From what I understand the PS3 is the only one that does play SACD. I can't believe the PS3 and Sony's other BR machines come from the same company, or should I say have the same name, I doubt they actually come from the same company, maybe same umbrella.

I ran across and interesting thing about the PS3 when researching HDMI switchers, it seems that several have a problem passing the PS3 signal where they will other HD content. If anyone is interested Oppo has one that rocks at $99.95, does remoter or auto with a priority port for satelite/cable boxes that remain on all the time. The boxes go into "low priority" to relinquish signal when one of the higher ports senses a signal.

One other interesting thing I saw while researching, a few reviewers actually said they bought the PS3 just for Blu-ray playback. I can't remember which thread the big numbers war was raging but apparently the PS3 is known for BR playback and purchased specifically for it.