I'm jonesing for a Blu-Ray player ... any advice/experience?

Bake

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Fri Jun-06-08 02:45 PM
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I'm jonesing for a Blu-Ray player ... any advice/experience?

Mrs. B and I love movies, and Netflix can send them in Blu-Ray. REgular DVDs on my old player just aren't the same as the cable movies in HD, but they're pricey on demand from Comcast. So I'm getting the itch for a Blu-Ray player.

Should I (a) wait until Christmas, when prices are expected to drop and more features are expected, (b) get one now, and if so, what's a good one?

Bake

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Shell Beau

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Fri Jun-06-08 02:48 PM
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1. We have one and we love it! I don't know which one it is.

I just know it is Sony. I think they are the only ones that make Blu-ray though. I think it is worth it if you do watch a lot of movies. The movies are about $10 more per movie though, but it also plays regular dvds! Good luck!

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AlCzervik

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Fri Jun-06-08 02:51 PM
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2. i have a Sony blue ray player, no complaints at all, the price was a tad high

but our dvd player died about a year ago so we figured since were buying a new tv we might as well buy the blue ray as well.

i have this one.

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MonkeyFunk

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Fri Jun-06-08 02:52 PM
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3. Surprisingly

one of the best deals on a blu-ray player now is a PlaySTation 3.

They're expensive, but the software on them can be UPGRADED, unlike a lot of other players out there. And the Blu-Ray standard isn't finalized, so there will be changes.

Plus you can play games.

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ET Awful

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Fri Jun-06-08 03:02 PM
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4. Bingo. Also, if you don't have a 1080P TV, you won't be getting the benefits of Blu-Ray

If you don't have an HDTV, you're not getting ANY benefit from Blu-Ray (unless you have a good audio system, in which case you can get better uncompressed audio). A standard def. TV can only display 480i which is also the resolution of standard DVD.

If you're running a 720P HDTV or lower, you'd be better off sticking with standard DVD and getting a good quality upscaling DVD player such as an OPPO

http://www.oppodigital.com/

If you already knew that, ignore me, if not, research some more before spending your cash.

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Bake

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Fri Jun-06-08 03:04 PM
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5. I just got a 47" 1080p TV recently ...

That's why I've got the Blu-Ray bug.

Bake

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Greyskye

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Fri Jun-06-08 04:19 PM
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7. Oppo players rock!

I've been recommending them for about a year myself, ever since I went that route.

Looks great on my 50" 1080i plasma.

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Fri Jun-06-08 03:36 PM
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6. I'm not into Blu-Ray yet, but here's a plug for Sony:

Edited on Fri Jun-06-08 03:41 PM by ftbc

I have a Sony DVD player and love it because it remembers my place in up to 6 different DVDs. I assume the Sony Blu-Ray has the same feature. Maybe others do too... a definite feature to watch for. I have another DVD player that only remembers 1 disc and it's a pain if I switch discs before finishing a movie.

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LibraLiz1973

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Fri Jun-06-08 04:20 PM
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8. Here is another plug for Sony

I LOVE my Vaio computers- I have 5.

And my Sony Wega tv is amazing, and is an energy star model.

I totally love sony products

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