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Sony PlayStation 3 Blu-ray Disc Remote | 
| From: Sony Computer Entertainment
Category: Video Games
List Price: $24.99
Buy New: $15.99
You Save: $9.00 (36%)
New (42) Used (3) from $15.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  211 reviews
Sales Rank: 17
Format: Playstation
Platform: Playstation 3
Color: Black
Media: Accessory
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Size: blue-ray remote control
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 11 x 4 x 3
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
MPN: 98046
Model: 98046
UPC: 711719804604
EAN: 0711719804604
ASIN: B000M17AVO
Release Date: January 9, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | DVD playback | | • | Program and shuffle play | | • | 3-speed scan | | • | Repeat and slow motion | | • | Time search |
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Product Description
Playstation 3's Blu-Ray Disc Remote is an elegant, sleekly designed controller for enjoying Blu-Ray discs on your PS3. The ergonomic design feels good in your hand and the Bluetooth connection lets you operate with no lag time. Features all the standard DVD remote functions: Chapter display/select A-B Repeat One-Touch Menu Control
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| Customer Reviews: Read 20 more reviews...
 Remote control is great job May 8, 2008
The remote control PS3 is so great job for blu ray movie I plan buy a blu ray movie and I will use remote control. Good job!!
 Functional but Flawed May 7, 2008
I got a PS3 exclusively to use as a Blu-ray player, so of course I wanted a proper remote for it. Given that you're paying twenty bucks for a remote for a device that claims to be the be-all media center, this remote is pretty disappointing, though.
As far as doing its basic job as a blu-ray remote goes, it has the bases covered--all the standard DVD-style remote buttons, and it controls blu-ray movies, which is what it's for.
It also features a directional pad and buttons corresponding to the four controller buttons (plus start, select, and the shoulder buttons), so you can use it in all the other menus as well. Heck, if you had a game that didn't require the analog stick, you could probably even play a game with it, albeit awkwardly.
That said, if you look past the directional circle and three large play/stop/pause buttons, it's just a big mess of tiny buttons with difficult-to-read labels. Worse is the absolutely boneheaded decision to put the stop button BETWEEN Play and Pause. Why is this such a big problem? Because it's REALLY easy to accidentally hit stop instead of pause or play, and on at least some blu-ray movies the movie refuses to take up where you left off if you hit stop (I assume some stupid DRM restriction). So, one slip and you're stuck watching through all the FBI warnings and trying to get back to where you were.
Given the penalty for failure (one which I would think Sony was aware of given that they designed the format itself), I'd rather the stop button was way the heck away from where I'm liable to bump it when trying to pause or reverse a bit. Even VHS wasn't that annoying.
I just don't get why Sony has apparently fired everybody who knew how to design a decent human interface; my Sony lasersdisc player from back in the pre-DVD era had the best remote control I've ever seen, so it's not like they've always been incompetent. Heck, even my decade-old Sony VCR has a better remote than this thing.
Then there's the wireless-ness issue. It's not the remote's fault, exactly, but since the PS3 doesn't have an IR receiver, the remote uses bluetooth. On the bright side, it's got great range--I could control the thing from 20 feet away through two walls. On the negative, it has great range, and since ANY button will turn on the PS3 (not just the PS button in the center), it's incredibly easy to fire the thing up unintentionally. We store our remotes business-end down in a caddy so if a button gets bumped nothing happens, but with this one that doesn't help. Annoyance, but again, this is a $20 remote for a $500 media center, so I'd expect better.
In all, it gets the job done, and it's certainly better than using the controller, but it's a pretty poor remote when you consider Sony's emphasis on style and the pricetag of the system the thing's attached to.
One button missing! May 6, 2008
I bought this remote with the PS3, knowing fully well that I would use it more than the gaming remote. After all, I bought the PS3 primarily for the Blu Ray player; the game console function was sort of a freebie.
Anyway, although pressing any button on the remote turns the PS3 on, there isn't any "off" button! You have to walk over to the machine and hold down the on/off switch for a few seconds to shut it down. How lame is that?
Not only that, but activating the remote itself requires more than simply slotting the batteries. I had to actually READ THE DIRECTIONS to figure out how to get it to communicate with the PS3. That said, however, the bluetooth functionality (once you get it working) is pretty cool. No longer do you have to aim for the IR sensor. This sucker will work around corners, and maybe even through walls (in the unlikely event of that need arising).
You CAN turn the PS3 on and off. May 5, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I like this remote and the fact that it uses bluetooth, although I can appreciate the problem this causes for universal remote users. (By the way, if these expensive units are so "universal", why don't they include RF/Bluetooth functionality?) The way my PS3 is positioned, I'd have a hard time using an optical remote. The lack of backlit buttons might be a problem for some, but I find that I can't easily read backlit remotes anyway, and that lighting sure does eat batteries!
Prior to my purchase, I read the many reviews complaining of the lack of an on/off button (which has more to do with PS3 design than the remote - notice the game controller is the same in this respect). What they fail to mention is that the PS3 CAN be turned on and off from this remote, or from the game controller, for that matter. Any button will turn it on, and it can be turned off through the PS3 menu system. Just press the PlayStation button for a couple of seconds, then the "X" button twice in response to the on-screen prompts. Once you know it works this way, it's not even necessary to be able to see the screen. It's very reliable, and takes only a few seconds.
Overall, I feel this remote does a good job controlling PS3 movie playback and recommend it, especially considering the price.
Only missing one thing. May 5, 2008
Good remote. The only thing missing is a glow feature! I don't watch my movies with the lights on so if the remote would glow I wouldn't have any problems hitting the buttons. I pretty much have the buttons memorized by now but sometimes I fatfinger the top buttons since they are so small which I wouldn't if I could see the buttons. I really hope Sony realizes this and releses a new one.
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