Sold my BDP-300 for a 40gig PS3

[TheDoc46]

And I have to say, I am so much happier.. The 40gig PS3 is as quiet as the BDP-300 and so much more user friendly. No more frustrating slow responses from the remote, no more waiting a couple of minutes for a disc to load. No more where am I, did I press the button or is this thing as a slow as molasses.

No omre whining from the missus saying this thing is crap !

Plus I can play all my PS3 games from the front room on my DSP-A1.

Most happy..

[dpomp]

congrats. the ps3 is probably one of the best purchases i've ever made. hope you enjoy it

[PS3 Blu-Ray]

sweet dude, good deal, I also had a dsp-a1 lol, I had the black one

[Sonny]

Originally Posted by dpompeo

congrats. the ps3 is probably one of the best purchases i've ever made. hope you enjoy it

Ps3 is the best piece of equipment thats out there , and it will be for a long time. Its the best thing 'one' can spend there MONEY on.

[TheDoc46]

Originally Posted by Sonny

Ps3 is the best piece of equipment thats out there , and it will be for a long time. Its the best thing 'one' can spend there MONEY on.

I know I originally went for the BDP-300 to match the rest of my gear in the hi-fi rack.. But now the ps3 has to be tucked behind my tv.

For all those who are wondering, now that I own both a launch 60gig and recent 40gig. The 40gig IS A MUCH BETTER blu-ray player? Why cos its fan noise is a lot quieter, and it doesnt get as warm meaning the already silent fan hardly ever kicks in while watching a movie.

Thx

[Bango]

Interesting...I was thinking about getting a 40gb one strictly for blu-ray use as I want my baby (60gb) to last me forever!

[Synaptic Reality]

Originally Posted by TheDoc46

And I have to say, I am so much happier.. The 40gig PS3 is as quiet as the BDP-300 and so much more user friendly. No more frustrating slow responses from the remote, no more waiting a couple of minutes for a disc to load. No more where am I, did I press the button or is this thing as a slow as molasses.

No omre whining from the missus saying this thing is crap !

Plus I can play all my PS3 games from the front room on my DSP-A1.

Most happy..

I did the exact same thing, trading my 301 for a PS3 and I'm extremely glad I did! My better half is much happier as well

[nycomet]

The BDP-S300 does a good job when it's playing. However, I am embarrassed to turn it on and load a BD when I have guests. They think it's so slow that it must be a lemon, and they say I wasted my money.

So now I only use it when I am alone.

[wem003]

Originally Posted by TheDoc46

I know I originally went for the BDP-300 to match the rest of my gear in the hi-fi rack.. But now the ps3 has to be tucked behind my tv.

For all those who are wondering, now that I own both a launch 60gig and recent 40gig. The 40gig IS A MUCH BETTER blu-ray player? Why cos its fan noise is a lot quieter, and it doesnt get as warm meaning the already silent fan hardly ever kicks in while watching a movie.

Thx

This is the exact reason I am waiting to see if there is a new SKU coming that has B/C. If nothing comes out around June and the new Metal Gear bundle has the same 65nm chips - I will just get that.

I love my 60gig - but just wish it were quieter for movies.

[syncguy]

I feel that PS3 is the best value for money. It delivers an excellent picture for BD. If you could live with audio shortcomings of PS3, it is an excellent purchase.

[Blinkman987]

Sony hates you, the consumer, as a company and while the PS3 isn't a bad purchase, it certainly could be better.

PS3 Cons
-The controller feels like a dollar store toy.
-Spending $60 in 2 months on the Dualshock 3 controller.
-Rumble a fad? That was your official line? Too bad Sixaxis is not only crummy, but poorly implemented by developers.
-Where the HDMI cable? 10 cents too expensive for Sony? Thanks for trying to get me to buy a $70 Sony brand cable. I'll just go buy one for $1 online. I appreciate the hassle though.
-The marketplace interface is garbage. It's poorly organized (tell me where PSP demos are) and hard to interface with. Why do you think people would like using a web-broswer interface with a controller?
-Your controller was award-winning... in 1995. FPS games are a nightmare to play on your 20th century piece of trash.
-You have nothing to buy in your marketplace. I can go to 360 Marketplace and buy TV shows, music videos, etc...
-There are no games for the system. Unless you only want to play Metal Gear Solid this year and Final Fantasy next year, you're SOL.
-Every cross-platform game looks worse for PS3 except 1, and instead the PS3 version of Burnout lacks a customizable soundtrack. I'll take a minor visual performance cut over listening to Avril Lavigne's "Girlfriend."
-No developer wants to program games for you because your system is needlessly complicated and difficult.
-No PS2 backwards compatibility on low-end models because every month, except the last, PS2 outsells PS3. And there's no excuse for it anymore- emulation is now software based, so basically they're just telling you to screw off.

I own a PS3 and Wii, but I own exactly 1 game for my PS3 (Ratchet and CLank) and it'll be that way until FF 13 comes out. Overall, the PS3 is a fine purchase, but giving money to Sony is pretty much the consumer electronics equivalent to funding Al Queda.

ps - Rootkit, rootkit, rootkit, rootkit, rootkit

[jw]

Originally Posted by nycomet

The BDP-S300 does a good job when it's playing. However, I am embarrassed to turn it on and load a BD when I have guests. They think it's so slow that it must be a lemon, and they say I wasted my money.

So now I only use it when I am alone.

lol, like a moped, fun to ride but you dont want your friends to see you on it

[crackinhedz]

Originally Posted by Blinkman987

-The controller feels like a dollar store toy.

never played with a dollar store toy, so I couldnt make comparison.

-Spending $60 in 2 months on the Dualshock 3 controller.

...don't buy one if its an inconvenience.

-Rumble a fad? That was your official line? Too bad Sixaxis is not only crummy, but poorly implemented by developers.

Never been a fan of rumble or sixaxis...then again, I miss the old NES controller.

-Where the HDMI cable? 10 cents too expensive for Sony? Thanks for trying to get me to buy a $70 Sony brand cable. I'll just go buy one for $1 online. I appreciate the hassle though.

Im sure glad SONY gave me the opportunity to buy my HDMI cable elsewhere for a much better price instead of forcing me to use their "official" cable. What other system lets you use your own stuff? ...what do you mean you can swap out the hard drive with any 2.5" laptop drive?!! how dare SONY.

-The marketplace interface is garbage. It's poorly organized (tell me where PSP demos are) and hard to interface with. Why do you think people would like using a web-broswer interface with a controller?

I completely agree. But hey, its FREE.

-Your controller was award-winning... in 1995. FPS games are a nightmare to play on your 20th century piece of trash.

Nothing can compare to PC when it comes to FPS. Perhaps you set the expectation bar a little high?

-You have nothing to buy in your marketplace. I can go to 360 Marketplace and buy TV shows, music videos, etc...

No argument there.

-There are no games for the system. Unless you only want to play Metal Gear Solid this year and Final Fantasy next year, you're SOL.

One man's opinion is another man's disbelief.

-Every cross-platform game looks worse for PS3 except 1, and instead the PS3 version of Burnout lacks a customizable soundtrack. I'll take a minor visual performance cut over listening to Avril Lavigne's "Girlfriend."

see above. ^^

-No developer wants to program games for you because your system is needlessly complicated and difficult.

Rockstar to develop brand new franchise exclusively for PlayStation 3

myth busted?

-No PS2 backwards compatibility on low-end models because every month, except the last, PS2 outsells PS3. And there's no excuse for it anymore- emulation is now software based, so basically they're just telling you to screw off.

PS2 backwards compatibility may not even matter to most. If it does affect you, then you make a point. Other than that, its really no different than other model PS3's.

p.s. I was not even aware that there was a "low end" model PS3?

I own a PS3

you don't say?

[Yeha-Noha]

Originally Posted by TheDoc46

And I have to say, I am so much happier.. The 40gig PS3 is as quiet as the BDP-300 and so much more user friendly. No more frustrating slow responses from the remote, no more waiting a couple of minutes for a disc to load. No more where am I, did I press the button or is this thing as a slow as molasses.

No omre whining from the missus saying this thing is crap !

Plus I can play all my PS3 games from the front room on my DSP-A1.

Most happy..

Me too! I am getting rid of my BDP-S301, but I will not be replacing it with PS3 40/60 GB player. My son brought his PS3 60GB player over the other night so I could test drive it to see if that's what I wanted. Both of the players were hooked up to my new Onkyo 805 using separate HDMI connections and comparisions were made by switching between HDMI inputs.

The PS3's PQ wasn't any better on my 47" LCD 1080p than it was for the S301 My son also expected the PS3 to have better PQ, but he admitted that there wasn't any difference between the two. Both units gave a great HD picture while watching The 5th Element (Remastered). My son brought over his copy of the same BD so both were playing The 5th Element simultaneously and we synchonized them as best as we could. I just bought an Onkyo 805 last week and my son wanted to see that and how well his PS3 performed especially with the DD-THD audio because his AVR does not have HDMI connections. He uses an optical connection for sound. He was ecstatic with the excellent sound of lossless DD THD decoded in the PS3 and sent as PCM to my Onkyo 805 though HDMI. Now he's getting one.

There was no difference in AQ between the two for the Fifth Element (remastered) PCM 5.1 or DD-THD. The S301 is no piece of crap, and neither is the PS3. My son was actually impressed by the S301's performance. He was a nay sayer and despite all his attempts at persuading me to get a PS3, I went out and bought the S301. It was cheaper! Actually, the S301 performs much better through HDMI than it did with the former 5.1 analog connection I was using. True, if you enjoy games, get the PS3 best of both worlds.

It looks like I wouldn't gain much by getting the PS3 except games and reduced load times. I want to be able to listen to any lossless audio format availabe on a BD, especially DTS-MA tracks. That's why I've decided to go for the Panasonic DMP-BD50.