@zerotech - right now the PS3 is the only BluRay player to buy toat will be supported with BluRay 2.0....and it is the same price as the stand alone players so why not?
ZeroTech, You can use your Harmony remote with your PS3! For $19.99 you can get the Nyko Blu-Wave (http://www.nyko.com/Store/ProductDetail.aspx?i=113). I have one and it works flawlessly with my Harmony remote.
ZeroTech, I forgot to mention that Logitech has all the commands for the Nyko Blu-Wave, so you just need to attach the USB IR receiver to one of the PS3 USB ports, and then program your Harmony remote with the Nyko commands.
@ harveylubin: So, I can natively control all of the BluRay functions of the PS3 with this via my 880? That would be a lock if that was true. I don't console game at all, but the ability to play the new Gran Turismo on my movie player might lock this up. Hmmm....
@ZeroTech: Harvey's right. I have an 880 and a PS3 and I use the Bluwave dongle, too. It's the size of a standard USB drive, so it really isn't all that obtrusive.
You might find yourself tweaking the Harmony commands to get them where you like them, but it's not that difficult.
The only caveat: You cannot control power settings with an IR remote on the PS3. There are some hacks out there that allow for attaching a pad to the power button or hacking the Sony Bluetooth remote, but those are a bit less elegant that the USB dongle.
Plus, if you set up your PS3 for Folding@Home then you won't want to turn it off (just keep in mind that the PS3 is running all the time at that point).
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@zerotech - right now the PS3 is the only BluRay player to buy toat will be supported with BluRay 2.0....and it is the same price as the stand alone players so why not?
Because I have a Harmony 880 that I love and the PS3 is lacking in the IR department. Otherwise I'd be all over it.
ZeroTech,
You can use your Harmony remote with your PS3! For $19.99 you can get the Nyko Blu-Wave (http://www.nyko.com/Store/ProductDetail.aspx?i=113). I have one and it works flawlessly with my Harmony remote.
ZeroTech,
I forgot to mention that Logitech has all the commands for the Nyko Blu-Wave, so you just need to attach the USB IR receiver to one of the PS3 USB ports, and then program your Harmony remote with the Nyko commands.
@ harveylubin: So, I can natively control all of the BluRay functions of the PS3 with this via my 880? That would be a lock if that was true. I don't console game at all, but the ability to play the new Gran Turismo on my movie player might lock this up. Hmmm....
@ZeroTech: Harvey's right. I have an 880 and a PS3 and I use the Bluwave dongle, too. It's the size of a standard USB drive, so it really isn't all that obtrusive.
You might find yourself tweaking the Harmony commands to get them where you like them, but it's not that difficult.
The only caveat: You cannot control power settings with an IR remote on the PS3. There are some hacks out there that allow for attaching a pad to the power button or hacking the Sony Bluetooth remote, but those are a bit less elegant that the USB dongle.
Plus, if you set up your PS3 for Folding@Home then you won't want to turn it off (just keep in mind that the PS3 is running all the time at that point).