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So, here's a conundrum for ya. Sony's PlayStation 3 has been all but universally hailed as a stellar Blu-ray player and a respectable part of any home theater. But Sony forgot to include an IR receptor on the thing, making it incompatible with the vast majority of universal remotes on the market. Solution? An Infrared-to-Bluetooth converter. For the longest while, the original IR2BT was the de facto choice for handling the conversion, but now that it has been replaced with the more expensive (and versatile, in fairness) IR2BTci, CNET decided to roundup three other viable options so you, the almighty consumer, could make the choice that serves you best. Hit the read link for a gathering of the reviews, and don't forget to curse Sony for making you go through this exercise in the first place.

Update: RemoteShoppe has a similar, and equally helpful, roundup of its own.

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So, here's a conundrum for ya. Sony's PlayStation 3 has been all but universally hailed as a stellar Blu-ray player and a respectable part of any home theater. But Sony forgot to include an IR receptor on the thing, making it incompatible with the vast majority of universal remotes on the market. Solution? An Infrared-to-Bluetooth converter. For the longest while, the original IR2BT was the de facto choice for handling the conversion, but now that it has been replaced with the more expensive (and versatile, in fairness) IR2BTci, CNET decided to roundup three other viable options so you, the almighty consumer, could make the choice that serves you best. Hit the read link for a gathering of the reviews, and don't forget to curse Sony for making you go through this exercise in the first place.

Update: RemoteShoppe has a similar, and equally helpful, roundup of its own.

Filed under: ,

Infrared-to-Bluetooth converter roundup: get universal control of your PS3 originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 25 Nov 2008 07:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>adapterBlu-Wave Infrared RemoteBlu-waveInfraredRemotebluetoothhdinfraredInfrared-to-BluetoothIRIR2BTIR2BTciNykoplaystation 3Playstation3ps3PS3IR-PROps3toothfairyremoteSchmartzshootoutsonyuniversal remoteUniversalRemoteTue, 25 Nov 2008 07:29:00 EST