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EKKC

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costco.com is like under attack and i need to check my new tires installation/orders they called me today! damn ps3 scalpers!
 

Sniper82

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Originally posted by: randay
Originally posted by: BD2003
Originally posted by: randay
Originally posted by: BD2003
Originally posted by: randay
Originally posted by: BD2003
Originally posted by: randay
Originally posted by: BD2003
Originally posted by: opticalmace
Originally posted by: opticalmace
Seems silly they would not include that... Is it just software? Could they add it via an update?

Or does it need hardware to do it?

Anyone?

Possibly. Depends on their architecture. But I'm assuming if it was just software, it'd already be in there, so its probably a hardware issue.

theyll probably fix it with a firmware update like the 360 did.

I sure as hell hope so. The gpu should be able to upscale for free. It's absurd that this is even a problem to begin with.

why? the console isnt even out yet, seems like a small oversight to me. i doubt they took the time to test the ps3 with every HDTV on the market. in fact they probably only tested it with sonys lol.

Its not a small oversight. A very huge number of HDTVs, especially older ones, cant do this on their own. I used to have one. If the ps3 cant do HD, whats the point?

The PS3 can't do HD?

Not if your HDTV only does 1080i.

wow, that sucks, whats the point?

Thats good to hear now if I buy a HDTV in the next few months I need to make sure it does at least 720p. It will still be a couple years before I'll consider a PS3.

Sony still sucks though. I feel for the thousands with defecting lasers(it will happen) who waited in line for days. It might not happen at first but it will happen a few months down the road. I can't wait to see the PS3 defects start flooding the internet.
 

EKKC

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I really dont understand why sites would want to do this, releasing a ps3 on the same server as your normal online shopping site is asking for trouble, you will lose so much legitimate business that it;s not even funny.

 

BD2003

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Thats good to hear now if I buy a HDTV in the next few months I need to make sure it does at least 720p. It will still be a couple years before I'll consider a PS3.

Sony still sucks though. I feel for the thousands with defecting lasers(it will happen) who waited in line for days. It might not happen at first but it will happen a few months down the road. I can't wait to see the PS3 defects start flooding the internet.

Only a CRT will have this problem, and the ones still in production today surely can upconvert.
 

BD2003

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Just got back from checking the local spots - a good 6-10 tents outside BB and Target (adjacent to each other), violently blowing in the wind. Most people pulled their cars up onto or near the sidewalk. Barely a soul to be seen. It seemed as if there was still a chance of nabbing one if I hopped on the line.
 

EKKC

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the latest ebay auction for a ticket is ending at $2300 dollars.

who would be willing to pay such a ridiculous price? OMFG
 

RossMAN

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I just called a local Walmart

Wal-Mart Store #5440
10000 Southeast 82Nd Ave.
Portland, OR 97266
(503) 788-4748

They only had 12 and people started lining up yesterday.
 
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My brother and I went by Best Buy earlier to see if they had the Westinghouse HDTV so we could look at it pre-Black-Friday (the plan is that he gives me the money and I camp out to buy it for him, and in exchange I get to use it ).

There were at least 10 tents set up by the entrance, people wearing about twelve layers of clothing because apparently anything under 50 degrees is bitter cold to Texans....

I can't poke fun too much since I'll be doing the same thing next Thursday evening. But at least I'll get a good deal out of it
 

mzkhadir

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Originally posted by: RossMAN
I just called a local Walmart

Wal-Mart Store #5440
10000 Southeast 82Nd Ave.
Portland, OR 97266
(503) 788-4748

They only had 12 and people started lining up yesterday.

its the same everywhere
 

RossMAN

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Originally posted by: SynthDude2001
My brother and I went by Best Buy earlier to see if they had the Westinghouse HDTV so we could look at it pre-Black-Friday (the plan is that he gives me the money and I camp out to buy it for him, and in exchange I get to use it ).

Did they have the Westinghouse?

Did the model number match?

What were your impressions?
 
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Originally posted by: RossMAN
Originally posted by: SynthDude2001
My brother and I went by Best Buy earlier to see if they had the Westinghouse HDTV so we could look at it pre-Black-Friday (the plan is that he gives me the money and I camp out to buy it for him, and in exchange I get to use it ).

Did they have the Westinghouse?

Did the model number match?

What were your impressions?

They only had the 32w6 (not the same model number as the BF one), and it wasn't on or connected, so it appeared. I'm not too surprised since I go to college in a pretty small town (will be in a larger city next week for Thanksgiving).

They did have a 37" Westinghouse right next to it though, and it looked as good as any of the other TV's that I saw. Resolution is apparently the same as the 32" one though, so I'm pretty confident that the 32" will be of similar quality (I will be making another trip to check it out before BF though).

On a slightly unrelated note, I noticed that BB had what seemed like Composite (or some other really low quality) feeds going to some of their cheaper HDTV's, presumably in an attempt to make them look inferior to the more expensive ones with higher profit margins...
 

RossMAN

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A CostCo employee posted the following e-mail on my forum:

Dear Costco Member,

You requested to be notified when the Sony PlayStation 3 Bundle is available for purchase at Costco Wholesale. This item will be available for purchase on costco.com on Friday, November 17, 2006 at approximately 8:00 a.m. Pacific Time. The item will be prominently displayed on the homepage of costco.com until it is sold out.

Due to an extremely limited supply, we can accept orders from current Costco members only on a first come, first served basis, with a limit of one unit per household. The Costco warehouses do not have units available at this time.

Orders for the Sony PlayStation 3 Bundle will be shipped via UPS by Monday, November 20, 2006. Tracking information will be available on costco.com.

We hope to receive additional quantities in our warehouses and on costco.com prior to Christmas, but we do not have an estimated arrival date, or approximate quantity at this time. We apologize in advance if you are unable to purchase this item from Costco Wholesale.
 

Raduque

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Originally posted by: SynthDude2001
My brother and I went by Best Buy earlier to see if they had the Westinghouse HDTV so we could look at it pre-Black-Friday (the plan is that he gives me the money and I camp out to buy it for him, and in exchange I get to use it ).

There were at least 10 tents set up by the entrance, people wearing about twelve layers of clothing because apparently anything under 50 degrees is bitter cold to Texans....

I can't poke fun too much since I'll be doing the same thing next Thursday evening. But at least I'll get a good deal out of it

Haha, yea. I'm a Texan, but I've lived in WV and Alaska, so I know cold, and I call everybody down here a wuss when they dress like that for 40f weather

I'm also camping out, most likely overnight (depending) starting at 2330 after I get off work at BB on blackfriday. I want me a westinghouse 22" LCD monitor!
 

Queasy

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Well, I just got back from camping at a local Wal-Mart. INSIDE, I might add. No way in hell was I going to be outside waiting.

10th in line. Went pretty well. The folks at the Pleasant Hill Wal-Mart in Duluth, GA treated us right. Had chairs for us to sit in along the backwall by the layaway department to mark each of the 12 consoles (8 60GB, 4 20GB) and 2 rain-checks they were offering. They escorted us out to our cars after everyone was checked out and everything. Kudos to that store as we heard that other Super Wal-Marts in the area were making people stand outside. I seriously don't know why stores don't embrace things like this and make it sort of an event and try to treat the campers right.

My only complaint was when they moved us out of the back of the shoe department where we had access to electrical outlets over to the crafts side where there were none. I had a pretty good setup with a portable DVD player and speakers until we moved and the battery on the DVD player died.

It was funny to see the people showing up at 8, 9, 10, 11, and even 12AM tonight long after the last of the chairs were taken. One punk looking guy offered up $500 for a seat and then proclaimed to have enough money to buy all our PS3s when he was turned down. Offer up some more money then idiot.

Another guy showed up at 11:30 and was determined to stay in line despite being repeatedly told that all the units were already claimed. He was for sure that they kept more than the allotted 12 somewhere because he was a store manager once and that's what he would do. He must've been fired from his store manager job because that is the damned stupidest thing I ever heard.
 

EKKC

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Originally posted by: Queasy
Well, I just got back from camping at a local Wal-Mart. INSIDE, I might add. No way in hell was I going to be outside waiting.

10th in line. Went pretty well. The folks at the Pleasant Hill Wal-Mart in Duluth, GA treated us right. Had chairs for us to sit in along the backwall by the layaway department to mark each of the 12 consoles (8 60GB, 4 20GB) and 2 rain-checks they were offering. They escorted us out to our cars after everyone was checked out and everything. Kudos to that store as we heard that other Super Wal-Marts in the area were making people stand outside. I seriously don't know why stores don't embrace things like this and make it sort of an event and try to treat the campers right.

My only complaint was when they moved us out of the back of the shoe department where we had access to electrical outlets over to the crafts side where there were none. I had a pretty good setup with a portable DVD player and speakers until we moved and the battery on the DVD player died.

It was funny to see the people showing up at 8, 9, 10, 11, and even 12AM tonight long after the last of the chairs were taken. One punk looking guy offered up $500 for a seat and then proclaimed to have enough money to buy all our PS3s when he was turned down. Offer up some more money then idiot.

Another guy showed up at 11:30 and was determined to stay in line despite being repeatedly told that all the units were already claimed. He was for sure that they kept more than the allotted 12 somewhere because he was a store manager once and that's what he would do. He must've been fired from his store manager job because that is the damned stupidest thing I ever heard.


well what are you waiting for ? open it and play! or did you forget to get a game? you dirty scalper you...


i kid i kid...
 
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Originally posted by: Raduque
Haha, yea. I'm a Texan, but I've lived in WV and Alaska, so I know cold, and I call everybody down here a wuss when they dress like that for 40f weather

I'm also camping out, most likely overnight (depending) starting at 2330 after I get off work at BB on blackfriday. I want me a westinghouse 22" LCD monitor!

I love cold weather (what little of it that we get here anyway). If I could stay indoors for most of the year and just do stuff outside between November and February, that would be ideal.

In any case, I'm planning on getting to BB probably around 8-9pm (I have nothing better to do, what can I say). I would love to grab that 22" LCD as well - $199 is a great price - but I have absolutely no disposable cash right now (plus I already have a 20" widescreen LCD).

Hope this is not too off-topic....
 

Queasy

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Originally posted by: EKKC
Originally posted by: Queasy
Well, I just got back from camping at a local Wal-Mart. INSIDE, I might add. No way in hell was I going to be outside waiting.

10th in line. Went pretty well. The folks at the Pleasant Hill Wal-Mart in Duluth, GA treated us right. Had chairs for us to sit in along the backwall by the layaway department to mark each of the 12 consoles (8 60GB, 4 20GB) and 2 rain-checks they were offering. They escorted us out to our cars after everyone was checked out and everything. Kudos to that store as we heard that other Super Wal-Marts in the area were making people stand outside. I seriously don't know why stores don't embrace things like this and make it sort of an event and try to treat the campers right.

My only complaint was when they moved us out of the back of the shoe department where we had access to electrical outlets over to the crafts side where there were none. I had a pretty good setup with a portable DVD player and speakers until we moved and the battery on the DVD player died.

It was funny to see the people showing up at 8, 9, 10, 11, and even 12AM tonight long after the last of the chairs were taken. One punk looking guy offered up $500 for a seat and then proclaimed to have enough money to buy all our PS3s when he was turned down. Offer up some more money then idiot.

Another guy showed up at 11:30 and was determined to stay in line despite being repeatedly told that all the units were already claimed. He was for sure that they kept more than the allotted 12 somewhere because he was a store manager once and that's what he would do. He must've been fired from his store manager job because that is the damned stupidest thing I ever heard.


well what are you waiting for ? open it and play! or did you forget to get a game? you dirty scalper you...


i kid i kid...

I'm f'n tired man. And I've got to get up at 6AM to go relieve a couple of guys camping out at a Sam's Club so I can get in with my business membership and get one, possibly two more.
 
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