http://www.viewpoints.com/aboutme/bl65 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 17:22:24 GMT Reviews by bl65 http://www.viewpoints.com/Sony-Playstation-3-40-GB-Black-Console-review-3b590 I heard a lot of people complaining about the high price of the Playstation 3 and I tended to agree until this past Christmas season when I was contemplating getting an Xbox 360 for my kids.  I saw an Xbox 360 advertised for $279 and figured that would be a good deal compared to $400 for a PS3.  However, when I looked deeper I found that in order to connect to my wireless home network, I'd have to purchase an external adapter for $100.  Also, the "Arcade" version does not have a built in hard drive.  The PS3 will accept any Bluetooth wireless headset, but the Xbox will only accept proprietary headsets(I'm not 100% sure of this).  The PS3 is also the least expensive Blu-Ray disc player you can buy today.  There is an add-on HD DVD player for the Xbox 360, but that's an additional $150.  Add to that the fact that you have to pay for the ability to play on Xbox live and the Playstation network is free and the playstation is actually cheaper than the Xbox 360.  I purchased the 40GB/Spiderman...... Wed, 06 Feb 2008 17:22:24 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Sony-Playstation-3-40-GB-Black-Console-review-3b590 bl65 5