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the need to read

Posted by Joe Murphy Jr (A) on December 2, 2009 at 18:19:13

In Reply to: LG BD390 or PS3 for Blueray posted by kvk on December 2, 2009 at 13:55:20:

There are plenty of forum discussions on the + and - of each player. You need to read up on each to decide which one is best for you and, if other family members will be using the player, them. In the long run, since each is the same price, one will be of greater value to you (and the family).

As for waiting, the PS3 has a feature called Auto Start. With the player in OFF mode, you just give a gentle push to the disc you want to watch/play and the PS3 comes alive and does the rest. It's a slot-loader, so there's no waiting for the system to power up or waiting for the drawer to open. Had to stop watching a DVD last week and can't remember where you left off? Don't worry -- the PS3 will remember and it will go right to that spot and start playing the movie. It will also remember the audio format that you selected, so you won't have to grab the remote to cycle through the options.

Take a lot of pictures? The PS3 has 5 different slideshow options and each can be set to slow, normal or fast. Not sure what that was in the background? Need to zoom to 100x? Not a problem. Still can't make it out? Try the 200x zoom. Want to know where you're at re: the picture when you're zooming? Just look at the red box on the lower left as you use the dedicated Blu-ray remote to move around the picture while you're at 100x or even 200x zoom. Prints? Yes, hooked up to an Epson printer via one of the USB ports the PS3 will send an image to be printed. And yes, there is also a cropping tool included with the PS3's picture functions.

But does it do Netflix? Yes, it has that too. Web browsing? Yes. Games? Yes. Download audio and video to the hard drive? Yes. What about High Definition trailers? Yes. Games and game demo downloads? Yes. What about playing HD content that was recorded by a High Def camcorder? Yes. Everything? No comment.

During Thanksgiving week (and on Black Friday), there were some nice deals on the PS3 + 2 games + a Blu-ray movie for $299. Check around, some outlets may still have that deal or may offer it again close to Christmas. That is, if you want a PS3.

I don't sound biased, do I? Even if I do, I think you could file that under

• not an issue.   (Open in New Window)

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