OFFICIAL "HELP ME CHOOSE A PLAYER" THREAD: Can't decide? Start HERE. - Page 404

Avatar is not offered with the BD75 because it is not a 3D capable player. It is a basic, Blu-ray and DVD player with streaning options. If you are looking for a simple player that is reliable, it's a great player.

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Which 1 of these 2 should I get Sony BDP-S780 or Panny BPT 310.
I am not interested in streaming, only the best Blu-Ray/3D quality.
I only need the one HDMI port.
I now have the Sony 5000ES and love the video.
The S780 claims 16 bit video, Panny???
The Pany has the 3D avatar disc coupon.
Is the Sony video processor better?

The only reason to get a 310 is for the second HDMI port. Your choice should be between the sony and the 210.

I'm still not sure what blu-ray player to pair with the Sony HX929 tv. Of the choices below, which would you choose and why? (streaming is not important to me as the tv has wifi built in. I"m primarily concerned with picture and video quality).

Sony S580
Sony S770
Sony S780

I listed my only choices, if the 210 was offered I would have listed it.

Makes sense, thanks.

Looks like one may be outta-luck on selling the disk for a decent price. Yesterday when I checked there were two pages of them for sale, and just glancing at the 1st page I saw prices all over the place from as low as $34 up to $188. (I don't understand why anyone would try and sell one there for $188 when some are selling there for $34????) But even if I could sell one for 40 that's still 40-off the cost of the player. But it appears they may not be much in demand now.



Evidently the folks at Amazon aren't checking Ebay. Good for the sellers.

They, like many other technologies, still sound like they're not ready for prime-time. It should depend on the player as to whether or not they'd have to be hooked up to the net for FW updates, I'm sure some can update via USB or card slot. But you shouldn't need to do it more than once, (right?), unless some really flaky disk comes out that requires an update.

Better upscaler than the BDT110, and yet it's cheaper?? Is the (non-3D of course) PQ on them the same?

No, it's a continual process. BR disc authoring is still fluid and the studios keep inventing features, often just stupid menu tricks, but still a player needs updating if it is to handle them.

-Bill

FYI, in researching these I see a Panasonic DMP-BD60K seems to be really nice, and rather expensive, but TigerDirect has then in stores only* for only $99.96. I see some places (that still have them) are selling them for up to $300. So that's cheap. Sucks that there are no more stores in LA.

*Stores:
Florida
- Aventura, FL Limited Stock
- Ft. Lauderdale, FL In Stock
- North Jacksonville, FL Limited Stock
- West Kendall, FL Limited Stock
Illinois
- Orland Park, IL Limited Stock
North Carolina
- Durham, NC Limited Stock
Texas
- Arlington, TX Limited Stock

Better upscaler than the BDT110, and yet it's cheaper?? Is the (non-3D of course) PQ on them the same?

To add: Yeah I'm seeing some neg's on it regarding the DVD up-conversion. Why would it be worse than the cheaper BD75? Is there a way its up-converting can be turned off?

BTW, where did you see it for $110? Cheapest I've found so far is (with the Avatar rebate) $112.00 at OneCall minus MrRebates/FatWallet 2%.

I'm sure everyone will find this a stupid question, but keep in mind I personally don't even use a DVD player. The other day I was wondering what happens when you stop a disk or turn the player off before a disk is completed, and you need to go back where you left off on the disk? I'm seeing complaints on the BDT110 that it "won't remember the disk place". Is that correct? Will any remember it?

You misread that, he meant better than the insigna.

FYI, the 60 is two generations ago. The 75 and x10's have better video processing.

Remembering resume points is fairly common, but check with the specific model threads or online docs to be sure.

In general: resume points for DVD and Blu-ray discs without java can be saved. Blu-ray discs with java do not have player-based resume points, but many are including on-disc programming to do something similar.

-Bill

No, for dvd's players are differentiated by how many dvd's they remember or if the remember the play position if ejected from the player. Most of the complaints I have seen are operator error. Blu-ray disc are dependant upon how the disc was authored.

Thanks guys.

Thanks for the info. This is all new news to me. What I'm looking at right now is the BDT110, and in a search for this issue I found its thread at this forum and the info is confusing; some are saying it should, some are saying it's not remembering. So is the consensus that it depends on the disk?

I assume you can make a note of the time or 'counter' position on the player's display and resume to that point, "goto" that position when re-inserted?

For DVD's, as long as you don't take the disc out of the drawer, it will resume where you left off. For BD's, it depends on how the disc is authored.

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Ok thank you.

Again, for DVD's that depends on the player. Your Oppo will remeber too many to count, my Panny will forget if the tray is opened.

I am looking for a 3d Blu-ray player and I am torn between Samsung BD-D6500, Panasonic DMP-BDT310 & LG BX580C10. Can anyone share opinions as to which I should be pick? I will be pairing it with a Samsung UN55D7000 LED 3DTV.

Thanks so much for your help!

My comment was to clint for how the x10 works with DVDs. As I said, as long as you leave it in the drawer it will resume.

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We got an LG BD530 for last Christmas from my fiancee's parents which was a nice gift.

I've just moved to the US from the UK, so all my DVDs are region 2 (I only bought region-free BRs) and I don't think that the LG will play them - I have a vague recollection that LGs can't be unlocked?

Someone warned that the Oppo can take longer to switch as it talks to the display every time - anyone see this?

I have not heard that. Every HDMI display chain "talks every time". Some combination of devices display different handshaking behavior, which can be more or less irritating.

-Bill

I think it's fair to say that since the OPPO has two chips in its output stage, and many lesser players have only one, that that added output step can mean the player requires more extensive handshaking than simpler inferior designs.

Or at least that has been my experience.

But it's a MINOR issue in my use -- since what matters most to me are things like optimum quality over a variety of sources, good playback from network and internet sources, SACD and DVD-A compatibility, and a new found love of the ISO support via USB connected drives.

Besides the Oppo BD players, is anyone aware of any others that have "source direct" for pairing with a video processor? I read on another forum that the newer Sony and Pioneer models may include this feature, but I haven't been able to confirm that.

Winston has a Source Direct column in this table: http://winstonsreviews.com/?page_id=69

-Bill