nocode11503559589 Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 Hi guys im in Hong Kong right now for a few days and im thinking of buying a PS3, are there any downsides apart from the blu=ray region coding. It can be had for around $620 Australian with any game of my choice. Nocode Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 Hi guys im in Hong Kong right now for a few days and im thinking of buying a PS3, are there any downsides apart from the blu=ray region coding.It can be had for around $620 Australian with any game of my choice. Nocode Resale value would be the only negative that I could see but in all honesty I would only have a Region A player for Blu-Ray as there will always be more titles available in the US through Amazon than here in Oz. If it were me I would get the PS3 there and bring it back with me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Livingthedream Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 (edited) Bought mine in HKG. Haven t had an issue even with blu ray region coding. most titles ive found are region free and the ones that arent you buy from amazon (huge range) and at cheaper prices than Aus anyway. You will also find alot of members on this board with import consoles who also have blu ray region A disks and you cant trade with them on this board. So really i find the only major issue's are a) if it breaks in warranty has to go back to country of warranty (i beleive) getting firmeareupdates from the jap website which i find hard to navigate as my Japaneses isnt too good. however im sure once i set my ethernet cable up and not just use my usb to do the firmware upgrades it will just download automatically c) and yes resale (but why would you resell a blue ray player that plays games!) Enjoy Edited September 7, 2007 by Livingthedream Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craigus Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 I have a Japanese version. With ethernet, the firmware updates are found automatically . There is also no problems registering for the Oz PS Store. + Region A player (for me) + Cheaper - Region 2 DVD - Jap PS1/PS2 compatability only - Warranty (although apparent PS3's are much more reliable (so far) than XBox 360's) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Flex1503561254 Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 I have a Japanese version. With ethernet, the firmware updates are found automatically . There is also no problems registering for the Oz PS Store.+ Region A player (for me) + Cheaper - Region 2 DVD - Jap PS1/PS2 compatability only - Warranty (although apparent PS3's are much more reliable (so far) than XBox 360's) I am too thinking to get a ps3 from Japan where I will be going next month. do you remember how much it cost you? the spec? is it 60 gb? is there any tweak to modify the region compatibility? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chesty Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 I have a HK model and have never regretted getitng it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craigus Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 I am too thinking to get a ps3 from Japan where I will be going next month. do you remember how much it cost you? the spec? is it 60 gb? is there any tweak to modify the region compatibility? Thanks I got a Japanese version (60GB) from HK (yesasia). I've done no tweaking. It is region-a (bluray) out of the box. I don't play dvd's or ps1/ps2 games on it. PS3 games are region free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brooksy Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 Hi guys im in Hong Kong right now for a few days and im thinking of buying a PS3, are there any downsides apart from the blu=ray region coding.It can be had for around $620 Australian with any game of my choice. Nocode $620? You can do better than that. I picked up the 20Gb version, Resistance, 2nd controller, & blue tooth remote for $3200 HKD, which at todays rate is about $490 AUD ($450 AUD it worked out to be earlier this year when i was there). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman88 Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 Hi guys im in Hong Kong right now for a few days and im thinking of buying a PS3, are there any downsides apart from the blu=ray region coding.It can be had for around $620 Australian with any game of my choice. Nocode Cheapest / Best place in HK to buy PC / Consoles / games etc is in Sham Shui Po...........the have a few arcades there. Don't buy from tourist places like Tsim Sha Tsui Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddieaus Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 (edited) 80G PS3 will be released in Hong Kong next Saturday. Edited September 13, 2007 by eddieaus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nocode11503559589 Posted September 12, 2007 Author Share Posted September 12, 2007 Cool Eddie thanks, leaving Hong Kong Sunday night and made up my mind not to buy one from here, but if the 60gig comes down in price on the weekend I might change my mind...again. Thanks p.s If the next firmware update had Blu-ray Region free it would be as good as sold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddieaus Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 Cool Eddie thanks, leaving Hong Kong Sunday night and made up my mind not to buy one from here, but if the 60gig comes down in price on the weekend I might change my mind...again.Thanks p.s If the next firmware update had Blu-ray Region free it would be as good as sold sorry, i just got some info, 80G won't be available until next Saturday, don't know about the price yet. 60G is already selling at discounted price, pretty good deal i would say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jliang70 Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 (edited) sorry, i just got some info, 80G won't be available until next Saturday, don't know about the price yet. 60G is already selling at discounted price, pretty good deal i would say. 60GB version is good enough and if you want one with bigger hard drive simply buy a 2.5'' SATA 160GB HDD for about $140 undo a few screws and take the old drive out, plug in the new drive and tightened the screw and then put old hard drive on ebay. It is cheaper than going for 80GB version of PS3. Edited September 13, 2007 by jliang70 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nocode11503559589 Posted September 14, 2007 Author Share Posted September 14, 2007 Hey Eddie just saw the 80gig in hong kong it was released today, come with an extra controller now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddieaus Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 Hey Eddie just saw the 80gig in hong kong it was released today, come with an extra controller now. oh good, so how much is it (in HKD)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nocode11503559589 Posted September 14, 2007 Author Share Posted September 14, 2007 Im still in 3 minds about buying a ps3 from Hong Kong, yes, no and maybe. The new 80gig is out and can be had for around $650 Australian dollars. Would anyone be interested in buying it from me if i dont want it, it will be brand new in the box, if i open it i will keep it. If people are interested please let me know it will ease my mind if i can offload it, remember it wont be used at all, but will be the Jap version, if i decide to sell. Sorry for repeating myself but im down to my last dollars when it comes to buying a ps3 over in hong kong. Cheers Nocode Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markus1503559604 Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 I live in Hong Kong. I would try either the Golden Computer centre in Sham Shui Po (exit D2 from memory) first floor or Oriental 188 Shopping Centre, 188 Wan Chai Road, Wan Chai. This is not the popular computer centre locate above Wan Chai tube or the one down the road at 288 Hennessy Rd. You *should* be able to get the best price from Sham Shui Po as its huge. Don't look to keen or green, as they are quite expirienced at taking gweilo's for a ride. Also if at all possible don't go on a weekend and you'll waste your time arriving before 2PM. Later the better really as they are open really late. Markus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooMuchTv Posted September 14, 2007 Share Posted September 14, 2007 Bought mine in HKG. Haven t had an issue even with blu ray region coding. most titles ive found are region free and the ones that arent you buy from amazon (huge range) and at cheaper prices than Aus anyway. You will also find alot of members on this board with import consoles who also have blu ray region A disks and you cant trade with them on this board.So really i find the only major issue's are a) if it breaks in warranty has to go back to country of warranty (i beleive) getting firmeareupdates from the jap website which i find hard to navigate as my Japaneses isnt too good. however im sure once i set my ethernet cable up and not just use my usb to do the firmware upgrades it will just download automatically c) and yes resale (but why would you resell a blue ray player that plays games!) Enjoy Amazon are ok with shipping Region A disc's to oz? Nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddieaus Posted September 15, 2007 Share Posted September 15, 2007 Im still in 3 minds about buying a ps3 from Hong Kong, yes, no and maybe.The new 80gig is out and can be had for around $650 Australian dollars. Would anyone be interested in buying it from me if i dont want it, it will be brand new in the box, if i open it i will keep it. If people are interested please let me know it will ease my mind if i can offload it, remember it wont be used at all, but will be the Jap version, if i decide to sell. Sorry for repeating myself but im down to my last dollars when it comes to buying a ps3 over in hong kong. Cheers Nocode i would buy from you if you live in Adelaide. so $650 and with 2 controllers? that's a great deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jliang70 Posted September 15, 2007 Share Posted September 15, 2007 Im still in 3 minds about buying a ps3 from Hong Kong, yes, no and maybe.The new 80gig is out and can be had for around $650 Australian dollars. Would anyone be interested in buying it from me if i dont want it, it will be brand new in the box, if i open it i will keep it. If people are interested please let me know it will ease my mind if i can offload it, remember it wont be used at all, but will be the Jap version, if i decide to sell. Sorry for repeating myself but im down to my last dollars when it comes to buying a ps3 over in hong kong. Cheers Nocode I will buy it from you if you are in Melb but at that price I think you can easily off load it on Ebay or on this forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nocode11503559589 Posted September 15, 2007 Author Share Posted September 15, 2007 I am in Melbourne jliang70 so if i decide i dont want it your free to buy it. Y?ou can have first dibs cheers Nocode Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest VISUAL AID Posted September 16, 2007 Share Posted September 16, 2007 QUOTE(nocode1 @ Sep 14 2007, 11:54 PM) Im still in 3 minds about buying a ps3 from Hong Kong, yes, no and maybe. The new 80gig is out and can be had for around $650 Australian dollars. Would anyone be interested in buying it from me if i dont want it, it will be brand new in the box, if i open it i will keep it. If people are interested please let me know it will ease my mind if i can offload it, remember it wont be used at all, but will be the Jap version, if i decide to sell. Sorry for repeating myself but im down to my last dollars when it comes to buying a ps3 over in hong kong.QUOTE(nocode1 @ Sep 14 2007, 11:54 PM) Does it come with any games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgeshos Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 Heard that the new jap model comes with 100gb and comes in around AUD$500. Can anyone verify this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geekhusband Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 Exactly the thread I'm looking for. Planning to buy a PS3 but don't want to get the Aussie one because of the region and price. Was thinking of the US one with the 80GB but since HK also has the 80GB then it's fantastic From my experience, in HK you have the HK version (so I don't think it will be Jap) with a warranty from Sony HK and the 'other' which has no warranty. Wan Chai was a good place to look around and another place which I forgot the name. If you take the MTR from Kowloon, it's a few stops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddieaus Posted September 17, 2007 Share Posted September 17, 2007 Heard that the new jap model comes with 100gb and comes in around AUD$500.Can anyone verify this? and with DualShock 3 controller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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