NYKO Blu Wave Remote for PS3

Pros: Price and ease of installation. You just plug it in, that's it. The IR receiver is unobtrusive and doesn't extend any further than the front of the PS3, either.

Cons: You can't turn the PS3 on or off; you can only control the movies. Since I have to get up to put the movie in this is no biggie. Can't really think of any others, although a nicer looking remote would be nice, but I don't care as I only needed the receiver.

Overall Review: I'll say Sony's BT remote is better since it will turn the PS3 on or off, but it's not IR which some people really want. I got this for the IR receiver so that I could use my Harmony remote. It works wonderfully although I had to program the Harmony using the learning function. I'm now in Blu-Ray heaven!!

Pros: Adds IR to the PS3

Cons: Can't turn the PS3 on and off

Overall Review: This is all anybody needs to make the PS3 a true home theater component. With this, the PS3 can now compete with all other standalone Blu-ray players.

Pros: Just like most other reviews: USB-IR dongle allows my Harmony to control my PS3.

Cons: Came with obsolete/spare remote to rest amongst all the other obsolete/spare remotes in a drawer.

Overall Review: NYKO should sell the dongle solo. Sony should have put an IR receiver on the console like Microsoft did on the 360, thus preventing this purchase. Thanks NewEgg!! I, personally, don't care about the lack of a PS button or the easy-off with the console; I mostly use the console for Blu-Ray and therefore must get up to insert/remove discs so who cares... but yes, the Harmony can prog a sequence into a single button, but I won't for now...

Pros: - Allows me to control my PS3 with my Logitech Harmony remote. - Works excellent for media playback. - Small, unnoticeable USB IR receiver. - Came with a nice back-up remote (how it should be marketed, anyway) - Very cheap

Cons: - Doesn't allow total control of the PS3 (no PS button). - Slightly slow response time compared to the BT controller/remote. But this is mostly negligible.

Overall Review: -1 to Sony for not building the most commonly used wireless control medium (IR) in the home entertainment industry into the PS3. Huge oversight on Sonys part. Thanks NYKO for coming to the rescue!

Pros: Works as advertised (I used it with my Logitech Harmony remote) cheap

Cons: poor quality on the usb stick

Overall Review: solder connections broke at the connection point between the usb male port and the circuit board. I didn't touch it, the joints failed from the weight of the stick alone. I was able to repair it but it has stopped working again probably for the same reason.

Pros: It does its job plain and simple. Great for all the people who use the PS3 as a home theatre blu ray player who have high in remotes.

Cons: Be nice if it would turn off the PS3 but thats Sony fault.

Overall Review: Would really be nice to have the option to be able to buy these without the cheap remote.

Pros: Given that PS3 has no native IR receiver this is a lifesaver for using with Logitech Harmony universal remote

Cons: no PS button and can't control power so I have to either manually turn the console on or keep it running 24/7

Pros: Plug it in, turn on ps3, it works. better yet use it to control the ps3 with logitech harmony remotes, i am using the 550. cheap.

Cons: none

Overall Review: buy it