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Originally Posted by Tapioca
I don't think this is a bad question; people who failed the OP are idiots themselves.
Quite frankly, the PS3 sucks as a Blu-Ray player. (I have one myself and it's my only Blu Ray player.) It's slow, you have to buy a bloody bluetooth dongle to use it with any universal remotes such as a Harmony, and there's no LED display. I'd appreciate some suggestions for a standalone and quick Blu Ray player.
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last time i looked into it the PS3 was still the fastest @ loading and future-proof (think about its a generation 1 blu-ray player and it can even do 3D)
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Originally Posted by Levitron
I'm looking for a Bluray player for my parents. Hence the "easy to use" portion of the original question.
There's such a huge variety of players out there these days, but not guaranteed to play a multitude of codecs considering back in the day, you could get a DVD player that could play a lot of stuff.
Reason for the different codecs is because sometimes my parents get a hold of discs that are sourced from weird places and it would be best if they could just pop it in and play.
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forgot to ask for a budget
but this is considered the best player outside of the ps3
OPPO Digital - Universal Network 3D Blu-ray Players - Buy Direct from the Manufacturer the 93/95 versions can be region free too
budget wise that plays multiple regions and formats
Insignia NS-WBRDVD2 $130 <<< (latest firmware removes the multi-region capability but you can install an older firmware version to regain the function) thats only if you're concerned with playing region b/c blu-ray discs
suggest that you can do some reading here if ye want
http://forum.blu-ray.com/blu-ray-players-recorders/ << lots of threads covering different players etc etc
Samsung blu-ray players seem to be able to convert Pal content to work on their US players (for pal dvds and or pal special features on a bluray disc)
it gets a little complex on what youre looking for (multi-region blu-ray? pal content? divx/mkv/etc capability/etc? firmware support? 3d? fast load times? dvd-audio disc/sacd support? analog outputs? ) you cant really find an all around perfect player unless you're doing an htpc thats why the PS3 is still considered the best (futureproof has the most support all in one but it still lacks some things like pal/multi-region/mkv support)