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As much as I do not like the PS3 for gaming, the PS3 offers great value. PS3 would be my choice. ( Personally I do not feel the need for a Blu-ray just yet)
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That's cute, there's still PC-only gamers? *squeezes his cheeks* heh, yeah. really the only game i play or have time to play is Word of Warcrack.
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Well, when you get your PS3 don't miss Uncharted or Ratchet and Clank.
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I was very pleasantly surprised by Uncharted.
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The PS3 is great for non-gaming reasons as well. It offers network streaming of any picture, video, or music file on any networked computer in your house. Much as I'd like to, I have played almost no games since buying the PS3, but I do use the streaming feature at least weekly to show family photos or videos, or to stream my digital music collection to my main Axiom setup (or to do both at the same time, family picture slideshow with streaming audio at the same time). If you can find a decent price on it this holiday season, I'd definitely keep it near the top of your list, even if you'll never play a game on it in your life. (and you never know, you might surprise yourself once you have the option)  Jason
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Cool, thanks for the suggestions. I've heard the PS3 is the best deal and from what I saw over the course of the last year, it was.. however I rarely play console video games (or have any interest too, i'm a PC gamer), so I'm thinking something else a little cheaper/more features might be a better choice. This gives me somewhere to start. More features then the PS3? Is that possible? CD playback DVD playback (uprezed) SACD playback (via HDMI) Blu-Ray playback Games once you try Rockband with friends, you'll be hooked. Wi-Fi connect to your PC wirelessly and playback/view all your... MP3 Photos What feature are you missing?
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Good points. Even if you don't play console games, the streaming ability to the PS3 is nice if you have HDMI audio capabilities.
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Hi Gmorf,
My Axiom colleague, JC (Jean-Claude) recently acquired the Panasonic Blu-ray DMP-BD55, and he seems thrilled with its audio and video performance. I don't know how price-friendly the BD-55 is, but prices have certainly come down and Panasonic is very competitive in the marketplace. JC previously used Playstation 3 for Blu-ray playback.
He also told me that the Panasonic BD-55's upscaling of standard DVD is quite superior to the Oppo he'd used previously.
Regards,
Alan
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I'm curious to know what the DMP-BD55 does or does better than the PS3 he was using.
If the video upscaling of 480i DVD is the big item, I intend (if it ever is released!) in getting the R-972, which from my understanding would handle all the video uprezing, and should do a dang fine job of it.
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Has anyone tried the Samsung BD???? that does streaming 1080p from netflix?
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