Q. Im planning on buying a Blu-ray player since the HD-DVD empire collapsed along with my HD-DVD xbox 360 add on ( tough lesson to learn) but which is a good blu-ray out there to buy under 500?? I heard stories about long loading times, and i have seen plenty on youtube vid's, my HD-DVD player did not have that problem, and then i heard about firmware updates. I dont wanna spend half a grand on a blu-day player and find out its out dated on the firmware. Any suggestions on a safe purchase.
forgot to mention, i wouldnt mind a PS3 but all the games i like so far are on 380 and future games coming up exclusive for 360 like Gears of War 2 and Resident Evil 5, Ninja Gaiden 2 etc.. although ps3 sounds logical, i wont have time to toggle between ps3 games and xbox 360 games.
correction i mean 360, lol.. not 380.
Its kinda odd to me, buying a gaming console system just for the Blu-ray, although being able to download firmware on it does sound good.... are there blu-ray players out there that can enable you to update the player, or should i just wait till' blu-ray players catch up with firmware updates.
forgot to mention, i wouldnt mind a PS3 but all the games i like so far are on 380 and future games coming up exclusive for 360 like Gears of War 2 and Resident Evil 5, Ninja Gaiden 2 etc.. although ps3 sounds logical, i wont have time to toggle between ps3 games and xbox 360 games.
correction i mean 360, lol.. not 380.
Its kinda odd to me, buying a gaming console system just for the Blu-ray, although being able to download firmware on it does sound good.... are there blu-ray players out there that can enable you to update the player, or should i just wait till' blu-ray players catch up with firmware updates.
Answer
The only other 2.0 player on the market right now is the Panasonic DMP-BD50, which can bitstream and decode all audio formats, has HDMI 1.3 and analog 5.1 outputs and an ethernet connection for BD-Live content and firmware upgrades.
However, because it's the only 2.0 standalone player on the market it's still at a premium. If you wait until Black Friday or the last few weeks leading up to Christmas you'll get a standalone player for $199-$249 and it very well may be a profile 2.0 player like the Sony BDP-S350, which is being released soon and will get 2.0 compatability via firmware upgrade.
The PlayStation 3 is an excellent option, even if you don't use it for games. You can install Linux on it, browse the web with a bluetooth keyboard and mouse, download movies on it which don't have DRM, has HDMi 1.3, fastest load times, great picture and sound quality.
Good luck - the more Blu-ray's you watch the harder it gets to watch DVD, even with a great upscaler which the PS3 definitely is, scoring 120/130 on the HQV DVD test bench disc.
The only other 2.0 player on the market right now is the Panasonic DMP-BD50, which can bitstream and decode all audio formats, has HDMI 1.3 and analog 5.1 outputs and an ethernet connection for BD-Live content and firmware upgrades.
However, because it's the only 2.0 standalone player on the market it's still at a premium. If you wait until Black Friday or the last few weeks leading up to Christmas you'll get a standalone player for $199-$249 and it very well may be a profile 2.0 player like the Sony BDP-S350, which is being released soon and will get 2.0 compatability via firmware upgrade.
The PlayStation 3 is an excellent option, even if you don't use it for games. You can install Linux on it, browse the web with a bluetooth keyboard and mouse, download movies on it which don't have DRM, has HDMi 1.3, fastest load times, great picture and sound quality.
Good luck - the more Blu-ray's you watch the harder it gets to watch DVD, even with a great upscaler which the PS3 definitely is, scoring 120/130 on the HQV DVD test bench disc.
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Which one to get. Which is the better product to get. Also once a new sony playstation comes out will it be still worth it to keep a PS3 or bluray. I don't want to spend over $500.
Answer
Ok, this took me a while to decide, as well.
I ended up purchasing a PS3 in the end, and I have not been sorry that I did, despite my hatred of Sony. I'll tell you why.
For movies, this thing simply rocks. Don't listen to that girl, all the Hi-Fi reviewers agree that this is the best Bluray player. The best source component I've ever seen. The range of options and adjustments are simply astounding. The upscaling for DVDs is outstanding, and it really brings them so close to HD you will be in no rush at all to replace your collection. Bluray performance is the best out there, and nobody will say any different. It is the fastest and the best. The updates are very frequent, so there are no compatibility issues. Picture and sound are outstanding as well, and it will give you the HD codecs over PCM so you can hear all the new stuff with any old receiver that accepts such a signal.
Now, I knew that it was going to be a good source component, that was never a question for me. I never knew it was going to be THAT good, though. In my educated opinion, and remember, I HATE Sony, the PS3 is the single most important component in ANY high end home theater room. Now, that would be true if this was all it did, but it ain't over yet, bubba.
Now we move on to the obvious. Games. If you are at all into games, the PS3 is going to please you. Two of the greatest games of all time have been ported to the system, and ported incredibly well. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion and Fallout 3 are worth the price of entry to a gamer, and to have them in full on surround sound with a big fat flat panel television is worth it in spades. It just isn't the same on a computer anymore. And for the armchair racer in the family, GT4 in surround sound is going to be a treat. At the end of all that action, relax a bit with Final Fantasy XIII, due out later this year.
As if all that weren't enough, the darned thing has a full on web browser, with the capability to use either the controller for input or a wireless keyboard and mouse combo from Logitech. I don't mean some useless crap browser, either. Go anywhere you normally would, watch videos, post to forums, or any of the more nefarious things you would never admit to doing. It links wirelessly in seconds, or you can connect it to a wired network if you feel so inclined. Updates are handled quickly and easily.
Combine that with what amounts to an on demand movie service that covers thousands of titles... Wait, you didn't know you could rent and buy movies with your PS3 without ever leaving the couch? Neither did I, until I bought one. All I can say is, get the big hard drive. :) And on that note, Sony let's you swap that drive out for a bigger one any time you want, and even shows you how to in the manual!
Or, you could forget all this and get a normal player. It is your choice.
Ok, this took me a while to decide, as well.
I ended up purchasing a PS3 in the end, and I have not been sorry that I did, despite my hatred of Sony. I'll tell you why.
For movies, this thing simply rocks. Don't listen to that girl, all the Hi-Fi reviewers agree that this is the best Bluray player. The best source component I've ever seen. The range of options and adjustments are simply astounding. The upscaling for DVDs is outstanding, and it really brings them so close to HD you will be in no rush at all to replace your collection. Bluray performance is the best out there, and nobody will say any different. It is the fastest and the best. The updates are very frequent, so there are no compatibility issues. Picture and sound are outstanding as well, and it will give you the HD codecs over PCM so you can hear all the new stuff with any old receiver that accepts such a signal.
Now, I knew that it was going to be a good source component, that was never a question for me. I never knew it was going to be THAT good, though. In my educated opinion, and remember, I HATE Sony, the PS3 is the single most important component in ANY high end home theater room. Now, that would be true if this was all it did, but it ain't over yet, bubba.
Now we move on to the obvious. Games. If you are at all into games, the PS3 is going to please you. Two of the greatest games of all time have been ported to the system, and ported incredibly well. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion and Fallout 3 are worth the price of entry to a gamer, and to have them in full on surround sound with a big fat flat panel television is worth it in spades. It just isn't the same on a computer anymore. And for the armchair racer in the family, GT4 in surround sound is going to be a treat. At the end of all that action, relax a bit with Final Fantasy XIII, due out later this year.
As if all that weren't enough, the darned thing has a full on web browser, with the capability to use either the controller for input or a wireless keyboard and mouse combo from Logitech. I don't mean some useless crap browser, either. Go anywhere you normally would, watch videos, post to forums, or any of the more nefarious things you would never admit to doing. It links wirelessly in seconds, or you can connect it to a wired network if you feel so inclined. Updates are handled quickly and easily.
Combine that with what amounts to an on demand movie service that covers thousands of titles... Wait, you didn't know you could rent and buy movies with your PS3 without ever leaving the couch? Neither did I, until I bought one. All I can say is, get the big hard drive. :) And on that note, Sony let's you swap that drive out for a bigger one any time you want, and even shows you how to in the manual!
Or, you could forget all this and get a normal player. It is your choice.
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