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Sony PlayStation 3 Blu-ray Disc Remote  | 
 enlarge | From: Sony Computer Entertainment
Category: Video Games
List Price: $24.99
Buy Used: $13.97
You Save: $11.02 (44%)
New (59) from $13.98
Avg. Customer Rating:  305 reviews
Format: Playstation
Platform: Playstation 3
Color: Black
Media: Accessory
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Age: 5 - 20 years
Operating System: Playstation 3
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
Release Date: January 9, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: Expedited shipping available
Condition: Remote as pictured. Quick International & APO/FPO AIRMAIL! #ds(min=$4.95)
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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 300 more reviews...
Great Start but Missing Some Features March 22, 2007
157 out of 181 found this review helpful
Most PS3 owners enjoy not only the gaming abilities of their system, but also the built in Blu-Ray DVD player. The Sony remote control accessory lets you play those movies with great ease.
The remote combines the regular buttons of our other DVD players with the funky look of the PS3. You have a red, green, blue and yellow button - labelled with their color names! You also get a circle, X, square and triangle to do a few things like brinigng up the options and back choices.
The main buttons - play, stop, forward, back - are laid out reasonably nicely at the bottom of the remote with large buttons. There are small buttons up on top for the number keys, and a very tiny eject button.
Missing completely is a power button!! You have to hit the PS button in the center and go through the regular PS3 menus to get the power to turn off. In fact, while I was writing this review, I accidentally hit a button on the remote and the PS3 turned on. We were watching regular TV, so now I have to wait until our show is over, switch over to the PS3 and use the buttons to turn the system back off again. That doesn't make much sense at all to me.
Also, on our Oppo DVD remote, the buttons glow which makes it REALLY nice to use in the dark or dim light that most people watch movies in. This unit is completely black with black buttons. This makes it pretty much useless in low light conditions until you memorize all of the button locations. You would think by now that remote control makers would have their buttons backlit or at least glow-in-the-dark to handle this.
The unit takes two AA batteries which makes it a bit heavy, but certainly within the normal range of remotes.
It's easy enough to sync up the remote with the PS3. It's bluetooth powered, so you go into the PS3 menu and use the options there to indicate you have a new remote. Note that the base level PS3 will not handle this - you have to have a connection to the internet from your PS3 and run an update routine. If you don't have an internet connection for your PS3, you have to create an update CD on your PC to do this update.
Well recommended - but it really could be much better to be great.
 nice Blu-Ray remote February 8, 2007
55 out of 70 found this review helpful
Blu-Ray remotes are handy because they don't have to be pointed at the device. In fact, the device doesn't have to be in the same room to operate with the remote!
The buttons are laid out fine, but the PS3 just doesn't seem to be designed with a remote like this in mind. There's no power button on the remote, so to turn the system on and off the PS button has to be used, just like the controller. Also, when the stop button is pressed the movie stops and goes back to the XMB (PS3's "dashboard"). And there's no backlighting on the remote, so in a dim room it's hard to tell the difference between the fast forward and skip buttons.
All in all, I wish the PS3 had Infrared support so I could just program it with a universal remote... but this is an acceptable second choice. It is nice to have a remote that does everything the controller does and is clearly labeled.
I wonder what the colored buttons do...?
 bluetooth remote is great!!! February 2, 2007
39 out of 49 found this review helpful
A must-have accessory for your PS3 Blu-ray DVD viewing pleasure! I love that it works without having to point it at anything, thanks to being Bluetooth... you don't even have to be in the same room! (not that there is much application for the latter, but thought it worth mentioning). Anyway, it works perfectly and helps add to your PS3 experience. We have a nice universal remote also, but the "Bluetooth factor" makes this Playstation remote our family's favorite so far. I hope all remotes go that way eventually... much better than IR!
 Poor/Simple Design, Cluttered, but Works May 6, 2007
16 out of 21 found this review helpful
I was a little miffed I even needed to get this because I already had a universal remote (Harmony).
This remote works as advertised but the layout is less than stellar and they tried to map every single PS3 control button to the remote, so it's laden with buttons.
Also, you have to treat the remote just like one of the controllers and use the PS button to turn it on/off. Honestly, I think this is just an elongated PS3 controller.
The other issue is that when you haven't used the remote for a bit and it goes to sleep, and then you issue a button press like Pause or Stop, you have to do it twice, because the first time the button press won't do anything except wake the remote up, then the second button press will actually work.
The obnoxious part about the remote is that it has *no* indicators of any kind on it. So you can't tell if it's on, off, asleep, synced or out of batteries. You just use it and if you push a button 3 or more times and it doesn't do anything, it's safe to assume it's dead.
A simple LED on the top would have done the trick, but then they wouldn't be able to keep the $29 margin of profit they make on this piece of hardware.
Overall it's a poor remote, some "throw in" you would expect with a normal TV and overly unacceptable as a remote for a nice TV (not even backlit).
But it's the only way to control movies on the PS3 without using the controller, so if you need it, I guess you are going to buy it.
 Frustrating remote November 3, 2007
15 out of 30 found this review helpful
I purchased a PS3 because it was the most affordable BlueRay player on market at the time. As players go, it's not bad. But this remote is sub-par. It eats through batteries and with no back-light you can't see the buttons in my home theater. I actually have a small flashlight next to remote so that I don't have to turn on the lights. The only reason to buy this remote is that it's your only option. And since Sony chooses to use Bluetooth instead of IR, you're stuck with it!
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