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Originally Posted by Hiroki
My girlfriend wants a blu-ray player and a wdtv player for the bedroom so what I planned on doing was to get a ps3 instead and I have a few questions:-
1 - Is the blu-ray player on the ps3 as good as the stand alone players?
2 - I have a normal hd player and no external speakers so I was wondering does the ps3 downmix the audio out so that it plays out of the two speakers when watching blu-ray (as they must be 7.1 right)?
3 - Erm can they play dvd? (don't shoot me for asking this one I genuinely don't know).
4 - Can you just plug in a hdd and watch your videos from there?
5 - Can the ps3 run xvid avi files (encoded with mp3 sound)?
6 - Are the slims better than the fat ones?
7 - Is the online as good as xbox live?
8 - Are there any similar games to crackdown/prototype?
I've tried to google this just I keep getting different opinions and no confirmed answer so I went into gamestation today and I go a resounding "No" to all of my questions which didn't seem right to me, so im asking you lot as your normally more well informed 
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I'll answer what I can but I'm not 100% on all the questions.
1. - In some cases yes, Especially the older model Blu-Ray players. Can always be kept upto date with the firmware updates to.
2. - I dont fully understand the question sorry.
3. - Yes
and its upscales fairly well to.
4. - I know you can do this with a USB stick but never tried with a HDD. You would be able to copy stuff off onto the PS3 though I think if it didn't.
5. - As far as I'm aware yes. I know it can play xvid Avi files and MP3 audio just not 100% on the exact details. This link might help more
http://manuals.playstation.net/docum...filetypes.html
6. - More energy efficent but thats about it tbh. More personal prefrence.
7. - I mostly hear no to this question but that does not mean its bad. Its come a far, far way since launch and I think its great. Still lacking a couple features but they can be patched in with firmware updates in the future. Its also free to so thats a good thing.
8. - I can't think of anything like Crackdown off the top of my head but Infamous was very similair to Prototype but imho(having played both) was 10X better. If you do pick up a PS3 I would say its a must buy.
I'm sure Matt or someone will come along and be able to answer all the questions you've posted and correct anything I've got wrong.