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Why aren't ALL remotes like Playstation PS3 ?

Just purchased a Sony Playstation as a birthday gift. Wow, the remote is BLUETOOTH, meaning you can actually put the main unit behind wooden doors, or in a closet, or in a different room, and you can still operate it at a distance.

When I think of the high-ticket cd and DVD players that use a ''sophisticated'' and expensive remote that you still have to point and shoot withing a few degrees...

That Playstation by the way is pretty impressive. Blu-Ray with a BEAUTIFULL picture, DVD, CD, Web connectivity, and of course gaming, even for old audiophiles to try!

Now if only those solid-billet remotes could work the same as the cheezy playstation, that would be something.
sonicbeauty
zanth
65 posts
 
"If you play games on it then its a toy, you cant do your taxes on it, you cant use it for CAD, you buy games to play on it.............its a toy.
Dedicated players like Oppo load faster and are quieter aswell."

Actually, one can do their taxes on it and use it for CAD. It's called Linux and I have it running on my PS3. Not that it matters. The PS3 is an excellent all around media system but it is quite noisy and for critical listening, I would have to have it in another room and I would want to have another SACD player side by side for comparison. Still, having these features makes it an excellent family unit.
kzrsix
1 posts
 
iirc...the PS3 remote will not turn the machine on/off. One must physically arise from their seated position to power down.
sonicbeauty OP
324 posts
 
I can turn the PS3 off with the remote no problem, no big deal.
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