Get the PS3
If you don't care about playing games at all, think of it as buying a blueray player that you can surf the web with, youtube, CR...whatever AND ITS FREE wired or wireless. You can store movies and mp3's on the hard drive and it will link with other computers on the same network so you can play song/movies whatever off of them. You can install Linux on it and turn it into a personal computer...even install windows on it through linux. Lots of possibilities there.
If later down the road you feel like getting a game you think might be fun to play, you can. And for the statements that have been made about it not having any good games...that's the only ammo xbox fanbois have and its not valid. It shares most games that other consoles have, no you cant play halo (its over rated anyway).
The controllers recharge using the system so you dont need batteries, playstation home is about to be released, you can send people instant messages, chat with bluetooth etc etc...
Why spend similiar money on a blueray player that cant do ANYTHING but play movies?