{"id":11266,"date":"2009-12-03T16:16:00","date_gmt":"2009-12-03T20:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pocketpccentral.net\/newscenter\/2009\/12\/03\/gadget-gift-idea-3-ps3-slim-game-console\/"},"modified":"2009-12-03T16:16:00","modified_gmt":"2009-12-03T20:16:00","slug":"gadget-gift-idea-3-ps3-%e2%80%9cslim%e2%80%9d-game-console","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/computerhunter.us\/?p=11266","title":{"rendered":"Gadget Gift Idea #3: PS3 \u201cSlim\u201d Game Console"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"justify\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B002ZJ4T9C?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=palmsizepccentra&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B002ZJ4T9C\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; margin: 2px 15px 5px 0px; display: inline; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px\" title=\"PS3 &quot;Slim&quot;\" border=\"0\" alt=\"PS3 &quot;Slim&quot;\" align=\"left\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pocketpccentral.net\/newscenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/ps3_gift.jpg\" width=\"251\" height=\"251\" \/><\/a> Know anyone who would enjoy a game system, a Blu-ray player, a Netflix streaming set-top box and a home media center in their living room?&#160; If so, the PlayStation 3 is the only all-in-one solution for \u2018em.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">At $299, the newest <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B002ZJ4T9C?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=palmsizepccentra&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B002ZJ4T9C\" >4th Generation PS3 \u201cSlim\u201d<\/a> is a bit pricey, but when you consider the cost of the individual devices you\u2019d need to fill all of these multimedia needs, it actually looks more and more like a bargain.&#160; <\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">A top-notch Blu-ray player costs about $200.&#160; A Netflix streaming box like the Roku HD Digital Video Player is $99.&#160; The least-expensive game console, the Nintendo Wii,&#160; is $199.&#160; That\u2019s $500 and you still don\u2019t have what you need to do everything the PS3 does.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">The PS3 is also an excellent video file and photo viewer for your TV with a built-in TV show and movie store, 120GB of internal storage, and frequent software updates. Throw in the optional <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B000M17AVO?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=palmsizepccentra&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B000M17AVO\" >PS3 Blu-ray Disc Remote<\/a> and the console becomes even more of a living room multimedia powerhouse.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Know anyone who would enjoy a game system, a Blu-ray player, a Netflix streaming set-top box and a home media center in their living room?&#160; If so, the PlayStation 3 is the only all-in-one solution for \u2018em.<br \/>\nAt $299, the newest 4th Generation PS3 \u201cSlim\u201d is a bit pricey, but when you consider the cost [&#8230;] <a href=\"https:\/\/computerhunter.us\/?p=11266\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11266","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/computerhunter.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11266","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/computerhunter.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/computerhunter.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/computerhunter.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/computerhunter.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11266"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/computerhunter.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11266\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/computerhunter.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11266"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/computerhunter.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11266"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/computerhunter.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11266"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}