How much is the PS3 helping Blu-ray win the war?

[tron3]

How much is the PS3 helping blu-ray win the war?

A lot, a little? Are the 2 markets mutually exclusive?

I think it helps us heaps because blu-ray comes with the PS3. X-box 360 has HD-DVD as an option.

[glenn22]

there's a post about this already in the Blu-ray movies section, it is what actually inspired my post with the poll. here is the other thread:

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=15817

I will answer though, I think the PS3 is absolutely pivotal to Blu-ray's success, most of the people I talk to that own Blu-ray movies also own a PS3, that is saying something.

[Jamh]

A lot. Blu-ray for both games and movies was the main selling point of PS3 to me. I wouldn't have a BD player otherwise.

[navychop]

I'm not a gamer. But it looks like I will probably be buying a PS3 as a BD player. Best price and bang for the buck, and I expect it will be 1.1 & later -Live capable. Unless CEDIA comes out with something firm to meet those specs and cost $600 or less. I just wish the PS3 had analog outs.

[jamclaur]

Originally Posted by navychop

I'm not a gamer. But it looks like I will probably be buying a PS3 as a BD player. Best price and bang for the buck, and I expect it will be 1.1 & later -Live capable. Unless CEDIA comes out with something firm to meet those specs and cost $600 or less. I just wish the PS3 had analog outs.

What do you mean by analog outs? For sound or video? I have my PS3 hooked up to an analog tv with the cords out of the box...

[CAB]

I read that it's not helping at all. That guy from Universal said that the PS3 owners keep buying half a disc. I'm not clear on how that functions but I have my Dremmel out now, 80 BDs and all night to work on it.

[Maxell]

Originally Posted by CAB

I read that it's not helping at all. That guy from Universal said that the PS3 owners keep buying half a disc. I'm not clear on how that functions but I have my Dremmel out now, 80 BDs and all night to work on it.

Duh, you are getting your info from a guy from Universal, a company that is anti blu-ray!
HD-DVD belittle the PS3 by not counting it, preferring to use "standalone figures". I'm betting that the average PS3 owner has 1-4 blu-ray movies. And alot of members here have a lot more!

When better and more exclusive games come out for PS3 then you will see a rise in blu-ray movie sales as well. Not the case with 360 buyers because most wont buy a hddud addon right away.

[stephenj]

Originally Posted by jamclaur

What do you mean by analog outs? For sound or video? I have my PS3 hooked up to an analog tv with the cords out of the box...

he means 5.1 analog outputs for sound - a separate non-digital output (and thus wire) for each of the 5 surround speakers and the subwoofer.

this would allow him to enjoy the benefits of lossless PCM or TruHD without a receiver that has HDMI inputs and a processor for PCM or TruHD sound.

Like him, i wish the PS3 had analog outs, because my receiver has analog inputs but no HDMI inputs (thus, i can hear lossless sound when playing HD-DVDs, because my HD-D1 player has analog outs, but not when playing BD's via my PS3).

[navychop]

Yep. That's it exactly. I have one set of analog audio in, as well as 3 optical and one coax. The analog RCA inputs work much better. My JVC receiver is set up now for 5.1, although I have installed 7.1 speakers for the future. I figure upgrading to an HDMI receiver would cost at least $600.