PS3 or blue ray player?

itsnothing

Im a bit stuck... what would you go for? The ps3 with the built in blu ray or an actual blu ray player... choices choices!!!! I see argos have got a blu ray player half price and dont know if to go for that (bush) or save a bit more and go for the ps3.

I do have an x box 360 though......

.... what would you do?

[Deleted User]

Do you want to play any PS3 games?

If yes, buy PS3

If not, buy Blueray player.

The latter will be cheaper.

Reluctant_spender

The PS3 has the latest version of Blue Ray software/firmware and it is rumoured that this is upgradable should the standard change.

Cat695

PS3 everytime as the firmware will be updated by sony far more often than any blu ray player
and as blu ray is starting to pick up (WALL-E is cheaper on blu ray than on DVD on pkay.com) it will be important to keep the firmware upto date

Conor_3

DO NOT BUY ANY BLU-RAY PLAYER THAT CANNOT BE UPDATED.

Playstation 3 is a bargain TBH because not only can it play Blu-Ray but you can stream media from your computer and store music CDs on it as well.

donnajunkie

Conor wrote: »

DO NOT BUY ANY BLU-RAY PLAYER THAT CANNOT BE UPDATED.

so anyone who does not have the internet should not bother getting a blu ray player then? would it stop working after a couple of years without updates?

DaveDoom

PS3 everytime!

If no internet the manufacturers should provide an update on blu-ray discs so it would update when you put disc into machine/console (i hope) don't quote me but i suspect that it would work very much like a patch for your player/PS3.

PS3 has upscaling on normal DVD's & a blu-ray player made by BUSH just wouldn't last that long to be honest (you get what you pay for)

Conor_3

donnajunkie wrote: »

so anyone who does not have the internet should not bother getting a blu ray player then? would it stop working after a couple of years without updates?

Even sooner than that. The first generation blu-Ray players had problems playing discs when Blu Ray Profile 1.1 was released and films were released in that format. Profile 1.0 players cannot access the bonus features on 1.1. When Profile 2.0 is released, if you can't upgrade your player (those without internet connectivity won't be able to use profile 2) then you're going to miss out on even more bonus features.

A good explanation:
http://m.cnet.com.au/dvdpvr/339291934.htm

donnajunkie

wouldnt there be grounds for a refund if you bought a blu ray player and found it couldnt play newly bought blu ray discs?

telsco

Profile 2.0 has been available on PS3 for a while and is starting to appear on newer stand-alone players. Its best to get it confirmed that the machine you want has profile 2.0 before buying it.
The Blu-ray films will work in any version of Blu-ray player - just that not all will give you the extra features.