So far the Ps3 has proven to be pretty good machine .. No real reason to buy extended warrenty.. Not sure about upscaleing of regular movies.. They do look great through ps3 though ... I had to by a ps2 memory card reader to transfer things to the ps3(80 gig).. Try to borrow one if you can because once your done moving info the card reader is prety much useless.. Do the update for the firmware either through the internet connection or download it to a usb mem stick and instal it that way.. As far as i know there is no virus protection available yet so surfing the net could be dangerous.. Just be carefull and don't go to sites that might be suspect for viruses.... Hope this helps..

Avdude..


Pio VSX1018,LPA-1,M60,M3,Qs8,Vp150,HSU VTF3,,Pio 5080,PS3..