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Posted by Joe Murphy Jr on January 9, 2009 at 18:25:46:
The PS3, when you use it via HDMI, is the best player for Blu-ray at this time. It does absolutely zero additional processing of the video for Blu-ray and converts all of the audio codecs to PCM without any of the problems that some players have. It even decodes and converts the lossy DTS codecs (DTS ES 5.1 Matrix, DTS ES 6.1 Discrete and DTS 24/96 5.1) in their intended output configuration to PCM: no other Blu-ray player does that via HDMI.

Its only video limitation for Blu-ray is that is does not deinterlace 1080i video to 1080p, but it has been hinted that this will come in a firmware update. In other words, 1080i discs are output as 1080i, so if your High Definition display can't deinterlace a 1080i signal properly, you will not get all of the motion detail with action sequences. And speaking of firmware updates, the PS3 firmware support is above and beyond that of any Blu-ray player.

As to price, it's $399, but as David says below, the cost incurred to SCE is well beyond that. The gaming industry sells consoles at a loss and makes their profit on games. In other words, you're getting a deal vs what a player that could do what the PS3 does would cost.

You don't need multi-channel for Blu-ray. All players can output down-mixed to stereo if that's what you need or prefer. The PS3 can only output stereo if you want an analog output -- it doesn't have multi-channel analog outputs, which is what some people with older non-HDMI receivers need for a multi-channel system. Video output from the PS3, via analog, gets you composite, S-video or component (there's a break-out type cable for each format).

Grant, I am not saying the PS3 is what you need. I'm just trying to clear up some misunderstandings and incorrect info re: the PS3. I would, however, suggest that you check out the PS3 and see what it can do beyond just Blu-ray and DVD playback (and I'm not talking about the gaming aspect, either). You may find that there's a lot more about the PS3 that makes it a better choice than other players out there. Then again, your opinion of it may not change at all.