[preston001]

I have a PS3 here...it just doesn't look neat to use a PS3 and look at that as ur HD home theater...the picture quality doesn't look as good as stand-alone blu-ray players...one reason is that stand-alone Blu-ray players have more features and it is really meant to watch movies...unlike the PS3, it's not only movies but mostly focused in games...this is why you can see a much smoother look in stand-alone players than a PS3...same way when u compare a PS2 and a stand-alone dvd player

edit: i forgot but my advice is for you to wait a little...blu-ray players are still expensive...plus you can't really tell it will win the next-gen format...i'd wait if I were u...that's jsut an advice you can take or not