Xbox One S questions from a PS3er

[Nick4Blu_81]

My 2008 40gb PS3 is dying. It’s been a real champ. I’m thinking about replacing it with an Xbox One S. I don’t currently have a 4K tv as I’m still in love with panny plasma. Will the Xbox One S work with my Harmony One remote? I would use the 1S as a stand-alone console without feeding my components through it. Also, Is the BD player onboard the 1S a good one?

[Batman90]

Originally Posted by Nick4Blu_81

My 2008 40gb PS3 is dying. It’s been a real champ. I’m thinking about replacing it with an Xbox One S. I don’t currently have a 4K tv as I’m still in love with panny plasma. Will the Xbox One S work with my Harmony One remote? I would use the 1S as a stand-alone console without feeding my components through it. Also, Is the BD player onboard the 1S a good one?

You don’t need a 4k tv for the X1 to work it will work on any HD tv. Plus yes the Bluray drive works great . It’s worth buying.

[SPH]

S is a great unit. Scorpio is a step up in most cases but imo its overkill for what is available right now. Ill wait for the cost to come down to a reasonable amount.

[A Tortured Duckling]

Originally Posted by Nick4Blu_81

My 2008 40gb PS3 is dying. It’s been a real champ. I’m thinking about replacing it with an Xbox One S. I don’t currently have a 4K tv as I’m still in love with panny plasma. Will the Xbox One S work with my Harmony One remote? I would use the 1S as a stand-alone console without feeding my components through it. Also, Is the BD player onboard the 1S a good one?

I own a Harmony, and it does work with the XBone.

Coming from a PS3, the XBone's Blu-ray & DVD app will leave you underwhelmed and disappointed. Having owned both the original XBone and the XBone S (Gears of War Edition) - I can honestly tell you that it is utter garbage, and will cause you more frustration than it will bring you entertainment. The app currently has a 2/5 star rating with 556 reviews, just to give you an idea of how people feel about it. So while the actual physical Blu-ray drive is fine, I will still suggest you steer clear from making this your "one stop" unit, and urge you to invest a few more bucks into a simple Blu-ray player like the Sony BDPS-3700.

That said, other than the Blu-ray & DVD app being shitty and a few minor gripes aside, the Xbox One S is great. It's incredibly user friendly and comes with a fantastic controller. It also doesn't need a 4K TV, but offers a number of UDH & HDR related features for when you inevitably upgrade down the road.

You can go to the store right now and get a 500GB Xbone S & Forza Horizon 3 + FH3 Hotwheels for $279.99. That's a damn steal, imo.

Also, Amazon is including a free copy of Rainbow Six: Siege with the purchase of a 6 month Xbox Live Gold card.

[dyne]

Autumn, since you had both I’m assuming you’re still running the S? I only ask because I did some searching and people seemed to have issues with the S but not the original.

[Nick4Blu_81]

I ordered an Xbox1S. I was hoping to make it my primary BD player and am disappointed with the reviews of the BD/DVD app. If it does not perform to my liking I will also purchase a stand-alone BD player. With so many complaints about this, why hasnt Microsoft done anything to fix it? It’s all software right?

[A Tortured Duckling]

Originally Posted by dyne

Autumn, since you had both I’m assuming you’re still running the S? I only ask because I did some searching and people seemed to have issues with the S but not the original.

I'm using the S, while the lady of the house is using the original. Since our 5 year old BDPS-790 crapped out we've tried to watch Blu-ray on both models several times before giving up on them. She's now using her PS4 and I picked up a Sony BDPS6700 along with a multi-region BDPS 1700.

We own two of every major console going all the way back to the NES....

Originally Posted by Nick4Blu_81

I ordered an Xbox1S. I was hoping to make it my primary BD player and am disappointed with the reviews of the BD/DVD app. If it does not perform to my liking I will also purchase a stand-alone BD player. With so many complaints about this, why hasnt Microsoft done anything to fix it? It’s all software right?

Yep, it is just the software that's the issue. I don't know why MS hasn't improved on it, but I don't see it changing any time soon.

Good call on the purchase, though. I'm certain you'll be happy with everything else.

[Nick4Blu_81]

Well after more and more research I cancelled my order. Thank you all for helping me Decide whether or not I want an Xbox one. I believe I don’t as I will be disappointed in its reliability as a BD player. If someone can delete this thread that would be OK with me.

[A Tortured Duckling]

Originally Posted by Nick4Blu_81

Well after more and more research I cancelled my order. Thank you all for helping me Decide whether or not I want an Xbox one. I believe I don’t as I will be disappointed in its reliability as a BD player. If someone can delete this thread that would be OK with me.

That's unfortunate, but understandable. While it's a great console that's no better or worse than a standard PS4 in regards to the gaming side of things, it simply lacks several features that make the PS4 a more convenient "one and done" machine. I own and love both, but if I were to go without a Blu-ray player and just the one console, I would definitely go with Sony.

[Falcon21]

I use my Xbox One to watch blu-rays often and can't say I've really noticed anything bad about it. I actually prefer it over my PS4 because I can hook up my headphones at night and watch movies with the Dolby Atmos virtual surround sound. Unfortunately Sony decided to forgo the 4K blu-ray player so if you want a console with one you are limited to the Xbox.

[SlaughterX]

The XBox isn't an Oppo by any means, but it is a competent BD player. I do think standard BDs look slightly better on my PS4 on my LG E6P, but it's most likely because of a black level setting or something. It used to stutter at times when playing UHDs but I haven't noticed that happening in a while. They do constantly update the software.

I typically just use my 1S for UHDs, PS4 for BDs, and TV for streaming. I don't own a stand alone player because I feel like that would be a waste considering almost everything connected to it already does.