TECHNOLOGY
Watching Web TV through PS3, 360, or Wii
Online console gaming is great fun- some of my favourites are Call of Duty 5, Far Cry 2, Dragonball Z, Pro Evolution Soccer, Metal Gear Solid 4 but is that all we can use our video game consoles for?
For a while now I’ve had my Playstation 3 and Wii set up to my wireless broadband connection and to be honest I haven’t fully explored their web potential.
So I decided to test out their functionality as web browsers and to my surprise they were very sufficient. The Wii runs Opera, while the PS3 has it’s own browser and both are updated regularly with all the mandatory plug-ins.
However the more you use them, the more you remember how much you love the old PC/Laptop.
The PS3 browser, for example, has the latest shockwave technology but no pop up blocker and can only view around 8 windows at once.
Streaming video your favourite web shows on your HD LCD TV is a nice feature, but with the lack of a keyboard I found myself using the onscreen one, along with the joypad for browsing functionality.
It was frustrating to say the least, so I won’t be getting rid of my laptop anytime soon.
The point with videogame consoles is that they are becoming more powerful and cheaper, than lesser spec PCs.
Maybe one day we’ll have a PS4 that will do our spreadsheet expenses and ebay bids, but it’s not going to be anytime soon.
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Company: trinity mirror- scottish and universal newspapers
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