Why buy anything but a PS3?

[bhampton]

I bought a PS3.

I do play the occasional game on it though.

I see no reason to buy a stand alone. Well,.. if the stand alone had analog outputs and decoders for all the audio formats then that could be usefull to people like me who have older AV Recievers. But,.. now I have an excuse to upgrade to HDMI audio which is really the better answer anyway.

-Brian

[jorg]

right know only the only thing is manly becuase alot of poeaple dose have hdmi resivers

[kilofox]

I think that the PS3 is the only player out there that is upgradable to Profile 2.0

[The Don]

Originally Posted by bhampton

I bought a PS3.

I do play the occasional game on it though.

I see no reason to buy a stand alone. Well,.. if the stand alone had analog outputs and decoders for all the audio formats then that could be usefull to people like me who have older AV Recievers. But,.. now I have an excuse to upgrade to HDMI audio which is really the better answer anyway.

-Brian

exactly...I have 45 Blu's and 2 games...(not including downloads) and do not see a point in having a standalone player..

[CptGreedle]

although there are other topics on this, I believe that the 2 draw backs are that:
A) The PS3 does not support universal IR remotes. There is no IR port on the PS3 and the blu-ray remote uses bluetooth and not IR.
B) DTS HD MA. The PS3 CAN play DTS, and plays lossless as well. But it can not bitstream or decode DTS HD MA (master audio). There is a rumor that they will add the ability to decode it in a future upgrade. There is nothing stopping it from decoding the codec itself, they apparently have decided to wait until more players support DTS HD MA before they add it to the PS3.

So the DTS HD MA argument is weak as few movies support it, fewer players support it, and it is likely that the PS3 will support it in the future.
There are also work around for the IR universal remote but they are far from perfect. Rumors have it that there will be a device that can receive IR signals and transmit the proper bluetooth signals so you can use universal remotes with the PS3 someday, but that is still just rumor.

The biggest advantage of the PS3 is the fact that it is nearly future-proof. It can handle major upgrades and is powerful enough to decode most anything you throw at it. So if you get one, you are likely to never need to buy a stand alone, unless you want a dedicated player.

[TIki_Guy]

Originally Posted by CptGreedle

A) The PS3 does not support universal IR remotes. There is no IR port on the PS3 and the blu-ray remote uses bluetooth and not IR.

I bought a $20 PS3 remote (Niko I think) that came with an IR dongle and use my Harmony 550 with it.

Only downside is that there is a thing the size of a thumbdrive sticking out of it.

A few Months ago I went to the Disney Blu-Ray event and asked this same question about why would I spend $800 for the Panasonic stand alone when the PS3 is only $400. The guy there pointed out how my heat the PS3 puts off and he didn't expect it to last for many years like the stand alone. He said that the remote wasn't very good, or included or compatable with universals. He also said something about audio that I didn't get at the time, this was before I got really into it. Then he said that for me, and most everyone the PS3 was the way to go.

When I bought mine I was planning on using it as a Blu-Ray player, but I rented Assassins Creed and fell in love with the game. I really have enjoyed games on the PS3 more than any system I've had since the early 80s when my Atari 2600 was my life!

Not being a Hard Core gammer downloading Demos is awesome! Many times I'll get a game and get stuck on the first level and give up, with the PS3 I can download the first level of so many games and be almost as happy as I'd be whith the whole thing. I enjoyed the Demo of Nascar 08, because I don't need 36 different drivers or a bunch of tracks, if I bought it I'd race with one or two drivers and wouldn't care if what track I was on. I'm not that much of a NASCAR fan. Some Demos did make me want to buy the game, I'll buy Paradise City soon.

[Living Near Shamu]

I bought a PS3 for xmas because I wanted something that could be future-proof, would update the firmware fast and easy (no cd burning crap) and I love the design. Its awesome, futuristic, yes it sticks out, but for the good reasons. When someone goes to your house and you have just another square box in the Entertainment Center, they don't go down there to see what you have. A PS3, on the other hand, sticks out and screams "Look At Me" and people see the big name PLAYSTATION 3 and go "oooohh" and "wow".

Plus, I've never had any problem playing a movie, games look great if you decide to get one later to kill some time, and it doesn't make any noise. A laptop will be louder on the fan than the PS3.

[davidPS3]

Originally Posted by bhampton

I bought a PS3.

I do play the occasional game on it though.

I see no reason to buy a stand alone. Well,.. if the stand alone had analog outputs and decoders for all the audio formats then that could be usefull to people like me who have older AV Recievers. But,.. now I have an excuse to upgrade to HDMI audio which is really the better answer anyway.

-Brian

I have 2 PS3's and think they are the best deal for the money. No load times and very quite. Good price as well! They also look great.

You may not be into gaming, but honestly, try Call Of Duty 4 and run the sound thru a receiver, you will be blown away, literally!