What Blu-ray Player(s) Do You Use?

SoSpacey · 02-26-09, 03:43 PM

I just wanted a snapshot of what people on the forum are using. I tried including most of the mainstream players in the poll. If you chose "other" please state which one.

If you have anything to add, positive or negative, please do.

SoSpacey · 02-27-09, 01:27 PM

50 views and 8 votes. Seems to mimic the American voting system well.

MBoyd · 02-27-09, 01:34 PM

If I felt it was worth the money (or I just had some to blow) I'd buy another panasonic with the Ethernet connection. I'll live for the forseeable future I think wthout it.

Holysmoker · 02-27-09, 02:17 PM

PS3 for me. I got it for the kids.

DthRdrX · 02-27-09, 02:25 PM

PS3 still. I'll be replacing it in the theater room with either a new Pioneer or Panny though, whenever they come out.

X · 02-27-09, 02:50 PM

HTPC exclusively. It only cost about $100 to add a Blu-ray/HD DVD drive to it.

I might get a standalone for the bedroom once they come down enough in price.

TylerDurden_73 · 02-27-09, 02:52 PM

Panny bd-50 looking to upgrade to another panny with better upscaling capabilities.

Brodie Corleone · 02-27-09, 02:56 PM

Panasonic DMP-BD35. Reasonable price and it had a mail-in rebate for 2 movies, one of which I was planning to buy anyway.

shizawn · 02-27-09, 02:59 PM

Sony BDP-S550.

JimRochester · 02-27-09, 03:18 PM

SONY s350. I started with an s300 last year. Then when I got the BoB box I learned my 1.0 profile player wouldn't play the PiP feature. So I sold my s300 on eBay and bought an s350 from someone who had it new in the box. I think by the time I paid all the fees it was just <$100 for the upgrade. Just the faster load time was well worth it. The s350 supports the HD audio where the s300 downconverted everything to DD or DTS.

hdtv00 · 02-27-09, 04:54 PM

PS3, HTPC $100 to add a Blu-ray/HD DVD

GizmoDVD · 02-28-09, 03:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JimRochester

SONY s350. I started with an s300 last year. Then when I got the BoB box I learned my 1.0 profile player wouldn't play the PiP feature. So I sold my s300 on eBay and bought an s350 from someone who had it new in the box. I think by the time I paid all the fees it was just <$100 for the upgrade. Just the faster load time was well worth it. The s350 supports the HD audio where the s300 downconverted everything to DD or DTS.

Actually the S300 and S350 support the same audio (TrueHD/PCM). DTS MA can only be internally decoded on the S550. I do think you can bitstream DTS MA on the S350 though.

Blu Man · 02-28-09, 05:20 PM

Sony S300!!

TheMovieman · 02-28-09, 06:08 PM

LG BH200 and Panasonic BD35

JimRochester · 02-28-09, 06:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GizmoDVD

Actually the S300 and S350 support the same audio (TrueHD/PCM). DTS MA can only be internally decoded on the S550. I do think you can bitstream DTS MA on the S350 though.

That's what I thought. All I ever got from my s300 was DTS and DD. I called SONY to see if I had to change my settings and he told me it downconverts to DD and DTS. I know my Pioneer receiver was capable. It wasn't worth exploring further because I was already deciding to upgrade the machine. I'll let the next owner figure it out.

kahuna · 03-01-09, 12:45 AM

Started off with a Panny BD-30. Sold that and picked up a LG BH200. Never took it out of the box and it sat in the closet for a few months until I sold it. I then picked up a Panny BD-55 from Amazon.com for about $298 plus 4 blu-ray movies.

JimRochester · 03-01-09, 09:34 AM

I'll eventually grab another player but there is no rush. We have a 26" TV in the bedroom hooked up to one of my HD DVD players. This way I can play all the HD's, SD's and DVD-r's. We don't use it that much it's just a spare but as time goes on I'm getting all new movies on Blu-ray plus replacing a lot of the better older ones to Blu. Eventually I know I'm going to hear complaints about the player upstairs. IF there is a primo deal on a top-o-the-line SONY or Panasonic I'll grab that for the Familyroom and move the s350 upstairs. Five or six more TV's and players and I can start catching up to my buddy Gizmo.

Arpeggi · 03-01-09, 06:52 PM

Pioneer BDP-51FD
PS3

fumanstan · 03-01-09, 07:01 PM

Samsung 1500. It's been solid for me. I plan on getting a ROM drive for my PC soon.

Brian Shannon · 03-02-09, 09:24 AM

Denon 2900, Oppo 971, Panasonic dvd recorder in my theater

Sony 550 (sd) on my plasma in the family room.

No blu ray player yet, I did not pay attention to the title in this forum.

JoeySeven · 03-02-09, 10:46 AM

LG BH200

Would have bought A PS3 if I where A gamer or still played games at home.

hitman tommy · 03-02-09, 11:27 AM

Sony's BDP-S550 is what I use. No complaints here

wildman1037 · 03-03-09, 10:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Holysmoker

PS3 for me. I got it for the kids.

Me too!!!

edclem · 03-03-09, 02:28 PM

Panasonic BD-55 here. Love the player so far.

digitalmanAZ · 03-03-09, 06:26 PM

PS3. Blu-ray and so much more...

View Poll Results: Which Blu-ray Player(s) Do You Use?
Sony (including the S3XX, S5XX, etc)	36	23.23%
PS3	82	52.90%
Panasonic (including 3X, 5X, etc)	31	20.00%
Samsung (including 1X00, 2X00, etc.)	15	9.68%
LG	5	3.23%
Pioneer	2	1.29%
Denon/Onkyo/Yamaha/Marantz	1	0.65%
Blu-ray PC Drive	9	5.81%
Off-Brand (Memorex, Insignia, etc)	3	1.94%
Other (Please state)	4	2.58%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 155. You may not vote on this poll

02-26-09, 03:43 PM	#1
SoSpacey DVD Talk Platinum Edition Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Jersey Posts: 3,976	What Blu-ray Player(s) Do You Use? I just wanted a snapshot of what people on the forum are using. I tried including most of the mainstream players in the poll. If you chose "other" please state which one. If you have anything to add, positive or negative, please do. __________________ Panasonic 50PX60U Plasma l Tivo Series 3 Paradigm Millenia 200s/20cc/Atom v.6 l HSU VTF-3 MK3 Yamaha RX-v1700 l PS3 l Toshiba HD-A3 l Denon CD Player l Wii l Onkyo TT PSN: cosmokid12 My Countdown Counting down to: Until The Beatles Remasters and Rock Band is released Please Please Me Last edited by SoSpacey; 02-26-09 at 03:48 PM.

02-27-09, 01:27 PM	#2
SoSpacey DVD Talk Platinum Edition Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Jersey Posts: 3,976	Re: What Blu-ray Player(s) Do You Use? 50 views and 8 votes. Seems to mimic the American voting system well. __________________ Panasonic 50PX60U Plasma l Tivo Series 3 Paradigm Millenia 200s/20cc/Atom v.6 l HSU VTF-3 MK3 Yamaha RX-v1700 l PS3 l Toshiba HD-A3 l Denon CD Player l Wii l Onkyo TT PSN: cosmokid12 My Countdown Counting down to: Until The Beatles Remasters and Rock Band is released Please Please Me

02-27-09, 01:34 PM	#3
MBoyd DVD Talk Gold Edition Join Date: Jun 1999 Location: Texas Posts: 2,406	Re: What Blu-ray Player(s) Do You Use? If I felt it was worth the money (or I just had some to blow) I'd buy another panasonic with the Ethernet connection. I'll live for the forseeable future I think wthout it. __________________ HD-A1 DMP-BD30 HD-XA2 HD-A35 I started a Comic-Con Social Group! Join for meet-ups in San Diego!

02-27-09, 02:17 PM	#4
Holysmoker Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: stage left Posts: 296	Re: What Blu-ray Player(s) Do You Use? PS3 for me. I got it for the kids. __________________ My Collection

02-27-09, 02:25 PM	#5
DthRdrX DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Pa Posts: 5,019	Re: What Blu-ray Player(s) Do You Use? PS3 still. I'll be replacing it in the theater room with either a new Pioneer or Panny though, whenever they come out.

02-27-09, 02:50 PM	#6
X Administrator Join Date: Oct 1987 Posts: 5,486	Re: What Blu-ray Player(s) Do You Use? HTPC exclusively. It only cost about $100 to add a Blu-ray/HD DVD drive to it. I might get a standalone for the bedroom once they come down enough in price.

02-27-09, 02:52 PM	#7
TylerDurden_73 DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Rochester, N.Y. Posts: 1,312	Re: What Blu-ray Player(s) Do You Use? Panny bd-50 looking to upgrade to another panny with better upscaling capabilities. __________________ JackKnight_Starman Profiler List "Just because some fuck has a library card, doesn't make him yoda." 2008 Spending Tab BITE ME Mitsubishi WD-65835 65" Diamond Series DLP/Panasonic DMP-BD50/Onkyo TX-SR606B My Countdown Counting down to: When the Hobbit hits movie theatres 1123 days 4 hours 28 minutes

02-27-09, 02:56 PM	#8
Brodie Corleone Cool New Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 30	Re: What Blu-ray Player(s) Do You Use? Panasonic DMP-BD35. Reasonable price and it had a mail-in rebate for 2 movies, one of which I was planning to buy anyway.

02-27-09, 02:59 PM	#9
shizawn DVD Talk Limited Edition Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Santa Clara, California Posts: 6,471	Re: What Blu-ray Player(s) Do You Use? Sony BDP-S550. __________________ Born to be mild.

02-27-09, 03:18 PM	#10
JimRochester DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Sep 1999 Location: Rochester, NY. USA Posts: 8,301	Re: What Blu-ray Player(s) Do You Use? SONY s350. I started with an s300 last year. Then when I got the BoB box I learned my 1.0 profile player wouldn't play the PiP feature. So I sold my s300 on eBay and bought an s350 from someone who had it new in the box. I think by the time I paid all the fees it was just <$100 for the upgrade. Just the faster load time was well worth it. The s350 supports the HD audio where the s300 downconverted everything to DD or DTS. __________________ Pan58" Plasma,Pioneer vsx91, SONY s350, Toshiba A35, Def-Tech speakers supercube sub. Most wanted BD: Armgeddon/BeutyBeast/BevHillsCop/BigRed1/BTTF/Bugsy/DieHard4(R)/Gettysburg/GrossPoint/Honeymoon Vegas/JurassicPark/LionKing/MemphisBelle/Midway/Mohicans/MusicMan/PH(R)/PT&A/Raiders/SoundMusic/Stripes/Sleepless/StarWars/SPR/3King/TinCup/Tombstone/Tora/TrueLies/USMarsh/WhileUSleeping.

02-27-09, 04:54 PM	#11
hdtv00 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Illinois Posts: 971	Re: What Blu-ray Player(s) Do You Use? PS3, HTPC $100 to add a Blu-ray/HD DVD __________________ Paradigm Studio 100/570/20's/2200 Sub Onkyo 876/Asus HDAV 1.3/Intel 80g SSD i7 920/6 gig 1600/BFG single PSB 295 42" LCD/Mits HD1000

02-28-09, 05:20 PM	#13
Blu Man Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: United States Posts: 961	Re: What Blu-ray Player(s) Do You Use? Sony S300!! __________________ Your mind is the scene of the crime. Last edited by Blu Man; 03-26-09 at 09:25 PM.

02-28-09, 06:08 PM	#14
TheMovieman DVD Talk Platinum Edition Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Oregon Posts: 3,973	Re: What Blu-ray Player(s) Do You Use? LG BH200 and Panasonic BD35

03-01-09, 12:45 AM	#16
kahuna DVD Talk Platinum Edition Join Date: Mar 1999 Location: Hawaii Posts: 3,418	Re: What Blu-ray Player(s) Do You Use? Started off with a Panny BD-30. Sold that and picked up a LG BH200. Never took it out of the box and it sat in the closet for a few months until I sold it. I then picked up a Panny BD-55 from Amazon.com for about $298 plus 4 blu-ray movies. __________________ My Blu-ray & HD-DVD Collection Last edited by kahuna; 03-01-09 at 12:49 AM.

03-01-09, 09:34 AM	#17
JimRochester DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Sep 1999 Location: Rochester, NY. USA Posts: 8,301	Re: What Blu-ray Player(s) Do You Use? I'll eventually grab another player but there is no rush. We have a 26" TV in the bedroom hooked up to one of my HD DVD players. This way I can play all the HD's, SD's and DVD-r's. We don't use it that much it's just a spare but as time goes on I'm getting all new movies on Blu-ray plus replacing a lot of the better older ones to Blu. Eventually I know I'm going to hear complaints about the player upstairs. IF there is a primo deal on a top-o-the-line SONY or Panasonic I'll grab that for the Familyroom and move the s350 upstairs. Five or six more TV's and players and I can start catching up to my buddy Gizmo. __________________ Pan58" Plasma,Pioneer vsx91, SONY s350, Toshiba A35, Def-Tech speakers supercube sub. Most wanted BD: Armgeddon/BeutyBeast/BevHillsCop/BigRed1/BTTF/Bugsy/DieHard4(R)/Gettysburg/GrossPoint/Honeymoon Vegas/JurassicPark/LionKing/MemphisBelle/Midway/Mohicans/MusicMan/PH(R)/PT&A/Raiders/SoundMusic/Stripes/Sleepless/StarWars/SPR/3King/TinCup/Tombstone/Tora/TrueLies/USMarsh/WhileUSleeping.

03-01-09, 06:52 PM	#18
Arpeggi DVD Talk Ultimate Edition Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 4,025	Re: What Blu-ray Player(s) Do You Use? Pioneer BDP-51FD PS3 __________________ XBox Live Gametag: ArpeggiBMW PS3: Arpeggi

03-01-09, 07:01 PM	#19
fumanstan DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Irvine, CA Posts: 22,216	Re: What Blu-ray Player(s) Do You Use? Samsung 1500. It's been solid for me. I plan on getting a ROM drive for my PC soon. __________________ XBox Live: Fu Man Stan "I've never derived "joy" from either comicbooks or torture porn, so you can imagine how I feel about the mainstream marriage of the two in The Dark Knight" - baracine

03-02-09, 09:24 AM	#20
Brian Shannon DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Jun 1999 Location: USA Posts: 10,568	Re: What Blu-ray Player(s) Do You Use? Denon 2900, Oppo 971, Panasonic dvd recorder in my theater Sony 550 (sd) on my plasma in the family room. No blu ray player yet, I did not pay attention to the title in this forum. __________________ My home theater: http://gallery.avsforum.com/showgall...=500&password= Last edited by Brian Shannon; 03-02-09 at 10:56 AM.

03-02-09, 10:46 AM	#21
JoeySeven Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Oregon Posts: 346	Re: What Blu-ray Player(s) Do You Use? LG BH200 Would have bought A PS3 if I where A gamer or still played games at home. __________________ http://joeyseven.dvdaf.com/ http://forum.dvdtalk.com/dvd-talk/54...ml#post9211734 http://forum.dvdtalk.com/movie-talk/...ml#post9212902 Last edited by JoeySeven; 03-02-09 at 10:49 AM.

03-02-09, 11:27 AM	#22
hitman tommy Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 523	Re: What Blu-ray Player(s) Do You Use? Sony's BDP-S550 is what I use. No complaints here

03-03-09, 02:28 PM	#24
edclem DVD Talk Gold Edition Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 2,739	Re: What Blu-ray Player(s) Do You Use? Panasonic BD-55 here. Love the player so far. __________________ No TV and no beer make Homer something something...

03-03-09, 06:26 PM	#25
digitalmanAZ Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Zonie Posts: 370	Re: What Blu-ray Player(s) Do You Use? PS3. Blu-ray and so much more... __________________ ..