I bought my son a Playstation 3 for this Christmas.

[Midlodemocrat]

I know. I know. Crash commercialism, blah, blah, blah.

It's what he asked for and I try to get them what they ask for.



*donning flame suit*

[Az]

1. Shoulda waited

Sony needs to get the bugs out still.

[Midlodemocrat]

8. I know. I tried to tell him that, but he really wanted one.

I told him there was no way I was going to wait in line at 3AM to get one and he really needed to think of something else.

He's going to be shocked Christmas morning.

:bounce:

[Az]

16. hehe

Ok, not the most tech savy parent out there but you seem to make up for it in love.

[Midlodemocrat]

19. I'm pretty computer literate, but I can't for the life of me get the

whole 'gaming' thing. My kids have GameBoys and I can't even see the friggin' screen, let alone play with it.

My son loves video games. Fortunately, he's pretty active as well, or I think there'd be trouble.

[Az]

25. Well look at it this way

You now have a Blue Ray player in the house. You are way ahead of the curve compared to most people.

[Midlodemocrat]

27. Ooh, tell me what that means. He's been trying to find out.

[Az]

Blue Ray

Is the newest DVD format. Its a much higher density that a standard DVD. That means more resolution and more content (a lot more) can be crammed on the disc. Technically speaking the $500+ you spent on the PS3 makes it an exceedingly inexpensive Blue Ray player. They are still it the stratospheric price ranger. This is a large part of why Sony is losing about $200 per unit sold.

[Midlodemocrat]

36. So, this unit will play DVD? Like his PS2 does? Or is this the format

the games are in/on?

TIA. I appreciate your help.

[Tyrone Slothrop]

38. All of the above

It will play regular DVDs.

It will play Blu-Ray DVDs (which are for HD TVs).

And the games come on the Blu-Ray DVDs which means they can hold MUCH more data than the XBox 360s games.

Unfortunately (for me, anyway), you really need an HD TV to get much use out of the Blu-Ray discs currently.

But maybe you have an HDTV? And maybe I'll have one after Christmas!

[Az]

39. One of the marketting angles of the PS3

Is that it is much more than just a gaming console. It is a full part of an entertainment system. It is probably the best DVD player you have in your house now. It can play Blu-Ray discs which you will start hearing more and more in adverts about. It is definately more than just a toy.

[matcom]

2. how many other mother's did you punch and trample to get it?

and did any fight back? :D

[Midlodemocrat]

7. Zero. Got it from a friend who knew I had been *thinking* about

getting him one and she happened to be at Target when a shipment came in.

How's that for lucky?

He's gonna be thrilled. He really got into video games when he was in a cast this summer for six weeks and again this fall for six weeks. No sports, no swimming, so there wasn't much else for him to do.

Although, I have to say, his golf swing has improved immensely with all that walking on crutches. His upper body strength has doubled.

[matcom]

9. wow that IS cool!

great friend!

[Midlodemocrat]

12. I'm telling ya. She is the world's greatest shopper.

Scours the ads. Never, ever pays full price for anything. She shops all year round for Christmas.

She got BabyMidlo a Fur Real Kitty a few years back when they were going for $350 and up on EBay.

Ah, the things we do for our children. :eyes:

[matcom]

18. that's sorta what I got TEENMidlo THIS year!

sorta

:hide:

[Midlodemocrat]

20. Ha. I got her a CAR!!!!

I'm the BEST.MOM.EVER.



:eyes:


Not really her car. One for all of them to use, but she plans to 'decorate' it. :eyes:

[matcom]

22. LOL! how do you 'decorate' a CAR?

:shrug:

[Midlodemocrat]

23. I'm not sure. but she told me she wants a gift card to Target

for Christmas to decorate it. I think I should be scared. Right?

[matcom]

26. gift card for TARGET to decorate a CAR

:shrug:

[Midlodemocrat]

30. Yup. Apparently they have removable decals, and all sorts of

things that the youngsters like. Go figure. My car's 'decoration' is me. Oh and a fragrance thingy.

[Stevendsmith]

3. There are worse things you could do as a parent. I'm sure your son will love it. (n/t)

[Midlodemocrat]

5. Thank you. That's very sweet of you.

:hug:

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

4. Great.

Where'd you find one?

Oh, and nevermind the Ebenezers.

[Midlodemocrat]

10. A friend was shopping at Target when a shipment came in.

That's how I got a Fur Real kitten for my little one a couple of years back as well. I have a friend who shops All. The.Time. She is, without a doubt, the greatest shopper in America. Never pays full price for anything. It's almost a full time job.

[jakefrep]

6. You'll get no grief from me....

...I bought my mom one of those 10th anniversary Tickle Me Elmos.

[Midlodemocrat]

11. Ha. Ha. I bet she'll love it.

[SacredCow]

13. Why would anyone flame you?

If your son wanted it, and you didn't have to camp out and/or break any laws to get it- that seems like a no-brainer to me.

I can think of many, many things I'd personally rather have for the money but until you notify me that you'll be buying me a present, I'll just say, "Well done!!!"

On edit- Posted to the wrong message. D'oh!!!!

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

14. Oh, when the PS3 launched...

there were a bunch of Scrooges complaining about it.

[MissMillie]

15. ya know... If you CAN do it, then I say "why not?"

Of course, I think it's fair to expect that kind of behavior from the child in return.

[Midlodemocrat]

17. Yup. That's why he is currently putting up the outside Christmas

stuff for me. I'll tell you, that twelve weeks when he was on crutches and in a cast were murder for me. He's been my *muscle* for so long, I totally forgot how much work he does around here.

If he has to go back on crutches, I think I'll shoot myself.

[LSK]

21. why do you hate america?

3 kittens died because you did this you know!






:hide:

Well someone had to do it! :P

[Midlodemocrat]

24. Uh, oh. Methinks I missed a flame war about something.

Yikes. :scared:

[LSK]

29. there are always flamewars

somewhere

[LynneSin]

28. You should be selling it on Ebay and split the profits with your son

and tell him he'll get his PS3 in the beginning of 2007

[Midlodemocrat]

32. Logic would dictate that, 'tis true.

But the look on his face Christmas morning will be worth more. He's not going to believe that I got him one.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

33. If a person could reliably sell a PS3...

for the prices people are asking on e-bay, then that's how much Sony would be charging.

[BarenakedLady]

31. Bought a wii for the kids

Don't ask me what the hell that is. It wasn't my idea.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

34. Mom? Is that you?

:hug:

[Midlodemocrat]

35. HAHAHA.

No.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

37. Well, it was worth a shot.

My mom asked me to camp out overnight, for free, in the cold to get a Wii for gaybro. Then, she even tried to play it off that it'd really be a gift for me, too.

So basically, to sum it up, she wanted me to freeze my ass off, in front of Best Buy, in the vain hope of getting a Wii for a stepbrother, who I don't even like most of the time, in the hopes that one day, he'll let me play with it. Some gift that would be for me...

God, I think I just wrote my longest run-on sentence ever there.

[Midlodemocrat]

41. I'll tell my shopper friend to keep her eyes out for you.

She's amazing. Truly.

[LeftyMom]

40. Did you get the extra warranty?

If you didn't, see if you still can. First run Sony consoles are buggy as hell and they take forever to fix the damn things.

[Broken_Hero]

42. No flames, I bet

your son is going to be a hermit for weeks on end, when he gets the damn thing...:D Better make sure he stays hydrated, and eats/sleeps once in a while too...those game console's can be mighty addicting...:D

[Midlodemocrat]

43. LOL. I know. If he didn't have ADD, I'd worry that he would get really

addicted.

As it is now, he plays for a bit, then goes outside and shoots hoops, etc.