The PS3 Hardware
The good news is that the new PS3 Slim costs half of the original. Plus, it’s smaller, more energy efficient, quieter, and retains virtually all the impressive and popular gaming, multimedia, and home-theater functionality. In gist, there’s a whole lot of meat here for the amazing price of $299.
The PlayStation 3 120GB system is the next stage and the latest breakthrough in the evolution of Sony’s console gaming powerhouse. It comes packed with a mix of multimedia features and functions. Yes, the older models may have had these but the newest lines boasts of a series of new advancements and refinements. It pushes the envelope in the realm of tomorrow’s form of entertainment.
When you look under the hood, you’ll see that the system features an IBM “Cell” processor and a co-developed NVIDIA graphics processor. The marriage of the 2 great features allows the system to perform an impressive two trillion calculations per second. The 120GB system improves the system with its 45nm version of the processor. Although it runs at a high rate of 60+nm, it is able to use less energy. All these allow for the smaller size and subtle power.
Along with the traditional AV and composite connections, it also has the HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) port. This means that you have uncompressed, unconverted digital picture and sound to compatible high-definition TVs and projectors. Fact is, the system is capable of 128-bit pixel precision and 1080p resolution for full clarity. If you want the full experience, then you may as well get the latest player from Sony!
