BluRay Players Now $98

[nordlead]

tedsteriscool said:

nordlead said:

I'm sure you are refering to the PS3, but for those that want a real remote and no fan noise in a simple package that uses little power they should get the Sony BDP-s560 which retails for $350, but can be found cheaper. It is essentially the equivilent of the PS3 in terms of quality (a little slower on the load times) and it has Wifi so you can use BDLive easily.

Well, since it's equivalent in terms of BD playback I can see why you'd recommend it. But why not pay $50 less and get a multimedia device that's capable of much more (eg. Gaming, web browsing)? Noise can be a problem, but most home theatres are never quiet enough to even hear PS3s over their surround systems.

Edit: @ ssj12: That site you linked to says $500, or am I looking at the wrong player?

because not everyone wants a multimedia device. Honestly, my parents would never want to use the PS3 as a player. It chews up >100W, has fan noise, have to spend more for a controller or be stuck with the DS3, along with being more complicated to run due to more options. Sometimes devices that do everything just do to much and the simpler solution is better.

Besides, I said you could get the BDP-s560 cheaper, and you can easily pick it up for $30 less than the PS3 without having to jump through any hoops unlike trying to get a PS3 for less than $300.