Just picked up a PS3

[directhex]

Oh God NOOOOO ! Don't... start... about... cables... SHHHH !

I think you have a knack for making innocent comments that turn into 9 page grudge fests

they have metal inside, metal at the ends, and make things work

s' about it for digital cables

[Agent]

they have metal inside, metal at the ends, and make things work

s' about it for digital cables

Dont let 5lab see that.
He will hunt you down and burn your house

[directhex]

Dont let 5lab see that.
He will hunt you down and burn your house

i'll defend myself with a shiny £400 solid gold power cable, guaranteed to increase graphics resolution and pings

[Nick]

Nooooo. Gold's no good... you need 99.99999999999999% Oxygen free triple braided, Plutonium shielded cables with matrix-reflux suppressors for absolute image clarity... with solid gold (NOT plated) connections for ultimate performance.

But, all pee taking aside, a decent SCART cable does give a noticeably better picture than some £2.99 jobby from the pound shop.

I can't comment on HDMI cables as I've only got the one, which cost me a tenner and seems to do the work perfectly well. (I've wrapped it in tinfoil and tucked the loops into a special lead and asbestos box for good measure, if that's any consolation...)

[Agent]

But, all pee taking aside, a decent SCART cable does give a noticeably better picture than some £2.99 jobby from the pound shop.

Yeah, but SCART aint digital

[Nick]

Yeah, but SCART aint digital

Which is why I said I can't comment cos I've opnly got the one HDMI cable.

But I do think there's a threshold where no matter how much you spend, you just won;t notice any improvement.

[Blunty]

Hey, that looks really really cool tfboy.

I was just wondering what you have to power it? Can it run on 240V? And if so what cable do you need for it?
(I'm thinking of getting an American console).

[Nick]

AYe it can, it's auto-switching.

[tfboy]

Hey, that looks really really cool tfboy.

I was just wondering what you have to power it? Can it run on 240V? And if so what cable do you need for it?
(I'm thinking of getting an American console).

AYe it can, it's auto-switching.

And it's a standard IEC mains lead. Like one that goes into your existing kettle / PC preferably with a 5 amp fuse in it

[Blunty]

Ok, so I went ahead and bought it

I'm guessing your talking about a lead like this?

http://www.maplin.co.uk/module.aspx?...1176&doy=22m12

I cant wait now!!

[Nick]

Aye, that'll do it... but any spare PC PSU lead will do... or just use a plug adaptor on the lead that comes with it.

[Nutter]

Never beat a pc.

[directhex]

Never beat a pc.

with a stick? no, they turn into giant robots & stomp about going "blaaaargh"

[Nutter]

with a stick? no, they turn into giant robots & stomp about going "blaaaargh"

ARGHHHH THE ROBOTS R COMING!!!!!!! SOMEONE STOP THEM!!!!!

[Flack]

In Japan doing business. If it was me I would be very happy, there's nothing like travelling and then earn money I'm going to buy a PS3 to :b

[tfboy]

I'll try and add a few movie screenshots when I get home.

Now have Chicago, T2 and Black Hawk Down which I watched a few nights ago. The picture and sound quality was awesome. BHD particularly made me feel slightly nauseous on the big screen. Initial opening scene was pretty bad picture quality wise but the rest was fantastic.