Should I buy a Sony PS3 or a Sony BDPS350? I'm primarily a movie watcher. But am I giving up anything with PS3

May be...

You're not only NOT giving anything up with the PS3, but you are actually gaining. Both systems offer the same features, are both upgradeable, and cost around the same price.



With that being said, you basically get a computer with the PS3 that you don't get with the Blu-Ray. Obviously you can view photos and watch videos on both, but the PS3 allows you to save photos and videos on the hard drive, you can access the internet from the PS3, and for some odd reason if you ever wanted to, you can play games.



Until Blu-Ray players drop their prices a significant margin below the PS3, the PS3 is the better product, especially considering they are the same price. Also, if for some odd reason you ever wanted to sell it, you are going to get more money from the PS3 then you will the Blu-Ray player.



If I only really needed it to watch movies and didn't play games, I would still get the PS3 cause you actually get more, not less.

Go for the PS3.



As a movie watcher, the PS3 features can still appeal to you. Sony are updating their Playstation Store with a movie section. Even if you like watching Blu-Ray movies, you can use the PS3 to buy movies online, download them onto the PS3 and watch them without having to leave the house. They'll also be doing this with television shows.



On top of that, the PS3 will also gets the newest Blu-Ray features first through firmware updates and there is no way to really tell if Sony will bother to update older players once newer and better players come out. That's the problem with standalone players, better and eventually cheaper ones come out. At least with the PS3 you can do more than just movies, and that doesn't mean playing games.

Well your getting a movie play and the next gen game console all for the same price instead of just getting the Blu Ray player if there the same price why not just get the ps3 its 2 for the price of one since you dont care much about games then there is no reason for you to get the 80 gig console

Look at the prices of them.





PS3 40GB $399.99.... 80GB $499.99

http://shop1.frys.com/search?cat=-58990&...



SONY BDPS350 $399.99

http://shop1.frys.com/product/5658641?si...





Get the PS3. It's a great game console and a free Blu Ray player (baseicly).

No, the PS3 is a complete Blu Ray Player, and, if anything, I'd say you were giving up quality by buying a BDPS350 Blue Ray Player.

The quality between the PS3 and Blu-Ray is no different. However you need an HDTV to get full quality.