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Originally Posted by draiken78
I just got a 40Gb PS3 and it's a whole lot better than the stand alone player I had. Of course, I had the BD-P1200 which will make most people lose their minds (just look at other forums about that lemon). There is a couple things I'm not too thrilled about with the PS3 though.
1. It runs pretty hot. It's not something you want to have near other equipment or inside a cabinet. It needs space to breath.
2. It doesn't Bitstream HD audio. It does however decode it all internally (Except DTS-HD MA) and send it to your player as PCM.
3. Many people complain about it being loud. So far, my fan has never kicked on above level 2 (out of 3 levels). Most of the time it stays on level 1 (very quiet), but when it goes to level to it is slightly audible in quiet scenes. I think level 3 probably sounds like Xbox 360 running levels.
4. The thing is hideous.
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It has been widely reported that Sony and DTS have developed a software decoder for DTS-HD MA and there will be an update to enable decoding this year. Until it happens, I guess it isn't certain, but I believe it will happen. I think the PS3 looks really cool, but the design means it won't work with some systems.
Chris