[quote name='icedrake523']Rock Band is the better software. All DLC except The Beatles works with the Rock Band 1 or 2 discs. You can also import almost all Rock Band 1 songs to your HDD for a fee.
Personally, I prefer the Guitar Hero guitars and Rock Band 2 drums (the mic is just a USB mic). Of the GH guitars, I think the GH5 is best but the GH3 Les Paul is fine, too.
Check your Target's clearence section. Mine had Band Hero there (PS3, didn't see the price and didn't feel like bringing it to a scanner).
Either system is fine. Only drawback to the PS3 is that it requires USB dongles. I have it for 360 but I wouldn't really care if I needed to use them on the PS3.
Amazon has the PS3 Rock Band 2 special edition bundle (RB2 drum, guitar, and mic) for $78.
http://www.amazon.com/Playstation-3..._1?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1278474138&sr=8-1
I think it's a good price since Target clearance is YMMV. I don't really like the guitar but you might. If you don't, you could probably find a GH3 Les Paul for $20 or less. Alternatively, you could wait until the new Guitar Hero comes out during the winter. Amazon had a spend $80, get $40 (or $20, I forget) credit. I picked up the GH5 guitar bundle and sold the game to basically get the guitar for $20. And of course after Christmas those bundles will eventually hit Target clearance (mine had a lot there for awhile).[/QUOTE]
Thanks for that very detailed post. Helped me a lot!