Bluetooth is no natural extension. It has very limited range and is intended for 2-way short-range comm not one-way like remotes. BT has never really worked out past the personal-space area such as cellphones. Few people use it for remote controls because it has such limited range. RF is the natural extension here, not BT.
The only reason Sony used it was because it "came with" a chip they were already using. Why add $5 to every remote when only PS3 users will benefit?
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kcmurphy88 @ Jan 6th 2009 6:58PM
Bluetooth is no natural extension. It has very limited range and is intended for 2-way short-range comm not one-way like remotes. BT has never really worked out past the personal-space area such as cellphones. Few people use it for remote controls because it has such limited range. RF is the natural extension here, not BT.
The only reason Sony used it was because it "came with" a chip they were already using. Why add $5 to every remote when only PS3 users will benefit?