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TheNewSaint · Elder Trolley Trundler

After Friday night, I am now officially the 'best dad in the world' after a fantastic 18th birthday party for my daughter. However, the star of the show was my PS3.

My younger daughter and I had pre-loaded it with about 300 dance tracks and sorted them into playlists. I also downloaded Vidzone and we created a party playlist of favourite videos. I then set the PS3 up with my HDTV monitor in a marquee in the garden, piped it through an amp to my father-in-law's massive 1970's boombox speakers.

The PS3 performed beautifully, pumping out the playlist to the pre-set visualisers interspersed with Vidzone vids streamed wirelessly. Awesome!

This got me thinking of all the different ways other OAPs may have used theirs in different situations. So, do tell. How have you used yours?

HastaLaVista · Elder False Teeth Thrasher

I used mine for playing Socom on Friday night.

songalolo · Gum Gnasher

As mine is connected to the main TV and 5.1 amp. My PS3 is our media server, blue-ray player and obviously games console. But I now also use it to scroll randomly through our photos and its a huge photo frame, great for when the in-laws come over and want to see some pictures. I also use it to check the news and weather, and when friends come over it is also the DJ.
I have family members on 3 other continents who also have PS3's and use it to chat and game with them from time to time. That's about it I think.

SHROUD · Gum Gnasher

I have used mine to chat with mates and other OAPs using the eye camera.

hongkonguk · Gum Gnasher

Having only had mine for a week it seems I haven't even scratched the surface of what my purchase can do! Very Happy

soulreaver77 · Colostomy Bag Carrier

mine seems to collect a lot of dust under the tv Shocked

ColSonders · Bed Pan Brandisher

Mine is well and truly overused.

I have PlayTV installed so all our living room TV watching is done via the PS3.

I use the iPlayer for watching Top Gear when there's none available on Dave.

I have nearly a terrabite of Videos on my network drive so the PS3 gets hammered watching those.

I use the messaging systems (voice and text) to keep in touch with a couple of my PS3 owning friends.

I also use it for gaming sometimes too...biggest addictions being Rock Band and Socom.

kencanvey · Trolley Trundler

MIne will be the undoing of mankind, it shall wreak havoc on the multitudes and rain fire from the very skies and all shall tremble before it. To witness such power will leave all weak and subju.....subjagay......subdjagoa......yea I use mine for films music games pictures sufing da web tv talking ta friends etc and Linux too..... Laughing

hamildan · Bingo Freak

I use it for showing off family photos, for music and gaming.

we also use it for Eastenders on the iplayer.

Iplayer is so useful & more people use iplayer on PS3 than Macs, So its suprising that 4OD etc. havent got in touch with Sony.

I would use it more for music & video more but the folder system is all over the place, and I like to have all my films & music on portable drives.

Also I use it for playing SACDs. although I'm probably the only one in the world.

Sharky · Pension Book Holder

out of interest did you get adverts now and again during the party, or do adverts not interupt on a playlist?

markx2 · Meals on Wheels Eater

Games though have used it for music. The girls use it for music / films.

My wife will be using it for photos soon once I've set it up on the TV she uses. This will happen just after I've convinced her it's a good idea and just before I buy another. She wants photos/blu-ray so this is how to do it.

It's like a lot of technology - not pushed to anywhere close to it's limits despite those limits making us want it in the first place.

TheNewSaint · Elder Trolley Trundler

Mulletino · Elder "I fought in the War" Protester

Games and blu-ray watching. Oh and watching TV Burp if we catch the full episodes on youtube before they get deleted. We don't have iPlayer over here. Sad

herman-jelmet · Trolley Trundler

Playing games, watching dvd's, I have a load of music on the HDD as well as downloaded fillum's and tv shows.

DaddyR · Retired Elder OAPodcaster "I fought in the War" Protester

Before the wired connection went tits up in the lounge (and I got insanely busy at work) we used it loads to stream music, TV and films from the main PC upstairs. It's especially good for shuffled music when we have friends over as I've connected a second set of speakers to the amp and they are wired into the kitchen.

Also, had two sets of friends over at the weekend and for the first time in a very long time I didn't feel like a gaming geek as we all got down with Beatles Rock Band with 3 of us singing, 2 guitars and the drums. Great fun.