Is it time to upgrade to blu-ray?
Just some thoughts, after having very recently gotten a PS3 (and also owning a 360): — The firmware upgrade process on a family friend’s bluray player was arduous, and involved downloading, unzipping, placing a file on a USB drive, and several menu items. The PS3 will update itself. This matters sometimes, as some newer bluray require a firmware update. (Firmware to enable 3D bluray is supposed to be coming, but that only matters if you’re getting a TV that can handle it) — I was stunned when I watched my first bluray on my TV, that grain was so well defined, and that I could tell when the cameraman had barely misfocused. It’s certainly very detailed, and now that I’ve seen it, I can’t really go back. — Some bluray movies come with DVDs (on a separate disk), but this is not the norm. Most of the time, such releases are more expensive than regular releases. — The downloadable library on PS3 and 360 is largely the same, the Netflix instant watch feature is also largely the same (PS3
