At this point, some readers might be thinking – “why should I spend the money on a Bluetooth converter when I could buy a USB one for a fraction of the cost?” For many shoppers, there may very well not be a compelling reason to spend anything extra – but here are three points to consider.

First, the ability to turn the PS3 on by remote. Some readers may reason that they’ll be walking up to the PS3 to put a disc in anyways, so they could just turn it on then. But is that really true? The PS3 is more than just a game console or a Blu-ray player; it’s also a music player, a video player, a photo viewer, a web browser – think of all the content stored on the hard disk. Even BD movies that you haven’t yet finished watching. Universal remotes should be able to offer convenience, and having to get up isn’t especially convenient!

Second, more functions. Yeah, you know you want more buttons! USB-based products operate about 14 functions on the PS3, since that’s all that Sony supports – essentially the same buttons as a wired game controller. On the other hand, these Bluetooth adapters offer the full range of 51 functions as Sony originally intended for Blu-ray control. It’s true that most of these dedicated functions can also be found buried in the on-screen “Options” menu, but isn’t it more intuitive to just hit the “Audio” button on the remote when you want to change audio tracks?

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