Or the PS3 being a cheap and consistently upgraded BluRay player. I bought a slim as soon as they came out as a BluRay and media player. It was cheaper than a

Or the PS3 being a cheap and consistently upgraded BluRay player. I bought a slim as soon as they came out as a BluRay and media player. It was cheaper than about 95% of the other offerings at the time, had a way better UI and remote, and wasn't going to get locked out when content keys were rolled. It supported upnp media playback, so I could stick a mediatomb machine in a closet and use a nice remote and UI in the living room. A side benefit being that you can get dirt cheap laser modules and keep it going forever.