Hi Axopar,
I also switched from a PS3 to a Panasonic DMP-BD55 for my Home Theatre Room. At the time, the main reason was that I needed the 7.1 analogue outputs to feed the signal to my Newcastle P-965 preamp/processor. I also needed a Blu-ray player for my other demo room (Family room), so the PS3 was all indicated. Might be my imagination but Blu-ray discs seemed to be better looking and also were regular DVDs on the Panasonic.
When I will be upgrading from my Newcastle P-965 to a preamp/processor with HDMI capability I'm looking forward to switch to a Universal player such as the OPP0 83BD or soon to be released Marantz or Denon models.
By the way, my PS3 is on its way to Sony for repair (out of warranty - minimum charge over $150.00); it had started freezing on games and Blu-ray discs.
