So you’ve had the “it’s not you, it’s me” talk with your recently purchased HD-DVD player, consigned the bewildered, bitter little device to that box marked “yard sale,” and are ready to start dating again.
You could ring up your old flame, DVD, and try to patch things up with her, but what you really want to do is get the phone number of that hot Blu-ray technology you’ve heard so much about.
Sure, she’s a little more expensive (and high maintenance, what with all the firmware updates and profile changes), but you’re ready to get a little crazy, and hey, if your old college buddies Amazon and Best Buy are vouching for her, she must be sweet.
So… which Blu-ray player should you take out to dinner?
Hands-down, Sony’s PlayStation 3 game console and Blu-ray player is your best option. Yeah, she’s got a little extra junk in the trunk, but all that extra girth holds a super fast processor and graphics card that makes your movies launch much faster than most standalone players.
The visual quality is superb, and, best of all, the PS3 has built in WiFi and Ethernet adapters so you can update to new firmware versions as they become available and unlock new capabilities. Few of the standalone players are so versatile, and many of them still cost more than the PS3.
Unfortunately, the PS3’s slightly odd infatuation with Bluetooth — rather than plain old RF or IR technology — means your current universal remote is probably useless and you’ll need to buy Sony’s official PS3 Bluetooth remote.
And there are some complaints that the PS3’s isn’t able to accommodate all the latest audio formats that the most committed (i.e. obsessive) home theater addicts crave.
But trust me, this is the Blu-ray player you can take home to meet your mother, as long as she doesn’t get embarrassed by the fact that your new fling likes to play video games.
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