Now that several retailers have dropped the price of the Sony BDP-S350, consumers will have a decision to make when buying a Blu Ray player. Do you opt to be a PS3 that allows you to play cutting edge games or go with the stand alone Blu Ray Player?
Blu Ray stand alone players and the PS3 should continue to drop in price. The question before you upgrade to Blu Ray player is, which one to go with.
I think one question that needs to be answered is, if you’re a video game player. If you are, then maybe the PS3 is your best bet. Do know that you will subject your PS3 to much more wear and tear if you take this option.
One benefit of buying a PS3 instead of the Sony Blu Ray player would be that you would save room in your entertainment center. If you’re anything like me you already, you have more than a few components with who knows how many cables intertwined back there. Have you taken a peek behind your entertainment center?
The PS3 allows you to watch Blu Ray discs but also enables you to play high definition gaming as well as watching DVDs. It’s also a space saver if you choose just to have this alone.
The PS3 will also eventually be developed into a high definition video streaming device. Sony does seem to be dragging it’s feet here.
Moving on the the Sony Blu Ray player, which can be found for about $299 at your local electronics store or found online is a solid piece of Blu Ray hardware. Sony does hope to keep this model on the shelves for some time.
This Sony Blu Ray player does make sense if you’re really not a video game player and want a stand alone Blu Ray player. Although, it doesn’t come with an HDMI cable; it does have all the basics an Blu Ray player should have.
That includes component output/input, hdmi and optical sound. Note that this is also what is on a PS3.
One thing to note on the Sony Blu Ray player BDP-S350 is the load up time. It’s been found that this model has a significantly higher load up time than the PS3 in comparisons.
In the end, it really depends what you’re looking for whether it’s a game machine or simply a high definition Blu Ray player. The PS3 also has a “coolness” factor that is hard to beat.
Hopefully you don’t buy both. We do recommend if you purchase either that you do pick up the extended warranty wherever it’s bought.