Yeah, I know :rolleyes:
Unfortunately, there are a bunch of movies that are only on Blu-ray. I got a 20% off coupon from Best Buy in the mail the other day, and was able to use it on a 40GB PS3 ($319 + tax). It came out to be the cheapest Blu-ray player.
Here’s my take on it:
Pros:
- Plays Blu-ray movies nicely
- Came with Spiderman 3 + 5 free movies by mail
- Very quiet
- Looks nice
- No brick-style power supply
- Connections much easier on back of console
Cons:
- Dashboard interface S-U-C-K-S
- Uses bluetooth for remote, so won’t work with my Harmony 880 without 3rd party adapter
- Controller lacks rumble, and is so light it feels cheap
- No HD cables included (HDMI or component - :wtf: )
- PS online sucks
- Demo downloads take forever, and then another 30 minutes while they “install”
- Wouldn’t play any of my DivX movies
- Feels very disconnected (360 feels very connected and I always know what my friends are doing/playing,etc.
The only demo I tried on it was Turok, and the graphics on it were ok but not next-gen great. I’ll try some other titles because I think it will be as good as the 360.
So, it’s going to serve its purpose as a Blu-ray player for me, but I doubt it will see much gaming time.
I’ll add some more thoughts when I get some more time to mess with it.
January 28th, 2008 | General, Xbox, Home Theater, Gaming | No comments