Playstation 3: Not the best Blu-ray player you can buy
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Until the new players come out this summer/fall with profile 2.0, it's still the best bang for the buck.
If you don't care about picture quality. You can shine a turd all you want, but it's still a turd.
Have you ever owned a PS3 and seen it in action compared to a standalone? If so, was the PQ difference that noticable?
Regardless of what the article says, the PS3 is a more than adequate BD player, and the only one with profile 2.0 at the present moment. I have noticed no PQ problems sitting at close range to my 34" 1080i Toshiba CRT while watching a BD disc on the PS3. The difference between it and broadcast HD is staggering.
My biggest complaint was the lack of resume play functionality which has been addressed in newest update (along with a mosquito noise reduction feature). 5.1 analog audio out would be great, but how many BD players under $500 have that?
All BD standalones have 5.1 analog out. It's the Toshiba/Venturer HD DVD players that differ in that regard.
Unless I'm missing something, I don't think the Samsung 1400 or the Sony S300 have six channel (5.1) analog outputs on them, though the Panasonic BD30 appears to. Any others for under $500?
So you buy a PS3 for lets say $400, when comparable Blu-Rays were $600. You saved $200.(which for some of us is a much easier sell to the other half) You use the PS3 for 2 years, enjoying the major improvement over regular DVD, building up a BluRay library, as well as the game machine end of it. At the end of 2 years, you can pick up a better Blu-ray for $200, (again an easier sell to the other half), and you have the best of both worlds.
Play the game of electronic economics*, and get more in the long run.
*electronic economics, the only industry where you get more in 3 years for substantially less money.
Play the game of electronic economics*, and get more in the long run.
*electronic economics, the only industry where you get more in 3 years for substantially less money.
The Samsung 1400 has 5.1 analog out and decodes. The BD30 has 5.1 analog but doesn't decode.
Not counting the PS3 and LG BH-200 (dual format) the only standalone that doesn't have at least 5.1 analog outs is the Denon DVD-2500BTCI. It is a transport system.
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Sorry, wrong assumption. I have not heard if the Samsung 1500 will have anlog outs or not as it isn't supposed to decode internally either. I'm sure it will though.
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The PS3 does a lot of good things. But, I do not think it is a perfect player. But, as mentioned above it can have updates to make it better. I will continue to use mine until they have BD standalones that blow it out of the water.
Eventually the standalone processing power will be shrunk down enough to handle everything BD can throw at it and cost a couple bucks. Then a cheap player will be able to outdo the PS3.
I just view the PS3 as a way to view BD until the players have the bugs all worked out. At least the PS3 gets updated a lot and keeps improving.
Eventually the standalone processing power will be shrunk down enough to handle everything BD can throw at it and cost a couple bucks. Then a cheap player will be able to outdo the PS3.
I just view the PS3 as a way to view BD until the players have the bugs all worked out. At least the PS3 gets updated a lot and keeps improving.
Damn, people get really picky.
The PS3 is a darn good player for the money, and whoever brings up the whole PQ discussion...please bring up an image comparison side to side and show me the huge difference in PQ from a valid* website + link.
The PS3 is a darn good player for the money, and whoever brings up the whole PQ discussion...please bring up an image comparison side to side and show me the huge difference in PQ from a valid* website + link.
Well then show me a huge difference in PQ between a good upconverted dvd and blu ray. Different yes, huge it's not.
