ram87 Posted November 5, 2009 Report Share Posted November 5, 2009 The slim is new on the market and nobody knows about its failure rate yet. I say go for the phat.. if you really wanna go for the slim, wait a few months and decide if its really more reliable than the phat... I've had a phat 40gb for over a year now without a single issue... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theneurotoxin Posted November 5, 2009 Report Share Posted November 5, 2009 new skus can be dodgy and the bitstreaming audio feature isnt really tht big an advantage as if you have a decoder capable of dts hd its very likely tht it can process lpcm over hdmi as well making tht a redundant feature.....and imo the original playstation 3 looks much better.so i wud say go for the non-slim PS3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewie Posted November 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2009 whenever i do buy i'd rather pay mrp and buy from croma so i can get the 2 years extended warranty. dont have a AVR which supports HD audio yet but its always btter to be future proof. cant comment on the others but this is absolutely not true. You can clearly tell the difference between bitstream of a DTS-HD/TrueHD track and a LPCM one on a good setup .. but this is only a consideration if you have a supporting AV receiver zophar have u found that much diff b/w lpcm and bitstream. from what little i've read on some audiophile forums there seems to be hotly debated with most people saying there is no difference and the ps3 doing a good job of decoding the hd audio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaughingMan777 Posted November 5, 2009 Report Share Posted November 5, 2009 The slim is new on the market and nobody knows about its failure rate yet. I say go for the phat.. if you really wanna go for the slim, wait a few months and decide if its really more reliable than the phat... I've had a phat 40gb for over a year now without a single issue... I second that. U dont want to pay for a console AND be their test users at the same time... (I think thats what M$ did with their initial Xbox 360 lot. Rather than put it thru full regressive testing- launch it, replace/repair RROD ones and work on the better version while the market pays for itself ) So, I see almost all the phat lovers also luv the Spidey font. Me too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deride Posted November 11, 2009 Report Share Posted November 11, 2009 i love my phat and as most folks pointed out, it seems to be VFM at the moment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pushy Posted November 11, 2009 Report Share Posted November 11, 2009 i love my phat and as most folks pointed out, it seems to be VFM at the moment wats vfm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wickedbl0ke Posted November 12, 2009 Report Share Posted November 12, 2009 Surprisingly the Phat looks better, But if there ever was a reason to purchase the slim, it would be for technological advancements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThE JuGgErNaUT Posted November 12, 2009 Report Share Posted November 12, 2009 Surprisingly the Phat looks better, But if there ever was a reason to purchase the slim, it would be for technological advancements. Looks - personal choice....to each his own Tech Advs - if they vr substancial, Well then they'd call it PS4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redArmi Posted November 12, 2009 Report Share Posted November 12, 2009 Looks - personal choice....to each his own Tech Advs - if they vr substancial, Well then they'd call it PS4 +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wickedbl0ke Posted November 12, 2009 Report Share Posted November 12, 2009 ^^^^^ But honestly speaking, when sony does decide to release the PS4, they shudnt call it that. I mean, honestly, there was PS, PS2, PS3, too many sequels spoil the broth. I bet they can be innovative enough to give it a fab name. Look at Microsoft, they had the XBox and now they revamp the same name with 360, thats innovation right there. Given that PlayStation are loosing millions, they need a great campaign, and they need to start now. Ofcourse it will mean bad news for cheap asses like you and me,,, but im willing to make that investment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harish Sangwan Posted November 12, 2009 Report Share Posted November 12, 2009 wats vfm? its short for Value For Money I havent read much about the Slim version but the fact that its gonna consume less energy nd produce less heat too, looking at the no. of YLOD issues happening with PS3 phat coz of heating problems, I wouldnt mind going for the slim version from Croma...with 2 yrs extended warranty... But as LedViper mentioned, one woulnt want to be a scrap goat either...I feel that most would make a choice depending on the appearance aspect... I myself will have to buy one in near future, I hope by then PS3 slim will be out of its testing batch.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewie Posted November 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2009 so far its seems that opinion is very much divided between the 2 options.. hmm.. i dont think that the slim will have any major advancements but neither should it be considered to be more prone to breakdowns. its been out in the US for few months now, if there were any issues they'd probably show by now, na? also has anyone used the OS install option on the phat? any real world advantages? say ripping BR discs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harish Sangwan Posted November 12, 2009 Report Share Posted November 12, 2009 also has anyone used the OS install option on the phat? any real world advantages? say ripping BR discs? Here are threads related to Other OS on PS3: PS3 'Other OS' PS3 and Linux Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewie Posted November 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2009 ^^ thanx for the links hmm.. would seem a +1 for the phat but it seems that its not easy to use (total linux ignoramus here) and doesnt seem to have much use and is slow. so.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wickedbl0ke Posted November 13, 2009 Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 Here are threads related to Other OS on PS3:PS3 'Other OS' PS3 and Linux Yup. ive put in yellow dog...not worth it. just crap and eats up space. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddevilgautam Posted November 13, 2009 Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 its short for Value For Money I havent read much about the Slim version but the fact that its gonna consume less energy nd produce less heat too, looking at the no. of YLOD issues happening with PS3 phat coz of heating problems, I wouldnt mind going for the slim version from Croma...with 2 yrs extended warranty... But as LedViper mentioned, one woulnt want to be a scrap goat either...I feel that most would make a choice depending on the appearance aspect... I myself will have to buy one in near future, I hope by then PS3 slim will be out of its testing batch.. regarding Croma - can anyone pls tell me that if you get ylod say after 1.5 years and get it replaced from Croma, will they replace it for free or charge anything? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infinity091 Posted November 13, 2009 Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 Man look at all these guys crapping on the slim. Guys just because your banging Rosie O'Donnell doesn't mean shes hotter than Jessica Alba. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wickedbl0ke Posted November 13, 2009 Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 ^^CROMA^^^ They suck for customer support. Ask the Sony center for information. ^^^Rosie Odonnel^^ Shes got juice that is worth the squeeze. Alba got nothing to squeeze. You get my drift? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harish Sangwan Posted November 13, 2009 Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 regarding Croma - can anyone pls tell me that if you get ylod say after 1.5 years and get it replaced from Croma, will they replace it for free or charge anything? no personal experience, but I spoke to one of the guys there and what I was told is, if I face any sort of issue with the PS3 bought from them, then they would be paying for the service charges to Sony and not us...so I guess the answer to ur question would be yes, but its Sony that will be doing the servicing or the replacement nd Croma would be paying for it..I think I got it right... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddevilgautam Posted November 13, 2009 Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 no personal experience, but I spoke to one of the guys there and what I was told is, if I face any sort of issue with the PS3 bought from them, then they would be paying for the service charges to Sony and not us...so I guess the answer to ur question would be yes, but its Sony that will be doing the servicing or the replacement nd Croma would be paying for it..I think I got it right... ok so net net - we wont have to pay anything... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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