Thinking of buying PS3 ONLY for Blu-Ray

Well, I am thinking about buying a PS3 only for the Blu-Ray, because I am starting a movie collection but I want to get Blu-Ray movies. What do you guys think?

Does the 20GB version also have a built-in Blu-Ray player?

Does the 20GB version also have a built-in Blu-Ray player?

ISuperGamerI

the 20 gb does also have blu-ray player built in. :)

A couple of weeks ago i would of said yeah go for it, but don't. Paramount don't make movies for Blu-Ray, only hd-dvd...so classic films like Transformers are NOT gonna be on Blu-Ray...gutted! But what can we do!BassPlayingKing

A couple of weeks ago i would of said yeah go for it, but don't. Paramount don't make movies for Blu-Ray, only hd-dvd...so classic films like Transformers are NOT gonna be on Blu-Ray...gutted! But what can we do!BassPlayingKing

relax, they were giving 150mill to be HDdvd exclusive (note this doesnt count steven speilberg movies)

Well, I am thinking about buying a PS3 only for the Blu-Ray, because I am starting a movie collection but I want to get Blu-Ray movies. What do you guys think?

ISuperGamerI

go for it, i bougth mine 50% for games and 50% for blu ray

A couple of weeks ago i would of said yeah go for it, but don't. Paramount don't make movies for Blu-Ray, only hd-dvd...so classic films like Transformers are NOT gonna be on Blu-Ray...gutted! But what can we do!BassPlayingKing

lol hd dvd now has 2 exclusive studios where as blu ray has around 5 and is out selling hd dvd by at least a 2-1 ratio
also note that the parmount exclusive deal only last 18 months

I mainly bought my PS3 for the Blu-Ray capacity right now, although I did have plans to buy it eventually for games. Right now it seems to be an excellent choice for a player. I wouldn't worry too much about the hard drive size as that can be upgraded easily since the PS3 uses a pretty standard 2.5" notebook drive. You can get 160GB for around $100 +\-. Also right now you'll get five free Blu-Ray movies if you go with the PS3 before Aug. 31. Below I've put the url for a review of the Blu-Ray aspect of the PS3 and for the five free movies.

Review:

http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,127892-c,dvddrivesmedia/article.html

Five free:

http://www.bluraysavings.com/

blu ray dvd players can also play hd dvds toostrikepheonix5

What!!!!???? No they can't!

Well, I am thinking about buying a PS3 only for the Blu-Ray, because I am starting a movie collection but I want to get Blu-Ray movies. What do you guys think?

ISuperGamerI

lol....what are we suppose to think...?? It's your money.

A couple of weeks ago i would of said yeah go for it, but don't. Paramount don't make movies for Blu-Ray, only hd-dvd...so classic films like Transformers are NOT gonna be on Blu-Ray...gutted! But what can we do!BassPlayingKing

LOL Um.. well so I dont mind. Sure you might miss a few good movies coming to Blu-raybut the PS3 also has DVD up-scaling so you can still get DVD's and they will look quite good. Sure won't be as good as a HD-DVD version but still dam good.

Also with all these PVR talks and Downloading movies from a service a larger HDD wont hurt. And having a game system around might make any social gathering you host a little more entertaining. Just tell people coming that you have a ps3 and they can bring thier own games or rent them.... lol whatever

blu ray dvd players can also play hd dvds toostrikepheonix5

Hahaha...NO!

blue ray is technically hd dvd but y would u get a blue ray player to play the hds when u can get a hd playerps320071

WTF thats like saying DVD's are technicnally an HD-CD

its cheaper than a stand alone and if you decide you want to buy games youre good to go

Thanks for all the info but where can I find a 20GB PS3, because I checked BestBuy.ca and all they have is the 60GB and the 80GB version.ISuperGamerI

I would assume that the 20gb version is almost gone. You might find it on ebay or get lucky when you go into stores, but you won't find them on Online stores.

I am also looking at buying the 60GB version which costs $549 CND. The only problem I have is that there are tons of great games getting released soon and I might not have enough money to buy those games.ISuperGamerI

Just get the ones you can and enjoy. No one can afford all the great games coming.

check EB/Gamestop website

they have had some on their site recently

Thats too bad I dont use eBay to buy expensive purchases. If I cant find a 20GB PS3 in Canada, I might think about getting the 60GB version.ISuperGamerI

Not surehow the conversion factor works, but with the recent price drop, the 60GB is the same price as the 20GB was when it first came out. So you may end up paying the same as you were expecting to pay in the first place.

If only for blu-ray, buy a stand-alone blu-ray player. Why? The ps3 is missing out on some features. Example- analog 5.1. It'll only do digital 5.1 pcm sound, which only the expensive sound recievers do. Nearly all recievers do analog 5.1 sound, which is better than regular dolby digital or dts. Now if you do find yourself wanting to play games every now and then, go for the ps3. If not? Theres better out there, for the same price of the ps3.hazuki

The 5.1 analog is not true surround sound because the only way of getting the true surround is via a digital signal (analog is just simulated surround sound and nothing more.

As for the PS3 Blu-Ray player the PS3 is about the best player because not only does it support upscaled DVD/PS/PS2 but it also will support up to 7.1 true surround sound via a digital signal (the best would be HDMI 1.3).

Well, I am thinking about buying a PS3 only for the Blu-Ray, because I am starting a movie collection but I want to get Blu-Ray movies. What do you guys think?

ISuperGamerI

Your name is SuperGamer and you don't plan on using the PS3 for games???? Seriously what are you trying to do? If you're planning on NEVER playing games or using for anything else, then the PS3 is a BAD choice. You can get cheaper BR players which leaves more room to purchase more movies. I don't believe you're going to buy a PS3 only for BR.

If only for blu-ray, buy a stand-alone blu-ray player. Why? The ps3 is missing out on some features. Example- analog 5.1. It'll only do digital 5.1 pcm sound, which only the expensive sound recievers do. Nearly all recievers do analog 5.1 sound, which is better than regular dolby digital or dts. Now if you do find yourself wanting to play games every now and then, go for the ps3. If not? Theres better out there, for the same price of the ps3.hazuki

If you're investing in a Blu-Ray player, why would you want to listen to analog? Sureyou may listen to PCM audio, but then that audio is not true discrete surround sound. 5.1 means 5 individual channels plus a separate low frequency channel. Analog doens't output this type of sound. Imagine VCR sound only crisper.

[QUOTE="hazuki"]If only for blu-ray, buy a stand-alone blu-ray player. Why? The ps3 is missing out on some features. Example- analog 5.1. It'll only do digital 5.1 pcm sound, which only the expensive sound recievers do. Nearly all recievers do analog 5.1 sound, which is better than regular dolby digital or dts. Now if you do find yourself wanting to play games every now and then, go for the ps3. If not? Theres better out there, for the same price of the ps3.jimm895

The 5.1 analog is not true surround sound because the only way of getting the true surround is via a digital signal (analog is just simulated surround sound and nothing more.

As for the PS3 Blu-Ray player the PS3 is about the best player because not only does it support upscaled DVD/PS/PS2 but it also will support up to 7.1 true surround sound via a digital signal (the best would be HDMI 1.3).

You're not getting what I'm saying. You've never heard of analog 5.1 have you? You're probably thinking of the left and right analog cables. True analog 5.1 surround sound has 6 cables. 1 that goes to each speaker, and 1 for the subwoofer. A bit of a mess, but is so far better than optical. Only thing that surpasses it, is hdmi.

[QUOTE="hazuki"]If only for blu-ray, buy a stand-alone blu-ray player. Why? The ps3 is missing out on some features. Example- analog 5.1. It'll only do digital 5.1 pcm sound, which only the expensive sound recievers do. Nearly all recievers do analog 5.1 sound, which is better than regular dolby digital or dts. Now if you do find yourself wanting to play games every now and then, go for the ps3. If not? Theres better out there, for the same price of the ps3.trininuyawka

If you're investing in a Blu-Ray player, why would you want to listen to analog? Sureyou may listen to PCM audio, but then that audio is not true discrete surround sound. 5.1 means 5 individual channels plus a separate low frequency channel. Analog doens't output this type of sound. Imagine VCR sound only crisper.

Read above post. Each analog cable corresponds to a speaker. I'm not talking about 2 cable analog simulated 5.1 with pro logic or anything.

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Well, I am thinking about buying a PS3 only for the Blu-Ray, because I am starting a movie collection but I want to get Blu-Ray movies. What do you guys think?

kingtito

Your name is SuperGamer and you don't plan on using the PS3 for games???? Seriously what are you trying to do? If you're planning on NEVER playing games or using for anything else, then the PS3 is a BAD choice. You can get cheaper BR players which leaves more room to purchase more movies. I don't believe you're going to buy a PS3 only for BR.

I have an Xbox 360 and I am serious that the only reason would be for Blu-Ray to start working on my movie collection.

It's all good, I bought the PS3 primarily for blu-ray as I have a nice HDTV. I bought a couple of games, but most of gaming is on the Wii. I do reccomend it as a good blu-ray player that if you got the urge to play a game, you could. But that would be the only advantage. Sony's blu-ray player is also $500. Either way, you can't go wrong. Good luck on your purchase.

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Well, I am thinking about buying a PS3 only for the Blu-Ray, because I am starting a movie collection but I want to get Blu-Ray movies. What do you guys think?

ISuperGamerI

i think go for it

blu ray dvd players can also play hd dvds toostrikepheonix5

That's only half true. There are some dual-format players out there, but it doesn't hold true for all of them. Eg: the HD-DVD player attachment for the 360 doesn't play BluRay nor does the PS3 play HD-DVD. A dedicated player will only play it's own format (and probably standard DVD, but I can't say I speak from experience there. The PS3 will, but that's all I can for certain)

PS3 will play Blu-Ray movies and Blu-Ray games. It will play PS2 and PS1 games, upconvert DVD's, play CD's (even enhance the sound quality), and even play VCD's.

It is a wonderful multimedia machine and gaming console. Highly reccomended.

PS3 will play Blu-Ray movies and Blu-Ray games. It will play PS2 and PS1 games, upconvert DVD's, play CD's (even enhance the sound quality), and even play VCD's.

It is a wonderful multimedia machine and gaming console. Highly reccomended.

knicknut17

Even VCDs?

i think its an excellent choice because if you ever want to hop into a game that you might like you can always go buy that as well and join in on the fundstryr13

I agree, with the ps3 u get more for ur money