:: PlayStation 3 ::

I was talking to Johnson today during our dinner on console techonolgy nowadays and how great was PS3 .. but I can't seem to run my tongue over the complexity and the hi-techness of this monster.. So I thought what the heck..

I know this is a little bit of an old news... but this baby is such a superb (... tat's probable the closest way i know how to describe it) invention.. check this specs out!...

Pls read this if... IF you wanna know more why i'm so hyped up!...

Cell Base Processor... read this page: http://www.blachford.info/computer/Cells/Cell0.html
Graphic Processor the nVidia RSX: http://www.anandtech.com/printarticle.aspx?i=2423
Blu Ray Discs... : http://www.blu-ray.com/info/

CPU - Central Processing Unit

Cell Processor
PowerPC-base Core @3.2GHz
1 VMX vector unit per core
512KB L2 cache
7 x SPE @3.2GHz
7 x 128b 128 SIMD GPRs
7 x 256KB SRAM for SPE
Total floating point performance: 218 GFLOPS

GPU - Graphic Processing Unit

NVidia RSX @550MHz
1.8 TFLOPS floating point performance
Full HiDefinition (up to 1080p) x 2 channels

Sound

Dolby 5.1ch, DTS, LPCM, etc. (Cell- base processing)

Memory

256MB XDR Main RAM @3.2GHz 256MB GDDR3 VRAM @700MHz

System Bandwidth

Main RAM 25.6GB/s
VRAM 22.4GB/s
RSX 20GB/s (write) + 15GB/s (read)
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Storage

Detachable 2.5" HDD slot x 1

I/O

USB Front x 4, Rear x 2 (USB2.0)
Memory Stick standard/Duo, PRO x 1
SD standard/mini x 1
CompactFlash (Type I, II) x 1

Communication

Ethernet (10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T) x 3 (input x 1 + output x 2)
Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11 b/g
Bluetooth 2.0 (EDR)

Controller

Bluetooth (up to 7)
USB 2.0 (wired)
Wi-Fi (PSP)
Network (over IP)

-= AV Output =-

Screen size:

480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i (HDTV), 1080p (HDTV)

HDMI:

HDMI out x 2

Analog:

AV MULTI OUT x 1

Digital Audio:

DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) x 1

-= Disc Media =-

CD:

PlayStation CD-ROM, PlayStation 2 CD-ROM, CD-DA, CD-DA (ROM), CD-R, CD-RW, SACD, SACD Hybrid (CD layer), SACD HD, DualDisc, DualDisc (audio side), DualDisc (DVD side)

DVD:

PlayStation 2 DVD-ROM, PlayStation 3 DVD-ROM, DVD-Video, DVD-ROM, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW

Blu-ray Disc:

PlayStation 3 BD-ROM, BD-Video, BD-ROM, BD-R, BD-RE