Blu-ray players

On Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:38:12 +0000, chunkyoldcortina
wrote:

Mark wrote:


I should think the PS3's power consumption would be considerably
higher than a dedicated BR player.


Depends which version you have, the new slim version is less power-hungry.

I'm sure it's less power hungry than its predecessor, but more power
hungry than a standalone player. For example:

Latest PS3 = 70W
Sony BDP-S760 = 32W

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On Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:02:39 +0000
Mark wrote:
I'm sure it's less power hungry than its predecessor, but more power
hungry than a standalone player. For example:

Latest PS3 = 70W
Sony BDP-S760 = 32W

Does the PS3 have a dedicated decoder chip or is it all done in software on
the main CPUs? If it doesn't then it would use more power to play a disc.

B2003

chunkyoldcortina wrote:

Horrible games remote control

Not if you use the blu-ray remote. It looks like any normal Sony remote.



I *really* dislike the lack of a power button on the remote.

If the screen's been powered down, you have to try to remember an
obscure sequence of keystrokes, ( pres-'n'-hold the PS button, X, X. :
obvious, huh? )which sometimes doesn't work: it depends what state it
was left in.

It's like trying to power-down a PC using the mouse, blind.

Like a PC, you can force a shutdown by holding the power button on the
console till it beeps and finally gives in.

But really: I expect a power ( or stby ) button on the remote of a BD
player!

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