We purchased a Sony Blu-Ray S350 during the Thanksgiving sales for $200 out the door. It's similar to the S550 except it doesn't have the 1gb flash drive, analog outputs or DTS-HD Master Audio decoding, and is less expensive. We thought about going the PS3 route, but it was twice as much as the S350 and neither my wife nor I play video games. Also, I read that there were some fan noise issues with the PS3 that might be distracting.