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It's Over! Blu-Ray Officially Wins!

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somunny:

--- Quote from: shmokes on February 17, 2008, 07:21:33 pm ---Keep in mind that the PS3 is the best BD player out there.  It's the only one that's future proof because of firmware updates. 

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Well, you certainly have a good point there.  It is the only future proof player.

shmokes:
One caveat, though.  The PS3 does not have an IR port.  The multimedia remote for it uses BlueTooth just like the controllers.  Thus, don't expect your Harmony, or any other universal remote, to control it.  Kind of a big deal to anyone with a one-remote setup like me.  Seems like a pretty dumb thing for Sony to overlook, considering how important it is for Sony to position PS3 as a media center, and the negligible cost of adding an IR port.  For crying out loud, it'd be one thing if this was Nintendo we're talking about, but Sony?  They ought to know a thing or two about audio/video components.

boykster:

--- Quote from: shmokes on February 18, 2008, 12:21:10 am ---One caveat, though.  The PS3 does not have an IR port.  The multimedia remote for it uses BlueTooth just like the controllers.  Thus, don't expect your Harmony, or any other universal remote, to control it.  Kind of a big deal to anyone with a one-remote setup like me.  Seems like a pretty dumb thing for Sony to overlook, considering how important it is for Sony to position PS3 as a media center, and the negligible cost of adding an IR port.  For crying out loud, it'd be one thing if this was Nintendo we're talking about, but Sony?  They ought to know a thing or two about audio/video components.

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Really?  That's just plain dumb on Sony's part.  WTH were they thinking?  That would never work for me, I NEED an IR or RS232 port to integrate it into my control system.  Bluetooth would be too cumbersome to get up and running as it would require me to write a whole new control plugin for my system.

Hopefully somebody will make an IR -> bluetooth addon for the PS3....

stace:
Looks like Microsoft will have one for the 360 anyway !!  :applaud:  I'm sure that will be firmware upgradeable !!

http://www.xbox-scene.com/xbox1data/sep/EkpFkAlFuEnRNJRneB.php

shardian:
Maybe someone should just send Microsoft a memo that Add-on accessories have always been and always will be failures in the console market.

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