Which is the better choice: A stand-alone Blu-ray player, or a PS3? Why?

[lojack1976]

Originally Posted by CasualKiller

No offense but I'm pretty sure WhatHiFi uses a little more than Monoprice cables and a 768p television.

Hold up pal...first off cables don't mean jack. This has been the consensus with pretty much everyone up here. And by the way I do have some Philips cables that I purchased Walmart because I was too impatient to order them at the time. And for your information I purchased I purchased a $70 Monster cable once when I had my first 1080p TV to see if there would be a difference and there was absolutely none so I took it back. Yeah, I had two 1080p TV's and I still own one by the way, so thanks for your indirect dis of my 768p TV.

I've used my PS3 on two different 1080p LCD's so I know fully well what kind of performance it has. I also have a standalone connected to my 1080p set that I still own so I have a very good comparison. The assertion by that reviewer that the PS3 puts out a noisy image is total BS. Did you actually read that review? Can you honestly sit there and call it professional? That's easily one of the shortest most incomplete reviews I've ever seen. Did they list any equipment that they compared it to? NOPE! Did they even mention what test material they used? NOPE! If you want to take stock in that review go ahead, but I personally wouldn't make any decision based on such drivel...except to find a more thorough review. THIS is what a real review should look like. Its a year old, but the point is that they actual reviewed it.