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| Topic: | Favorite Blue Ray Player This thread has 69 replies. Displaying posts 46 through 60. |
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| Post 46 made on Saturday February 7, 2009 at 01:17 |
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On February 6, 2009 at 08:36, bjdraw said...
I vote for the LG BD300. It ejects from off in under 4 seconds and loads Blu-ray discs faster than the PS3. It features discrete IR commands for on and off. To top it all off it has Netflix watch now in HD. I'm lucky enough to get to play with a a bunch of Blu-ray players and so far this is my favorite one. You can read my entire review on Engadget. [Link: engadgethd.com]great, engadget representation in the house! ..okay, now please head over to the RTI forum and read up on why you shouldn't be promoting the harmony all the time.
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| Post 47 made on Saturday February 7, 2009 at 03:39 |
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Pioneer LX70a is a good unit with discrete codes. Unfortunately no RS232 or IP control (even though it has a network port). Until later stage, I believe that the best solution for anyone will be a PS3 unit since you can bypass the regional restrictions e.t.c.
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| Post 48 made on Saturday February 7, 2009 at 11:54 |
On February 7, 2009 at 00:00, motech said...
samsung bd-p2550
sadly only a best buy item,
but it receives ir commands within seconds of being turned
on,
has netflix AND PANDORA streaming. Who in their right mind would be in this forum and suggest a Blu-ray player without discrete IR codes for on and off though?
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| Post 49 made on Saturday February 7, 2009 at 11:56 |
On February 7, 2009 at 01:17, davenport said...
great, engadget representation in the house! ..okay,
now please head over to the RTI forum and read up on why
you shouldn't be promoting the harmony all the time. Are you kidding? I hate the Harmony line of remotes. Which is why I wrote this. [Link: engadgethd.com]And got flamed at their forums for questioning the all mighty Harmony logic. I mean seriously, how stupid is a so called programmable remote that won't even let you program the power button to do anything but turn the system off? (I wanted to be able to turn on my favorite activity with it)
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How good can it be, if it isn't HD? |
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| Post 50 made on Saturday February 7, 2009 at 12:09 |
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Blu-ray players are like my sisters kids.. i love them to death but im glad they are at her house and not mine.
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| Post 51 made on Saturday February 7, 2009 at 12:16 |
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On February 7, 2009 at 11:54, bjdraw said...
Who in their right mind would be in this forum and suggest
a Blu-ray player without discrete IR codes for on and
off though? its got discrete power . . press PLAY to turn it on , press PLAY . . POWER to turn it off. works every time. and the pandora kicks ass!
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| Post 52 made on Saturday February 7, 2009 at 12:29 |
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On February 7, 2009 at 12:16, motech said...
its got discrete power . .
press PLAY to turn it on ,
press PLAY . . POWER to turn it off. I had a customer pull out a BD-P1400 because it was so slow and would lock up all the time... and replaced it with an Insignia because it was highly rated by consumer reports! Let me just tell you... that discrete power trick doesn't work on it. When it's off, the ONLY button that works on the remote or the front panel is Power. Even eject doesn't work. And I had a nice T2-C and RP-6 setup in there that now doesn't work as well as it should. :( The remote and the player itself are obviously OEM'ed by the same company that makes Samsung's blu-rays as well. But apparently the 'guts' are totally different.
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| Post 53 made on Saturday February 7, 2009 at 12:39 |
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On February 7, 2009 at 00:00, motech said...
samsung bd-p2550
sadly only a best buy item,
but it receives ir commands within seconds of being turned
on,
has netflix AND PANDORA streaming. AND Pandora??? That, I have to admit, is pretty cool.
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| Post 54 made on Saturday February 7, 2009 at 13:05 |
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so far that player i installed (twice thus far) is great.
and the pandora interface is super easy and a pleasure.
one of the greatest music services out there.
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| Post 55 made on Saturday February 7, 2009 at 16:29 |
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On February 7, 2009 at 11:56, bjdraw said...
Are you kidding? I hate the Harmony line of remotes. Which is why I wrote this. [Link: engadgethd.com]And got flamed at their forums for questioning the all mighty Harmony logic. I mean seriously, how stupid is a so called programmable remote that won't even let you program the power button to do anything but turn the system off? (I wanted to be able to turn on my favorite activity with it) Okay that's a start, but the article was titled, "Logitech needs to fix the Harmony." I'd like to see an article that introduces our potential customers why they would enjoy using non-harmony remote controls (RTI) that could also be integrated into a whole-home control system. In the theme of staying on topic: I use the Sony Blu-ray Disc players. I always place the IR emitter on the inside of the unit too. The BDP-S550 deserves to have an IR input for the cost over the BDP-S350. I would rather be using the Marantz Blu-ray players but I feel like they've priced the units outside of any additional value offered over Sony and other players on the market.
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| Post 56 made on Saturday February 7, 2009 at 16:45 |
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On February 7, 2009 at 16:29, davenport said...
I'd rather be using the Marantz Blu-ray players but I feel like they've
priced the units outside of any additional value offered
over Sony and other players on the market. Well, they just dropped street price to $549.
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| Post 57 made on Saturday February 7, 2009 at 17:02 |
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On February 7, 2009 at 16:45, Bonavox said...
|I'd rather be using the Marantz Blu-ray players but I
feel like they've
Well, they just dropped street price to $549. nice! Thank you for the info, I missed that one. I have a new Blu-ray player to install. Now I just need to move that stack of BDP-S550 next to me. edit: WTF, no IR or RS-232 input on the Marantz BD7003!?! An IR input would be so easy, I don't understand these manufacturers. I just sent this message to them, I encourage other dealers to do the same. ================================================== We sell Marantz primarily because your equipment is easy to control. EVERY Marantz product should have an IR input; most products should have RS-232. There is no reason why there should EVER be an IR emitter stuck to the face of a Marantz product. Marantz products are sold and installed by custom integrators, so give us a product that is worthy of a custom installation! The BD7003 needs an IR input! Every Marantz product needs an IR/RS-232 input! ==================================================
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on February 7, 2009 17:31.
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| Post 58 made on Saturday February 7, 2009 at 17:25 |
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On February 7, 2009 at 17:02, davenport said...
edit: WTF, no IR or RS-232 input on the Marantz BD7003!?!
An IR input would be so easy, I don't understand these
manufacturers.
No kidding!
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| Post 59 made on Saturday February 7, 2009 at 17:30 |
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On February 7, 2009 at 17:02, davenport said...
edit: WTF, no IR or RS-232 input on the Marantz BD7003!?!
An IR input would be so easy, I don't understand these
manufacturers.
Agreed. No network connection, either. Maybe I'm mistaken, but wouldn't a direct IR jack only need the jack, then two wires connected in parallel with the existing IR sensor signal and ground connections, and maybe a diode? Really, wouldn't that be it? No other changes to the unit at all, correct? Engineer it once, add the $3 in parts, mark it up $25, and we'd all buy them...
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| Post 60 made on Tuesday June 24, 2014 at 13:20 |
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Funny there is no thread newer than this for favorite Blue ray players.
Are there any LG blue ray players that are any good anymore? Had the last one die at a clients house that was 3 years old. This LG lasted the longest. Most were under a year.
I would like to replace it with a LG if possible. Just don't have enough time in the day to screw with the rest.
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