...Continued from page 2 Since we first published this article, a number of third-party infrared PS3 remote controls have sprung up on the market, offering compact IR receivers and simplified button layouts containing only those commands that actually function. Importantly, none of these products offer any greater level of PS3 control than our do-it-yourself solution just discussed, since these remotes must also work with the same limited set of controller-based commands that the PS3 will accept over USB. However, due to creative layouts and button labeling, it’s not always apparent that all existing IR PS3 remotes on the marketplace do, in fact, offer the same essential level of control. Below I’ve compiled a table comparing the control capabilities of two popular aftermarket remotes, the Nyko Blu-Wave Infrared Remote for PlayStation 3 and the Logic3 PS3 Blu-ray / DVD Remote Control, using the stock wireless PS3 game controller as a benchmark. Command Name Nyko Logic3 Game Controller Up Up Up Up Down Down Down Down Left Left Left Left Right Right Right Right Triangle/Options Triangle Options Triangle Circle/Back Circle Stop Back Circle Square/BD Menu Square Top Menu Pop-Up Menu Square Cross/Enter Cross Enter Enter Cross L1/Previous Chapter L1 Previous Chapter Previous Chapter L1 L2/Scan - L2 Scan - Scan - L2 L3 (unused) L3 — — R1/Next Chapter R1 Next Chapter Next Chapter R1 R2/Scan + R2 Scan + Scan + R2 R3 (unused) R3 — — Select/Display Select Display Display Select Start/Play/Pause Start Play/Pause Play/Pause Start PS/Power — — PS So, as you can see, although the Nyko has 25 buttons versus the Logic3’s 14, they both provide the exact same level of control over BD and DVD movie playback. Although the Nyko is an overall nicer design and potentially more intuitive, if your goal is to integrate one of these PS3 remotes with a universal remote control then the actual physical PS3 remote is of little consequence, as all you really need are its codes and the IR receiver. And, to that extent, the codes from both models have been reported to be somewhat difficult to learn by other remotes, although possible with perseverance (or in the case of computer programmable models, downloading a configuration that already has them). Update! You can gain full control over the PS3, including power on and off, using special infrared-to-Bluetooth adapters designed especially for the PS3. You can read reviews on a wide range of these adapters in our Sony PlayStation 3 Advanced Control Roundup. - Daniel Tonks (Remote Central)

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