After placing the unit on an old, dusty cable box (soon to be discarded hopefully), I was ready to do the onscreen/online portion of the setup. Once the packaging was removed, the setup mainly consisted of attaching the HDMI and AC cables. I used my own HDMI cable from my previous disc player to provide the connection to my display… a Toshiba Regza LCD. Although it has Optical Digital Audio out, Ethernet and HDMI ports in the back, none of those cables are included with the PlayStation 3 Slim. Out-of-the-box, the PS3 Slim unit comes with a single Dualshock-3 wireless controller similar to the previous model, an AC cord, a standard composite AV cable with a proprietary PS AV Multi-Out terminal connector, a USB cable for charging the wireless controller (and useful for connecting other USB devices) and printed materials: instructions in English/Spanish with a separate booklet for French gamers and cinephiles. The unit can be placed on its side, vertically, using a Sony stand (not included), but I always think players tend to work better in the horizontal position (ahem… electronically speaking). It is a front-loading system and easily stackable if the unit is to be the topmost device in your entertainment array (don’t stack anything on top of it… the unit has a curved top not conducive to being on the bottom, electronically speaking). The PS3 Slim is much smaller and less intense looking than its predecessor with a smaller footprint and lower profile. After readying space for the unit, and removing my truly awesome Samsung upscaling DVD player (you served your master well, little machine), I was ready to open the Amazon box and get started. For those of us normally accustomed to new or updated technology being a complete hassle to get ready out-of-the-box, the PS3 Slim is a pleasant surprise. Expect a shorter article than most because, basically, setup of the PS3 Slim is a complete breeze (even a caveman can do it). Ours arrived from and the box was almost tripped over in the hectic office we call home.įor starters, we’ll cover the setup of the system from soup to nuts.

We recently decided to update our reference Blu-ray player to the new PlayStation 3 Slim (120 GB) model that came out over the late summer months.

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