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I know that I will get added benefits from the PS3 but i am definitely more interested in watching Blu Ray. Which Blu Ray is better - PS3 or the standalone?
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Yep, the PS3 seems to be the way to go. So much more bang for you buck. I'll bullet point some reasons..
⢠PS3 absolutely plays Blu-Ray discs as well and often better then a standalone player. The PS3 has alot of uber powerful hardware behind it.
⢠In actually the Sony BDP-300 supports firmware updating as well. However, it's way more convenient on the PS3, as it can connect to the internet itself. For the BDP-300 and other models, you need to download the update on a computer, burn it to a CD-R, then play the disc on the player. Plus I'm sure the PS3 will continue to be updated more often and is likely cable of being updated to do more things.
⢠The PS3 supports more formats then stand alone players. In addition to what most do, with the newest firmware, the PS3 also supports DivX and XVid (popular formats for internet video), as well as AVI and a multitude of other video, picture, and audio formats. So if a friend downloads something in those formats from the web and burns it to CD/DVD, they can bring it over and you can sit back and watch it on you HDTV on your PS3, instead of on your computer.
⢠The PS3 is not only Wi-Fi for games and system updates, but has a web browser. This I have not tried first hand, but I have used the one on the Nintendo Wii, and if it's even half has good as that one, then it's an extremely nice feature. Picture WebTV with less suck. Being able to check e-mail or wikipedia (or Yahoo! Answers perhaps) on your big HDTV is very nice. I'm sure the PS3 will support flash sometime in the future too.
⢠You can hookup a keyboard, certain webcams, and certain printers via USB to a PS3. It's a home entertainent/utility computer in it's own right. You'd will be able to print out photos from a CD or use HD webcam to record or steam video. In fact, while not neccessarily as versatile, it's probably faster then most peoples home/business computers.
⢠Did you know it also plays video games? ;) *sarcasm*
⢠Also, if you have the money to spare, you might wanna go with a more expensive (non-40-gig) model. With other models you'll be able to play PS2/PS1 games, use the built in flash card readers (memory cards you digital cameras/etc use), and play SACD's if you want. The 40 gig model can't do this.. but if all you care about is Blu-Ray really then it might not matter for you.
Furthermore, some people may have initially been put off by the fact many Blue-Ray players seem more expensive then the PS3, thus they think more performance. But the fact is the PS3 actually cost alot more to make then you pay for it. Yes it was/is actually a $800+ product that Sony actually losses money on, for the sake of pushing the product, the games, and their format.
So yeah... lot of reasons to consider the PS3.
Yep, the PS3 seems to be the way to go. So much more bang for you buck. I'll bullet point some reasons..
⢠PS3 absolutely plays Blu-Ray discs as well and often better then a standalone player. The PS3 has alot of uber powerful hardware behind it.
⢠In actually the Sony BDP-300 supports firmware updating as well. However, it's way more convenient on the PS3, as it can connect to the internet itself. For the BDP-300 and other models, you need to download the update on a computer, burn it to a CD-R, then play the disc on the player. Plus I'm sure the PS3 will continue to be updated more often and is likely cable of being updated to do more things.
⢠The PS3 supports more formats then stand alone players. In addition to what most do, with the newest firmware, the PS3 also supports DivX and XVid (popular formats for internet video), as well as AVI and a multitude of other video, picture, and audio formats. So if a friend downloads something in those formats from the web and burns it to CD/DVD, they can bring it over and you can sit back and watch it on you HDTV on your PS3, instead of on your computer.
⢠The PS3 is not only Wi-Fi for games and system updates, but has a web browser. This I have not tried first hand, but I have used the one on the Nintendo Wii, and if it's even half has good as that one, then it's an extremely nice feature. Picture WebTV with less suck. Being able to check e-mail or wikipedia (or Yahoo! Answers perhaps) on your big HDTV is very nice. I'm sure the PS3 will support flash sometime in the future too.
⢠You can hookup a keyboard, certain webcams, and certain printers via USB to a PS3. It's a home entertainent/utility computer in it's own right. You'd will be able to print out photos from a CD or use HD webcam to record or steam video. In fact, while not neccessarily as versatile, it's probably faster then most peoples home/business computers.
⢠Did you know it also plays video games? ;) *sarcasm*
⢠Also, if you have the money to spare, you might wanna go with a more expensive (non-40-gig) model. With other models you'll be able to play PS2/PS1 games, use the built in flash card readers (memory cards you digital cameras/etc use), and play SACD's if you want. The 40 gig model can't do this.. but if all you care about is Blu-Ray really then it might not matter for you.
Furthermore, some people may have initially been put off by the fact many Blue-Ray players seem more expensive then the PS3, thus they think more performance. But the fact is the PS3 actually cost alot more to make then you pay for it. Yes it was/is actually a $800+ product that Sony actually losses money on, for the sake of pushing the product, the games, and their format.
So yeah... lot of reasons to consider the PS3.
What are alternatives to Blu-ray for HD viewing?
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I am looking for something similar to hd dvds where I can record high definition video (over 500 horizontal lines that is unalterable and will be easy to access. Blu-ray will take too long to burn and is still relatively expensive. I am told DVD's do not play in HD. Any alternatives?
Can I record hd on dvds? tapes?
Answer
E.M. HD Video Converter is a leading hd converter that lets you not only convert your favorite video to Blu-Ray (BD-25 / BD-50), video to AVCHD (BD-9 / BD-5) which can work on PS3 and Blu-ray players, but also convert all video to HD (high definition) video formats like HD MPEG2 TS Video, HD H264 TS Video, HD WMV Video, HD DivX Video, HD Xvid Video, HD H.264 Video, HD Quick Time Video, HD MPEG4 Video, HD FLV Video, HD MKV Video. Besides, E.M. HD Video Converter can easily burn all video and AVCHD video (mts, m2ts, ts) to DVD (DVD-5/DVD-9), DivX DVD.
http://www.effectmatrix.com/hd-video-converter/index.htm
E.M. HD Video Converter is a leading hd converter that lets you not only convert your favorite video to Blu-Ray (BD-25 / BD-50), video to AVCHD (BD-9 / BD-5) which can work on PS3 and Blu-ray players, but also convert all video to HD (high definition) video formats like HD MPEG2 TS Video, HD H264 TS Video, HD WMV Video, HD DivX Video, HD Xvid Video, HD H.264 Video, HD Quick Time Video, HD MPEG4 Video, HD FLV Video, HD MKV Video. Besides, E.M. HD Video Converter can easily burn all video and AVCHD video (mts, m2ts, ts) to DVD (DVD-5/DVD-9), DivX DVD.
http://www.effectmatrix.com/hd-video-converter/index.htm
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