The PlayStation 3's more than just a gaming machine. It's also a Bluray player and a media server. When used as such, the DualShock is passable, but hitting pause or rewind on a remote is easier for most people than fiddling with a gamepad. Unfortunately, most remotes don't work with the PS3 natively. You've got two options though - you could go out and buy a new Bluetooth remote control for about $20-$30, or you could get the $60 Logitech Harmony Adapter for the PS3, provided you already own a Harmony remote. Ultimately it's the price of convenience. You either add that new remote to the existing stack or make the console work with a universal Harmony remote.

　　Setting up the Harmony Adapter didn't take too long. A quick tap of the button on the underside of the device had it synced with our PS3 in a few seconds. The trip to the computer to setup the Harmony remote itself took a little bit longer. Logitech would do well to simply include a Harmony Adapter device setting, instead you have to add a generic game console and call it the PlayStation 3. Minor quibble, but it would make setup that much easier.

　　Harmony remotes are well known for their ability to build out "activities". Activities basically give you one button macros to watch TV or play a game. In a full home theater you'd be pressing more than a few buttons on at least two or three remotes to get to where you need to be, what with all the devices and inputs. With a properly setup activity, one button press turns on the PS3, the TV and the home theater receiver, while simultaneously choosing all the appropriate inputs. If you've used universal remotes before it sounds like a tall order, but Logitech's software makes setting up activities relatively painless.

　　Within 15 minutes we had the PlayStation 3 integrated into the home theater setup with hardly a hiccup. The Harmony Adapter for the PlayStation 3 delivers exactly what it offers. You can't really go wrong if you can stomach the cost.