PS3 Slims are out early at Best Buy, Target etc - Page 3 - Blu-ray Forum

SlmShdy1 · 08-26-2009, 01:08 AM

Why did Sony wait so long to announce the consoles? They announced it a week before the consoles were due to hit store shelves.

SoCalTiger · 08-26-2009, 01:09 AM

Nothing new with BB screwing up release dates FWIW

Shin-Ra · 08-26-2009, 01:10 AM

Best Buy Canada has a sale on (online) tonight with which you should be able to get $25 off.

http://www.bestbuy.ca/marketing/late...gon=&langid=EN

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Save $10 on purchases of $100 to $249*
Save $25 on purchases of $250 to $499*
Save $50 on purchases of $500 to $999*
Save $100 on purchases of $1,000 and up*

Validity Date: Tue. August 25, 2009 9pm EST to Wed. August 26, 2009 9am EST

HomeTheaterVirgin · 08-26-2009, 01:10 AM

Man guys Im bummed They my updates email now says the 29th.I doubt its going to come in on saturday bestbuy would have to shell out more money for a saturday delivery.I bet I dont get it untill monday.

SlmShdy1 · 08-26-2009, 01:11 AM

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Originally Posted by funsocaltiger

Nothing new with BB screwing up release dates FWIW

K-Mart had the release date set for 8/24 when the slim consoles were announced.

Theoriez · 08-26-2009, 01:31 AM

I got halfway to best buy and the guy i talked to on the phone called me and said sorry but when we was on our way back to get the last ps3 we had to hold for you at customer service someone already picked it up and was at the checkout...lol

Jumpman · 08-26-2009, 02:56 AM

Got mine today...nice system if I can figure out how to get the dialogue to work with my Samsung soundbar I have connected to the TV.

Essentially, I get some background noise and score..but no dialogue whatsoever.

I'm seriously confused.

Shin-Ra · 08-26-2009, 03:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Jumpman

Got mine today...nice system if I can figure out how to get the dialogue to work with my Samsung soundbar I have connected to the TV.

Essentially, I get some background noise and score..but no dialogue whatsoever.

I'm seriously confused.

Did you do an auto setup for audio? What cables/connection are you using?

Jumpman · 08-26-2009, 03:17 AM

Yeah. Did the audio setup.

I have a Samsung 40inch 550 series with a Samsung Soundbar (Samsung - 2.1-Ch. Home Theater Soundbar Speaker System with Wireless Subwoofer - Gray
Model: HT-WS1G/XAA) hooked up to my television via optical. PS3 slim hooked up via HDMI to television.

Now, my 80gb had no problem with the soundbar.

The funny thing is, I get background noise and some background dialogue clear as day, along with the score. But, any dialogue from main actors in a scene...either faintly hear it or not ear it at all.

The strangest situation was with the Transformers blu ray. Got the explosion, background noise and such...even got dialogue from the robots in all the scenes I checked. But, dialogue from the human actors...none.

Jumpman · 08-26-2009, 03:18 AM

Even weirder, special features dialogue and sound on a few of the discs I've tried (Superman Returns SD special features) sound works beautifully.

carrboro · 08-26-2009, 03:37 AM

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Originally Posted by SlmShdy1

Why did Sony wait so long to announce the consoles? They announced it a week before the consoles were due to hit store shelves.

To try to keep sales going on the older models. As soon as you announce a new model you can pretty much kiss any sales of the old ones to die. So, even if you know months ahead of time that they are going to be available, you don't gain much for announcing it then.

carpaltonnel · 08-26-2009, 04:31 AM

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Originally Posted by carrboro

To try to keep sales going on the older models. As soon as you announce a new model you can pretty much kiss any sales of the old ones to die. So, even if you know months ahead of time that they are going to be available, you don't gain much for announcing it then.

word.

red_5ive · 08-26-2009, 04:53 AM

I thought the release was Sept 1 myself. A friend at work mentioned his shipped today from some online retailer, and I was like, "what!?" That was 5PM today. I called BB right away, and the chick said they had a few left and offered to hold one for me, which of course I said yes. So I lucked out, they had zero on the floor when I arrived, and mine was 1 of 2 on hold at customer service. It's all hooked up now. This is my 3rd PS3, but it looks like I'll be selling one of my PS3 Fattys real soon here.

Sylin · 08-26-2009, 05:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Jumpman

The strangest situation was with the Transformers blu ray. Got the explosion, background noise and such...even got dialogue from the robots in all the scenes I checked. But, dialogue from the human actors...none.

In all honesty, this doesn't sound like a PS3 issue as much as a audio hardware issue, BUT, playing devil's advocate... the PS3 audio settings have an option to enhance speech and other center channel audio. Try toggling this. It might just be some strange audio anomaly.

PBR · 08-26-2009, 05:25 AM

here in toronto they are avaliable at gamestop/eb games
got mine already (it's my 4th)

Jumpman · 08-26-2009, 09:09 AM

Sylin,

After about two hours messing with the audio settings on the PS3, I got it to work finally.

I hadn't selected a specific audio preference. I basically had to select all the audio codecs for this to finally work. Not sure if it's completely right but all the sound is there now.

ZedsDead · 08-26-2009, 02:36 PM

Got the last one at my local best buy today. Unfortunately my boss has called me into work so I don't have time to hook it up right now. I usually avoid best buy but for today I like them

Sylin · 08-26-2009, 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Jumpman

Sylin,

After about two hours messing with the audio settings on the PS3, I got it to work finally.

I hadn't selected a specific audio preference. I basically had to select all the audio codecs for this to finally work. Not sure if it's completely right but all the sound is there now.

Good to hear, mate. Glad it worked out for you!

FIDDYPOP · 08-26-2009, 03:26 PM

I want one. Being broke sucks.

mywhitenoise · 08-26-2009, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Theoriez

I got halfway to best buy and the guy i talked to on the phone called me and said sorry but when we was on our way back to get the last ps3 we had to hold for you at customer service someone already picked it up and was at the checkout...lol

Can you try that again in English?

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08-26-2009, 01:08 AM	#41
SlmShdy1 Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Nov 2007 Location:Honolulu, HI PlayStation® PSN: SlmShdy1 Home Theater Gallery:39 Blu-ray collection:292	Why did Sony wait so long to announce the consoles? They announced it a week before the consoles were due to hit store shelves.

08-26-2009, 01:09 AM	#42
SoCalTiger Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Los Angeles, CA Blu-ray collection:1 Blu-ray reviews:1	Nothing new with BB screwing up release dates FWIW

08-26-2009, 01:10 AM	#44
HomeTheaterVirgin Banned Member since:Jun 2009 Home Theater Gallery:7	Man guys Im bummed They my updates email now says the 29th.I doubt its going to come in on saturday bestbuy would have to shell out more money for a saturday delivery.I bet I dont get it untill monday.

08-26-2009, 01:31 AM	#46
Theoriez Active Member Member since:Mar 2008	I got halfway to best buy and the guy i talked to on the phone called me and said sorry but when we was on our way back to get the last ps3 we had to hold for you at customer service someone already picked it up and was at the checkout...lol

08-26-2009, 02:56 AM	#47
Jumpman Blu-ray Champion Top contributor Member since:Nov 2008 Location:Durham, NC 4K collection:55 Blu-ray collection:120 DVD collection:7 Digital collection:230 iTunes collection:1785 Blu-ray reviews:8 Trading Score:39	Got mine today...nice system if I can figure out how to get the dialogue to work with my Samsung soundbar I have connected to the TV. Essentially, I get some background noise and score..but no dialogue whatsoever. I'm seriously confused.

08-26-2009, 03:17 AM	#49
Jumpman Blu-ray Champion Top contributor Member since:Nov 2008 Location:Durham, NC 4K collection:55 Blu-ray collection:120 DVD collection:7 Digital collection:230 iTunes collection:1785 Blu-ray reviews:8 Trading Score:39	Yeah. Did the audio setup. I have a Samsung 40inch 550 series with a Samsung Soundbar (Samsung - 2.1-Ch. Home Theater Soundbar Speaker System with Wireless Subwoofer - Gray Model: HT-WS1G/XAA) hooked up to my television via optical. PS3 slim hooked up via HDMI to television. Now, my 80gb had no problem with the soundbar. The funny thing is, I get background noise and some background dialogue clear as day, along with the score. But, any dialogue from main actors in a scene...either faintly hear it or not ear it at all. The strangest situation was with the Transformers blu ray. Got the explosion, background noise and such...even got dialogue from the robots in all the scenes I checked. But, dialogue from the human actors...none.

08-26-2009, 03:18 AM	#50
Jumpman Blu-ray Champion Top contributor Member since:Nov 2008 Location:Durham, NC 4K collection:55 Blu-ray collection:120 DVD collection:7 Digital collection:230 iTunes collection:1785 Blu-ray reviews:8 Trading Score:39	Even weirder, special features dialogue and sound on a few of the discs I've tried (Superman Returns SD special features) sound works beautifully.

08-26-2009, 04:53 AM	#53
red_5ive Blu-ray Champion Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 Location:The 'state' of Southern California Home Theater Gallery:18 4K collection:384 Blu-ray collection:1022 DVD collection:4 Blu-ray reviews: 2 Trading Score:1	I thought the release was Sept 1 myself. A friend at work mentioned his shipped today from some online retailer, and I was like, "what!?" That was 5PM today. I called BB right away, and the chick said they had a few left and offered to hold one for me, which of course I said yes. So I lucked out, they had zero on the floor when I arrived, and mine was 1 of 2 on hold at customer service. It's all hooked up now. This is my 3rd PS3, but it looks like I'll be selling one of my PS3 Fattys real soon here.

08-26-2009, 05:25 AM	#55
PBR Active Member Top contributor Member since:Jun 2007 Location:Altair 4 4K collection:141 Blu-ray collection:1555 Blu-ray reviews:2	here in toronto they are avaliable at gamestop/eb games got mine already (it's my 4th)

08-26-2009, 09:09 AM	#56
Jumpman Blu-ray Champion Top contributor Member since:Nov 2008 Location:Durham, NC 4K collection:55 Blu-ray collection:120 DVD collection:7 Digital collection:230 iTunes collection:1785 Blu-ray reviews:8 Trading Score:39	Sylin, After about two hours messing with the audio settings on the PS3, I got it to work finally. I hadn't selected a specific audio preference. I basically had to select all the audio codecs for this to finally work. Not sure if it's completely right but all the sound is there now.

08-26-2009, 02:36 PM	#57
ZedsDead Senior Member Member since:Jul 2009 Home Theater Gallery:28 Blu-ray collection:94	Got the last one at my local best buy today. Unfortunately my boss has called me into work so I don't have time to hook it up right now. I usually avoid best buy but for today I like them

08-26-2009, 03:26 PM	#59
FIDDYPOP Expert Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Chi-Town Home Theater Gallery:8 Blu-ray collection:444 Blu-ray reviews:1	I want one. Being broke sucks.

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