I was looking at it the other way. a cheap blu-ray is like 200 bucks. why not pay another 100 and be able to lay in bed and play sometimes too. not to mention i would get another remote. my son dropped one in the toilet and another the left joystick doesnt work right. so i would be up to about 250 for a blu-ray player and new controller. plus my 60gig is 3 years old. im sure it wont last forever.

Oh yeah the power switch in the back. forgot about that haha. that kinda sucks though. i have 5 kids so by the time i even find the controller i might be too tired to walk over and turn it on.

Im thinking of getting a slim to use mostly as a blu-ray player in my bedroom but starting thinking, if i hit the ps button on the controller in there will the ps3 in the living room come on too? See that would suck because the one in the living room is in a cabinet and i have to have the fan on the cabinet turned on or it will over heat, and if i burned up my 60gig i would have a bunch of useless ps2 games ha. oh and i already know that the controller will work on the one in the living room from the bedroom. so can you program it to not turn on by every remote?

Yeah its most likely the fan. the hotter the ps3 gets the faster the fans turn, which would be why u notice it more after playing for awhile. cleaning might help but also make sure u haveyour ps3in an open space where it gets plenty of cool air.