PS3 for non-gamers?

[EricJ]

I need player advice--And I could go into a long and cringingly painful history about why I have deep-seated hostilities against PS3 gamer-boiz who came into Blu thru gaming rather than vice versa.
(Let's just say that back before Sony got its Blu act together, we had one aspiring PS3 would-be volunteer viral-marketing "Sony-scout" crossposting from the game groups, who within a month had our entire DVD group united as one and singing the praises of early HD, just to P*SS THE GUY OFF!!!! )

Therefore, I would like all the hardcore PS3 gamerz, who wish to convert me to rooling games of GTA 4 and Guitar Hero to now leave the room. Baliff, please clear the court.
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I hope I am now addressing the "purist" home-theater fans on the board, who live only for the right DVD format and the highest aggregate of tech specs:

Question: I'd like to get a player by the all-important Christmas sales--
But as the third-generation players are announced, I see one here that doesn't have 1.1 yet, one there that can't upconvert, another one that doesn't have all the newest audio codecs, one that can't switch 4:3, etc...
And the one that does continually live up to specs, and has innards most likely to firmware up to Pirates-playable BD-J is...(oh, cripes)...PS3.
(Darn...WHY did it have that one?)

All right. That does it. Speaking from purely a home-theater aspect (as I am well past the game demographic, have neither the time, inclination or clue needed to play Guitar Hero, am thoroughly confused by "spinning" games, and haven't played any PlayStation since they had that Mac patch for Final Fantasy VII), is it worth just buying a PS3 as Blu movie player alone over all the other standalones?
Or should I wait and play Profile 2.0 Roulette with whichever company brings the minimum standards out first in an affordable player, even if it takes till Summer/Fall '08?