PS3 IR to Bluetooth?

[derekbannatyne]

I just bought a Harmony 659 to get rid of all my other remotes, but, because I use a PS3 as a blu-ray player, the remote isn't truly "universal" yet. I have the Blu-Wave remote with the IR receiver, but it doesn't receive power when the PS3 is off, so I can't turn the PS3 on without the controller. Is there an inexpensive IR to Bluetooth converter to take care of this?

[Sonnie]

This is probably what you need.

[derekbannatyne]

That looks like the thing! But $50 is a little steep, I'll probably just continue to use the PS3 controller (I have to get up to put the movie in anyways).

[Sonnie]

Exactly my thoughts. I have to load it (turns on automatically) and I have to eject the movie, which at that time I can simple turn it off.

[wbassett]

In my case I would like to find a solution because I have a terabyte of external drives connected to my PS3... so there are actually times when I could watch a movie from it without having to go to the actual unit to put a disc in.

I don't have my Pronto yet so for now I just use the original remotes. When I get the Pronto though I would like to be able to control everything from one source.

[gillies]

While some folks might only use the PS3 remote to turn the console off and on, I regularly scan through the XMB GUI to access music, photos, and video stored on a Toshiba 320gb HDD internal upgrade. This gives me instant access to about 80 movies, 8 gigs of pics, and about 1,000 mp3s without moving a muscle. Just got a ps3toothfairy and really love it. Paired it with my Harmony 550 and got one remote running everything for under $200. Small, inconspicuous, and super easy to pair with the PS3 and Harmony remote. Highly recommended.