Iceberg22 asked:
It just seems too good to be true.
So you can purchase a PS3 with a blu ray player for 400. Yet, to buy a blu ray player individually, you would have to pay 400-600.
Is the blu ray player on the PS3 deficient?
Tags: Blu Ray Player, Ps3
18 Jun 09 8:44 am
Well the cheapest Blu-ray player in stores would be $399.99. The other Blu-ray players that cost $499.99 & over, has more futures & True HD sound. The PS3 it has HDMI,True HD sound,DTS & it’s 1080P. Same thing like the others Blu-ray players. But, let me ask you a question? If you want to watch a movie & on DVD, would you watch it on PS2 or Sony DVD player? Of course on Sony DVD player. Now, if you want to watch a Blu-ray movie, would you use a PS3 or Sony Blu-ray player? I would have to say the Sony Blu-ray player because, it has more futures & the PS3 Blu-rays is missing futures then the original. The Blu-ray players it has better built & the PS3 has cheap built.
18 Jun 09 3:27 pm
i want to answer to you the same as Spanish Creed ,
but he told it all , give him 10 points for this and the case is closed
19 Jun 09 3:19 pm
To my knowledge, there are no issues with the Blu-ray disc player on the PS3. In fact, the PS3 has generally been acclaimed as a very decent Blu-ray player, and great for value.
Sony has been using the PS3 as a platform to promote the Blu-ray disc as next-gen format. As a result, until this year, Sony actually was performing at a loss/break-even in terms of profit for the PS3 division (as a result of the ‘low’ pricing). Supposedly they have started entering the profit band now since manufacturing costs have come down (cheaper Blu-ray & cell production, no more emotion chip needed, etc.).
Certainly, the PS3 is not a dedicated Blu-ray player, so some of the specialized players you buy may offer some customization and adjustments you can’t find on the PS3. But in terms of playback, there should be absolutely no issues with the PS3.
The PS3 is being promoted as not just a gaming system, but as a full-fledged home media entertainment system. Because of this, in addition to Blu-ray, the PS3 includes capabilities to play DVDs, CDs, SACDs, and various PC media formats like mp3s, avis, mpgs as if it were an HTPC, so you should expect it will play Blu-rays as well as any other player.
21 Jun 09 6:15 pm
No, it’s not deficient. In fact, it’s both one of the cheapest AND the best Blu-ray player you can get at this moment because it’s the only one whose firmware can be updated online. The standalone Blu-ray players don’t connect to the Internet for firmware updating so these are the ones that are deficient.