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bradmsand... bradmsand...
 
June 11, 2009 02:43 PM

I'm in the market for a Blu-Ray player - any suggestions or advice?

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drmatt drmatt
 
 June 11, 2009 03:12 PM | view on twitter
I'd also like to recommend getting a PS3.

I bought a Sony Blu-ray and love it... but I continually find disks that don't work because the player needs an firmware update. Very frustrating. The PS3 would do that over the 'net.

The Sony player is also VERY SLOW! Boot-up time is excruciating!

And, of course, you get a bunch of extras with the PS3...

I wish I had done it differently...


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timcadieux timcadieux
 
June 11, 2009 02:47 PM | view on twitter
Up until recently, Blu-ray standalone players were almost the same price as a PlayStation3. I weighed the costs and paid the extra amount for the PS3.

I can now surf the internet on my TV, watch downloaded content, streamed from my PC to my PS3 and play awesome games.

Here's a link to watching videos on the Ps3

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stanar stanar
 
June 11, 2009 05:35 PM | view on twitter
I would also recommend PS3. There is going to be a price drop on PS3 and it will work out much more cheaper to get a PS3 with all those additional features. If you apply for a Sony card, you can save another $150.
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byroncard byroncard
 
June 13, 2009 10:58 AM | view on twitter
If you are not interested in the PS3 gaming functions and having to buy the remote separate ($25) which most people do if they are going to be using it for home theater, I would go with the new samsung BDP1600. It has great reviews and can stream netflix, something that the PS3 can't do. Within 10 seconds I have 12,000 programs that I can go and watch. That it pretty sweet! I use it everyday.

Here's a link to the review, very positive.
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http://reviews.cnet.com/video-players-and-recorders/samsung-bd-p1600/4505-6...


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timcadieux timcadieux
 
June 13, 2009 11:26 AM
NetFlix is expected on PS3 and the Wii very shortly.

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byroncard byroncard
 
June 13, 2009 11:33 AM
They have been saying that for 15 months......

http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/11/netflix-coming-to-xbox-360-and-ps3/

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