You may feel comparing a gaming console with a standalone Blu-ray player is not right but when you compare PS3’s competitive Blu-ray capabilities, it stands as a benchmark for most standalone players today. However, with the entry of BD-P3600 that also costs as much as the PS3, has faster loading times than the console and with modern Blu-ray features like BD Live, 1GB internal memory, Netflix and Pandora streaming, Dolby decoding, 7.1 channel support and bundled USB Wi-Fi dongle, the player makes an apt choice for a movie fanatic.

You can watch the video review above or if you’re more of a text person, here’s a written version.