ellis Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 I'm looking to change the DVD player in the house and was considering a Blu-Ray player that can play standard DVDs. Anybody got any advice in terms of quality of image etc? I know there's upconverting involved when watching a normal DVD on a Blu-Ray player but that's about it. My DVD collection is all standard DVDs but am looking to buy into the future! Telly is a 46" Sony HD TV so would benefit from Blu-Ray films etc. Advice hugely appreciated. Budget-wise? £150-£200 at a push! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SupraGTE Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 PS3 with remote Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 The best Blu-Ray players are still Sony AFIK. Basically any of the sony ones should be good. 1080p upscaling is pretty much guaranteed with most of them. To be honest I would recommend a PS3, it's still one of the fastest for loading, 1080p upscaling and image quality. You get the added advantage of it being a fully fledged mediacenter and games machine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellis Posted November 25, 2009 Author Share Posted November 25, 2009 Good point! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobD Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 Ps3 all the way! Until COD MW2 came out it was only the blu ray that kept it from being sold! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supra786 Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 PS3, can't go wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellis Posted November 25, 2009 Author Share Posted November 25, 2009 Right - that seems to be enough for me to justify another games console in the house!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edge Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 Yup PS3 all the way. Good blu ray player that plays games too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiten55 Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 yep id go for a ps3 too, less clutter. although ive got both, but i got the samsung one really cheap (£40!!!) as an ex display. ive never connected it, bought it to fill the gap in my tv stand lol. the ps3 ones adequate enough for me so kept that connected although, the ps3 can get quite hot, so i might get one of these to help cool it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_jekyll Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 neatly done . cooling is essential Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellis Posted November 25, 2009 Author Share Posted November 25, 2009 Best place for a PS3 at the moment? Amazon are doing a bundle for a 120GB PS3 slim + HDMI Cable + 1 game for £250. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiten55 Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 neatly done . cooling is essential especially on ps3's. they work better upright (or the earlier ones do anyway), otherwise they just overheat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr_jekyll Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 the x box's had big problems melting the thermal paste causing premature failure as far as im aware Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 Best place for a PS3 at the moment? Amazon are doing a bundle for a 120GB PS3 slim + HDMI Cable + 1 game for £250. Good deal if the game choices are decent. Game are doing similar deals. The best I know of is this though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 especially on ps3's. they work better upright (or the earlier ones do anyway), otherwise they just overheat. Yeah right. Mine has never been upright and has never overheat. I'm guessing you are refering to the 1% of ps3 failures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiten55 Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 Yeah right. Mine has never been upright and has never overheat. I'm guessing you are refering to the 1% of ps3 failures. nope, im referring to the load we had come back when they first launched. I used to work in pcw (i know ) and at one point we gave up testing them and just swapped em out. That and i know 2 people whose died on them, both were laying flat. but that was the first lot on the market. if yours is working ok flat then maybe the issues been fixed cant see sony not addressing it to be honest. Also, the coolers that you can get for them actually make the problem worse.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbeh Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 As long as you have room or the hot air produced at the back the machine will be fine... ist the same for anything, car , computer whatever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorin Posted November 26, 2009 Share Posted November 26, 2009 I have a original PS3 from when they were first released, it's never been stood upright and has often been in use for hours a day. It's never overheated, nor have I ever heard of any doing so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaz1 Posted November 26, 2009 Share Posted November 26, 2009 yep id go for a ps3 too, less clutter. although ive got both, but i got the samsung one really cheap (£40!!!) as an ex display. ive never connected it, bought it to fill the gap in my tv stand lol. the ps3 ones adequate enough for me so kept that connected although, the ps3 can get quite hot, so i might get one of these to help cool it... WTF ARE YOU ON HITTEN. there are loads of post from you with this thingy in, so cmon have i missed out on something:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted November 26, 2009 Share Posted November 26, 2009 He was challenged Gaz. If you check his post history there will be a "what do I win" thread or something along those lines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garyafc Posted November 26, 2009 Share Posted November 26, 2009 I've got a LG blu-ray player, and its well worth having, its got a USB connection on it and you can look at movies you down loaded from an external hard drive, ive also got a PS3, the blu-ray player is much better to use for watching movies and your pick a good one up for half the price of a PS3!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted November 26, 2009 Share Posted November 26, 2009 I've got a LG blu-ray player, and its well worth having, its got a USB connection on it and you can look at movies you down loaded from an external hard drive, ive also got a PS3, the blu-ray player is much better to use for watching movies and your pick a good one up for half the price of a PS3!! Gadget show did a comparison test and the PS3 came out on top with every test (even against other sony players). It has to be said that the remote control is a must have if that is its primary use though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garyafc Posted November 26, 2009 Share Posted November 26, 2009 Gadget show did a comparison test and the PS3 came out on top with every test (even against other sony players). It has to be said that the remote control is a must have if that is its primary use though. Maybe so, but the fact you can watch downloaded movies from a USB stick or an external hard drive is a winner for me, sony would not allow that sort of behavior at all!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiten55 Posted November 26, 2009 Share Posted November 26, 2009 WTF ARE YOU ON HITTEN. there are loads of post from you with this thingy in, so cmon have i missed out on something:D He was challenged Gaz. If you check his post history there will be a "what do I win" thread or something along those lines. Thanks Scott. Although, it appears my threads been deleted without my knowledge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pistonbroke Posted November 26, 2009 Share Posted November 26, 2009 I bought the sony BD 550s (at least I think thats what its called) The ps3 is a bit noisey with the fan constantly running when watching films (but is you have your home cinema loud enough you'll not notice). I have a two year old son so can rarely use my home cinema to its potential. My stand alone player is much quieter, cost £250, though it's probably cheaper now, and is multi region. Get it from Richer sounds and you'll get a multi region one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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