2004: http://www.engadget.com/2004/12/03/apple-showing-off-a-cellphone-prototype/
If only Peter knew...

2005: http://www.engadget.com/2005/11/01/sony-drm-hacks-your-pc/
A sad day for the geek indeed. I could not believe a multinational corporation tried to pull something like that off.

2006: http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/22/dude-your-dell-is-on-fire/
What a mess...Just think what this started...

PreGHz you're clearly a fanboy idiot if you can't understand how much of a ripoff the PS3 is. First of all it makes little sense to have a gaming console be a media server it makes a lot more sense to have a dedicated media server one that can stay on all the time and can also record tv shows while also acting as a file server as well as FTP server. The way the 360 works as a media center extender is a perfect example of the way this should be implemented. But in response to what you're saying, if you were dumb enough to want to use the PS3 as a server it's still way too expensive. Take one of the computers that I linked (or even a new one that you can get after rebates for around 200. They have built in ethernet, multiple pci/pci express slots, upgradable processors as well as graphics cards, and the native ability to run windows. Then, just add a gigabit card and you're DONE!! HD Movies? Simply plug in the 360 HD-DVD drive. You're still 200 dollars less and A LOT more functional. Anyways, regardless of the actual value of turning the PS3 into a server. It really makes the most sense to stick your server in another part of the house and then when use something else (like the 360) to stream all your multimedia off of it. Anyone who is halfway tech savvy would know that to be the ideal solution instead of trying to ghetto rig some POS gaming console to do it.

Here's a preliminary search:

http://cgi.ebay.com/DELL-OPTIPLEX-PIII-FAST-DESKTOP-WIN-XP-OFFICE-ANTIVIRUS_W0QQitemZ250088911938QQihZ015QQcategoryZ140070QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item250088911938
http://cgi.ebay.com/Dell-Optiplex-GX60-Celeron-2-4GHz-512MB-40GB-DVD-XP-PRO_W0QQitemZ110095072850QQihZ001QQcategoryZ140070QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item110095072850
http://cgi.ebay.com/DELL-OPTIPLEX-GX240-P4-1-8Ghz-40Gb-256Mb-XP-Pro-More_W0QQitemZ140090076772QQihZ004QQcategoryZ140070QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item140090076772

In addition to this a lot of times you find retailers selling low end computers after rebates for roughly 200. I know because I WORK at one. These low end machines are PERFECT for file servers. Just add a GIGABIT card

I didn't mean straight off the motherboard I really just meant built in component. Clearly the component connections are not directly connected to the motherboard. Oh and it also has DVI output. And btw the capability of streaming HD content would mainly lie with the network setup including the network cards that you have installed in all related computers.

Yes the 200 dollar machine would be capable of streaming HD, of course. You need to fire your IT guy if you can't realize that if the PIII Celeron that was inside the xbox 1 can output HD video then so can a basic Sempron or P4. Hell the HP Z556 records HD and outputs component straight off the motherboard with just a P4. Also with a standard computer configuration you have the option of adding multiple hard drives that would be much faster and cheaper than those you could add via USB. Also not available on the PS3 is the RAID configuration you would want (foolish not to have) on your server. And the native ability to install Windows rounds out the list of reasons why buying a PS3 for any reason at all much less for a file server is FOOLISH. And no you're not locked into HD-DVD you can put any drive you want in there.
So in response to your comment...yes, I can very easily refute any cost savings that the ps3 may bring to the table.

Actually Dylan what I was referring to was just the server part. But even so you could still add $199 to that and make it an HD-DVD playing server. Still almost half the price of the PS3 and more flexible.

You don't need a 500 dollar system to do that ^^^ try 100-150

^^^Hahaha

Hello Fashionista, welcome to 2007. We have a shi**y president, the world's gonna end, and apparently you've never heard of a pocket pc. It's been around longer than your shi**y sidekick and looks absolutely nothing like it. Not only that but it has more features, better specs, and can do a whole lot more. But thanks for clogging up the internet with your stupidity. If you really feel the need to post stupid, ignorant crap like that on the internet, please go visit PS3 Fanboy. I'm sure they'd be more than happy to have you on their site.

Purely from a consumer point of view wouldn't you want a company that doesn't screw over it's customers (SONY) to NOT win