Some folks are clueless about 40gb PS3

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FishyJoe said:
I've been looking at all the major online vendors, Amazon, Walmart, EBGames, Best Buy. NONE of them mention not being BC with PS2 games in their descriptions.

• Amazon:

PlayStation 3 40gb Specification:

CPU	Cell Broadband Engine (Cell/B.E.)
GPU	RSX
Sound	Dobly 5.1ch, DTS 5.1ch, LPCM 7.1ch, AAC, others
Memory	256MB XDR Main RAM, 256MB GDDR3 VRAM
HDD	2.5" Serial ATA	40GB
Communication
Ethernet	X1 (10BASE-T,100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T)
IEEE 802.11 b/g	Included
Bluetooth 2.0 (EDR)	Included
Wireless controller (Bluetooth)	Included
AV Output	Screen Size	480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p
HDMI OUT	1
AV MULTI OUT	1
DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL)	1
BD/DVD/CD Drive (Read Only)	Maximum Read Speed	BD 2x (BD-ROM)
DVD 8x (DVD-ROM)
CD 24x (CD-ROM)
USB Ports	2
Backwards Compatibility	No
Dimensions	12.75in (W) x 3.86 (H) x 10.8in (D)
Weight	11 lbs

http://www.amazon.com/PlayStation-40GB-Spider-Man-Movie-Pack/dp/B000XGJH1O/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1200508626&sr=8-2

• EBgames:

*The PlayStation 3 40GB is not backwards compatible to PlayStation 2

http://www.ebgames.com/product.asp?product%5Fid=020285

 

Although, Walmart and Best Buy are guilty of not mentioning it on their web sites.