Should I get a PS3 just for the Blue Ray?

Blue-ray, absolutely.

As a cd player, it leaves a lot to be desired,imo...

No, the PS3 is a mediocre Blu-ray player at best, I have owned 8 different players, including a PS3 and the first gen stand alones bested it in my tests (same disk, same cables etc)

It is a great gaming system, and can become addicting, but it should not be confused with a good Blu-ray player.

Case in point, I bought a Sony BDP-S350 the other day and it is better than the PS3 in picture, and loads amazingly fast and is cheaper!

I agree with Kennyt.

Kennyt,
Case in point, I bought a Sony BDP-S350 the other day and it is better than the PS3 in picture...
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"How so" is the picture quality better on other players as compared to the ps3.I'm running mine with a pio plasma, and to be honest, I would be hard pressed to believe the picture could be that much improved. Speaking of blu-ray now, not dvd.

Aol,

The colors are better saturated and the edge detail is vastly better on the BDP-S350, I am using a 70" Sony XBR2 RPTV and the differences are significant. My wife can even easily tell which player is being used! I find the PS3's image to be washed out and to have some shadowing on edges in sharp contrast areas. FWIW I am running the latest firmware on my PS3, so that isn't it.