Home router (wired or wireless)
With the PS3, Sony will be debuting a massive online infrastructure that will allow users to play games head-to-head, download demos, access exclusive multimedia content and communicate with fellow gamers. And unlike Microsoft's Xbox Live, Sony is pledging that basic online game play will be free of charge (Title-specific subscriptions, upgrades and special offers will cost money, of course). The PS3 even includes a built-in Web browser.
To access all that online content, of course, you'll need a broadband connection. Both versions of the PS3 include an Ethernet port (and an Ethernet cable), and the 60GB "deluxe" version offers built-in Wi-Fi to boot. Just make sure you have a router in the vicinity.
At left is the Belkin Wireless Pre-N router. Click here for a list of the routers that got the highest reviews by CNET editors.
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