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Seven reasons you shouldn't use the PS3 as your Blu-ray player

By Matthew Moskovciak and Ty Pendlebury on 26 May 2008

While Sony's PlayStation 3 is arguably the best Blu-ray player on the market right now, we offer up a few legitimate reasons why you might want to get a stand-alone player instead.

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  • notsuj commented on 26/05/2008 13:36

    wow CNET you guy always "TRY" to look like your smart. but look people are "waking up" un like you fascist followers. blind and still trying to control but look WE HAVE MINDS OF ARE OWN. good day!

  • Dizzle commented on 26/05/2008 13:23

    "OK, before the angry fanboy comments roll in"
    That there is flame bait.. Plain and simple... Where did you learn journalism? Internet forums?

  • Squid commented on 26/05/2008 13:21

    1) This is a major flaw both in the PS3 and the universal remote product lines. C'mon logitech, you have had 12 months+ and still no sign of BT support. Check www.ir2bt.com I have one, and it works.

    2) Useless comment without figures. Mine isn't too loud, and I never hear it during a movie. It is in a closed well ventilated cabinet.

    3) My Girfriend worked it out unassisted. She isn't the best with technology, so really how hard is it?

    4) it won't display HD picture on an SD TV either... is that a flaw of the player or the user's equiptment.

    5) I assume you are using an average movie of 2 hours. In which case you are talking in the vicinity of .085 kw/h for the ps3 and .0025 for the standalone. Both have negligable cost.

    6) WTF? you would choose any home theatre device on this criteria? I know see why your other points have little to no cred.

    7) Well all your other arguments failing, I guess this point is mute.

  • What the? commented on 26/05/2008 12:29

    PS3 can be upgraded to BD 1.1 or 2.0 via firmware, whereas if you want to buy a stand alone with this, you'll have to pay more for the same feature, I believe..I have mine hooked up to the lastest amp, as long as I know I am getting True HD sound, I don't really care if Dolby TrueHD indication appears on my amp at all, there are some articles that state Linear PCM sounds better than bitstream but every person is different..

  • Matt commented on 26/05/2008 12:27

    You neglect to mention the fact that until Sony/BD board make a firm standard the ps3 is the best option. No other bluray player has had as many updates/improvements as the PS3. Its sony's flagship player at present and will continue to be for quite some time. You also didnt mention the load times of the ps3 with bluray compared to a stand alone player. And for the record, i'm not a bd fanboy, i wanted HD to win, but as far as BD palyers go, the PS3 is the smartest choice

  • dissapointed commented on 26/05/2008 11:42

    first the article say's the ps3 is the best on the market, then it comes up with 7 laughable reasons NOT to use it???

    Comon guys, come up with better stuff than this

  • ac commented on 26/05/2008 11:38

    My response to these points:
    True that it uses bluetooth rather than IR. but this point is useless if you consider my later answers.
    If it's louder then all you need to do is enclose it. because it's using bluetooth rather than IR, you dont need line of sight to use the remote and the only time you'll ever need to open the enclosure is to insert/remove discs.
    And finally, how can you use money savings as a point where you are actually asking people to PURCHASE ANOTHER stand alone BD player? did you guys even think this through? If people have to money to buy a big plasma and to hook up a 6.1 receiver with Dolbe TrueHD then why in the world would they be concerned about 140kw vs 25kw???

    Overall your article, while commendable, was not well thought out and contradicted itself.

  • N.Jane commented on 26/05/2008 10:44

    If you don't pick up how to use the XMB immediately, you can easily fix that by reading the manual, and if you're new to these things, you probably should have done so in the first place. I have my PS3 rigged up to a 6.1 Surround Sound system, and I've never had a problem audio-wise (given, it IS another Sony product, but most new amps work the same). The only issue in playback I've had with a PS3 is trying to get it to play DVDs while it's connected to a computer monitor through a HDMI-DVI cable. Impossible... but then again, that's what my TV is for (cinema really can't be truely appreciated and enjoyed on anything but a large screen anyway), and if I'm really determined, I can rip the DVD and put in on the PS3. Simple.

    So, all you frightened consumers out there, never fear... Just read up some more before you buy. PS3s are superior to BR players, especially if you have kids (who will never let the fact you bought a dedicated player over a PS3 go).

  • pxc commented on 26/05/2008 10:10

    These comments are all rather pety. Trying to get hits on your website?

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