Blueray player, reciever & speaker - Budget 800 quid

**VectraMan** · 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.

**Clippy** · 24 September 2010, 17:11

Stuff Home Cinema Top 10.

**minestrone** · 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'.

**Durbs** · 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.

**Spacecadet** · 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

**VectraMan** · 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.

**Scrag Meister** · 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.

**Spacecadet** · 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.

Blueray player, reciever & speaker - Budget 800 quid