Posts tagged Bluray
HD Product Reviews: Vizio Blu-ray Player and HDMI Switches
Feb 2nd
HDTV Gear and Gadget Reviews, including Vizio’s first low-cost Blu-Ray player, the ultimate HDMI switch and the best new HDTV movie releases!
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LG’s new Bluray player lineup
Feb 2nd
New Bluray players were on display at the LG booth at CES 2010.LG BD 390 Network Blu-ray Disc Player
Jul 3rd
I have to say that I’m impressed with this unit. The wait times are not too bad at all, and as others have said, the picture quality is excellent. Standard DVD upconversion is excellent. There are a few minor issues that I’ve found, which I’ll get to.
Setup out of the box was quick and simple. I plugged it in and set a few audio options, video needed no adjustment from the defaults.
The network setup wasn’t too bad, but I did have some issues with encryption. I also purchased a new wireless router (the Netgear RangeMax WNDR3300 Wireless-N Router) to replace the near-decade-old Linksys I have. I tried two different encryption types, and both both times the player could connect after entering the key, but refused to obtain an IP address. Disabling encryption on the router caused the player to obtain an IP address quickly, and setup was complete. Currently I’m running without encryption but with MAC address filtering. I’m okay with that, but I might go back and try encryption again now that I’ve downloaded a firmware update for the router. Other reviews state no problems setting up with encryption, so the problem might be specific to my setup.
Panasonic DMP-BD80 1080p 7.1 Channel Blu-ray Disc Player
Jul 2nd
With the BD80, Panasonic has taken its popular BD55, with its excellent picture and sound quality, and added the ability to access online content via the new VIERA Cast feature. Currently VIERA Cast is limited to YouTube, Picasa online photo sharing, stocks and weather via “widgets” but Amazon’s on-demand movie service will be available on the BD80 in May. Other internet-based content can be added by Panasonic over time, based on user demand (without the need for a hardware upgrade).
Overall, the BD80 works well as a multi-media player – they added a USB jack on the front for viewing photos, Divx and Xvid videos and listening to MP3 files. This is in addition to the SD card slot (and BTW, an SD card is still required for BD-Live). It would have been nice if the player supported MKV videos, WMV, WMA and M4P files, but I guess we can’t have everything. Viewing YouTube is pretty straightforward – you can even log in to view your favorites – and it’s nice to be able to do that without a PC connected to your TV. More >
Sony BDP-S360 1080p Blu-ray Disc Player, Black
Jul 1st
The Sony BDP-S360 Blu-ray Disc player provides a movie experience worthy of your HDTV. Plays Blu-ray Disc movies in Full HD 1080p quality and upscales the quality of your DVDs. Supports BD-Live technology to download bonus interactive entertainment on select movies. Supports Dolby TrueHD and dts-HD audio codecs for up to 7.1 channels of high-definition sound. With QuickStart Mode your movies will start approximately six seconds from the moment you turn on the player.
Samsung BD-P3600 1080p Blu-Ray Disc Player
Jun 30th
First off, this IS the same player as the BDP-S350 however the remote included is a backlit remote that I believe is included with the BDP-S550 player. This BDP-BX1 also comes with a decent HDMI cable. Based on my research, Sony creates these different models at the request of the Big Box stores (BB, CC, etc…) to prevent shoppers from requesting they price match Costco, sam’s Club, etc…
On to the Player:
This unit is profile 2.0 compliant. Blue ray discs load fairly quickly but the slight delay over standard DVD’s takes a bit of getting used to. This is an inharent problem on any Blue-Ray player due to the sometimes heavy Java interface used for its menu structures. BD Live will require a USB memory stick to be inserted into the back of the player. I would suggest getting a 1 or 2 GB memory stick and just leave it there (not sure why Sony wouldn’t include internal memory?). These memory devices are VERY economical at this point so this is no big deal. Be cautious when purchasing a memory stick though, many may not fit due to it’s recession into the case a bit. I’ve read that the Kingstons work well. More >