Sony bills the Playstation3 as a multimedia machine, complete with a Blu-Ray drive for watching hi-def movies. Of course, they went and crippled your ability to integrate the PS3 into your home theater setup when they decided to offer a proprietary Bluetooth remote control instead of an infrared model.
The original PS2 didn't include an IR receiver either, but Sony released an IR remote control with an IR receiver attachment for the gaming console. And when Sony released a slimmer version of the PS2, an IR receiver was integrated into the unit. Of course, it didn't take hardware hackers long to figure out how to put together an IR receiver for a PS3, albeit a rather clunky one.
What you need to do is get your hands on a PSX/PS2 controller to USB adapter, and a DVD remote control for the orginal PS2 (before they integrated the IR receiver into the unit). The older controllers include an IR adapter. All you have to do is plug the IR receiver into the controller end of the USB adapter, and plug the whole contraption into your PS3.
Now you can control some of the basic PS3 functions, including Blu-Ray playback. Of course, most of the buttons on your remote control are useless at the moment. And good luck trying to map a universal remote to control your TV, Stereo, and the PS3 at this point. But hey, it's pretty good for a first step.
[via Engadget]
