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Title: "Military Grade" PS3
Post by: knave on December 22, 2010, 04:13:17 pm
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 (http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/106334-Ben-Heck-Builds-a-Military-Grade-PS3)

Portable WAR PS3! - PlayStation 3 for Afghanistan Soldiers - The Ben Heck Show (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAXVXJSTsw0#ws)
Title: Re: "Military Grade" PS3
Post by: Malenko on December 22, 2010, 04:21:40 pm
so much talent and a face for radio
Title: Re: "Military Grade" PS3
Post by: SavannahLion on December 23, 2010, 12:21:16 am
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?
Title: Re: "Military Grade" PS3
Post by: HaRuMaN on December 23, 2010, 08:37:51 am
The network switch would be for linking multiple PS3's for simple multiplayer.
Title: Re: "Military Grade" PS3
Post by: SavannahLion on December 23, 2010, 01:18:48 pm
Quote from: HarumaN on December 23, 2010, 08:37:51 am
The network switch would be for linking multiple PS3's for simple multiplayer.

Really? I didn't even know the PS3 supported that configuration.
Title: Re: "Military Grade" PS3
Post by: HaRuMaN on December 23, 2010, 01:24:36 pm
Quote from: SavannahLion on December 23, 2010, 01:18:48 pm
Quote from: HarumaN on December 23, 2010, 08:37:51 am
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.
Title: Re: "Military Grade" PS3
Post by: WhereEaglesDare on December 25, 2010, 07:44:13 pm
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.
Title: Re: "Military Grade" PS3
Post by: BurgerKingDiamond on December 29, 2010, 11:41:05 am
Quote from: SavannahLion on December 23, 2010, 12:21:16 am
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?????