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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: eagl on October 29, 2011, 04:36:27 PM
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Hello,
My old DVD player died so I'm looking for a standalone Blu-ray player for my tv. Any recomendations for brand and must-have features? It seems like most have features like network connection, netflix menus, etc. I pretty much just want it to play dvd and blu-ray discs. If it has any sort of network connection, it would have to be wireless but netflix over wireless sux so basically that's just a feature I wouldn't use...
Brands to avoid? Brands to lean towards? I have an old but fairly decent lcd tv so I don't want to get stuck with a model with crummy image quality, but I also don't want to spend a lot of money on this since I don't actually own any DVDs and only rarely rent.
TIA
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What's a Bly ray? :P
Not much help here Eagl. Might want to take a peek on Crutchfield.com. They used to be a great source for high end gear but they seem a tad pricy to me lately.
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you have a ps3? if you don't want to pay nearly $500 for an oppo, go with a mid-line samsung, sony or panasonic.
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Eagl, I have a cheapo Vizio I bought on sale last Xmas for my RV and I'm happy with it. I use it in the house more than the RV. It has plenty of options for streaming services built in, but you have to be connected to a network. Think I paid $89 for it. :aok
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you have a ps3? if you don't want to pay nearly $500 for an oppo, go with a mid-line samsung, sony or panasonic.
I'd agree,tho I bought an LG blueray afew months ago,got a whole surround package in the deal too! Seems to work great but cant find any 3D movies to rent! There just isnt any movies I want to buy and that seems to be the only way to get 3D ATM.
The surround theater system isnt the greatest but then when it cost nothing I wont complain! Maybe I should mention I also bought a 3D LCD and to get me to buy a blueray they tossed the theater in for free.
Gyrene might be on to something,kill 2 birds with 1 stone,get a PS3 and watch movies or play silly games! :aok Although you can likely get a stand alone blueray for cheaper,check the audio processing,they are not all equal.
YMMV.
You'll likely see more difference in the screen than you will between the different players!
:salute
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Panasonic, Samsung and Oppo. I have a Panasonic.
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you have a ps3? if you don't want to pay nearly $500 for an oppo, go with a mid-line samsung, sony or panasonic.
Your price estimate of the ps3 is way off. just sayin'.
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Your price estimate of the ps3 is way off. just sayin'.
No, yours is. The Oppo is around $500, not the PS3.
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Hello,
My old DVD player died so I'm looking for a standalone Blu-ray player for my tv. Any recomendations for brand and must-have features? It seems like most have features like network connection, netflix menus, etc. I pretty much just want it to play dvd and blu-ray discs. If it has any sort of network connection, it would have to be wireless but netflix over wireless sux so basically that's just a feature I wouldn't use...
Brands to avoid? Brands to lean towards? I have an old but fairly decent lcd tv so I don't want to get stuck with a model with crummy image quality, but I also don't want to spend a lot of money on this since I don't actually own any DVDs and only rarely rent.
TIA
I bought the brand of blue ray, that was the same as my tv. If I put a blue ray into my player, my tv knows what to do, and I don't have to push any buttons to watch it.
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Bought an LG networking blu ray player with 5.1 surround. Dumped the speakers for some 800 cinema pro series 800 Definitive Technology speakers W/sub. Awesome!! Looks and sounds great.
But most everything I've read says that the PS3 is probably one of the best DVD/Bluray systems around. I probably would have gone that route, but we already had 2 or 3 game systems in the house.
If I had to pick another one today....PS3....all day long.
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No, yours is. The Oppo is around $500, not the PS3.
Oh, i thought he was saying the ps3 was around $500. didnt see that oppo part at the end. my bad.
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The Samsung I have works well. No idea of the model off hand though.
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Seems to work great but cant find any 3D movies to rent! There just isnt any movies I want to buy and that seems to be the only way to get 3D ATM.
http://stores.3d-blurayrental.com rents 3D BR. I haven't personally dealt with them, but quite a few people on the bluray forum seem happy with them. Vudu streams a few 3D titles. Directv has 3 or 4 channels that are 3D. One movie (ppv), an ESPN, and a couple freebies. One of the freebies shows a lot of the Imax titles for free that sell in stores for ~$30. Hubble, Under the Sea, etc.
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Panasonic (DMP-BD75) and LG (BD630) are CR best buys in the standard format. The Sony (BDP-S480) and Panasonic (DMP-BDT210) were best buys in the 3D format.
Hope this helps
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http://stores.3d-blurayrental.com rents 3D BR. I haven't personally dealt with them, but quite a few people on the bluray forum seem happy with them. Vudu streams a few 3D titles. Directv has 3 or 4 channels that are 3D. One movie (ppv), an ESPN, and a couple freebies. One of the freebies shows a lot of the Imax titles for free that sell in stores for ~$30. Hubble, Under the Sea, etc.
Thx for the imfo!
Unfortunately living up in the great white north I have limited access if any,example we got netflix about 6 to 9 months ago but most films arent licensed in Canada.... :rolleyes: Most the rentals are done through the cable companies and finding a rental place is getting harder all the time. And add trying to get a 3D blueray so I can check out the TV just hasnt happened,like I said I could buy a copy...... but.... not any I would consider.
:salute
PS: maybe toys in 3D might be worth the $$$.... :D
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Thanks for the replies. The panasonic T210 seems like a decent mix of features without costing way too much. It has wireless networking built in so it will stream from anywhere in the house, and supposedly they put a fast enough processor inside it that the image quality and responsiveness of the player is much better than the cheapo ones.
I think I can get it for about $175 through AAFES... That's what I'm leaning towards right now although if the BX has a cheapo one for well under $100 I might go for that instead. I really should wait until the thanksgiving and christmas sales, but we need a player now, not 2 months from now.
Plus if I was going to go for a console game, I'd get an xbox 360 with kinect. The kinect system is amazing, good enough that it might be the catalyst I need to get back into programming. A kinect plus GPS plus netbook would probably make a great basis for one heck of an augmented reality system. So maybe I'll play around with that as a way to get back into programming.
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Sounds like a good plan.