Well ,I was happy with the Sony, fast loading,quiet,small footprint and an exellent interface,but i don't like the dvd upscaling so I read the the Samsung has HQV silicon optics to do better this job and is fine,but blu ray playing is average and also is to noisy the loading tray,not the fan,then I read the PS3 is superb and YES! very powerfull,fast loading best picture overall blu, but the fan is to noisy,My sitting position is 10 ft,and It botter me,also it runs hot and easy to get dirty,But the principal complain is I want my receiver do the Hd sounds decoding My budget is $650.00 I looking for good picture Hd and standar,fast loading and quiet operation plus bistream audio support. Tanks