Best bang for budget buck for 2 new BD players?

[MamaBear]

I'm looking for a couple of new blu ray players. NOT so happy with the two Sony BDP units we've had. The last one of them ( BDPS3700 ) only lasted 1 year and is now getting fritzy at times - won't turn off, loses control, etc.

So what's the most bang for the buck out there in a highly rated good machine?

How we're using them:

I set up my own 5GHz home wifi network and each bedroom that these will be used in, has a wifi adapter that gets the signal from the router and outputs it via short ethernet cable, to both blu ray players and to the Hopper, so wifi in these isn't even much of a worry. ( if it costs the same, fine, we'll take it ) We'll primarily use these for watching blu ray disks, and Netflix and Hulu Plus, with them.

What say you, forum folks?