PS3 Christmas
Santa came a little early and is going to make this year a PS3 Christmas worth remembering. As you can see in the picture, all of the girls are excited about the new addition to the home entertainment center. I have a vision to transform my computer room/office into one of comfort and relaxation. The first thing I had to think about is something to connect my PS3 Christmas present to. Why connect it to a regular TV when it can do so much more. I set out to find how I could cheaply get a High Definition TV.
After searching around a bit, I saw in the local Yamada Denki (electronics shop) an High Definition Monitor with a HDMI connection for $250.00…… Hmm this sounds promising, but I wondered if I could find something even cheaper? Shopping around for a couple of weeks I happened to walk into another electronics shop in Asahikawa called Hyakuman Volts (1000 volts) and found a 21 inch High Definition Monitor on sale for $150.00. It had been reduced because it was the last one and had no box, I grabbed it quicker than you could say Hai!
Now Since the new PS3 Christmas present has a built in BlueRay drive, I will be able to watch movies in HD. Next step I wanted to get is a 5.1 surround sound system to complete my Home Theatre. To my surprise they are very difficult to find here and are very expensive. I remember in the U.S. you could find some nice 5.1 surround sound computer speaker systems for around the $50 – $100 range. Not here. The cheapest one I found was $350.00. NOT!
So I happened to check in a recycle shop (pawn shop) and found quite a few. The one I have my eye on is a Yamaha system with a Sub Woofer, and 5 speakers and the requirement was to have an optical input which it does. The price $70.00. Normally I don’t like buying used electronic products, but in this case I don’t have much choice, and it is guaranteed to work. So maybe I will go that route.
My computer room is a bit cold, actually Hokkaido at this time is very cold, so we had to start thinking of a way to warm the room. I had originally been thinking a heated carpet, but my wife suggested a kotatsu (a japanese style low table with a heater under it). We had one in the U.S. and it was a sleeping pill for me. Soon after I get under it I am out like a light. I will weigh the costs between a regular carpet and a kotatsu, and a heated carpet and regular table, and see which is the most cost effective route.
I also wanted to get rid of my full size desk and exchange it for a low to the floor Japanese style desk. I have always preferred sitting on the floor versus a chair, so I think I will get a bean bag chair to sit in on the floor while I play games and watch movies. So that is my idea to transform my computer room into a home media center, where the whole family can enjoy movies together.
How is the place where you watch movies and play games set up? I would like to hear your ideas and also see some pictures if you got them, I will make a post and put your pictures up with a link to your home page or Blog if you would like. I hope all of you have a great Christmas and maybe you can make it a PS3 Christmas like mine.
Be sure to grab yourself a copy of Uncharted 2 while your at it.
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Thanks for your recommendation Thomas, I have it on my list of games to get. It has won every gaming award possible I think, so it must be excellent.
What about Borderlands, I keep seeing that game pop up also as being excellent. Normally I don’t like FPS games so much.
Borderlands is a lot of fun. I normally don’t play FPS on game console as I prefer the handling of a mouse for shooting (joysticks do not work so well with me), however this game is entertaining. Graphics are pretty decent, and there is online play which my husband enjoys. Depending on which character class you pick, you can use melee features if you choose to spec that way. Only been playing it for 3 days but I foresee the next few weeks being filled.
Thanks so much for your recommendation Sheri I think I might give this a try and see how I like it. I had a blast with Unreal tournament, but frequently got motion sickness from it. Hope Borderlands doesn’t do the same to me. 3rd person doesn’t bother me, but 1st person usually does.
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