DHA Posted June 28, 2008 Report Share Posted June 28, 2008 Considering getting a blu-ray player as our DVD failed a while back and the xbox360 playback for DVDs is poor. Been looking around at prices of blu-ray players and they seem similar to PS3 prices. The PS3 gets good reviews for blu-ray playback. I can get a new PS3 for around the £250 mark should I go for PS3 or not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac Posted June 28, 2008 Report Share Posted June 28, 2008 Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpullen Posted June 28, 2008 Report Share Posted June 28, 2008 Without a doubt, excellant as a Blu-ray and always top in the magazine reviews Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riz Posted June 28, 2008 Report Share Posted June 28, 2008 Deffo the PlayStation3!!! It has excellent blu-ray playback and the dvd upscaler does a wonderful job of dvd playback. The only downside I found is that nobody has worked on a multi-region solution for dvd playback etc I would say since ive had my PlayStation3 ive used more for movie playback than actual gaming. Worth every penny!!! A point to remember is that it doesnt have any analogue audio outputs, so you`ll need a optical or HDMI unit to do all the audio stuff. Riz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DHA Posted June 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2008 A point to remember is that it doesnt have any analogue audio outputs, so you`ll need a optical or HDMI unit to do all the audio stuff. Riz Cheers for that Riz, might have to wait then as I don't think my BOSE system has an optical input (it might but I don't know it!! will check) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riz Posted June 28, 2008 Report Share Posted June 28, 2008 Cheers for that Riz, might have to wait then as I don't think my BOSE system has an optical input (it might but I don't know it!! will check)If your BOSE system does Dolby Digital / DTS surround sound then it will probably have a Optical IN but older systems only had SPIDIF IN (Coaxle).You can get converters with convert Optical to SPIDIF signals like this Toslink Optical to Coaxial (S/PIDF) Converter as a worst case scenario. I was happy with the playback from the PlayStation3 when I first bought it but it really threw me back once Sony started doing the Firmware updates..... the Upscaling update blew my mind away..... its wicked! It bought a new lease of life to my dvd collection. Riz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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