Blueray player, reciever & speaker - Budget 800 quid

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Spacecadet replied

28 September 2010, 09:04
Originally posted by VectraMan View Post

What put me off is I don't think they can be made to play region 1 DVDs. That and being a lot more expensive than a plain Blu-ray player.

Originally posted by Scrag Meister View Post

Yes the PS3 is region protected, not an issue unless you are planning to bring in a lot of US or Asian material.

We just kept a cheap DVD player for those and my wifes collection of VCD's which strangely the PS3 won't play.
Still, ripping region encoded DVDs to a PC and streaming them via a media server would get round that problem.
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Scrag Meister replied

28 September 2010, 08:20
I currently use a PS3 with Logitech Z5500 speakers, Samsung 40", support Iplayer, store photos, video from USB, oh yeah and its a games console too and regular updates from Sony.

Yes the PS3 is region protected, not an issue unless you are planning to bring in a lot of US or Asian material.

Receiver for what? Freeview, FreeSat?

Humax do nice boxes for either.

Last edited by Scrag Meister; 28 September 2010, 08:25.
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VectraMan replied

25 September 2010, 21:01
Originally posted by Durbs View Post

Why not a PS3?

What put me off is I don't think they can be made to play region 1 DVDs. That and being a lot more expensive than a plain Blu-ray player.
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Spacecadet replied

25 September 2010, 18:55
Originally posted by Durbs View Post

Why not a PS3?

Good quality Blu-Ray, DVD upscaling, regular and easy to install firmware updates, 3D output (if thats your bag), media streaming, quiet, looks nice, etc etc etc.

And it does games, iPlayer, web browser.

WHS

Even if you don't do games, it has enough other media functions to make it a worthwhile purchase.
The PS3 store now does video rental (and purchase). Close to 1000 titles now and many available in HD
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Durbs replied

25 September 2010, 18:14
Why not a PS3?

Good quality Blu-Ray, DVD upscaling, regular and easy to install firmware updates, 3D output (if thats your bag), media streaming, quiet, looks nice, etc etc etc.

And it does games, iPlayer, web browser.
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minestrone replied

24 September 2010, 20:20
Originally posted by Clippy View Post

Stuff Home Cinema Top 10.

The Samsung HT-BD2 does seem like decent offering.

I'm going to get all PM now and place that on the first line of my 'decision matrix'.
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Clippy replied

24 September 2010, 17:11
Stuff Home Cinema Top 10.
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VectraMan replied

24 September 2010, 15:24
Blu-ray
receiver

You can buy my Sony BDP-S360 off me if you want. That's because I wish I'd bought the BDP-S370 that has iPlayer support.
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minestrone started a topic Blueray player, reciever & speaker - Budget 800 quid

24 September 2010, 13:06
Blueray player, reciever & speaker - Budget 800 quid

What should I be going for?

Have samsung 46 inch HD tv.

Player should also upscale DVDs
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