I have always knocked the PS3 for not having an IR port and till this day think it was a really stupid move on their part. However, there still is one last solution for a number of folks (other than the BT to IR device. If sony updates the PS3 via firmware to support BRAVIA THEATER SYNC (Sony's version of HDMI-CEC), it is possible to control the playback and power functions of the PS3 via HDMI by your TV. Many receivers and TV's are incorporating this feature, and although they all name it differently, it's all the same thing. I already have this feature on my Panny plasma and Onkyo receiver.
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I have always knocked the PS3 for not having an IR port and till this day think it was a really stupid move on their part. However, there still is one last solution for a number of folks (other than the BT to IR device. If sony updates the PS3 via firmware to support BRAVIA THEATER SYNC (Sony's version of HDMI-CEC), it is possible to control the playback and power functions of the PS3 via HDMI by your TV.
Many receivers and TV's are incorporating this feature, and although they all name it differently, it's all the same thing. I already have this feature on my Panny plasma and Onkyo receiver.