Going Blu-Ray - Any suggestions on players?

Me | 11/13/09 | Me

[The Louiswu]

My wife and I are going to get a Blu-Ray player and I was looking for suggestions on a good (medium priced) player with Netflix streaming capability.

Thanks!

[Jewbacca]

Yes, a Sony Playstation.

It plays Blu-Rays, is sometimes cheaper, and can play cool games, to boot.

[kosciusko51]

My IT guy said one of the best is actually the Sony PS3. I’m still trying to convince the wife on this.

[Ozone34]

Get the new Play Station 3 for $300.

[Snickering Hound]

LG 390 is fast loading and streams Netflix.

http://www.amazon.com/LG-Network-Blu-ray-Disc-Player/dp/B001UQ6F5M/ref=sr_1_1/183-7191710-0997110?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&s=tv&qid=1258132034&sr=1-1

[Jewbacca]

I figured that out on my own. It was $50 cheaper, too.

[astyanax]

I just bought a Sony Playstation 3 for exactly those reasons.

[VairyAngel]

We got our blue ray player at walmart for 179.00 It’s a Magnavox. It plays great and we haven’t had any problems out of it.

[The Louiswu]

Does the PS3 play standard DVD’s as well?

[Salgak]

ANY Blu-Ray player is compatible with DVD and CD. . .

[Carlucci]

PS3. It does netflix wirelessly (a lot of the standalone players don’t offer wireless connectivity).

It’s also very easy to update the PS3 with the latest Blu-ray firmware, which means it will support all the latest features.

The PS3 also does a fantastic job of upconverting regular DVD’s. They will look fantastic.

[astyanax]

Although you’re probably aware of this (since you mentioned Netflix), you can get your movies in blu-ray (most of them anyway) for a couple of extra bucks a month.
I don’t even watch “tv” anymore...

[The Louiswu]

I love FR.

Thanks again. I am already leaning to the PS3 - sounds like a good way to get into Blu-Ray..and games. I'm not much of a game player, but since it can be upgraded and is wireless, it sounds like it will be useful for quite a while.

Thanks again everyone!

[word_warrior_bob]

Get the new PS3 Slim. Add a HDMI compatible receiver and a surround sound system and you’re all set.

[Chet 99]

Definitely the PS3. Netflix streaming abilities via PS3 was just announced. The PS3 includes WiFi, so you won’t need any extra wires to stream.

[The Louiswu]

by “HDMI compatible receiver” do you mean a HD DVR? We have one of those from our cable company. It works good.

[The Duke]

The PS3 plays DVDs and Blu-Ray (and probably audio disks ask well). I've had mine for a couple of years now and been very happy with it. Two suggestions though..

1) Get one of those fan-driven cooling pads to put under it.

2) Get the remote control they make for it - using game controllers to control video replay is awkward.

[astyanax]

Upconverting! Another great point I failed to mention.
That and the wireless connection should justify the extra $100 to the wife. ;o)
And if you have kids or grandkids...

[The Louiswu]

The wife is into movies as much as I am. We really like our video collection and look forward to many more hours of happy viewing.

[chris37]

yes, it does play normal DVD, and they look very nice.