And you thought a home theater system was just for movies ? For any family, especially the younger members of the family, a game console is just as important as all the regular components of a home theater system. This article will discuss the latest game consoles available and why you should, and can, integrate a game console into you home theater setup.

There are three major players in the game console market. These are : the Sony Playstation series, the Microsoft Xbox series and the Nintendo game cube and Wii consoles.

The latest Playstation console is the PS3 or Playstation 3. As the name suggests, it is the third version of the brand and is a considerable advance on it’s predecessors. The PS3 uses the IBM designed cell processor to render video at astonishing speed. This means the PS3 is ideal when hooked up to a high definition display system. The PS3 also has the capacity to produce high definition sound. It supports 7.1 digital audio, including Dolby TrueHD, so having surround sound speakers is a must. The PS3 uses the Blu ray technology to store and read data. This means the system can also act as a DVD player for ordinary DVD movies and Blu Ray movies.

The Xbox 360 is the latest console from Microsoft. It is their high definition gaming console. The console uses the IBM PowerPC chip. It has three processing units which increases it’s computational speed and allows the system to put high definition video onto an HDTV. In terms of sound, it supports 5.1 Dolby digital so you can get brilliant full surround sound when playing a games. The Xbox 360 has a HD DVD player that can be used as a DVD layer for standard DVD movies and HD DVD generation movies.

The Nintendo Game cube and latest release, the Wii are another option for a game console. The Wii ‘s most original feature is the wireless controller. It can be used as a pointing device and can detect motion and rotation in three dimensions. This means that you can perform the real life actions and they will be relayed to the screen character that you may be playing. In terms of graphic resolution, the Wii can input 480p. The PS3 and Xbox 360 can produce up to 1080p so this is a significant difference. It supports Dolby pro-logic II sound.

The PS3 and Xbox 360 have the widest variety of games but more emphasis is being placed on Nintendo Wii games, as it proves to be a popular console with consumers. The Xbox 360 was released first, followed by the Wii and finally the PS3. This is reflected in current sales, where the 360 leads, followed by the Wii and then the PS3.

A game console can perform a dual role if the cost of setting up a home theater system and game console is prohibitive. Rather than buy a DVD player you can use the console to play DVDs. In some cases, the PS3 for example, the blu ray player was rated as better than some standalone players by some industry magazines.

A game console is another facet of entertainment that your home theater system can provide. You will get best results if you hook the consoles up to a high definition display as they are designed for this purpose.

The PlayStation 3 game console coming out from Sony Computer Entertainment is the third one in the row of game consoles launched by the electronic giant. Marketed officially as PLAYSTION3, and commonly abbreviated as PS3, the third home video game console competes with Microsoft’s Xbox 360 and Nintendo’s Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles. Released first on November 11, 2006 in Japan, November 17, 2006 in North America and Asia, and March 23, 2007 in Europe and Oceania, the game console enjoys a third place in sales and marketing. The PlayStation 3 is considered as the first console with next-generation primary storage media, Blu-ray Disc, in spite of its supporting to DVDs, CDs, HDDs and with some models SACDs. The PlayStation 3 game console can also play back content from Blu-ray Disc (BD) at a bit rate of multiplex 48Mbps, the maximum bit rate defined in BD standards.

The PlayStation 3 game console along with the features of the 20 GB model, the 60 GB model also carries along with it additional features including internal IEEE 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi, multiple flash card readers (SD/MultiMedia Card, CompactFlash Type I/Type II, Microdrive, Memory Stick/PRO/Duo) and a chrome colored trim. The hardware used for the 80 GB model released in South Korea was almost same to the 60 GB model released in Europe and Australia. It was only the size of the hard drive that was differing. The North American 80 GB model excluded the PlayStation 2 “Emotion Engine” chip following the South Korean and European models, instead by providing PS2 compatibility via software emulation, which reduced the level of compatibility. It was found that the 40 GB model had two USB ports instead of the four USB ports on other models, and excludes a multi memory card port, SACD support, or any backwards compatibility with PlayStation 2 titles.

Until now Sony has not released any official Wi-Fi or flash memory card readers for the 20 GB system, although plans for such add-ons are in place. The second generation PS3s (40 GB) use Cell CPUs of 65nm while at the same time the first generation PS3s (60 GB) use Cell CPU of 90nm. This shows that the system runs cooler requiring less power to operate.

Sony recently announced a brand new line of digital cameras that deliver high-definition component output. These cameras are designed to offer a crystal clear photo viewing. These latest line of digital cameras are known as Cyber-shot Sony W-Series comprising of DSC-W200, DSC-W90 and DSC-W80 digital cameras.

Features

All of these Sony Cyber-shot W series digital cameras offer provide direct connection to HDTV with a Carl Zeiss 3x optical zoom lens and the traditional viewfinders at eye level plus a large 2.5 inch LCD screens. This is a 12 megapixel digital camera being the most compact of all this series. The next of the series is an 8 megapixel DSC W90 followed by DSC W80 digital cameras.

Playback

The entire range of Sony W series digital cameras has a built in slide show functionality. These facilitates easy play back of images made using pans, fades and wipe transitions with background music clips of the user’s choice. With their direct connection to HDTV, they are ideal for integrating the full 1080 HD photo viewing using a home theater. These series of cyber shot digital cameras boast of a new face detection technology that can identify up to eight faces in its LCD frame. In addition it supported by auto flash, auto focus and white balance adjustment and exposure. The multi point auto focus (AF) feature automatically determines the right focus up to 9 points within the frame.

Blur prevention

The other new feature of this series of digital camera is the Super Steady Shot optical image standardization feature that prevents blur often caused by shaking the camera. They have high sensitivity settings that range up to ISO03200, which is helpful in combating blur due to moving subjects. To top it all, Sony W series digital cameras use Sony‘s Clear RAW noise reduction technology for minimizing picture noise occurring while shooting at ISO level high speeds.

Latest of Cyber shot

The latest of Sony W series digital cameras have added a new feature that allows users to edit images while in transit thanks to the incorporation of in-camera editing functions that can be selected according to the need. This eliminates hours of editing work using a computer. These cyber shot cameras possess Sony‘s Dynamic Range Optimizer in determining the best exposure and tonality for each picture before it is compressed into JPEG files.

The PlayStation Portable or PSP, as is known, is one of the best entertainment console on the market today. E 'became very popular because many people with the variety of entertainment options that can offer them, and its size.

And 'the younger brother of the Sony PlayStation. It did not quite bring the power of the new PS2 or PS3, it has more power and flexibility than the original PlayStation. And' more flexible than> PlayStation, PlayStation2 and PlayStation3, because it is much smaller and lighter and can be worn on the contrary, however.

In a little over 1 / 2 pounds, the PSP has an integrated display and stereo speakers, which means it will have no other system of work for their draft. You can play DVDs, audio CDs, Playstation games, and the connection to the Internet. If your firmware version 2.00 or higher, you can connect to the Internet provided through theWi-Fi standard that is the PSP.

UMD (or Universal Media Disc) is the format that uses the PSP to play. Moreover, films and other audio visual content using the UMD format for playback. So the PSP these are the media can play without any problem. And another great feature of the PSP, but can also play audio, video and still images with memory stick. The formats are compatible Memory Stick Duo and Memory Stick Pro Duo.

Since you can connect toYou have access to Internet sites that are thousands of games, DVD titles, music, etc. You will not be available to drag to a PSP Store game every time you want a new UMD titles have received.

The PSP has incredible graphics and speed for its pint size and / or weight. With each new version of firmware features are more and larger, which are already rich menu added. If you had no opportunity to buy a PSP, you can watch online on eBay and Amazon. BothThe websites offer listings of used and new PSP system