Sony PS3 as a decent Blu-ray player

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Read the below article with interest concerning Sonys entrance into the Blu-ray market. Given that the PS3 will retail for around $500 a fair bit cheaper than even the lowest priced Stand alone Blu-ray player. Considering all the multi media applications that the PS3 will be capable of what would be the incentive for buying one of the higher priced players? Will the out put quality be pared down? Doubtful since Sony have stated that "real" HD begins with them and 1080p. Get the feeling I'm missing something here with all the other Blu-ray players?

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So it transpires this morning, with Sony adding further fuel to the Blu-ray versus HD-DVD fire by touting the PS3 as a cut-price solution to your future high-definition movie viewing.

Why? Well, with the announcement of some of the first Blu-ray movie players from Samsung and Pioneer (the BD-1000 and BDP-HD1 respectively) due to come to market this spring and expected to cost around 1000 USD and 1800 USD, the PS3 - which ships with a Blu-ray drive - starts to look more of a bargain.

Okay, we still don't know the price of the PS3 itself yet, but with expectations around the 400-500 USD mark, Blu-ray movie playback could be an important factor in driving initial sales, just like DVD playback was for the PS2. By contrast, the first HD-DVD players from Toshiba will also debut in March with the HD-XA1 priced at 799.99 USD and the HD-A1 costing 499.99 USD.