I'm thinking of buying a Blu-ray disc player...?

Question

Does PS3 support all the functions/features (1080p, True Dolby, etc...) of a Blu-ray disc player?

Answer 1

It has some VERY minor limitations but for $400 the PS3 is a steal! Dude its like buying a solid Blu-ray player and getting a wicked gaming system for free.

And it gets better with each firmware update (see the article below).

Answer 2

PS3 is great, full featured player.  Great icture, great sound.  It is up to current 1.1 specs, and Sony will issue a software upgrade to bring it up to 2.0 specs.

Since PS3 is a full blown computer, the chances are that it will be upgradable to the new specs as they come out - better chances than with a stand alone player.

The only CON hat I found is that there is no ON/OFF from the remote.

But there are lots of PROS:

It is also a great media center - I upgraded the internal HD to 320gb, and have all my HD home movies on it!

Great game console

I think PS3 is the best deal on the electronics market today! (almost as good as Bear and Sterns at $2/share)

Answer 3

It can decode TrueHD and has all of the important features of a Blu-Ray player.  It is the most fully featured blu-ray player in its price range.  However, it cannot decode DTS-HD MA.  The one caveat is that it does not support IR Remotes out of the box.  You can get a nyko blue wave remote and have most (not all) of the remote functions you'd have on a stand alone player.

There really is nothing else in the league of the PS3 in terms of blu-ray players.   Your next best option would be the Panasonic player.

See http://reviews.cnet.com/4370-9991_7-197-... for cnet's take.

Answer 4

It supports all of the same video features such as 1080p, etc.

The sound is a BIT different, but you will not notice unless you have a 5,000$ Audiophile system. The Blu-Ray standalone player supports a higher bitrate for audio than the PS3 does.

Make sure to use an HDMI Cable to get the full resolution of the PS3. You CANNOT see Blu-Ray quality unless you are using an HDMI Cable!

We sell 1080p HDMI Cables on our website starting at 9$ per.

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