A full-function IR remote for the PS3
Posted on 28/01/08 15:40 by Tim Stork                             
A full-function IR remote for the PS3

We can not say that the Playstation 3 is the best player out there, but it's definetly the most popular way to get into the format. To make the console as 'blu', as it can, Sony decided to integrate a Bluetooth remote control.

Whatever Sony was thinking, they were not thinking enough. With making the remote control 'blu', it was impossible to integrate the PS3 with your system's remote scheme. From now on it will be possible to control your PS3 like any other Blu-ray player. An IR receiver captures commands from a standard infrared remote control, figures out what they are, and then sends the correct electrical impulse.

This all stimulates you to push a button, resulting in the right command being send to the Playstation.

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By neo1918, Tue 29 Jan 2008 09:04
"We can not say that the Playstation 3 is the best player out there..." You should because it is. Not only does it offer top-notch quality, but it's the only player that will be well supported with firmware upgrades. As players transition to profile 1.1 and 2.0 and BD-J matures, the PS3 will upgraded to meet expectations. All the other players (which are way more expensive) will be neglected and left to obsolescence.
By Bluey (guest), Tue 29 Jan 2008 21:52
Sony did the correct thing with the controller. Not having to aim it directly at the box is a great improvement.
By Teacher (guest), Wed 30 Jan 2008 09:11
Is it just me, or why can\'t figure out what the heck the author is trying to say with the last 3-4 sentences? And several Home AV magazines have recently praised the PS3 Blu-ray capabilities, as it seems to out perform regular stand-alone players. But of course, this is an anti-Sony website.
By Afterburner (guest), Wed 30 Jan 2008 11:53
@Teacher Duh, since Sony did DRM they should be banned!
By DRM_HATER (guest), Wed 30 Jan 2008 17:03
"Duh, since Sony did DRM they should be banned!" So does Toshiba and Microsoft. http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=hd+dvd+aacs&btnG=Search http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=hd+dvd+drm&btnG=Search http://www.cs.auckland.ac.nz/~pgut001/pubs/vista_cost.html http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=vista+content+protection&btnG=Search Since Hollydud wouldn't release movies on either format unless the signal between the player and display was encrypted BOTH formats use HDCP http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=hdcp&btnG=Search http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=hdcp+hd+dvd&btnG=Search Toshiba manufactures the Zune for Microsoft, and that's one of the most restricted pieces of trash out there (2nd only to the Iphone). http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=toshiba+zune&btnG=Search http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=zune+drm&btnG=Search BD+ was cracked: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=bd%2B+cracked&btnG=Search They BOTH have DRM. BOTH have been cracked. DRM won't go away if you buy an HD DVD player, but NOT BUYING DRM restricted products will annihilate DRM.
By neo1918, Wed 30 Jan 2008 19:17
BD+ has NOT been cracked yet. Cracked is when you can take the content and transcode it to the format of your liking. That's not possible with the AnyDVD work-around.
By Hypnosis4U2NV, Wed 30 Jan 2008 20:48
Hypnosis4U2NVBlu-Ray has more DRM features than HD-DVD.. Lets not forget the fact that Sony has and will screw everything up by implenting DRM.. Why the Sony bashing? Heres a few examples: Rootkits, ATRAC, UMD, MemoryStick, ARccoS.. Its amazing that they cant even get the support for backward compatibility of PS2 games to work with the PS3.. Id like to bash Microsoft too but at least their attempting to get every game compatible with XBox360.. Before you go and say Im a Microsoft FanBoy, short of owning a OS, thats where it ends.. I dont own either game console and dont intend on buying one from either one..
By I_understand_now (guest), Wed 30 Jan 2008 23:02
Let's ignore DRM from other companies and just hate Sony. Right?

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