true  . funny when have people said must MINIMUM 40 inch lcd to play PS3  . Even crap is get the PROJECTOR   WTF

Hi sifus,

Need your advice. The shop said I can play PS1 and PS2 games on the 40gb PS3, but in this FAQ (first page), it is stated that I can't play on PS3. Please clarify.

The shop also told me that the PS3 lense unit will get spoiled very fast if I play PS2 games on the PS3 unit. Is this true?
Thx!

There is a way. If Sony decides to release a firmware update that allows BC for 40GB to run PS2 games through software emulation. That is the only way. So, it's not impossible. 

Many people assumed that the PS3 was software emulating PS2 games, ever since the release of the 80GB model. That system removed the Emotion Engine from the hardware, and required Sony to implement a backwards compatibility solution that involved emulation. Many, including Joystiq, wondered why the new 40GB model couldn't do the same.

SCEE's Nick Sharples sent a technical explanation as to why the new 40GB model loses support for PS2 games. "Backwards compatibility for PS2 titles is largely made possible through the use of actual semiconductors, supported by the PS3 system software. The 20GB and 60GB PS3 models launched in Japan and the USA were equipped with both the PS2 Emotion Engine and Graphics Synthesiser chips and we could therefore guarantee over 90% backwards compatibility for PS2 titles.

"The 60GB model launched in Europe was a new model (shared with the 80GB model launched subsequently in USA) which contains only a modified version of the Graphics Synthesiser chip from the PS2 and not the Emotion Engine chip. The European launch model therefore used a combination of software and the modified version of the PS2 Graphics Synthesiser chip to deliver backwards compatibility for PS2 titles. As a result the percentage of backwards compatible PS2 titles was slightly reduced.

"The 40GB model, to be launched in Europe on 10th October, is a new model and is not equipped with any of the semi conductors from the PS2, and backwards compatibility would therefore have to be achieved by software emulation alone." Because each game would have to be individually emulated (much like on the Xbox 360), Sony decided that an effort like that would be much too costly, and opted to remove BC support from the 40GB system entirely. That decision has not only produced a cheaper system for Sony to manufacture, but for consumers to buy as well.

why must LCD MONITOR?

i tot those for windows or computing usage?

ha?? i tot tat only 1060p?

then u dont get 1 : 1 mapping also ler

which is better?

32" samsung LA32R71B - 5000:1 ratio - 8ms

or

24" Dell E248WFP - 1000:1 ratio - 5ms

or

22" Dell SP2208WFP - 2000:1 ratio - 2ms

heard from seller from my place saying sony is clearing up stock on the 40gb ps3 so that they can come up with a new machine that can lower down the possibility of getting lense problem......izzit real?planning to get 1 soon.....the lense problem probability is high??how many ppl actually got this problem?

I want to ask a question,
Does PS3 have region locked on games???