And I agree with Ryan, the PS3 is actually a superior BR player than the entry level stuff.

Rob, I ended up with two Iron Man movies. I must have ordered it twice. I'll bring it to the track this weekend.

 

I've read that the new sony player is actually better than the PS3

I'm in no hurry. I don't even have a 1080p display. Maybe I'll just wait.

 

I did a little research, and my understanding with the "HD" Audio codecs (Dolby Digital TrueHD and DTS HD) is that for PS3, it does not currently support sending BitStreams via HDMI for TrueHD or DTSHD, that means you cannot use your receiver to decode the new formats. DD TrueHD can be decoded inside the PS3 and sent raw to your receiver (PCM format), and DTS HD is "in the works" for internal decoding.

Bitstream via HDMI to your receiver is not out of the question, but it is not currently supported by the PS3.

So that is definitely one thing where a standalone Blu-Ray player would have the advantage.

 

Its definitely possible. When PS3 came out it was the best Blu-Ray player on the market and the cheapest. A year later it was still the best player but maybe not the cheapest.

However, 2 years later -- I would not be surprised to find that there are better players on the market now -- even at a price thats competitive with the PS3.

But -- PS2 was a fairly awful DVD player. It was expected that PS3 would be a fairly awful Blu-Ray player and thats just not the case. It is considered a very good Blu-Ray player for video quality, load times, and upgradeability.

 

Thanks Skip, I'll bring my wallet

 

I don't have a 1080p set either. You don't need a 1080p set to enjoy BR or HD-DVD. 1080i still allows you to see a huge difference between SD and HD provided the source material is good. Mine is a 50" plasma.

 

There's always the optical out...
http://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=5763

 

10 "Value" BR players

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1071952

 

Here's a good deal on the PS3: http://forums.slickdeals.net/showthread.ph...152234&t=938217

 

I'm not into opening a credit card account for a discount, but a $150 rebate on a $300+ purchase is incredible. Liquid, I wish you would have found this yesterday