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PS3, comes to $129, and an incredible motherboard and power supply that costs
$37.50, about double the price of the ones that go into PCs.”
In other words, the PS3 is an incredible deal for either gaming or Blu-ray playing,
and much more if the consumer heart is looking for both activities.
Cables for PS3
Monster Cable said it designed a GameLink line of high-performance audio/video
cables to connect with HDTVs.
An HDMI cable that features 720p, 1,080i and 1,080p video, 5.1 and 7.1 channel
surround-sound audio, silver-content solder connections for optimum transfer of lowlevel
signals, a nitrogen gas-injected dielectric insulator that maximizes video signal
strength, 24k gold contacts and heavy-duty shielding for maximum rejection of
interference for graphics, Duraflex protective jacket, announced for $100.
As alternative to the HDMI connectivity, Monster released another cable: the
GameLink Component Video & Fiber Optic Digital Audio Cable Kit, which includes all
the cables needed for 720p/1,080i high-definition video and digital surround sound,
24k gold contacts and PS3 Multi-AV Connectors, “Extra Low-Loss Optical Fiber” to
reduce digital jitter, the kit was announced for $70.
Another introduction was the GameLink Component Video & Stereo Audio Cable, for
720p/1,080i HD and enhanced stereo sound hook-up into a single cable,
implementing Monster’s proprietary SingleHelix construction, with dual conductors
twisted in a special helical configuration reject RF and EM interference, for $60.
Console Comparative Speculations
In December 2006, after the release of PS3, there were a number of comparative
speculations made by some industry sources, such as “Sony's PS3, priced at around
$600, faces two main competitors in Microsoft's Xbox 360 at around $400 and
Nintendo's Wii for about $250”, adding that the PS3 seems to impose die-hard
gamers to invest in a Blu-ray player they might not actually use.
PS3 at CES 2007 below
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