll play on any PS3. Finding a way to pay for it is the only tricky part.
 
[quote name='endlessPRO']1 more question.

When you want to save a ps1 / ps2 game on the ps3 system do you need a ps1/ps2 memory card ?[/quote]

nope. the ps3 creates memory card slots on the hard drive.
 
[quote name='Oxygen']You cannot play imported PS1 or PS2 titles on an American PS3 (they are region protected). Blu-ray discs (PS3 games and Blu Ray movies) do not have this region protection enabled.[/quote]

That's not true. Blu-Ray movies DO have region protection. It's not used on a ton of titles, but it is part of the spec.
 
[quote name='geko29']That's not true. Blu-Ray movies DO have region protection. It's not used on a ton of titles, but it is part of the spec.[/quote]
That is why I said it was not enabled ;) (as opposed to saying it does not have it period)
 
[quote name='geko29']That's not true. Blu-Ray movies DO have region protection. It's not used on a ton of titles, but it is part of the spec.[/quote]

However, most notable for American importers of Japanese movies, in the new BR region specs, Japan and the US are in the same region...

IIRC..
 
on craigslist someone is selling a ps3 60gb for $360 with 2 controllers and madden 08. He takes paypal and I wanted to know what to put in details ( service/others, ebay, goods, cash advance)

do you guys think thats a good price
 
[quote name='DestroVega']So Play Asia declined my Credit Card for no reason I can tell, anyone know why possibly?[/quote]

Maybe your credit card company denied the charge since they're based in Hong Kong. Call your bank and ask.

I know I had a credit card company call be when I ordered some stuff from dealextreme.com.

Credit card companies should call for a suspicious charge before denying it but who knows.
 
[quote name='DestroVega']So Play Asia declined my Credit Card for no reason I can tell, anyone know why possibly?[/quote]
They accept PayPal too.
 
[quote name='DestroVega']So Play Asia declined my Credit Card for no reason I can tell, anyone know why possibly?[/quote]

I had this happen once, too. A Visa rep actually called me about it, but I forget what the reason was. If I had to guess, it might have been something to do with the stupid "Verified by Visa" step Play Asia makes you go through. I could never remember my password for that and I always ended up entering three or four different ones until I got it. Maybe that looked shady to them?

I just used Paypal for that order instead. That was several years ago; I've used credit on Play Asia most of the time since then and it's been fine.
 
hey y does chat (the chat romm thingie on the xmb) on the ps3 have a lot of lag? me and my friends have have NAT 2 and decent connections....but our in-game chat is fine
 
Ok I'm about ready to pounce on a 60 or 20 ps3 from gamestop/eb. How can I tell if it's really a model that supports BC and not just a 60 gb hd thrown in? Aren't there number/letter codes to look for?

Second, does Gamestop offer warranties on new and refurbished consoles?
 
It'sMagneto;3995860]Ok I'm about ready to pounce on a 60 or 20 ps3 from gamestop/eb. How can I tell if it's really a model that supports BC and not just a 60 gb hd thrown in? Aren't there number/letter codes to look for? Second said:
Look here for a chart of the differences between the PS3 versions.

Basically look for 4 USB ports and memory card slots. And I _think_ the trim around the disc slot is a flat silver on the 40 gig, black on the 20, and shiny metallic silver on the 60.

I have no idea on how to tell an 80 from a 60. I've heard that the serial number indicates what model it is, but I don't know how.
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[quote name='The Mana Knight']It's expensive, because it order to add it, they basically have to include the majority of PS2 components except the EE. If the PS2 BC was 100% software, it wouldn't cost anything. It's not just the GS, but they have to make the circuit board larger (40GB has a smaller board), increases the amount of current drawn (therefore higher power rating components must be used), uses more components (like more capacitors, resistors, inductors, etc.) uses more solder due to more components, and so on. One reason the 60GB PS2 was expensive was because of the PS2 hardware BC, and although removing the EE saves them $25, it still costs them a decent amount to implement. That's why they are doing away with it. If people want to play PS2 games badly, they rather have them just buy a PS2 (because Sony makes a small profit from each sold), compared to taking a loss (the 80GB sold at a loss). I'm an Electrical Engineer myself and know about the manufacturing process of electronics.[/QUOTE]

It shouldn't cost anywhere close to that. We're talking about a single chip with only slightly more than 50 million transistors.
 
[quote name='Wolfpup']It shouldn't cost anywhere close to that. We're talking about a single chip with only slightly more than 50 million transistors.[/quote]
We've been over this, ad nauseum. The GS+EE and all the other associated hardware costs a whole lot more than the $5 you think it should. Hardware doesn't cost what you'd like it to, and just saying it should be cheap doesn't make it so, no matter how many times you repeat it. The EE+GS costs money. So does the PS2 southbridge. So does the larger system board. So does the RDRAM. Granted, not all the requisite parts are expensive, but $5 here, $2 there, $35 over there, pretty soon you're talking about real money.

Sony took out the fucking USB ports to save pennies! Do you have any idea how little they cost? Since hardware BC costs literally thousands of times more than the USB ports do, you can bet your ass that the GS+EE will NEVER be in a production PS3 ever again. Software emulation may come. It may not. But that's the most you can hope for.

WE GET IT, you want BC. So get it. 80GBs are still available new everywhere, though probably not for too long. 60GBs can be had new in some places (warehouse clubs notably). Those AND the 20GB are WIDELY available on the used market, for vastly less than MSRP. If it's that important to you, get it. If it ISN'T that important to you, quit bitching about it.
 
[quote name='refusedchaos']hey y does chat (the chat romm thingie on the xmb) on the ps3 have a lot of lag? me and my friends have have NAT 2 and decent connections....but our in-game chat is fine[/QUOTE]Having NAT Type 2 is a must, although if the IP isn't static, it can reset (possibly putting you on type 3). Internet connection speed is also very important, because if your internet is on the slower side, it will have issue (I had disconnection issues with my old internet). But most of the time, chat works well for me.

I will say the chat does have a little bit of a delay.
[quote name='geko29']We've been over this, ad nauseum. The GS+EE and all the other associated hardware costs a whole lot more than the $5 you think it should. Hardware doesn't cost what you'd like it to, and just saying it should be cheap doesn't make it so, no matter how many times you repeat it. The EE+GS costs money. So does the PS2 southbridge. So does the larger system board. So does the RDRAM. Granted, not all the requisite parts are expensive, but $5 here, $2 there, $35 over there, pretty soon you're talking about real money.

Sony took out the fucking USB ports to save pennies! Do you have any idea how little they cost? Since hardware BC costs literally thousands of times more than the USB ports do, you can bet your ass that the GS+EE will NEVER be in a production PS3 ever again. Software emulation may come. It may not. But that's the most you can hope for.

WE GET IT, you want BC. So get it. 80GBs are still available new everywhere, though probably not for too long. 60GBs can be had new in some places (warehouse clubs notably). Those AND the 20GB are WIDELY available on the used market, for vastly less than MSRP. If it's that important to you, get it. If it ISN'T that important to you, quit bitching about it.[/QUOTE]Well, there is the tiny circuit involved when including a USB port. Also, they figured people can buy a USB hub if they feel they need more USB ports.

And I'm glad you agreed with my statement over adding hardware BC does cost money. One reason MS has a cost advantage for the 360 is that it lacks hardware components for the original Xbox. I do see Sony adding 100% software emulation for PS2 games on the 40GB, but it won't come until PS2 is just about dead (so they can make all games work), and when they finish it.
[quote name='mguiddy']

I have no idea on how to tell an 80 from a 60. I've heard that the serial number indicates what model it is, but I don't know how.[/QUOTE]Only way to tell is by the box. If the consoles are sitting side by side, then it's very hard to tell.
It'sMagneto;3995860]Ok I'm about ready to pounce on a 60 or 20 ps3 from gamestop/eb. How can I tell if it's really a model that supports BC and not just a 60 gb hd thrown in? Aren't there number/letter codes to look for? Second said:
The way to tell a 20GB from a 60GB is a 20GB is all black while the 60GB has a crome trim.

I'm going to search for the 80GB SKU number. Once I find it, I'll let you know.
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OK....I'm 41 so I need help.

I've had a SOny PS3 80G system hooked up via HDMI to my Sony 40" LCD 1080i TV since Christmas. I downloaded the recent PS3 firmware upgrade and installed that and everything seemed fine. Until this weekend.

I fire up the PS3 and it says to me "An HDMI device was found. Would you like to use HDMI output for video and audio?" SO I say 'YES'...and BOOM...I lose all my audio. Video is FINE. But once I click 'yes' to that question, I lose audio. If I click 'No' to that question, I lose Video and the audio is fine.

I called PS3 Support and after the obligatory 30 mins on hold, the 12 yr old girl told me to re-install the PS3 system. SO I backed up my files, and hit the re-install. 5 hours later....I fire it up and I have the exact same issue.

Everything was set up by the Geek Squad originally and worked fine for over 2 months...now it just snaps into trouble. Do I need a new cable? Whats up?

Any input is appreciated people, please help! My kids are going to be bummed if they can't play Star Wars Leggo this weekend! :) Thanks in advance!
 
[quote name='kachta']OK....I'm 41 so I need help.

I've had a SOny PS3 80G system hooked up via HDMI to my Sony 40" LCD 1080i TV since Christmas. I downloaded the recent PS3 firmware upgrade and installed that and everything seemed fine. Until this weekend.

I fire up the PS3 and it says to me "An HDMI device was found. Would you like to use HDMI output for video and audio?" SO I say 'YES'...and BOOM...I lose all my audio. Video is FINE. But once I click 'yes' to that question, I lose audio. If I click 'No' to that question, I lose Video and the audio is fine.

I called PS3 Support and after the obligatory 30 mins on hold, the 12 yr old girl told me to re-install the PS3 system. SO I backed up my files, and hit the re-install. 5 hours later....I fire it up and I have the exact same issue.

Everything was set up by the Geek Squad originally and worked fine for over 2 months...now it just snaps into trouble. Do I need a new cable? Whats up?

Any input is appreciated people, please help! My kids are going to be bummed if they can't play Star Wars Leggo this weekend! :) Thanks in advance![/QUOTE]Someone here had a similar problem in the thread where they had to reset it.

Just a quick question, are you holding the power button for a bit so it makes two beeps, because that causes the resolution settings to reset?

Anyway, what I recommend doing is turning the PS3 on. If it tells you to go ahead and set the HDMI, select "Yes" twice". After that is done, if there's no sound (but the picture is in HD), go under the audio settings under the XMB settings menu, then try to set your sound to go through the HDMI. If you don't hear sound, there's either a problem with the cable or HDMI on the PS3 itself.

It's tough to explain what your problem may be in words, but we at CAG will help you out. :)
 
Thanks for the support!!


[quote name='The Mana Knight']
Just a quick question, are you holding the power button for a bit so it makes two beeps, because that causes the resolution settings to reset? [/quote]

I am doing that - interestingly enough, it seems to give me that same basic question whether I just fire it up by hitting the power button on once...as well as waiting for that 2nd beep after the 5 seconds.

I answer 'yes' to both HDMI questions. Then I go back to the system settings, find the audio settings and manually try to force the audio to HDMI. But when I get there. It LOOKS like both audio AND video have already been set there automatically. I'm out of my mind.
 
Here's a question for everyone -- My Playstation account was originally created as a subaccount under my brother in law's machine. Now I have a PS3 and would like to use the existing account, but I would like to "un-subaccount it".

I've been able to login and play games using the existing sub-account, but I cannot buy anything from the store.

Does anyone know of a way to turn a sub-account into a master account?

Can I keep using the sub account and then create a master account on the system to buy games? If I do this can I login as my sub-account and play those games?

I've ranked up in COD4 with this sub-account. If I start using a new master account do I need to re-rank up?
 
[quote name='kachta']

I am doing that - interestingly enough, it seems to give me that same basic question whether I just fire it up by hitting the power button on once...as well as waiting for that 2nd beep after the 5 seconds.

I answer 'yes' to both HDMI questions. Then I go back to the system settings, find the audio settings and manually try to force the audio to HDMI. But when I get there. It LOOKS like both audio AND video have already been set there automatically. I'm out of my mind.[/QUOTE]Well, if you are not switching TVs, then don't hold the power button after you hear the first beep. The reason for the resolution reset is when someone hooks their PS3 up to an SDTV, there will be no picture (since it cannot support 1080p).

Are you hearing sound although it says it's set?

And btw, if you ever have to buy another HDMI cable, I recommend monoprice.com (It's way cheaper than any retail store):
http://www.monoprice.com/products/subdepartment.asp?c_id=102&cp_id=10240
[quote name='daminion']Here's a question for everyone -- My Playstation account was originally created as a subaccount under my brother in law's machine. Now I have a PS3 and would like to use the existing account, but I would like to "un-subaccount it".

I've been able to login and play games using the existing sub-account, but I cannot buy anything from the store.

Does anyone know of a way to turn a sub-account into a master account?

Can I keep using the sub account and then create a master account on the system to buy games? If I do this can I login as my sub-account and play those games?

I've ranked up in COD4 with this sub-account. If I start using a new master account do I need to re-rank up?[/QUOTE]I honestly don't think that's possible, but moving over datasaves is really easy on the PS3. I'll try to research that, but you would have to rank up again if you created a new account.

What I'd do is only use your old account for CoD4 or something, then just have everything else on a new account. Eventually, you probably won't play CoD4 anymore (maybe with Resistance 2, CoD5, or CoD6 comes around), and the sub account may not be needed anymore. That's just my thought though, but I'll look this up.
 
[quote name='The Mana Knight']
Are you hearing sound although it says it's set?

And btw, if you ever have to buy another HDMI cable, I recommend monoprice.com (It's way cheaper than any retail store):
http://www.monoprice.com/products/subdepartment.asp?c_id=102&cp_id=10240
quote]

After I answer the 1st HDMI question with'YES', there is NO sound after that...no little clicks when I choose an option. So it LOOKS to be "all set" but I don't have sound.

DO you thonk it might be a faulty cable? Its asking me EVERY time I fire up the unit. So, one of my components isn't gettingthe whole story when I power up....its muckled up.
 
[quote name='bonds25']I've thought the same thing. Is there a way to check to see if a PS3 has the EE without voiding the warranty? It would be great if it is the 60GB system with the 80GB HDD. But somehow, I think they just sent me the wrong one.[/quote]

[quote name='DrunknDragun']Someone asked a similar question in the official Ps3 forums. heres the link
http://boardsus.playstation.com/playstation/board/message?board.id=ps3&message.id=2486178

just look at your model # and match it with this[/quote]

CECHMSomeone asked a similar question in the official Ps3 forums. heres the link
http://boardsus.playstation.com/playstation/board/message?board.id=ps3&message.id=2486178XX

M (Model)

A - 60 GB w/EE+GS - confirmed
B - 20 GB w/EE+GS - confirmed
C - 60 GB w/o EE+GS - confirmed
D - 20 GB w/o EE+GS - ?
E - 80 GB w/o EE+GS - ?

XX (Region)

00 Japan
01 North America
02 Australia/New Zealand
03 UK/Ireland
04 Europe
05 Korea
08 Russia/India
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I found this in the game funk thread. The whole post is DrunknDragun's.
 
[quote name='geko29']We've been over this, ad nauseum. The GS+EE and all the other associated hardware costs a whole lot more than the $5 you think it should. Hardware doesn't cost what you'd like it to, and just saying it should be cheap doesn't make it so, no matter how many times you repeat it.[/quote]

The reverse is of course also true. No matter how much you wish it were so, a 50 million transistor chip doesn't cost much money. Obviously it adds up in a product where they try to shave even a few cents here or there, but this is not an expensive part.

The EE+GS costs money. So does the PS2 southbridge. So does the larger system board. So does the RDRAM.
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The only thing that should be needed is the PS2-on-a-chip. There's no reason to include the rest of that, and I'd be shocked if Sony ever included any of it.

WE GET IT, you want BC. So get it. 80GBs are still available new everywhere
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No they aren't. I haven't seen ANY Playstation 3s in MONTHS, let alone 80GB models. I guess some online stores still have them. I'm hoping a newer, better model is released that does include backwards compatibility.
 
When I setup my PS3 WiFi the internet connection always fails. I get a DNS error (80710102). I'm pretty sure I know what steps I need to take to sort things out but I've hit some road blocks.

I know my DNS server info and WEP Key but something I'm putting in is probably incorrect. The only catch is ipconfig /all doesn't work for me and I can't log into my router because I have to wait for Netgear to get back to me with my info. It used to work but now it opens for a split second then closes so I'm kind of stuck and not sure how to get the info I need...

I was told that as long as I get the WEP key the DNS settings will sort itself out. The thing is I have to manually put my IP address in because the PS3 won't pick it up on its own so I also have to put my default router and dns settings in.

The customer service at Netgear sucks. I spent 15 minutes on the phone with the guy only to have him tell me that I bought my router over 90 days ago, that he couldn't help me over the phone because of that and I could only get tech support by email... I'd appreciate any help any of you can give me, thanks. Oh and I'm using a Netgear router WGT624v2.
 
when you dl full games off psn how long is it ?

also what is good about the blue ray since I don't know much about it.

I will be getting my ps3 this week and I can't wait.
 
[quote name='endlessPRO']also what is good about the blue ray since I don't know much about it.[/QUOTE]

You mean Blu Ray in general, or for games? In general it's the HD replacement for DVD. Much higher quality video and audio (at least potentially), etc. (It's also much higher quality than download services.)

For games, it lets developers create longer games and/or use more art assets in a game. I've owned three 360 games so far that come on multiple discs, which on the Playstation 3 would have all fit on a single disc.
 
What are the best settings for playing PS2 games on an HDTV? I've got a 1080p plasma and I'm using the HDMI cable and the PS3 output is 1080p, but the games I tried don't look much better if at all with this setup than when I tried them on my PS2 with composite cables. So far I tried Soul Calibur 3 and Socom 2 (looked really bad). I really expected the former to show improvement especially after seeing the improvement via upscaling on my DVDs as compared to playing through my nonupscaling 360. I know it's not going make chicken soup from chicken droppings, but considering it's a move from composite to HDMI connections and the PS3 upscales PS2 games. . .

Also, each time I started a PS2 game the controller didn't work in game and I had to press the PS button and reassign a port I think. Can't remember if I had to do it with Resistance as well.

Resistance looks awesome and I'm loving the PS3 so far!
 
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