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For those who plan on regularly using their PS3 for playing Blu-ray and DVD movies, this is an attractive Bluetooth Remote style tend to be well thought out button layout and design. Because this is the only official remote available for the Playstation 3. It uses Bluetooth for communication instead of the conventional infrared (IR) or radio frequency (RF) standards. It can be used at any time to change music tracks and downloaded games, Blu-Ray or DVD movies or TV shows. The remote also is very responsive and faces no line-of-sight issues because it uses Bluetooth radio, not IR (infrared).

If you do a lot of movie watching with your PS3, the Sony PlayStation 3 Blu-ray DVD Remote is a nice luxury, but it’s not a must-have accessory for the PS3. Provides distance and adjusts to the table with the rest of their consoles from Sony, and you’ll never need more, while watching movies, listening to music or simply browse the XMB. The buttons may be more relevant, leading to your friends funcitoning PlayStation buttons that we all learned to love.

As with the game controller, you also can turn the system on and off using the key adorned with the PlayStation logo. Additionally, if your PS3 is off, you can hit any key on the remote and it will power on. This is wonderful, but it also increases the likelihood that you – or anyone in your household – can accidentally press and turn the PS3.

With a street price of $25, the Sony PlayStation 3 Blu-ray DVD Remote is reasonably priced. If you wonder: is it worth buying one over say, an extra Wireless Controller ($ 50), the answer will depend on how you intend to use the PS3 as a movie watching machine. As it is, once you get used to using the wireless game controller as a remote for Blu-ray and DVD playback, it’s actually pretty decent. The remote simply makes accessing certain features and menus easier and faster. And it makes you think you are actually operating a component home theater, not a slot machine. If an action is little more for convenience, by all means, pick it up.