Blu-ray Recorders & PS3 - Australia

[bluwombat]

Hi,

Have been waiting now here in OZ for over a year for Sony to release some of the Blu-ray recorders but so far no luck - only decent one seems to be the Panasonic DMR-BW500; unfortunately it's only BD Profile 1.1 and not upgradeable to Profile 2.0 I've been told + I want a wifi enabled recorder as well (picky aren't I). In the interim waiting for Sony to do something, I've decided to buy an 80Gb PS3 just so I can play my few Blu-ray discs (I'm slowly buying more as decent films are released) & get a Blu-ray recorder once a decent one is released to the OZ market. I've got a Panasonic 250Gb recorder so that'll keep me going for recording TV programs. My questions are:

1. Does anyone have any comment on this strategy?
2. Is there anything else I should be considering?
3. Are there any traps about the PS3 I need to be aware of?
4. Any advice on the cheapest place to buy a PS3 - in Sydney or on the web?

Appreciate any input/advice.

Thx...