Yes and if you have a HD TV they are upscaled to HD and look great.
The PS3 also will play DVDs that you burn on Your Media Center computer of TV shows you recorded. It has played everything much better than in my Sony DVD/VCR combo player so that I no longer even consider using it to play DVDs. Of course it also Plays Blu Ray discs and the pictures look better than the 720P HD broadcast of the same movie.
Yes it is one of the selling features that it will play Blu-ray discs, DVDs and CDs besides also playing games.
Yes it can and it will upgrade them to near HD quality
Yes it will if the region is correct
Yes DVD's can be played on a PS3
The PS3 will play Video DVDs
Yes the PS3 will upgrade the DVDs to near HD quality.
HD DVD players can only play HD DVDs whereas a PS3 can play standard and HD DVDs, as well as Blu-Ray discs. You would be better off with the PS3 as it can play games as well, if you ever want to play those, too.
yes
No the Playstation does not play DVDs, only the PS2 and PS3 can play DVDs
PS3 do not play DVDs from other regions that are not for all regions
No you can not play a Nintendo Wii game in a PS3
The PS3 will play DVDs and Blu Ray video discs. It will upscale the DVD movies to HD.
yes. the xbox plays standard whereas the ps3 plays blue rays as well
yes it does, i have one
Yes they do
yes you can