Should I get a PS3 just for the Blue Ray?

Is the PS3 a good Blue Ray player and is it a good CD player? Thanks, Cory in Reno

ccb112-12-2008 5:42pm

kennyt Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,226 posts 12-12-2008 at 08:38pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete No, the PS3 is a mediocre Blu-ray player at best, I have owned 8 different players, including a PS3 and the first gen stand alones bested it in my tests (same disk, same cables etc) It is a great gaming system, and can become addicting, but it should not be confused with a good Blu-ray player. Case in point, I bought a Sony BDP-S350 the other day and it is better than the PS3 in picture, and loads amazingly fast and is cheaper!
kennyt Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 1,226 posts 12-12-2008 at 10:57pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Aol, The colors are better saturated and the edge detail is vastly better on the BDP-S350, I am using a 70" Sony XBR2 RPTV and the differences are significant. My wife can even easily tell which player is being used! I find the PS3's image to be washed out and to have some shadowing on edges in sharp contrast areas. FWIW I am running the latest firmware on my PS3, so that isn't it.