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Can Anyone Give some Blu-Ray Player Advice?


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I got a pretty nice LCD TV from my girlfriend for my birthday last month, and now I'm thinking about buying a Blu-Ray player.

I've looked at them all over the web and they vary in price from $200-$500. Has anyone bought one of the cheaper models? And if so, do you have any advice, complaints, etc.?

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I've thought about the PS3 but I can't bring myself to pay $400 for one. If they do a big price slice I would definitely consider it, but I've already got a Wii plus all of my old game systems sitting around.

HD DVD's dead now right?

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HD DVD is dead. Cheap disks may be had, as long as you don't mind owning a dead hardware format for which no additional big-ticket media will ever be released again.

Go with the PS3. It's an incredible device and IMO the best Blu-ray player out there.

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I've been using the PS3 as well. And like most here, I watch more movies with it then I do gaming. That said, it's one unit that lets you do both though.

And you can get firmware updates unlike most standalone blu ray players. That right there is the biggest reason I bought the PS3

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I've thought about the PS3 but I can't bring myself to pay $400 for one. If they do a big price slice I would definitely consider it, but I've already got a Wii plus all of my old game systems sitting around.

They're supposedly cutting the price to $300 around early August. If/when that does happen it'll be a pretty decent bargain based on its merits as a player alone.

And you can get firmware updates unlike most standalone blu ray players. That right there is the biggest reason I bought the PS3

Exactly. The PS3 is about 2.5 years old now but it's blu-ray capabilities still rank among the best pure players out there thanks to it's online capabilities and firmware upgrades.

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They're supposedly cutting the price to $300 around early August. If/when that does happen it'll be a pretty decent bargain based on its merits as a player alone.

If that's true then I'll rush out and get one. I almost feel cheap that $100 makes that kind of difference but at the same time, that's a 1/4 of the price cut off right there.

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If that's true then I'll rush out and get one. I almost feel cheap that $100 makes that kind of difference but at the same time, that's a 1/4 of the price cut off right there.

And exclusive gaming titles like Little Big Planet and Resistance are a nice added bonus.

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I'd check this out first, http://www.cnet.com/1770-5_1-0.html?query=blu-ray&tag=srch

I bought my blu-ray player from dell.com around Christmas time last year. It was $200 and its a Sony. So if you can wait, that's what I would do because I'm sure that will be the big thing on sale this year.

Good idea. I think I am going to wait it out and at least see if Sony drops the PS3 price.

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I think I am going to wait it out and at least see if Sony drops the PS3.

That's not a bad idea either. I got my blu-ray player for Christmas so it was great! But mine can be plugged into the internet to get updates too. I have a 360 so it was kinda pointless to buy a PS3, but with the prices coming down it would be sweet to have 2 blu-ray players.

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Good idea. I think I am going to wait it out and at least see if Sony drops the PS3 price.

There is also a rumor that Sony will be coming out with a slimline PS3 as well, like the PS2 before it.

Certainly a price drop will get me to seriously consider upgrading. (I'm still having fun with my old PS2 and the games available for it.)

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That's not a bad idea either. I got my blu-ray player for Christmas so it was great! But mine can be plugged into the internet to get updates too. I have a 360 so it was kinda pointless to buy a PS3, but with the prices coming down it would be sweet to have 2 blu-ray players.

Yep I definitely know what you mean. They'll see sales jump for a while if they do drop the price. There are a ton of people that have been holding out like I have just because they have a Wii or a 360 and just can't afford to shell out $400-$500 for a PS3.

(I'm still having fun with my old PS2 and the games available for it.)

Same here. I still play it a lot.

Does the PS3 play the old PS2 games, like PS2 did with the original Play Station games?

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