Sony PlayStation 3 Blu-ray Disc Remote
Monday, June 22nd, 2009 at
11:17 am
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
Tagged with: Bluray • Disc • PlayStation • Remote • Sony
1.0 out of 5 stars
Very poor responsiveness
Do not buy this. When you press fast forward or rewind, it all works fine, but when it comes time to press play or pause the Playstation often does not respond to the button…
I did not think I needed yet another remote control because I thought the six-axis had everything it needed for movie playing on the PS3 and, yet, I bought one. There were 2 initial reasons:
- my wife was missing a ‘magic wand’ shaped remote for playing movies
- Amazon had it at a great price in one of them lightning deals
I ended up using it myself and, in fact, using it for more than just movie playing – see below.
But, let’s do a quick inventory of features:
= It’s blue-tooth enabled and, therefore, it’s not taking any ports on your PS3. This is probably important for anyone who has a “2-USB ports console”.
= It’s wand-shaped, allowing the non-gamers to control their movie-watching activities while holding a familiar-shaped device in their hand.
= It maps ALL the six-axis buttons and performs everything a six-axis would do, except for the joystick features of R3 and L3 (but you do have the push-down or ‘click’ abilities for them).
= Includes additional buttons that the movie-only users would expect on a remote such as:
+ a number pad
+ eject
+ red, green, blue, yellow buttons
+ play, stop, pause
+ slow(step), scan(left/right), prev/next
+ display, top menu, pop up menu, return
+ subtitles, angle, audio
= 2 AA battery powered (still with the original Sony batteries after 4 months of use)
What is interesting about this remote is that you can use it for much more than movie-playing. Given that it has all the six-axis buttons, guess what? You can use it, and I do use it to:
- surf the web
- play music
- shop at the PSN store
- play certain games such as Sudoku
- turn the PS3 on/off when your six-axis controllers are in the charger and I am playing GT5 that is using a racing wheel
And, yes, you CAN turn the PS3 on and off with this remote. Turning it on is easy – you simply press the PlayStation button and the PS3 turns itself on. To turn it off, you either go as far to the left on the X-bar and all the way up and press Enter (the turn-off PlayStation icon will be highlighted) or you simply hold the PlayStation button pressed for a few seconds and then select ‘yes’ and press the X button a couple of times.
Overall: I am happy with this peripheral. Yes, it’s one more remote control but it’s a pretty good one, for the reasons I stated above.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Spoiled by this remote
Use only one hand instead of two. That simple. With a dualshock3 you need both hands, while with this remote you need only one while the other one grabs the popcorn.
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.
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!
5.0 out of 5 stars
Thank goodness…
….for this remote. Using the controllers was so annoying for playing movies, but this thing works great.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Works as it should!
What can I say, it is the licensed remote by Sony for the PS3, and it works great. Great price at Amazon, and it shipped free with my other items.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Must have for PS3
Using the game controller was a pain for DVD/Bluray playing. Sony should include this remote controller. I like the fact that it is NOT rechargeable, just good old 2 AA.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Must have
Are your PS3 controller batteries dying because you’re using them to watch movies?
BUY THIS REMOTE! Save your batteries for playing.
4.0 out of 5 stars
A must for the ps 3
This product is great as it is a must for the ps 3. I got tired of pressing the wrong button on my controler so i had to have it. I got it the cheapest through amazon!
5.0 out of 5 stars
Ps3 remote review
This remote is blue tooth so it uses no IR sensor and works great for blu ray movies.
Great functionality. Just like a DVD remote but better. 10/10.
1.0 out of 5 stars
Unnecessary Remote
Save your money. This remote is not very user-friendly. The controller that comes with the PS3 works just fine.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great for Movies
If you plan on using the PS3 as a Blu-ray/DVD player, a remote controller is a great idea. While the PS3 controller can be used for movies, this Blu-ray disc remote feels more…