So what is the bast value/quality Blu Ray player in the $500.00 range?

[Gilgamesh]

Buy a PS3, it's a no brainer, and is the best Blu-ray player

If all you want to do is watch movies on it then so be it, a lot of people do that, but I HIGHLY dought watching a lot of hours of movies is going to hurt the consoles lifespan...I mean that's what it was made for....

ure confusing lol