Although the Playstation 3 is primarily thought of as a device for playing games, the truth is that it can do a lot more. As well as playing music and displaying photographs, it’s also fantastic for those who love to watch movies – and you’ll be able to do so in high definition!
Blu-Ray Player
One of the major selling points of the Playstation 3, especially over rival systems such as the Xbox 360, is that it includes a Blu-ray disc player. Blu-ray is quickly becoming the norm in home entertainment, and it means that you can enjoy feature films in beautiful high definition (not to mention that you can also take advantage of high definition gaming).
Watch Movies In Complete Comfort
The Playstation 3 allows you to watch movies in complete comfort, just as if you were using a Blu-ray DVD player. The New Playstation 3 Slim model means that there will be less noise than ever before, so you won’t be disturbed even during the quietest movie moments. On top of this, you won’t have to use a wired controller like with older Playstation systems. You can control your DVDs using a wireless remote.
How to Watch Movies On the Playstation 3
Apart from using the Blu-ray disc/ DVD player, there are a number of ways to watch your movies on the Playstation 3 console. You can also watch movies that you store on the hard drive of your Playstation 3, as long as they’re in the right file format.
A number of different file types work with the Playstation 3, including MPEG, AVI, Motion JPEG, AVCHD, DivX, MVC and VC-1.
Playstation Store Movies
If you want access to more movies that you don’t currently own, then take advantage of the Playstation Store. This is the library of movies available to the PS3 and PSP. The cheapest option is to rent a movie, though you can also buy them outright if you want to be able to watch them whenever you want. You have 14 days to start watching a rental movie, and 48 hours to complete it once you’ve started the video.
As you can see, the Playstation 3 really does have huge scope when it comes to watching movies. When compared to systems like the Xbox 360, many Blu-ray fans opt for the PS3 simply because it contains this popular feature. Whether it seals the deal is up to you, just make sure you like the games that the PS3 has on offer too!
