Blu-Ray Player?

In Buying a blu-ray player.. What should i be looking for?

"PLAYSTATION 3" in white/silver letters on a black background.

You want the ability to upgrade the firmware to support the latest standard, and you get to play games as a bonus.

In Buying a blu-ray player.. What should i be looking for?

Save some money and do the sound and image reproduction in your head:

Save some money and do the sound and image reproduction in your head:

Would a Ps3 have the same image and sound quality as an actual Blu-ray player? And will it have Surround sound capabilities? I have a surround sound system hooked up right now to my HDTV, but i want to get crisp HD pictures with my DVD's too.

You'll need to check on the exact sound capabilities, but the images should be equal or better. It does upscale DVDs.

You'll need to check on the exact sound capabilities, but the images should be equal or better. It does upscale DVDs.

Ok, but i will get Great HD picture and surround sound with my blu-rays right?

Well yeah... it's a PS3, it's what it does. I'm pretty sure it does surround sound, but I'll have to check (to connect it up to a surround sound system, btw, you'd either need an optical cable from the PS3, or connect the surround sound to the HDTV).

As WW said, you need to be able to update the firmware, and as far as I know, the PS3 is the only Blu-ray player that has that capability built in (at least, I haven't heard of any other players that can do it).

If you don't go for a PS3 (booooo, hiss, shame on you!!) then look for Sony, Sharp, Panasonic or Samsung players.

Have you got a decent HDTV?