Re: Which Blu do you use?

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What if average joe doesn't play video games and just wants to watch a movie.

Then don't play video games just use it as a player. I don't understand why people have such a hard time with this. They act like SONY said you must play at least one hour of games a day in order for the machine to work.

[Post edited by tony1569 on Feb 17, 2008]

Tony I don't know, maybe it is a psychological thing to me. I really just want a good dual player so I don't have to hook up 2 different players. And besides my TV only has 2 hdmi hook ups, and it is a great TV. I am not in the market for a new TV yet, so I guess I will have to wait. Do they make an HDMI splitter, that might do the trick?

IB, My 1080p DLP has only two inputs. The problem with some HDMI switchers/splitters is compatibility. Ok, you buy the switcher/splitter and later on you decide that you want one of the ONKYO recievers, you may run into some compatibility issues. This problem has surfaced in alot of cases because there are different variations of the HDMI spec. If you do decide to get an HDMI switcher/splitter make sure that it is spec 1.3a which is the latest spec and backward compatible.

[Post edited by tony1569 on Feb 17, 2008]

Hey Tony thanks a bunch, I appreciate the information.

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Well that Xbox 360 was going for the same thing, minus the built-in high-def player.

true, but MS doesnt make TVs and receivers so they can't own your whole entertainment system. The box-whichever it is-is just the way they control the flow in of your media. They both want this.


Anyway....Tony, I think part of the fear of using a PS3 as THE blu ray player is how long will it hold up. I can google plenty of links about the failure of the PS2 as primary DVD player as it wasn't designed properly for that. Fool us once, shame on Sony. I don't think some of us want to be fooled twice.

[Post edited by JServo on Feb 17, 2008]

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true, but MS doesnt make TVs and receivers so they can't own your whole entertainment system. The box-whichever it is-is just the way they control the flow in of your media. They both want this.


Anyway....Tony, I think part of the fear of using a PS3 as THE blu ray player is how long will it hold up. I can google plenty of links about the failure of the PS2 as primary DVD player as it wasn't designed properly for that. Fool us once, shame on Sony. I don't think some of us want to be fooled twice.

I won't even touch that whole thing about "but MS doesn't make TV's and receivers, so they can't own your whole entertainment system". I can't even begin to fathom what sort of issues you're having with that.

Also, there shouldn't be any "fears" about using the PS3 as a primary player. Don't compare the PS2's DVD playback issues with the PS3's ability to be a solid, long-term player of Blu-rays. It is like comparing apples to oranges. Remember, it's not the PS3 that's having the "Red Rings of Death" problems.

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So when average joe consumer walks into wally world and buys the Samsung player, not realizing that this machine will not play Blu ray discs properly, we should tell him that after he spent that all that money on this player he should have went with the PS3.
It disguises itself as a gaming console but it can do soooo much more. What if average joe doesn't play video games and just wants to watch a movie. This should be fun to watch. I am grabbing some awesome deals with HD DVD movies and will sit and watch for a long time before I even consider buying Blu Ray. Reliability, price, and getting everyone on the same page (sony makes a blu ray player, gaming console, ethernet connection, etc and no one else can make a standalone player that does this?) will all have to come together before a purchase is made.

First off, the average Joe will never buy into a $400+ player technology because it is way too expensive for him, and even if he did have the money for it, he would probably view it as an unnecessary upgrade over his already impressive looking DVD's. And second, you just don't seem to get what the PS3 is all about, so there is no use reasoning with you about it. Haters of Sony will always be too blind to see what great potential a system like the PS3 has anyway.

I have a PS3, there is just 0 reason to buy anything else. BD 1.1 support, future 2.0 support guaranteed, and fast boot up times. Even if you never play 1 game on it, the music/video streaming from your PC and web browser make it better then any BD out.

Also the fact that it has wireless built in is a bonus for a lot of people who don't want or have broadband in the living room.