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Originally Posted by cherno
Now that the format war is over, I suspect there will be a lot of change coming to the BD player market over the course of the next several months. Since I am making my first HD purchases in the next few weeks, would a PS3 be the best option to get for right now as a blu-ray player?
I do/did intend to get a PS3 before they were released until sony pull the big fubar, but now that things have settled, I think this is the way to go.
Whatcha think?
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My input, as you might be aware, is to try one of two options.
First, check out the HTIB I linked in my first post in this thread. It will give you exactly what you are looking for.
Second, if you want a seperate BD player, I would honestly wait until the Panasonic BD50 arrives. It looks like it will not only be the best standalone, but the best player period - even trumping the PS3. It is very fast, profile 2.0, and does things that the PS3 does not such as bitstreaming next-gen audio, decoding full DTS-HDMA, and offering analog 5.1 outputs. Plus on top of that it offers all the other movie features of the PS3, it is much smaller and more attractive looking than the PS3, and it is significantly quieter than the PS3 (the PS3 can ramp up into stage2/3 loud fan mode when watching movies at times) - as the BD50 does not have a large fan like the PS3. Overall, I'd say if all goes as planned the BD50 will be *the* blu-ray player to own this year. The only reason to consider PS3 is if you want to play the games; for movies, I'd go BD50... Although for movies + games, BD50 + XBOX 360 is probably a better but more expensive combo.
The Panasonic BD50 (and that HTIB I linked) will be released sometime between mid-March and May. A little patience can go a long way.