"Military Grade" PS3

[knave]

Ben Heck Builds a "Military Grade" PS3

Mod master Ben Heck has put his talents to work for the benefit of the troops in Afghanistan, building a "military grade portable PS3" with a 22-inch screen, TV tuner, network switch and more.

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/106334-Ben-Heck-Builds-a-Military-Grade-PS3

[Malenko]

so much talent and a face for radio

[SavannahLion]

There's no doubt he's skilled at this but I feel his work has become hit and miss over the years. This PS3 looks pretty nice. His others... not so much.

I'm kind of surprised he added a network switch. I heard the military has strict policies about "jacking" in to their network. Is that simply not true?

[HaRuMaN]

The network switch would be for linking multiple PS3's for simple multiplayer.

[SavannahLion]

The network switch would be for linking multiple PS3's for simple multiplayer.

Really? I didn't even know the PS3 supported that configuration.

[HaRuMaN]

The network switch would be for linking multiple PS3's for simple multiplayer.

Really? I didn't even know the PS3 supported that configuration.

Some games have a dedicated LAN mode.

[WhereEaglesDare]

Also it depends on where you are if you can connect to the network and get away with it.  Most places just have a firewall up to protect against porn and such with dozens of sharedrives throughout the network.

[BurgerKingDiamond]

There's no doubt he's skilled at this but I feel his work has become hit and miss over the years. This PS3 looks pretty nice. His others... not so much.

I'm kind of surprised he added a network switch. I heard the military has strict policies about "jacking" in to their network. Is that simply not true?

Ben Heck is THE MAN. Thy only thing I can think of that he's built that's kind of lame are the one handed controllers. But have you seen the Bill Paxton Pinball machine he built??