Blue-Ray DVD or Sony Play Station 3?

[L.J.]

YOU CAN GET a USB adapter, sure, but that ties up your USB,

Harmony BT adapter does not use any USB ports

[pixelthis]

Making a mountain out of a mole hill. Pix, go back to your Vizio, you have no experience with he PS3, and that invalidates any opinion you have on the issue.

Bluetooth was perfect for the PS3, as it allows the player to be put out of sight, and still work with a remote. IR signals cannot do that, which is why they went Bluetooth. With four USB connections, having one tied up is no problem. You have two for a keyboard and mouse, and a third for your 3D glasses.

Most net connected Bluray players are confined to set widgets that only allow them to access those sites. Netflix, Blockbuster, Facebook(who needs that in AV) and youTube. The PS3 supports those and perhaps hundreds more streaming sites out there. Hulu is not supported on other Bluray players, and neither are other sites that require a DNLA device for streaming.

Without owning a PS3, you are unqualified to discuss the merits or drawbacks of it versus a standard Blu ray player.

I HAVE HAD PLENTY of "experience" thank you very much.
THEY COST MORE THAN A bLU PLAYER, my friend didnt like his, said it looked like a toy cluttering up his system, he nevere played games, and with his setup would have needed a router and home net to connect the PS3 to the network, which he probably couldnt have figured out.
I dont hate the PS3, just don't want to pay for gaming features I will never use.
Its just not for eveybody, which is just common sense, so why do I GET ATTACKED EVERY TIME I SAY THAT.
Just because its not for everybody doesnt compromise GM'S or anyone elses
decision, just don't want a game console cluttering up my system, have had a lot more
use outta the Blu players I have used.
BTW TALKY, DON'T SAY I havent had experience with the PS3, I have HAD PLENTY.
And they are not for me.
You don't have to act like a Sony shill all of the time.

[GMichael]

I HAVE HAD PLENTY of "experience" thank you very much.
THEY COST MORE THAN A bLU PLAYER, my friend didnt like his, said it looked like a toy cluttering up his system, he nevere played games, and with his setup would have needed a router and home net to connect the PS3 to the network, which he probably couldnt have figured out.
I dont hate the PS3, just don't want to pay for gaming features I will never use.
Its just not for eveybody, which is just common sense, so why do I GET ATTACKED EVERY TIME I SAY THAT.
Just because its not for everybody doesnt compromise GM'S or anyone elses
decision, just don't want a game console cluttering up my system, have had a lot more
use outta the Blu players I have used.
BTW TALKY, DON'T SAY I havent had experience with the PS3, I have HAD PLENTY.
And they are not for me.
You don't have to act like a Sony shill all of the time.

I can't speak for the others, but all I am saying is this. Even if you ignore that it can play games as well as the many other things that it can do that a BR player can not, it still makes a nice BR player for less than many models. It connects to a computer network the same way a BR player does. Either by cable or through Wifi. Plus it will continue to improve over the years as upgrades get sent. Is it more than some base models? Sure, and if the extra $100 breaks the bank, I can relate. I just don't want anyone to think that it's a comprimise in any way. It's a great BR player and should be considered by anyone looking for one.

[pixelthis]

I can't speak for the others, but all I am saying is this. Even if you ignore that it can play games as well as the many other things that it can do that a BR player can not, it still makes a nice BR player for less than many models. It connects to a computer network the same way a BR player does. Either by cable or through Wifi. Plus it will continue to improve over the years as upgrades get sent. Is it more than some base models? Sure, and if the extra $100 breaks the bank, I can relate. I just don't want anyone to think that it's a comprimise in any way. It's a great BR player and should be considered by anyone looking for one.

All valid points, but its also a valid point that its not for everyone, which is all I am saying.
SIR TALKY WILL SAY THE PIC IS BETTER, but that is a matter of taste, I prefered the pic on my Sony, is all.

[Sir Terrence the Terrible]

I HAVE HAD PLENTY of "experience" thank you very much.
THEY COST MORE THAN A bLU PLAYER, my friend didnt like his, said it looked like a toy cluttering up his system, he nevere played games, and with his setup would have needed a router and home net to connect the PS3 to the network, which he probably couldnt have figured out.

Let's point out a few things here Pix. It is less than the Oppo, Denon, Pioneer and several other players, but has more features than all of them.

And if you call this experience, I think you missed in school what the word really means.

I dont hate the PS3, just don't want to pay for gaming features I will never use.
Its just not for eveybody, which is just common sense, so why do I GET ATTACKED EVERY TIME I SAY THAT.

You get attack Pix because the fact that you don't play games is not a reason to dismiss the player. So you have one feature you don't use(I don't either), but if you are half the streamer as you say you are, then the PS3 is far better at it than any other player. If has FAR more option of accessing free online movies and television shows.

Just because its not for everybody doesnt compromise GM'S or anyone elses
decision, just don't want a game console cluttering up my system, have had a lot more
use outta the Blu players I have used.

Okay

BTW TALKY, DON'T SAY I havent had experience with the PS3, I have HAD PLENTY.
And they are not for me.
You don't have to act like a Sony shill all of the time.

Well, If you call experience being my cousins uncles friends mothers boyfriend son has one, then I guess you do have some experience with it.

That unfortunately is no experience. You have to own one for an extended period of time to say you have experience and expect to be taken seriously.