It is the greatest thing since Betamax. and we all love our betamax... im glad sony decided to gamble the playstation name on a drm infested format. Sony has had an awesome track record for media formats... I mean we all love our UMD movies, Atrac3 and atrac 3 plus, Minidisc. Dat, Memory stick, memorystick duo. I mean almost 50 people have mindisc players.. i think a couple retarded people bought umd movies. and deaf people seem to like atrac3plus.

Your sarcasm is killing me. But just admit it Sony got it right this time. This aint another betamax. And this is coming from someone who actually bought a minidisk player, hey i thought it was gonna catch on. It was a well calculated gamble they made by including the blu-ray player into the PS3. And to #1, your a moron. Get a HDTV then talk. Its not that it shows regular tv like crap (while its not the best picture) but compared to the HD channels they look like crap. And most channels are on HD anyone: all of the regular broadcast channels, the preiums like HBO, starz, showtime, ESPN (Which is huge if you have something between your legs). And trust me... IT IS WORTH IT!!!

It is funny how noone seems to know that Sony's other formats have done very well.

DVD...Sony

CD....Sony

Don't believe me? Look it up for yourself.

Need I say more

You just counter-argued your own comment. Nice. So I guess blu-ray format has nothing to worry about eh. +)

What about Casino Royale, thats has to be coming out soon right?

After getting the PS3 we decided to get a new HD t.v. Our old 43" Hitachi was only 1080i and about 5 years old. After doing my homework I ended up getting the Sony SXRD 60" with 1080p inputs. Part of the decision was related to the fabulous quality of the PS3 and of course those 1080p inputs. The samsung was in the running until I learned about the wobulator and moving parts issues. DPL aren't really 1080 - they "cheat" by doubling up at a very high speed.



Well I can confirm it's a WOW factor. Ridge Racer at 1920 x 1080 in progressive scan is spectacular and GTHD is quite frankly unbelievable..my stomach goes missing when you go over that first ridge..your eyes are literally fooled into it being real. Digital at 1080p is something else. They are like different games compared to the previous t.v. where my stomach had no problem.



Agree that Blu-ray is much much better than our HD satellite. Can't stand watching SD t.v. anymore either.



The video via digital HDMI connections has finally caught up to the great 5.1 digital sound we've had all these years. Didn't realize how much of mismatch there has been all these years until upgrading the video to and watching MI:3 in full blu-ray glory. WOW.



Same thing here, wife has always yawned about this kind of stuff - but even she was OMG i can't believe the difference. She's hooked.



The SXRD is a very very nice t.v. btw - as all the reviewers have pointed out. In terms of value I couldn't justify significantly more money for a plasma with a smaller screen.



60" is fantastic...bigger is better.

Sony also developed the 3.5" floppy, which had a fairly healthy lifespan, but damn if it wasn't so proprietary

Also, you're lack of knowledge about Minidisc is disappointing. Did you know Sony last year released one of the best personal use portable recording devices available to the average consumer (model #RH1)? It uses minidiscs. For amateur field recording or concert taping, its hard to find a better unit. Minidiscs were introduced in 1991; for new equipment to still be manufactured in 2006, that's not too bad for a failed product.

I stick by what I said (Oh and by the way I have an expensive HD TV as well only 32inch mind) HDTV is great for films and games but for NORMAL TV terrestrial/freeview/satellite (which will be here for years to come as the standard) the picture is crap, and the closer you get to the screen the worse (blockier)it gets.



At the moment and for the next few years the only people who should get HDTV are game and HD Video owners make sure you keep your normal TV when it comes to viewing standard TV progs though.

HDTV is just an expensive large monitor until standard TV changes.



Anyway go into your local store and ask to see a NORMAL TV program (not satellite HD etc) on it and see if im right or not.