PS3 power cable upgrade q

[J0e Musashi]

Would one of these http://www.russandrews.com/lookup/1/...cable-1530.htm be any good to my dad, who only uses his PS3 as a blu-ray player and mp3. jukebox?

Actually would I see an improvement too, using my PS3 for gaming as well as the above?

[kernow]

Not likely. I've never bothered with mains cables. waste of money

[wod]

you can get them surge protection ones which filter the mains power but not sure if it works or not

[J0e Musashi]

you can get them surge protection ones which filter the mains power but not sure if it works or not

IDGI.

[Hohum]

Don't bother purchasing a high-end mains cable unless you already have a mains conditioner of some sort, else it defeats the point quite a lot. Also, although fancy cables can help with high end A/V components and seperates, I'm not too sure if you'll see any benefit with one connected to a PS3 (especially as it uses an auto-switching PSU).

[Number45]

He means you can get power leads/adapters that have a surge protector on them so that, in the event of a power surge, the hardware powered by it won't be frazzled (Which is rare anyway, but worth it given the value I guess).

Not sure what benefits a more expensive power lead would have, personally.

[J0e Musashi]

I already have a surge protected 8-way Belkin plug socket that this cable would plug into. I just stumbled across it, and the reviews said it's good for entry-level equipment, which I'd say the PS3 was. If there is going to be no benefit I'll spend the £30 on sommat more fun.

[Tacrolimus]

I'd spend the money on something else unless they will do home trials.

[gunrock]

This whole subject in the audiophile world is very contentious. Personally, I think that the quality of a maina cable can make a difference, but the difference between a 5 quid cbale with ferrite cores (like the Xbox 1 cable) and a 30 quid or 3000 quid cable will be negligible to the human eye.

[kernow]

I actually have Russ Andrews (well kimber, which he sells exclusively) speaker cable and interconnect, but I don't bother with the mains. Poor mains on a record player or cd player can cause distortion in the motor speed leading to an obvious sound distortion as its not regulated by a frequency but a voltage input requirement, it *might* make a difference playing BR discs but I very much doubt it so I wouldn't bother. If a machine has a decent power supply it should regulate whatevers coming in anyway, if it requires such a cable it has failed internally as such.

For audio equipment, a maybe, for dvd players, tv's etc.. HMM.. doubt it at all