BluRay Players Now $98

[ZenfoldorVGI]

ssj12 said:

nordlead said:

tedsteriscool said:

ZenfoldorVGI said:

Cheaper BR players often have compatibility problems with newer BR movies(some don't even have firmware updates, or the ability to go online), and almost always "freeze" as in, stop motion for upwards of 6 seconds as often as ever 30 minutes. Again, the upscaling features of each BR player differ vastly in quality as well as available outputs.

A BR player isn't like an HDMI cord. The ones that cost 500 dollars, cost 500 dollars for a reason, and the ones that cost 100 dollars, cost 100 dollars because they suck.

I'm not embellishing this. Don't waste your money.

And the ones that cost $300 are still the best on the market

I'm sure you are refering to the PS3, but for those that want a real remote and no fan noise in a simple package that uses little power they should get the Sony BDP-s560 which retails for $350, but can be found cheaper. It is essentially the equivilent of the PS3 in terms of quality (a little slower on the load times) and it has Wifi so you can use BDLive easily.

Actually, if someone wants one of the best Blu-ray palyers on the market, they just have to spend $400. The PS3 is complete and utter trash compared to Oppo Digital's player. Its feature set is equivilent to the $4000 Blu-ray players for a tenth of the price.

 

http://www.oppodigital.com/blu-ray-bdp-83/

Yeah, I've heard the tagline, and oppo at one time did make the best upscaling DVD player, which is no longer in production.

As for top end BR players, they're about 2000 bucks now, and those players don't offer much improvement over the PS3, and the "feature set" includes the kind of useless stuff that only a...not so frugle person...pays 2000 dollars for. BR players like the Marantz 8002 are made of hand picked components that are dependable for a lifetime. It doesn't cost 2000 dollars because it's also a 1000w amplifier, and the software is tweakable via cool looking manual buttons, it's costs 2000 dollars because it's 100 percent handmade, and because you're paying for the brand.

For picture quality, and important features, the PS3 is still by far the best BR player, and I've always found the phrase "for the money" to be redundant. Money is and should always be a factor in decision making. For nuts, fiddles, and whistles, and if I'm stealing it, I'd still pick the PS3 because that 2000 dollar BR player doesn't look any better, and doesn't play Uncharted, so wtf.

That said, Oppo is a respectable brand, and I actually do own that DVD upscaler I mentioned.

 

Also, the PS3 BR remote, last I checked is 20 bucks on amazon, and if you're prime, it's free 2 day shipping.