Is PS3 Still The Best Blu-ray Player??

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Originally Posted by lDlisturb3d

Umm not really, i pay my own electric bill which usaully ranges from 80 to 100 bucks.

The Ps3 is the best, im not dumb nor going to fall into a marketing rip off, If you want a multifunctional, reliable, good quality bd player then buy the PS3, the only bd players that can compete with it are the oppo's and look how much they cost! In addition they arent better IMO.

If you arent broke get a PS3 but if money is tight for you then go ahead their are other options but you wont get the same options and quality as a PS3 END OF STORY.

Just because you pay your own electric bill doesn't change the fact that, yes, many PS3 owners do not pay their own electric bill compared to those who own stand-alones. It is a gaming console after all, kids tend to ask for those for xmas. and it doesn't change the fact that the PS3 is indeed a power hog compared to stand-alones. That doesn't matter to you? Superb! It matters to some of us who are simply looking for efficient and quality home theater equipment. So if you are only playing movies, paying 5-10 times more in electricity to do the same activity you would on a stand-alone, is not a non-issue to many.

I'm not knocking the Ps3, I've owned six of them. It's a superb all-around unit, but it's not for everyone. If you don't care about gaming it's possible it's not the player for you. There are many players now well under the $200 mark that have just as good BD playback, similar SD DVD upscaling and similar networking/streaming services like netflix.

This wasn't the case a year ago. A year ago I would've leaned people much more towards the PS3. But the market has changed and it's no longer the no-brainer it once was. If it was, we probably wouldn't be having this conversation in the first place. and as time goes on, Sony may well upgrade future unit hardware for the 1.4 spec, but this leaves current owners in the same boat as current stand-alone owners. Stuck in 1.3a land. and we can debate the usefulness of this, but the fact remains there are hardware limitations currently. Of course if you require multi-channel audio outputs, the PS3 was never an option for you to begin with.

The PS3 is the best player for you? Great! It's a fine machine! But don't confuse yourself, your needs and aesthetic with everyone else. There is no end of story on a subject so subjective, no matter how many sentences you bold, underline or how sticky your caps-lock button is.