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Do you play Blu-ray movies on your PS3

post #1 of 84
1/10/08 at 10:13am
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A similar poll was created in Blu-ray software forum and the numbers are tremendously skewed to one side. Some people mentioned that the numbers would be drastically different if the poll was created in the gaming section so I figured I would find out.

I am aware that some of you also visit the Blu-ray software section, but I am sure there are plenty here that don't so anyway......

Do you or don't you buy and/or rent Blu-rays for your PS3?

Me persoanlly, when I bought my PS3, I bought for a dual purpose role, gaming machine and Blu-ray player and I have bought more movies than games. Not that there haven't been some amazing games created, I have always just bought more movies than bought games. I currently have about 15 movies and 4 games (Heavenly Sword, Motorstorm, COD4 and Uncharted).
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post #2 of 84
1/10/08 at 10:14am
Yes!
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post #3 of 84
1/10/08 at 10:16am
Yep, mainly Blu-ray movies and trailer downloads at this point. May get into gaming soon, but I mainly intended on my PS3 to be exclusively a movie player more than a gaming machine.
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post #4 of 84
1/10/08 at 10:30am
Yeah, I play both Blu-ray movies, but mostly games and regular DVD's.
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post #5 of 84
1/10/08 at 10:30am
Just got mine a week ago and I've started out very skewed towards the games but my intention is to use it for all movies (BD & DVD & streamed HD-MPEG2 from my computer) also. I just ordered Plaent Earth on Blu Ray so the collection begins....
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post #6 of 84
1/10/08 at 10:33am
5 games and 3 blu ray's.

So far used every function of the PS3.
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post #7 of 84
1/10/08 at 10:33am
I wouldn't have gotten the PS3 yet if it didn't play BD's.
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post #8 of 84
1/10/08 at 10:35am
Bought it for the home theater but ended up getting back into gaming.
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post #9 of 84
1/10/08 at 10:39am
Bought it for BD playback. I have a few games too.
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post #10 of 84
1/10/08 at 10:43am
Of course!
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post #11 of 84
1/10/08 at 10:44am
I've also taken advantage of the Remote Play features, since I also have a PSP that I've had for the past year or two. That connection does do a great job together, especially now that Sony announced that it will allow you to rip BD movies and stick those on a Memory Stick Duo. I'm definitely all for that. That will definitely make the UMD format obsolete, if it isn't already. Nobody answered my question, as far as whether or not UMD movies can be beamed on to the PS3 hard drive and upscaled to 1080p at all. Those should be easily just as fun to watch than Blu-ray on the PS3.
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post #12 of 84
1/10/08 at 10:50am
Yes, I play Blu-Ray and games on my PS3.

What a one sided poll.
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post #13 of 84
1/10/08 at 11:02am
Own it for the games, love it for the games, love it even more for the added bonus of Blu-Ray playback. I can't wait for my five free ones to show up, Pirates of the Carribean and The Patriot in particular. Plus I've got Casino Royale on the way for demo material to my friends Now I just wish I had a projector instead of my 32" Aquos
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post #14 of 84
1/10/08 at 11:09am
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Originally Posted by MIAaron View Post

Bought it for the home theater but ended up getting back into gaming.

Ditto
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post #15 of 84
1/10/08 at 11:24am
Ive only watched a Bluray movie on mine once. It was ok, but not good enough to make me run out and pay $40 a movie. If the video rental place aaround here starts renting them (I live in a small town) then i'd watch more.
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post #16 of 84
1/10/08 at 11:29am
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Originally Posted by Munford View Post

Ive only watched a Bluray movie on mine once. It was ok, but not good enough to make me run out and pay $40 a movie. If the video rental place aaround here starts renting them (I live in a small town) then i'd watch more.

Check out Amazon, they've got some good deals. The Fifth Element (Remastered, not the original craptastic transfer) for $16.00, I nabbed Casino Royale for $20, and I think there were a few other DVD priced buys. They had a BOGO deal going on a certain selection of titles not long ago, including the awesome Kingdom of Heaven.
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post #17 of 84
1/10/08 at 11:32am
why else would i get it... to sit there and collect dust???

only have 2 games (one bought one given as xmas gift) and rented a couple...

own about 15 Blurays and about the same number of sdvds... watch trailers, play demos and listen to audio cds... love the machine...
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post #18 of 84
1/10/08 at 11:53am
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Originally Posted by Munford View Post

Ive only watched a Bluray movie on mine once. It was ok, but not good enough to make me run out and pay $40 a movie. If the video rental place aaround here starts renting them (I live in a small town) then i'd watch more.

netflix!
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post #19 of 84
1/10/08 at 11:55am
The only reason I decided to buy this was because it was a 2-in-1 (games and movies) for me that Sony was subsidizing. At 6 BD games and counting!

-Splints
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post #20 of 84
1/10/08 at 12:26pm
For me, the purchase of the PS3 was an impulse buy after acquiring a 60" HDTV last Christmas (2006). I hadn't done any console gaming for four years prior but have now bought 8 PS3, 3 PS2 and downloaded 2 PSN games. I've only rented Blu-Ray movies since I rarely watch a movie more than once.
I'm thoroughly enjoying this machine. It's not often you can purchase something for less than the cost to manufacture it.
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post #21 of 84
1/10/08 at 12:43pm
Mine was actually a forced decision, believe it or not. After one week of owning an HD DVD player, Warner Bros. made that big announcement that has almost made that player obsolete, and felt that I needed to go format neutral, and I've been told that the PS3 was not only a great game console, but also the best Blu-ray player to date, outside of maybe Panasonic's DMP-BD50 up and coming. After owning the 40GB PS3 for the past couple of days, it seems like this may be the way to go for a lot of things entertainment, games and movies alike. Even tho I've owned the X360 for a year and a half, the PS3 makes me think different now.
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post #22 of 84
1/10/08 at 12:43pm
10 PS3 games & 80-something Blu rays and growing....I need to re-visit my youth and resume collecting baseball cards or something. Much less expensive!
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post #23 of 84
1/10/08 at 12:46pm
I originally bought the PS3 to watch blu-ray movies but my girlfriends brother bought me Call of Duty 4 for Christmas and I am now hooked on games. I would have never bought a game for myself.
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post #24 of 84
1/10/08 at 1:16pm
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Originally Posted by _Avarice_ View Post

10 PS3 games & 80-something Blu rays and growing....I need to re-visit my youth and resume collecting baseball cards or something. Much less expensive!

amen to that! at least the baseball cards go up in value, unlike the games and movies... growing up got expensive!
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post #25 of 84
1/10/08 at 1:31pm
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Originally Posted by mbroadus View Post

I originally bought the PS3 to watch blu-ray movies but my girlfriends brother bought me Call of Duty 4 for Christmas and I am now hooked on games. I would have never bought a game for myself.

lol
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post #26 of 84
1/10/08 at 1:41pm
I do both with my ps3, though lately its been more games then blu-rays (which wasn't the case in the begining).
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post #27 of 84
1/10/08 at 1:42pm
10 games on BD disk and 9 BD movies. Often I rent or borrow BD movies.
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post #28 of 84
1/10/08 at 1:45pm
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Originally Posted by Munford View Post

Ive only watched a Bluray movie on mine once. It was ok, but not good enough to make me run out and pay $40 a movie. If the video rental place aaround here starts renting them (I live in a small town) then i'd watch more.

The internet is your friend.

Amazon is great place to get Blu-ray most of the time.

I never pay more than 20-22 bucks for mine.

Oh, I have 30 movies and 4 games.
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post #29 of 84
1/10/08 at 1:47pm
I bought my PS3 on launch for games and got Talladega Nights with it. After I saw the clarity of movies I started buying them
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post #30 of 84
1/10/08 at 1:52pm
Up till now my PS3 has mainly been used as a Blu-Ray player versus gaming rig. The 3 Pirates movies and the Blade Runner 5-disc edition are the crown jewels of my collection to this point.

I've rented a few games for my PS3, but have yet to buy any for the last 8 months or so. Of course that's mainly due to working in a rental environment and getting free game rentals. Anything I want to play I just pick up from work.

Although I'm quite tempted to pick up Uncharted and Folklore for my own. Those I could play over and over.
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