Sell S300 on eBay and buy a PS3? - Blu-ray Forum

shoppingforplayer · 03-14-2008, 04:45 AM

Should we do this?

Would it be worth the trouble?

My dad is getting pissed about the 1 minute boot, and it froze tonight and it took 5 minutes to get back to our movie....

Is the ps3 a better player?

iNCREDiPiNOY · 03-14-2008, 04:55 AM

Let him decide if he want to upgrade to PS3+Metal Gear Solid 4+Dual Shock3 Bundle.

turboedguy · 03-14-2008, 04:57 AM

The PS3 has much faster load times. Mine has never frozen on a Blu-ray.

iNCREDiPiNOY · 03-14-2008, 05:02 AM

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Originally Posted by turboedguy

The PS3 has much faster load times. Mine has never frozen on a Blu-ray.

Same here!

Invincible0427 · 03-14-2008, 05:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by turboedguy

The PS3 has much faster load times. Mine has never frozen on a Blu-ray.

yep

shoppingforplayer · 03-14-2008, 05:36 AM

Is PQ better?

BTBuck1 · 03-14-2008, 05:43 AM

PQ is the same, but the s300 has some clunky operation.

I just replaced mine with a bd-p1400 from samsung and I can already tell a difference in fucntionality, etc. plus trueHD and DTS-hd r0x!

but the ps3

is THE BD player to get still, hands down!

AranhaHunter · 03-14-2008, 06:01 AM

Yes and buy Uncharted.

Ice2Dragon · 03-14-2008, 08:09 AM

im tempted to go out and pick up a new blu ray player soon.. unless the ps3 gets an update for dts master hd audio -_-V

crackinhedz · 03-14-2008, 02:46 PM

Sell S300 on eBay and buy a PS3?

I would.

Even if not for a PS3, any other bluray player (newer models of course).

nycomet · 03-14-2008, 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by crackinhedz

Sell S300 on eBay and buy a PS3?

I would.

Even if not for a PS3, any other bluray player (newer models of course).

Yeah, but WHO would buy it?

crackinhedz · 03-14-2008, 02:54 PM

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Yeah, but WHO would buy it?

the OP would probably take a monetary loss, but people will buy anything on ebay.

TheDoc46 · 03-14-2008, 03:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shoppingforplayer

Should we do this?

Would it be worth the trouble?

My dad is getting pissed about the 1 minute boot, and it froze tonight and it took 5 minutes to get back to our movie....

Is the ps3 a better player?

Hell yeah !

Just done the same myself.. (find my previous post) I'm a lot happier..

Cyberdyne · 03-14-2008, 04:23 PM

Yeah, I would (and did) although the prices on EBay are dropping fast; I think you can squeeze out $200-$250 for the S300

I had the luck of buying my S300 when Sony dropped the price to $299 so I even made a little profit there

Don't wait too long!

Blu Ray McHone · 03-14-2008, 04:44 PM

I love my S300. Wouldn't trade it for anything. To each their own, I guess.

pedigree · 03-14-2008, 04:52 PM

imo, the ps3 is the best possible solution. i dont know too too much about standalone players, and even less about specific models, but i do know that my ps3 loading times are extremely quick (never more than 30 seconds even when a notice pops up telling me that it could take up to 5 minutes!) as well as easily upgradeable software (which is key and necessary for the playing of newer bdm). and in the end you'll be spending as much as you would for the ps3 as you would for a low end bd player but still get the nextgen gaming console (basically for free). there's a ps3 remote which words wonders, is blu tooth compatible (except it doenst have a backlight

) and again imo, the ps3 has a sleeker and more "advanced" look whereas the standalones i've seen to date are clunky and ugly... like really really old vcr's

guartho · 03-14-2008, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by pedigree

) and again imo, the ps3 has a sleeker and more "advanced" look whereas the standalones i've seen to date are clunky and ugly... like really really old vcr's

I just sent back a stand-alone in order to get a PS3. I just wanted to say that I do not like the sleek, advanced look. The PS3 is going to my office first so it's a non-issue for awhile, but it's going home eventually. When it gets there I want to add it to my stack. Unfortunately it has to go on top because I can't stack anything on top of it. Unfortunately my Wii has to go on top because it's too small to stack anything on top of it. It's all uber-sexy and all, but I'd prefer smooth integration into my home entertainment setup.

JasonR · 03-14-2008, 05:23 PM

I like my S300 as well.

It will do the job until I do some other upgrades then it will rotate into another room. That will probably be about a year, so hopefully there are price drops by then. I know it can't do DTS-HDMA, but I just watched I,Robot with the core DTS soundtrack

It was Awesome! I can live without one of the HD audio codecs for a little while. As far a load times, they were bad initially but after all the updates it doesn't really bother me.

jw · 03-14-2008, 05:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shoppingforplayer

Should we do this?

Would it be worth the trouble?

My dad is getting pissed about the 1 minute boot, and it froze tonight and it took 5 minutes to get back to our movie....

Is the ps3 a better player?

I Amazoned mine, we hooked the PS3 up, no load times and updates with wireless connection, life couldnt be simplier

pedigree · 03-14-2008, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by guartho

I just sent back a stand-alone in order to get a PS3. I just wanted to say that I do not like the sleek, advanced look. The PS3 is going to my office first so it's a non-issue for awhile, but it's going home eventually. When it gets there I want to add it to my stack. Unfortunately it has to go on top because I can't stack anything on top of it. Unfortunately my Wii has to go on top because it's too small to stack anything on top of it. It's all uber-sexy and all, but I'd prefer smooth integration into my home entertainment setup.

i can definitely see your point and for condensed spaces where you want to stack your hardware the ps3 is definitely impractical... see for me, its my tv on the wall and the ps3 and thats it... unless i had a receiver i dont really see the point to have so many things that you would need to formulate some sort of jenga tower to keep them all??? if you dont mind me asking, what are you stacking?

03-14-2008, 04:45 AM	#1
shoppingforplayer Member Member since:Aug 2007	Sell S300 on eBay and buy a PS3? Should we do this? Would it be worth the trouble? My dad is getting pissed about the 1 minute boot, and it froze tonight and it took 5 minutes to get back to our movie.... Is the ps3 a better player?

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03-14-2008, 04:55 AM	#2
iNCREDiPiNOY Banned Member since:Aug 2007 Location:NoHo, Cali PSN:iNCREDiPiNOY Wii:6379344902430379 Blu-ray collection:143 Trading Score:16	Let him decide if he want to upgrade to PS3+Metal Gear Solid 4+Dual Shock3 Bundle.

03-14-2008, 04:57 AM	#3
turboedguy Banned Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Santa Clarita Ca.	The PS3 has much faster load times. Mine has never frozen on a Blu-ray.

03-14-2008, 05:36 AM	#6
shoppingforplayer Member Member since:Aug 2007	Is PQ better?

03-14-2008, 05:43 AM	#7
BTBuck1 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jun 2006 Location:Oceanside, CA. Blu-ray collection:507 DVD collection:1	PQ is the same, but the s300 has some clunky operation. I just replaced mine with a bd-p1400 from samsung and I can already tell a difference in fucntionality, etc. plus trueHD and DTS-hd r0x! but the ps3 is THE BD player to get still, hands down!

03-14-2008, 06:01 AM	#8
AranhaHunter Moderator Top contributor Member since:Jul 2007 Trading Score:1	Yes and buy Uncharted.

03-14-2008, 08:09 AM	#9
Ice2Dragon Power Member Member since:Nov 2007 Trading Score:9	im tempted to go out and pick up a new blu ray player soon.. unless the ps3 gets an update for dts master hd audio -_-V

03-14-2008, 02:46 PM	#10
crackinhedz Super Moderator Member since:Feb 2007 Home Theater Gallery:10 Blu-ray reviews:8 Trading Score:19	Sell S300 on eBay and buy a PS3? I would. Even if not for a PS3, any other bluray player (newer models of course).

03-14-2008, 04:23 PM	#14
Cyberdyne Member Member since:Mar 2008 Blu-ray collection:9 Trading Score:3	Yeah, I would (and did) although the prices on EBay are dropping fast; I think you can squeeze out $200-$250 for the S300 I had the luck of buying my S300 when Sony dropped the price to $299 so I even made a little profit there Don't wait too long!

03-14-2008, 04:44 PM	#15
Blu Ray McHone Expert Member Member since:Mar 2008 Location:Ohio Blu-ray reviews: 2	I love my S300. Wouldn't trade it for anything. To each their own, I guess.

03-14-2008, 04:52 PM	#16
pedigree Power Member Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Montreal, Canada	imo, the ps3 is the best possible solution. i dont know too too much about standalone players, and even less about specific models, but i do know that my ps3 loading times are extremely quick (never more than 30 seconds even when a notice pops up telling me that it could take up to 5 minutes!) as well as easily upgradeable software (which is key and necessary for the playing of newer bdm). and in the end you'll be spending as much as you would for the ps3 as you would for a low end bd player but still get the nextgen gaming console (basically for free). there's a ps3 remote which words wonders, is blu tooth compatible (except it doenst have a backlight ) and again imo, the ps3 has a sleeker and more "advanced" look whereas the standalones i've seen to date are clunky and ugly... like really really old vcr's

03-14-2008, 05:23 PM	#18
JasonR Super Moderator Top contributor Member since:Nov 2007 Trading Score:12	I like my S300 as well. It will do the job until I do some other upgrades then it will rotate into another room. That will probably be about a year, so hopefully there are price drops by then. I know it can't do DTS-HDMA, but I just watched I,Robot with the core DTS soundtrack It was Awesome! I can live without one of the HD audio codecs for a little while. As far a load times, they were bad initially but after all the updates it doesn't really bother me.

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