Playstation 3 for blu ray

Sparks! · Sir Tart-a-lot Joined: 30 Aug 2003 Karma :

I recently bought a sharp aquos bd-21 player and the thing is shit! It's good when it works but it's so slow and keeps saying incompatible disc despite having all updates, one minute it will play then it won't and when it does play it keeps crashing!

I'm going to take it back, not sure I want a replacement sharp so considering the next low end model is about £120 or so I'm wondering i should just go for a ps3?

What's the bluray like on the ps3?? As good as a low end player?

I'm usually an xbox person so wasn't really after another console so please convince me the ps3 is worth the extra £100 or so over a standalone player.....

Finally, any good deals about on the slim model? Iv got a quidco account if there's any deals on that too.
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Silver · World Chat Champion Joined: 03 Oct 2004 Karma :

The PS3 makes a more than acceptable blu-ray player Thumbs Up

JonT · Crazy Courier Joined: 06 Feb 2005 Karma :

Many consider the PS3 one of the best bluray players on the market.

It will get updated firmware whenever new profiles comes out, and its so popular that you can be reasonably sure it will play all discs for its lifetime.

You put that with all the media center stuff and it starts to become a reasonable investment.

Oh and someone told me it plays games or something too.

T1z3R · World Chat Champion Joined: 23 Oct 2005 Karma :

as above. worth the money for the bd player alone Thumbs Up

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chris-red · Have you considered a TDM? Joined: 21 Sep 2005 Karma :

Another bonus is media streaming, I have a lacie network drive plugged into my router, with no setting up whatever I can steam downloaded movies even HD content over the wireless.

PS3 Thumbs Up

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Tarmacsurfer · World Chat Champion Joined: 29 Jun 2004 Karma :

Sorry Sparks, hope you don't mind me jumping into your thread with a question:

I have a metric fuckton of dual audio MKV containers with subtitles, will a PS3 cope with streaming them natively and handle the subtitles as well?
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tribal_tiger · World Chat Champion Joined: 29 Mar 2005 Karma :

I saw a comparison a while back showing a PS3 against one of the earlier players.

They set I Am Legend running in both players and timed how long it took the menu to load.

PS3 won by a fair bit.

here's a fairly recent update.

https://www.cnet.com.au/blu-ray-player-loading-times-compared-339293617.htm
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Wafer_Thin_Ham · Super Spammer Joined: 18 Nov 2005 Karma :

As above.

When the PS3 first came out it was the cheapest Blue Ray player on the market by a far bit.

It's still one of the better ones out there, and completely future proof due to the firmware updates.

Definately worth it even if you don't play games. You can also get iPlayer on PS3 now, so even less of a need for TV license.
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Banned · World Chat Champion Joined: 29 Jun 2009 Karma :

Yes agreed, although i did hear the new slim ps3 has a slightly cheaper BD player ??

Im still going to be getting a slim mind, but you could consider a older version for around 150 pounds 2nd hand with warranty from game or cex, but i would just plum for the slim, the BD play will still be better than budget BD players.

Steve

Tarmacsurfer · World Chat Champion Joined: 29 Jun 2004 Karma :

Cheers Chris, would be appreciated.
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Sparks! · Sir Tart-a-lot Joined: 30 Aug 2003 Karma :

Seems £269.99 for the 250gb slim version with an official sony bluray controller and wolverine and dark knight on bluray chucked in is the best offer I can find right now...

Or £275 for 250gb with GT prologue and killzone 2..

Really tempting!!

Do you have to put batteries in the controllers or do they charge from the PS3 somehow? Also is the ps3 a WMC extender ?

Is it really neccessary to go for the 250gb one??? If you can plug a NAS into it as someone mentioned earlier on then surely the hdd size isn't a major thing? The 125gb version can be got from £240

Can get a slim 125gb with NFS Shift for £249.99
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Tarmacsurfer · World Chat Champion Joined: 29 Jun 2004 Karma :

Thanks for checking Smile

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Sparks! · Sir Tart-a-lot Joined: 30 Aug 2003 Karma :

Just read a CNET review which has answered most of my questions..

IT does seem very impressive I must say, everything the XBOX does but neater, smaller and tidier + built in wifi, charging controllers, changeable hard drives and a BD-live compatible blu ray player..

Not sure if the game quality/experience will be better but makes no odds really, both are good.. not sure if I should cancel my 360 pre-order of Modern Warfare 2 and get it on PS3??

So, is NFS Shift any good?

The console + game for £249 extends to

NFS Shift
Little Big Planet
Resistance 2
Call of Juarez
Killzone 2

Keep seeing ads for that little big planet, whats it all about and any good?

Not been a fan of previous NFS titles... and haven't played or heard of any of the others. If it helps, I only ever really play COD and sometimes GRiD.. I like "pick up and play" games mostly.
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Sparks! · Sir Tart-a-lot Joined: 30 Aug 2003 Karma :

Anyone played Motorstorm Pacific Rift? Looks pretty good.

Found a £250 deal with it and this game looks more appealing than any of the other £250 deals..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOINwyyIwao&feature=channel
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Sparks! · Sir Tart-a-lot Joined: 30 Aug 2003 Karma :

OK So I got a 120gb Slim today with NFS Shift.

First impressions, very nice, sleek, small light and pretty much silent. Everything the xbox isn't I might note.

I can't seem to get it to work in 1080p... my TV is meant to be 1080p (Samsung) but I'm getting suspicious to whether it actually is or not Confused

It's set to 1080i now, watching bluray.. looks amazing, loaded really quickly and goes through menus a lot quicker than my Sharp one.. no issues, no delays, no problems.

Also, now I have correct DTS output to my AV receiver, unlike that bloody Sharp standalone which didn't seem to want to work!

Overall, I'm well happy and I've not even played a game yet Laughing

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tribal_tiger · World Chat Champion Joined: 29 Mar 2005 Karma :

Nice!

Feel free to add me to the friend list, name is TribalTiger

That said I don't have NFS Shift so I cant play you on anything yet!

Also make sure to check out the IPlayer and Vidzone. Both very good little apps. It also loads it's own weird version of YouTube that works very well on the telly.
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Sparks! · Sir Tart-a-lot Joined: 30 Aug 2003 Karma :

Seem to be having issues with the whole network side of things.... can't get a decent connection via wifi or wired... not sure why as the Xbox worked fine!!! Have a feeling somethings up with my router as my PC keeps losing connection as well so gotta look into that some more before I can use PSN properly.... managed to make it update the console, but can't get it to do anything else now, it won't update NFS Shift so been playing offline mode only.

Might just be imagining it, but I think the graphics are better on the PS3 than the Xbox, seems to look a bit better but I might be imagining it!
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