Originally, I thought that a blu-ray player was a blue-ray player, so I bought the PS3 since it seemed logical that it does so much and is easier to update the firmware. After talking to someone at the Magnolia home theater store I found out that the blu-ray player does not support some of the newer types of audio decoding. If you plan on having a 7.1 surround sound system get a stand alone blu-ray player that has all the decoders.
Originally, I thought that a blu-ray player was a blue-ray player, so I bought the PS3 since it seemed logical that it does so much and is easier to update the firmware. After talking to someone at the Magnolia home theater store I found out that the blu-ray player does not support some of the newer types of audio decoding. If you plan on having a 7.1 surround sound system get a stand alone blu-ray player that has all the decoders.