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Sonnie wrote:
 Has anyone found a Blu-ray Player that they are happy with yet? I noticed they have come down in price, but I do remember they have had issues and the video quality has been less than expected.
I'm about to pick up the Toshiba XA2 and was thinking about going ahead and snagging a Blu-ray Player as well.  |
I am very happy with the PS3, and it is fast too.
This weekend I will do the firmware update which enables SDVD upconversion as well as a slew of other updates. I went with the PS3 for a few reasons. One was cost and reviews. It is one of the least expensive BD players but also one of the fastest. (Not to mention when I was in the store buying my TV and checking out players, the Samsung player blew up on us and refused to read any discs) It has some negatives with audio, but it still sounds fantastic on my JVC receiver so that's all that counts. As far as video quality, it is superb. As we all know it also depends on the movie too and how well it was mastered... Casino Royal was stunning and blew my brother away. T2 was good but nothing spectacular, it did look fantastic, but so did the upconverted image on the A2 with just the standard def DVD. Kingdom of Heaven never looked so good, and MadMax The Road Warrior was a joy to watch.
The other reason is it is a pretty powerful system (the multiple cell processors have some HP that has yet to really be tapped) and I honestly feel it will be the most upgradeable via firmware. From what I see it has more raw horse power than any other player out there. Now the question is will it be utilized?
Lastly... if BD loses the format war (Like Sony is famous for doing), I still have not only an excellent player, but a media player and a game console.
I think Sony missed the boat though. They should have included the remote and a free HDMI cable, especially with the $600 unit. The remote is $25 and well worth it... HDMI cable I got from RiteAV for something like $5.99 or some insane price like that, and that was for a 15' cable, the 6' cable is only around $4 and the premium 6' cable is $15.. so Sony definitely wouldn't go bankrupt if they included a free cable. Actually none of the companies would.
I know others like a dedicated machine, but I am very happy with the PS3 as a Bluray player. I see it more as a Bluray player that can also play games more than a game console that plays Bluray discs.
Don't get me wrong, I love my A2 and plan on getting an XA2 down the road. The only thing I don't like right now is standing in Best Buy for 45 minutes unable to decide on which HD DVD or Bluray movie I want!
