Personally I have a PS3 and the up-conversion quality is far superior to any upconverting DVD player I have yet seen, and several dedicated blu-ray players.

you can buy a blue-tooth remote for it for about $20 so you don't have to use a controller

I had also read several reviews this past summer where the PS3 was voted as the best video quality of any of the blu-ray players.

sony is currently running a deal on their website where you get a PS3 for $150 off if you sign up for their playstation credit card at the same time. (a pretty good deal i think)

Even if you never play videogames, the ability to do wireless firmware upgrades and the video-quality make it a fantastic player.