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Been out of the game a while so I don't know what players today are any good. I'm looking for excellent dvd upscaling as well as excellent bluray. Apps like pandora are nice. I have a Samsung P2550 and the PQ is amazing but the unit is now dead. I heard the Samsung 6500 has excellent upscaling but I don't know for sure and they have newer models now so please advise.

Thanks

Also would like to know. I have a Samsung PN59D6500 and was wondering if I should keep the bundled player or go with the Panasonic.

You have a Samsung player that died, and you want to get another Samsung? IMO, you're better off with Panasonic (110, 210, or 310, depending on the features you need).

^^ I hear ya Bill but my Sammy player is really old. I'm most concerned with PQ on DVD/Blu and Netflix than anything else. I heard the Panny units had issues with netflix streaming

I'm looking for a slot load BD player that can be stood on it's end or side during playback... I've got an extremely small cabinet in an RV I'm trying to work with. Tried the PS3 but it gets really hot in a small space.

Thanks!

Some could not get access, but it was fixed with a recent firmware upgrade. I strongly recommend the Pannys for great PQ and Netflix 2nd best behind the PS3 (only the PS3 provides 1080p from Netflix).

Personally, I can't stand the touch-sensitive buttons that Samsung is using in this year's players. I have the BD-P1000 (plus some modern Panasonic players) as I mentioned, and the extremely slow rate of firmware updates was enough to turn me off to Samsung overall. Very happy with the BDT-110, but I don't use Netflix for streaming at all.

im down to these 2 choices. aside from the streaming online stuff which is the better overall quality in dvd and blu ray playback. we still have MANY dvd's for the kids as well as some of the wife's older stuff so i need good playback with both. my overall main concern is the quality of playback. i need dual hdmi where this unit will be going for a older onkyo that does not have 3d and im not upgrading it yet since this is for a second setup it works just fine. this will be paired with a 60" plus plasma which will either be a 8000 series sammy or gt30 panny (undecided but will buy very soon also), the only other 2 things are netflix, and playback of divx and mkv files.

how is the upconvert on each and the 3d as well as 2d-3d again my main concern is pq overall they both have netflix and can play divx and mkv according to the specs for each or is this wrong

is the sammy 6700 worth the higher price since the 310 can be found a good amount cheaper? i read mixed about the 310 and mostly all good about the 6700 from most places

thank you for any help as im totally torn between these 2 units.

I needed 2 players, so I got 1 of each 6700 and 310. I'll let you know which one I like better. All for 425 shipped, not bad for the best.

What is the best upconverting blu-ray player under $250 that is currently available? I'm looking to purchase a new one in the near future. Currently I have a Panasonic BD35 and a Toshiba A20 HD-DVD player that I use for DVD's. Is there anything out there under $250 that beats those for upconversion? All replies are welcomed.

I don't think so, short of a Toshiba A35 or XA2 being better than your A20. But I still haven't found any current player that upconverts better than the A35. Of course the upconversion from the Denon AVR-4310 damn near equals the A35.

For the brief moment I had the Sony BDP-380 (which is similar to all the x80 series), I thought the DVD upconversion was outstanding. It certainly was better than my current LG BD630 by a noticeable margin. Other problems, mainly an extremely noisy drive mechanism made me retire the 380, but the upconversion was a bright spot on it.

If you had a choice and were only interested in picture quality and loading speed which would you choose?

LG BD560C @ $75
Panasonic DMP-BD65 @ $98
Panasonic DMP-BD75 @ $126

Panasonic DMP-BD65 @ $98

HOWEVER...I own the 65 as well as the LG570. I presume you are in Canada? If in the states, the 570 is excellent BUT the SW MUST remain at .323 as any newer SW degrades the PQ of SDVD. The Panny 65 is excellent and easily is (was) my first choice.

Thank you!

I do live in Canada so I will go out and pick up a bd65 along with the Lord of the Rings EE on blu-ray

Good call...ENJOY!

I'm considering getting a standalone player. I basically have 1 requirement:

5.1/7.1 analog out (all lossless audio formats).

Besides that, otherwise good quality playback (does video playback vary between players?)

What is the cheapest player that has that?

Real long story short, I hate my BDP-51FD.

I bought it for a decent price about a year or so ago as it seemed to be a great bang for the buck Blu Ray player. When it works, the video and audio are fantastic. But, it never works.

If I play ANY blue ray that is not bought brand new with absolutely no scratches on it, the damn thing freezes.

Aka, if I play a friends blu-ray, a redbox blue ray, etc etc, I have yet to play one in its entirety, and I'm frankly sick and tired of this temperamental blu-ray player. It sucks when you can never watch a movie with your girlfriend or friends as it always freezes and locks up whenever it hits any part of a disc with anything more than a dust particle on it. I'd be fine if the thing skipped or hiccuped when it saw a scratch, but it just locks up and I have to pull the power cord from the player...

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So I hate the thing, and have updated the firmwares, etc etc, and don't even care about best picture anymore. I just want a damn player that can play non "perfect" blu-rays. What's good out there now-days?

My past two players have been Panasonic (DMP-BD35, purchased December 2008, and DMP-BDT110, purchased May 2011) and I've had a total of one hiccup on the 35, which was fixed by ejecting and reloading the disc. 110 has proved very reliable in the month I've had it - the load times are phenomenal, and rival the PS3 (I've got 2 of those)

PS - something tells me this will be moved by a mod to the "Recommend a BD player" thread.

Thanks for the response. I just want a player that isn't so temperamental. Any other options?

My 51FD (for which I payed top dollar when it first came out) is now collecting dust, so I feel your pain. I replaced it with the Panny 110 and couldn't be happier. It has played every Netflix I threw at it, including ones with very visible scratches. And PQ is outstanding (every bit as good as the 51).

Are the internet on Samsung televisions as buggy as the ones on the Samsung bluray player? I am setting up a 59D6500 with a Panny BDT110 Bluray and was wondering if its necessary to connect to internet to both.

The internet connection to both would be connvient for firmware upgrades plus there may be apps not duplicated on each. You can get a small 4 port ethernet swirch for $20 or less. If you only want the sammy apps, you can just move the cable to the Panny when you want to upgrade the firmware.

You should connect both for easy firmware upgrades. I bet streaming will look better, though, with the 110 than the D6500 (it looks better with the 110 than the VT30).

Hi,

I'm looking for some quick help here. I'm about to buy a Samsung 59" 1080p 3D Plasma HDTV (PN59D550) and need to pick up a 3d player for it. I would like to be able to play mkv files over an ethernet connection from my WHS box and internet surfing would be nice. I will be sending the 3-d hdmi directly to the tv and would love it if I could so how get optical output to an older receiver.

Any help would be greatly appreciated as I need to buy now to get a sale price.

I'm looking at getting the tv at bestbuy.ca but can also get the player from futureshop.ca

thanks in advance!

I have an HTPC in the mix, I guess I have more internet connections than I know what to do with =)

Ill probably just move my router to my entertainment center and let my laptop use wireless....

I just purchased a Panasonic 110 and love it but now need a second player that can output on HDMI, Component and Composite. Is there anything as good as the 110 that does all of this?

I'm pretty sure the 110 does that.

The 110 only does HDMI and composite, but not component.

Oh, hdmi and composite is what I use.