is the ps3 the cheapest way to get a blu-ray DVD player?

[scotchnrocks]

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Don't get a 50" LCD unless you really like the look of pixels. I even have issues with my friends Samsung 40" 1080p LCD...not a big fan of this technology on larger screen sizes.

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Huh? Large LCDs have great pictures, the Sony 1080p is pretty much the best TV there is right now.

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Do you own one?

I'm simply relating my experience having viewed one for about 30 hours, and stuff like being able to see pixels is a huge factor for me because it's all I will notice. I've watched plenty of HD and regular TV on a 1080p LCD and while the HD is good and not great (still can see a few pixels), non-HD channels are absolutely horrid.

[Klompy]

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sick joke PS3's arent even available in Australia, i know the plane flight is like 23hrs+ but does everything have to come out months later...ugh

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What's sick is that I couldn't even get rid of one on craigslist for less then cost.

[RacersEdge]

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B/c they don't have an inventory of PS3s to sell. I'm sure BB would love to have more PS3s

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Not true. You can walk in almost any store and find a PS3.

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Maybe in Maryland, but I have yet to see a PS3 in any store in Southern California. Granted I have not been looking super hard, but I'm pretty sure they are not that readily available in store as of yet.

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I haven't been looking, but I hear that they are easily available. Reason being is that there are really no good games available right now. I've heard that some local EB Games in my area(Raleigh/Durham) always have multiple units in.

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Yeah, I figured PS3's were easy to get by now everywhere. I returned one a month ago and they were 3 0r 4 in the store then.

[cbloom]

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I'm simply relating my experience having viewed one for about 30 hours, and stuff like being able to see pixels is a huge factor for me because it's all I will notice. I've watched plenty of HD and regular TV on a 1080p LCD and while the HD is good and not great (still can see a few pixels), non-HD channels are absolutely horrid.

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You are correct sir. Giant TV's are generally over-rated and foolish unless you're sitting a mile away from your screen. Blowing up a pixel to a one inch square is retarded.

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HD-DVD is the way to go. Cheaper players, cheaper discs, more movies.

[PokerFox]

OK, so HD-DVD is cheaper in every aspect, but I thought there were more blu-ray movies available and that the quality was better. Can anyone weigh in on this?

[mittman84]

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PS3s are running $600, and your standard Sony Blu-Ray player from Best Buy or wherever starts @ $900.

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So why the [censored] are they even selling them? They could just sell the PS3's giving people the chance to buy more products.

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B/c they don't have an inventory of PS3s to sell. I'm sure BB would love to have more PS3s

[/ QUOTE ]I work at a bestbuy. We got 32 PS3s in on 12-30-06 and still have 5-6 of them, not including the 10+ we have had returned because people cannot sell them for much of a profit anymore.

[Yads]

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LCD is only option for that size and resolution within a reasonable cost... ~5k?

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Not a chance. It's hard to make large LCD screens and they are significantly more expensive than same size plasma or DLP.

[gusmahler]

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OK, so HD-DVD is cheaper in every aspect, but I thought there were more blu-ray movies available and that the quality was better. Can anyone weigh in on this?

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1) HD-DVD isn't cheaper in EVERY aspect. Some Blu-Ray discs are cheaper than the same HD-DVD because the HD-DVD version is only available as a combo disc (see The Departed and Happy Feet). But the hardware is cheaper for HD-DVD.

2) There are more Blu-Ray movies than HD-DVD movies now. See http://www.eproductwars.com/dvd/

3) Which has more is actually irrelevant. Both have movies that are exclusive to their format.

4) Early Blu-Ray movies had a reputation as not looking as good as HD-DVD. (Though Blu-Ray has higher capacity, the compression they used wasn't as good.) It seems that the tide has turned and most now can't see a difference between the two formats.

[PokerFox]

thanks for the info. I think I'll pick up a PS3 just because. I wish I could find a hot deal on them online, anyone know of any? (60gb)