danisflying527 Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 So I've recently decided to move over (finally!) from DVD to Blu-ray my TV is a 50 inch Full HD so the picture quality should be good if I am correct, But the one decision that is hard for me to make is whether I should go with a PS3 or a standalone Blu-ray player To make this clear, Picture quality and watching movies come first. Yes I would Love all the extras that you get from the PS3, But I want to go with what will give me the best sound/picture quality to play Blu-ray on. Your help is appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rajputwarrior Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 it's the most future proof drive, supprts HDMI and 7.1 audio + it plays games. i would say it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danisflying527 Posted October 30, 2009 Author Share Posted October 30, 2009 So the quality would not differ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaDude Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 My question would be: are you a gamer? If so, then buy a PS3. If not, then just get a standlone since you can get one for less than $150 now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason S. Global Moderator Posted October 30, 2009 Global Moderator Share Posted October 30, 2009 PS3's blu-ray quality is great. so as DaDude said, are you a gamer at all? a blu-ray player would be significantly cheaper these days otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klownicle Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 I choose option C; media center pc. You wanna talk future proof... Elsewise, do your research and get a standalone that plays well. Black Friday is around the conor, good deals on blu ray players are expected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dane Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 This is a good question. Right before I bought a 360 I was thinking about getting an HDTV, so I was like...Maybe a ps 3 instead...Well I changed my mind, and didnt want an HDTV, so bought the 360. Now i need a new TV, and will need a blu ray player. Ugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAID 0 Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 I choose option C; media center pc. You wanna talk future proof... This is a great suggestion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Hammond Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 Good luck building a HTPC with Blu-Ray drive and playback software for the price of a PS3 or standalone Blu-Ray player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
still1 Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 Go for PS3. 120gb hdd,Gaming option. Its cheap now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dc'1 Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 I say a PS3, they're cheaper now since the slim version came out, plus with firmware updates the BD is continually updated to support more features :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dashel Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 Quality will be the same whichever, get as much or as little as you need. You really can't beat the extra features and profile of the slim PS3 though for an extra $150. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danisflying527 Posted October 30, 2009 Author Share Posted October 30, 2009 Yes I probably should have made it clear that I am a gamer and what I really should have said is that yes I would rather get A PS3 if the Blu-ray quality is just as good as a standalone. At the moment I can afford a PS3 so that seems like the best option for me because I would get the great blu-ray qualty and also the awesome extra features that come with the PS3 Thankyou all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Audioboxer Subscriber² Posted October 30, 2009 Subscriber² Share Posted October 30, 2009 I choose option C; media center pc. You wanna talk future proof...Elsewise, do your research and get a standalone that plays well. Black Friday is around the conor, good deals on blu ray players are expected. While a media center PC is the ultimate option, PS3 codec support is fairly substantial and it's quite a decent media streamer. You can play all your HD encodes with DTS/HD audio through it. For a gaming device, Blu Ray playback and media streamer it's your best bang for buck if you can afford it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BGM Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 i'd get the ps3 unless you are planning to spend megabucks on an ultra high end blu-ray player Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danisflying527 Posted October 31, 2009 Author Share Posted October 31, 2009 What will the high end Blu ray player have over the PS3 though? keeping in mind picture quality Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BGM Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 (edited) What will the high end Blu ray player have over the PS3 though?keeping in mind picture quality one thing really, they look **** hot, they are usually made from steel / aluminium, or maybe even copper! although to start matching how good of a player the ps3 is, you looking at spending thousands. to put my serious hat on, the ps3 is a very very very good blu ray player you could drop ?5000 (that's not a typo) on a Marantz unit, and i still don't think you'd notice much difference;)) Edited October 31, 2009 by BGM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaDude Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 Thousands? Your information is misleading. Danis- If you're a gamer, get the PS3. If not, then get something half the price like the Panasonic DMP-BD60, Samsung BD-P1600, or LG BD 370. Picture quality is all pretty much the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danisflying527 Posted October 31, 2009 Author Share Posted October 31, 2009 alright so PS3 seems like the best option and my local game store is selling the 250GB with 2 games for 600 bucks so i think ill get that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary2MBz Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 Get at least an 80GB PS3 (not slim) so you also have PS2 games backwards compatibility. A friend of mine has the slim and man does it suck having software rendered games, glitches show in a few games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilev Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 If I am not mistaken the PS3 doesn't support TrueHD and DTS-HD MA codecs which are supported on the new PS3 Slim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danisflying527 Posted October 31, 2009 Author Share Posted October 31, 2009 Get at least an 80GB PS3 (not slim) so you also have PS2 games backwards compatibility. A friend of mine has the slim and man does it suck having software rendered games, glitches show in a few games. What do you mean by software rendered games? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimplySchizo Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 cant base your decision on whether youre a gamer or not. i for one, stream my movies from my pc/mac. download episodes/movies off the psnetwork also. communicate with gamily via eyecam. it does plenty non game-related. it's simply a nice media center. think of the games as an added perk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danisflying527 Posted October 31, 2009 Author Share Posted October 31, 2009 Well yeah i'm pretty dead set now on a pS3 Slim 250GB coz I really don't care much for PS2 games ( Hated mine and sold it) Heres hoping I ll have a good experience with PS3 as much as I have with my xbox =) If picture quality when watching Blu-ray movies is just as good as any other standalone player on the market then I might as well go for a PS3 because I'm getting a whole media center Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klethron Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 Well yeah i'm pretty dead set now on a pS3 Slim 250GB coz I really don't care much for PS2 games ( Hated mine and sold it)Heres hoping I ll have a good experience with PS3 as much as I have with my xbox =) If picture quality when watching Blu-ray movies is just as good as any other standalone player on the market then I might as well go for a PS3 because I'm getting a whole media center PS3 is awesome for watching Blu-ray movies and it doesn't hurt that I can get movies in both Standard and High Defination off of the PlayStation network either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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