Blu Ray Player

bigaudiofanatic

So I need to figure out which BR player to get on black Friday. They will only have 3 options well 4 but one is to much. The reason I am tring to get one cheap is because I want to be able to enjoy my new tv with some HD content. I will probably upgrade later on but this will get me by. So which one?

Insignia
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Insignia%26%23174%3B+-+Blu-ray+Disc+Player+with+1080p+Output/9386112.p?PID=1234320&id=1218096447923&ci_sku=9386112&ref=39&ci_src=11138&loc=01&URL=http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=9386112&type=product&id=1218096447923&ci_src=11138&ci_sku=9386112&AID=10474050&skuId=9386112

Sony
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Sony+-+Blu-ray+Disc+Player+with+1080p+Output/9317599.p?PID=1234320&id=1218083874972&ci_sku=9317599&ref=39&ci_src=11138&loc=01&URL=http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=9317599&type=product&id=1218083874972&ci_src=11138&ci_sku=9317599&AID=10474050&skuId=9317599

Samsung
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Samsung+-+Blu-Ray+Disc+Player+with+1080p+Output/9213184.p?PID=1234320&id=1218060485246&ci_sku=9213184&ref=39&ci_src=11138&loc=01&URL=http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=9213184&type=product&id=1218060485246&ci_src=11138&ci_sku=9213184&AID=10474050&skuId=9213184

The sony and samsung seem to be the same as also the same price. The insgnia is 50 dollars cheaper.

superjunior

for a temporary fix why not the insignia? save the 50$ if you already plan on upgrading

bigaudiofanatic

True but how good could it be?

louhamilton

bigaudiofanatic wrote: »

True but how good could it be?

How temporary is temporary?

I second the insignia if you just want to get into the game quick and cheap.

Personally, out of those three, the Sony is my pick. I've heard too many negative things about the Samsung and don't trust a company like Insignia can keep up with updates that some of the bigger companies can do, especially if you plan on connecting it to the Internet and using BD-Live (which is a joke, but not relevant to this thread )

grimmace19

Screw black friday and get this instead.

http://www.amazon.com/LG-Network-Blu-ray-Disc-Player/dp/B001UQ6F4S/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1258814969&sr=8-1

Grabbed one of these a few months ago and it's great in the bedroom. Streaming netflix to watch all those seasons of southpark and everything else is great.

steveinaz

If you want an excellent BluRay player at a low price, look at Panasonic.

louhamilton

steveinaz wrote: »

If you want an excellent BluRay player at a low price, look at Panasonic.

+1

I've owned a Panasonic BD player and thought it was fast and issue free.

vc69

I'm in the Oppo camp as well. But it's a little out of the OP's reach. The Panny or the LG are both pretty good entry-level purchases. There is a JVC that is also supposed to be pretty good but I think it's near $200.

As long as you are just looking to "get in" to BluRay, the Insignia will actually be fine. Not a great SD DVD player though. Maybe get that and save up for a better upscaler/BD player.

At the bottom end, none of those machines is going to have a good scaler/deinterlacer chip and all will be about the same for BluRay.

/.02

packetjones

I am also looking at the blueray players that are available. i would love to get the oppo but there is no way i can afford it. I am looking to get a cheap player at this time. I have a few questions about the checp players that are being recommended in this thread.

1. are these also SACD players?
2. As mentioned above how do these compare to he PS3?
3. does the upconverting of regular DVD generally suck?

The main reason i hvae not gotten into BR sooner is my tv is 720p and do not think that i would see a huge increase in picture quality. The HD audio is intriguing me now that i have a better HT than ever before.

thanks

danz1906

packetjones wrote: »

I am also looking at the blueray players that are available. i would love to get the oppo but there is no way i can afford it. I am looking to get a cheap player at this time. I have a few questions about the checp players that are being recommended in this thread.

1. are these also SACD players?
2. As mentioned above how do these compare to he PS3?
3. does the upconverting of regular DVD generally suck?

The main reason i hvae not gotten into BR sooner is my tv is 720p and do not think that i would see a huge increase in picture quality. The HD audio is intriguing me now that i have a better HT than ever before.

thanks

Go for the Oppo BDP-83, you will notice the PQ on your 720P also.

louhamilton

packetjones wrote: »

I am also looking at the blueray players that are available. i would love to get the oppo but there is no way i can afford it. I am looking to get a cheap player at this time. I have a few questions about the checp players that are being recommended in this thread.

1. are these also SACD players?
2. As mentioned above how do these compare to he PS3?
3. does the upconverting of regular DVD generally suck?

The main reason i hvae not gotten into BR sooner is my tv is 720p and do not think that i would see a huge increase in picture quality. The HD audio is intriguing me now that i have a better HT than ever before.

thanks

The Oppo BDP-83 is the least expensive "universal" player on the market that will play BD, DVD, CD and SACD. The Denon 4010 is the next player that will support those formats, but it has a list price of $1999.

packetjones

Since i see this thread is still semi-active, I thought i would ask this again.

How does the PS3 fair as a BR/SACD player?

leroyjr1

packetjones wrote: »

Since i see this thread is still semi-active, I thought i would ask this again.

How does the PS3 fair as a BR/SACD player?

The PS3 is an excellent blu Ray player and will not be beat for the money.

bigaudiofanatic

I think I will get the insignia for now and than try to get a pioneer elite BR player in the future.

leroyjr1

If you want to go cheap look at the Magnavox Blu Ray player.

http://cnj.craigslist.org/ele/1458315701.html

concealer404

bigaudiofanatic wrote: »

I think I will get the insignia for now and than try to get a pioneer elite BR player in the future.

I'd save the extra coin now and grab a Pioneer BDP-51FD off of amazon refurb. It's not that much more, and will be easily twice the player in every way.

bigaudiofanatic

concealer404 wrote: »

I'd save the extra coin now and grab a Pioneer BDP-51FD off of amazon refurb. It's not that much more, and will be easily twice the player in every way.

HMMMMM very interesting. I just might have to do that. It is not an elite bust still nice and will look good with the receiver. :cool:

Now I noticed it has 2 channel output I would hook them up for when using it for music and the fiber optic or multi in for surround?

concealer404

bigaudiofanatic wrote: »

HMMMMM very interesting. I just might have to do that. It is not an elite bust still nice and will look good with the receiver. :cool:

Now I noticed it has 2 channel output I would hook them up for when using it for music and the fiber optic or multi in for surround?

I would imagine so.... that's what i do on my DV-50A.

leroyjr1

xcapri79 wrote: »

Why wait when you can get one for a couple of hundred bucks more?
The retailer is Hi-Fi Heaven. Authorized and reliable. No affiliation, just a past customer.
http://cgi.videogon.com/cgi-bin/cl.pl?sorcdvda&1263748884&class&3&4&
I have this player as well as the BDP-51FD. Both are excellent Bluray, DVD, and CD players.

Nice Guy. Bought a couple items from him and he's local.

vc69

Keiko wrote: »

+1

However the newer models no longer support SACD. The earlier gen 60gig was the only one that did Super Audio.

Which is one of those "things that make you go hmmm". Sony format. Sony product capable of everything else. WTF?

They are said to be fair upscalers. I have no direct experience as I am not a console gamer. If I was, I might have done a PS3 instead of an Oppo BDP. The worst thing about them as far as I can tell, is the fan noise. If you are bitstreaming audio to a receiver anyway (ie: no analog) there is a compelling argument for using a PS3 as source. The lack of SACD is a deal killer for me though these days.

bigaudiofanatic

I am not wanting to drop 200 or 300 dollars for a ps3. I have no real use for it other than movies. I might once in a great while play guitar hero or dj hero but that would be it. I would rather get something I will actually use.

leroyjr1

bigaudiofanatic wrote: »

I am not wanting to drop 200 or 300 dollars for a ps3. I have no real use for it other than movies. I might once in a great while play guitar hero or dj hero but that would be it. I would rather get something I will actually use.

A $300 ps3 will blow away any other blu Ray player in its price range. Too many people are concerned about its double duty use but its well under priced for the performance you get..

I own the Pioneer bd51fd and elite 05 player and the load times and PQ on the ps3 is better than both.

bigaudiofanatic

Yes but I am not worried about just that. I am worried about playing music cd's and if it will blend in with the other equipment. I would rather get the pioneer that was mentioned than the PS3. Now saying that if for some crazy reason the original PS3 drops the price again by the end of the year I might consider it.

maggiefan

Maybe the Sony BDP N460, a good player and does the streaming thing. It streams Netflix, Amazon, and about 23 others including Youtube. It's $250, but I'm sure you can find it for less by now. It's been out a little over a month now. No wireless if that matters.

bigaudiofanatic

Not worried about netflix and all the reason being is where I live I only get satellite internet and if you exceed your bandwidth limit in 5 minutes it will time out dropping the speed to 8 kbps for 12 hours. So no streaming things over the internet or downloading things interest me.

steveinaz

packetjones wrote: »

The main reason i hvae not gotten into BR sooner is my tv is 720p and do not think that i would see a huge increase in picture quality. The HD audio is intriguing me now that i have a better HT than ever before.

thanks

My 50" Samsung DLP is also 720p native. Trust me, the move to Blu is noticeable.

packetjones

^^^^
so the PQ on your 720p set is dramatically better? interesting... I had read that it would not be that big of a jump.

One other thing i am looking for is a player that loads quickly. I currently have a HD-DVD played i picked up for $40 to upconvert my dvd's but it takes forever to power on and load a movie. Looks like i may be getting a BR player sooner than i thought.

djseafood

So if I'm choosing between a Slim PS3 120GB and the Sony BPD-S560 (since those are the choices with the deal on Sony Style) is the general consensus that the PS3 will play BD and CD content just as well and more?