Recommend me a Blu Ray player.

[Aldo]

I'm planning on getting a bluray player soon, and I thought I had found one that looked good. It was a Sony model, can't remember exactly what model number off the top of my head. But upon reading Amazon reviews, it seems to be faulty. In fact every review I've read of current players seems to have a bunch of negative reviews. So all of a sudden I'm not sure what I should get.

What I'm looking to get, is a 3D player that has wireless. I probably won't be using it to watch Netflix, but I'd like that option should I so choose it, and where I'd be hooking it up, there is no way to hard wire it to a router.

One last thing, I'm willing to spend a bit to get a quality player, but I'd prefer nothing past 150.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

I have a Sony BR player and I like it very much. Never had a single problem with the unit. I think it cost about a hundred. It's not 3D, though.

Yes, do get one with built-in WiFi if you can. Even if you don't use BD-Live, it will make it much easier to update the player firmware.

 

[Reverend]

I just recently got a PS3 and couldn't be happier with it. I suppose if you don't play games that functionality won't be much of a selling point but it does have wi-fi, can support BR3D (I think) and with two USB ports & onboard HD can serve pretty well as a media machine. I've yet to fully explore what it can do, but I'm fairly certain it has inbuilt functionality for the likes of Netflix & LoveFilm for streaming content. I think it can also connect with laptops (including macbooks) to access movie files, pictures, MP3 etc. Never tested it out though.

 

[JoeZhang]

Yep and with PlayTV you can use it as a DVR as well.

 

[Captaindemotion]

I have a Sony BDP S480, which is excellent. Also have a 3-D Sony tv and they're brilliant together.

 

[Aldo]

When I was browsing Amazon, I was specifically looking at the one star reviews to get some perspective. That's why I started worrying, but I think in the end, one star reviews are not everyone. I was eyeing the Sony that Captaindemotion mentioned, so I believe that is the one I am going to go with.

 

[Trekker4747]

I'll throw my hat in the ring too for the PS3 as a very good BD player and a BD3D player with updates. Though you'll probably want to get the remote for it (easier to use than the controller) and well it is quite a bit more pricey than even a stand-alone 3D BD player is. If you don't want the game/multimedia functionality of the PS3, I would assume any Sony BD player would offer many of the same benefits as the PS3. Certainly one that is WiFi for the updates is recommended.

 

[Aldo]

I barely play my 360 as it is. In the off chance I did get a PS3 for BD, it would end up being a very expensive BD, because I'm not sure I'd play it enough to warrant the price.

 

[MacLeod]

I'm fairly happy with Samsung 3d blu-ray player. As for wireless I'm fairly sure it has it but the wireless donglte is attached to my TV.

Though as both my TV and BR player are from the same manufacturer I can use one controller to control them both.

 

[Aldo]

If/when I buy one, what are the chances of it having issues? I was talking to a friend and he said the last one he used skipped a lot. Plus I read all those issues of them not maintaining wireless connections, it has me worried.

 

[Trekker4747]

I'd say the chances of having issues are no greater or worse than having issues with any other electronic device. Early BD players -like all first generation electronics- had problems, now it may not be as big of a deal.

To avoid problems, certainly going with a major name brand would be the best route to go. Wireless connections can be fickle enough as it is. I could be forced to say you don't really need a WiFi connection, at least not always. Just as long as you can get on the internet once in a while in order to get updates.

 

[Aldo]

The location of my and therefore where the player would be going, is in the basement. The router is not only upstairs, but on the opposite side of the house as well. There is just no way to hard wire it. And unhooking it and taking it upstairs to hook it into the router just doesn't seem like something I'd want to do. Plus I may eventually get Netflix, so there's always that.

I'm leaning towards getting a Sony 3D player. They are reasonably priced and have all the features I want out of a Blu ray.

Side question, when I purchased my DVD player ages ago, it came with a thing I could send away and get a few free DVDs. Do BD Players have the same kind of deals?

 

[Trekker4747]

Not to my knowledge, I've not see deals like that for ages. And, yeah, in your case you'll certainly want one with a reliable WiFi capability (even more reason to go with a trusted name-brand.) For NetFlix over WiFi you'll certainly want a good, strong, connection.

 

[Aldo]

Hopefully tomorrow at around this time I'm on here gushing about the BD Player I just bought. We'll see, I'm going out again to look, but I don't want to rush into things with this.

 

[MacLeod]

The location of my and therefore where the player would be going, is in the basement. The router is not only upstairs, but on the opposite side of the house as well. There is just no way to hard wire it. And unhooking it and taking it upstairs to hook it into the router just doesn't seem like something I'd want to do. Plus I may eventually get Netflix, so there's always that.

I'm leaning towards getting a Sony 3D player. They are reasonably priced and have all the features I want out of a Blu ray.

Side question, when I purchased my DVD player ages ago, it came with a thing I could send away and get a few free DVDs. Do BD Players have the same kind of deals?

We'll you can always, if need be buy a range extender for your WiFi network.

 

[Captaindemotion]

Side question, when I purchased my DVD player ages ago, it came with a thing I could send away and get a few free DVDs. Do BD Players have the same kind of deals?

The one I bought came as a package, with several free DVDs and a set of 3-D children's glasses. But it really depends where you shop.

 

[clint g]

The PS3. It's still one of the best players around, is loaded with features and makes for a pretty good media center.

 

[The Laughing Vulcan]

If all you want the wireless connectivity for is for firmware updates, then look for a player with USB and SD card ports. It's far easier to download firmware onto a stick and transfer it to the player that way than it is to use a wireless connection. Especially if you *don't* want your firmware updated. Which if you're in the UK, and have a Toshiba BDX 3200 with Australian firmware to make multiregion for Blu-ray, you won't.

 

[MacLeod]

They should never have had regionality on DVD or BR players. Does it really matter where I buy my movie/TV show from. The studio still gets it cut.

 

[JarodRussell]

The PS3 is the reason why I buy blu rays as well, and it's a pretty good media center. But I bought the PS3 for gaming first. You could search for a PS3 package that includes a proper remote control in addition to the game pads.