[NefCanuck]

D-Dub,Jan 5 2010, 10: Wrote:Remember is just a software update to prevent piracy its not like the whole codec will be changed.

For a good BR player your looking at 200 bucks and your guaranteed at least 5 years, if less then your out 200 bucks rather then having a ps3 crap out and your out 300 bucks( every electronic device does crap out). Sony BR player or PS3, when you look at it the parts are the same.

I dont think changing chapters with a ps3 remote is very practical either. Whats the price of a ps3 BR remote 50 bucks? Already your at 350, plus tax 400?


Its just a marketing thing where they try to up-sell you to a ps3.
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I know some of the earlier BR player updates were to actually enable things like BD-Live (The spec for that hadn't been finalized at BR launch) though I doubt they will extend the BR spec in any significant way now.

Oh I fully agree that changing chapters with a PS3 controller is a PITA, but I do it so seldom. As opposed to typing messages on the PS3 (which I bought the mini keyboard for)

As to the extra costs, I'll also agree that these are an issue but amortized over the life of the device (5 years in your example) even at $100 difference for a PS3 & a remote over a mid to high end BR player, that's less than $20 per year.

I just look at it this way, the better the connectivity of the device, the less chance that it will rendered obsolete. The new money is made in the software, not the hardware after all.

NefCanuck