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Astrakan · 04-05-2008, 03:44 PM

I wanted to keep the first post in this thread clean, so I'll just leave this here for now. See the below post for rationale.

Potential Pros
- Price
- Blu-ray playback video quality is on par with standalones
- Ability to play PS3 games (and PS1 and PS2, depending on SKU)
- Faster than most (all?) standalones
- Media center capabilities

Potential Cons
- Aesthetics of the PS3 more of a gaming console than an HT component and is not stackable
- Uses Bluetooth technology for its remote and is not compatible with universal RF or IR remotes (see videoworx's post for workaround)
- Potenially louder fan noise than standalone models (up for debate, see Ruined's post below for more detail)
- Various audio concerns (see Ruined's post below for details)
* No bitstream output of HD audio codecs
* No analog 5.1/7.1 outputs
- Slot load
- No 480i output over HDMI for DVDs
- No ability to deinterlace 1080i Blu-ray Discs to 1080p
- Scored very poorly on Secrets of Home Theater/Hifi DVD upconversion benchmark even w/ recent firmware
- Can't be put in an enclosed A/V cabinet without fear of overheating

Other Thoughts
- Upconversion is so-so. Comparable to other current Blu-ray standalones, but can't touch great DVD standalone upconverters.
- Related to upconversion: "No "Source Direct" resolution option like Sony and Pioneer standalones have." (see more around post #30+)
- DivX playback has been improved, but not perfected yet.
- Linux can be installed on it
- Can be used to surf the web

04-05-2008, 03:44 PM	#1 (permalink)
Astrakan Actor Join Date: May 2001 Location: Toronto, ON Canada	Pros/Cons of PS3 as a Primary Blu-ray Player I wanted to keep the first post in this thread clean, so I'll just leave this here for now. See the below post for rationale. Potential Pros - Price - Blu-ray playback video quality is on par with standalones - Ability to play PS3 games (and PS1 and PS2, depending on SKU) - Faster than most (all?) standalones - Media center capabilities Potential Cons - Aesthetics of the PS3 more of a gaming console than an HT component and is not stackable - Uses Bluetooth technology for its remote and is not compatible with universal RF or IR remotes (see videoworx's post for workaround) - Potenially louder fan noise than standalone models (up for debate, see Ruined's post below for more detail) - Various audio concerns (see Ruined's post below for details) * No bitstream output of HD audio codecs * No analog 5.1/7.1 outputs - Slot load - No 480i output over HDMI for DVDs - No ability to deinterlace 1080i Blu-ray Discs to 1080p - Scored very poorly on Secrets of Home Theater/Hifi DVD upconversion benchmark even w/ recent firmware - Can't be put in an enclosed A/V cabinet without fear of overheating Other Thoughts - Upconversion is so-so. Comparable to other current Blu-ray standalones, but can't touch great DVD standalone upconverters. - Related to upconversion: "No "Source Direct" resolution option like Sony and Pioneer standalones have." (see more around post #30+) - DivX playback has been improved, but not perfected yet. - Linux can be installed on it - Can be used to surf the web __________________ Blog, blog, bo blog. Banana, fana, fo flog. Me, my, mo mlog. Blog! DVD Profiler - The most features. The largest database. User-created plugins. Simply the best. Last edited by Astrakan : 11-15-2008 at 08:29 PM.