Portable Blu-Ray Players -- Are they needed/Would you buy one? - Blu-ray Forum

djluis2k6 · 08-05-2008, 10:51 PM

Are they necessary, and would you buy one?

Septimus Prime · 08-05-2008, 10:55 PM

I don't have a portable home theater.

Blu-ray Fanatic · 08-05-2008, 11:06 PM

I like to travel so you know the answer.

nward · 08-05-2008, 11:08 PM

i think i would rather just stick to a smaller sized laptop with a blu-ray drive. Easy to transport and if going somewhere on business theres your laptop to accompany your trip as well!

greeneyes · 08-05-2008, 11:30 PM

^ Agree.

Blu-ray Fanatic · 08-05-2008, 11:30 PM

This product is the first portable OLED HDTV and is compatible with HDMI devices. Here it is: http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/...52921665327724
I saw this at my local Sony Style store and fell in love with it that I'll marry it but its too expensive.

Blu-ray Fanatic · 08-05-2008, 11:32 PM

Read the specs on it and it'll blow your mind.

nward · 08-05-2008, 11:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blu-ray Fanatic

Read the specs on it and it'll blow your mind.

all i have to say is....wow

Bryan Bennett · 08-05-2008, 11:46 PM

Good question and now you made me think I need one. When traveling\vacationing, I like to bring DVDs to watch in the hotel room. Now that the BD conversion has happened in my house, I'll probably need one unless they make a BD player for my laptop.

Dang, gotta go shopping again.

Blu-ray Fanatic · 08-05-2008, 11:47 PM

Just imagine watching blu-ray on that tv.

Blu-ray Fanatic · 08-05-2008, 11:49 PM

Sony will probably invent a portable size PS3 in the next year year or two. Add that to the OLED tv and waalllaaa you got yourself a portable blu-ray player/oled tv

Blu-ray Fanatic · 08-05-2008, 11:51 PM

Big investment but it'll be worth it.

nward · 08-05-2008, 11:52 PM

thats a whole lot of money for something you want as a portable unit though. I mean even if you travel a lot, thats a lot to fork over.

Blu-ray Fanatic · 08-05-2008, 11:55 PM

It'll be better to wait til price goes down before regretting it

BigFoot · 08-06-2008, 12:10 PM

Considering I don't even own a portable DVD player I voted no.

xtop · 08-06-2008, 12:15 PM

no complaints about how you wont see a difference on such a small screen while completely ignoring the whole point of a portable player??

good! glad we're past that haha. ive never had a portable dvd player tho, so no i wouldnt buy one. but we need them

Jonty · 08-06-2008, 01:30 PM

I voted yes because if anyone has traveled with kids, they'll appreciate how useful they are. I assume this will wait until prices come down though...

pbuxton · 08-06-2008, 03:36 PM

When portable DVD players first came out, the prices were several times more than the current market priices. No doubt the same pattern will be true when portable blu-rays hit the market.

Sony & HP and perhaps a few others have laptop computers with blu-ray drives. For increased portability, get a smaller laptop. Even the smallest laptops have screens bigger than the biggest portable (dvd) players

JustInsane · 08-06-2008, 03:51 PM

I voted yes as well, because of traveling long distances with kids it helps a lot to have a portable player. I don't really want to have a hot laptop sitting in my daughters lap for a long period of time. Also too at work, I can watch stuff while I'm working. This is usually when I get to check out all the extras on DVDs.

Memnoch71 · 08-06-2008, 04:13 PM

I also have kids and I like to keep them entertained on those long trips to the Beach or Orlando. In the meantime if I could find a reasonably priced Laptop with a Blu-Ray drive that would do.

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08-05-2008, 10:51 PM	#1
djluis2k6 Power Member Top contributor Member since:Feb 2007	Portable Blu-Ray Players -- Are they needed/Would you buy one? Are they necessary, and would you buy one?

08-06-2008, 03:36 PM	#18
pbuxton New Member Member since:Jul 2008	Portable blu-rays are available now -- Laptops When portable DVD players first came out, the prices were several times more than the current market priices. No doubt the same pattern will be true when portable blu-rays hit the market. Sony & HP and perhaps a few others have laptop computers with blu-ray drives. For increased portability, get a smaller laptop. Even the smallest laptops have screens bigger than the biggest portable (dvd) players

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08-05-2008, 10:55 PM	#2
Septimus Prime Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jan 2008 Blu-ray collection:164 Trading Score:2	I don't have a portable home theater.

08-05-2008, 11:06 PM	#3
Blu-ray Fanatic Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Aug 2007 Location:San Antonio Blu-ray reviews:1	I like to travel so you know the answer.

08-05-2008, 11:08 PM	#4
nward Active Member Member since:Aug 2008 Location:rochester ny Blu-ray collection:603 Trading Score:2	i think i would rather just stick to a smaller sized laptop with a blu-ray drive. Easy to transport and if going somewhere on business theres your laptop to accompany your trip as well!

08-05-2008, 11:30 PM	#5
greeneyes Junior Member Member since:Aug 2008	^ Agree.

08-05-2008, 11:32 PM	#7
Blu-ray Fanatic Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Aug 2007 Location:San Antonio Blu-ray reviews:1	Read the specs on it and it'll blow your mind.

08-05-2008, 11:46 PM	#9
Bryan Bennett New Member Member since:Jul 2008	Good question and now you made me think I need one. When traveling\vacationing, I like to bring DVDs to watch in the hotel room. Now that the BD conversion has happened in my house, I'll probably need one unless they make a BD player for my laptop. Dang, gotta go shopping again.

08-05-2008, 11:47 PM	#10
Blu-ray Fanatic Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Aug 2007 Location:San Antonio Blu-ray reviews:1	Just imagine watching blu-ray on that tv.

08-05-2008, 11:49 PM	#11
Blu-ray Fanatic Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Aug 2007 Location:San Antonio Blu-ray reviews:1	Sony will probably invent a portable size PS3 in the next year year or two. Add that to the OLED tv and waalllaaa you got yourself a portable blu-ray player/oled tv

08-05-2008, 11:51 PM	#12
Blu-ray Fanatic Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Aug 2007 Location:San Antonio Blu-ray reviews:1	Big investment but it'll be worth it.

08-05-2008, 11:52 PM	#13
nward Active Member Member since:Aug 2008 Location:rochester ny Blu-ray collection:603 Trading Score:2	thats a whole lot of money for something you want as a portable unit though. I mean even if you travel a lot, thats a lot to fork over.

08-05-2008, 11:55 PM	#14
Blu-ray Fanatic Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Aug 2007 Location:San Antonio Blu-ray reviews:1	It'll be better to wait til price goes down before regretting it

08-06-2008, 12:10 PM	#15
BigFoot Blu-ray Guru Member since:Nov 2007 Location:Slovenia (EU) Home Theater Gallery:20 4K collection:77 Blu-ray collection:484 DVD collection:299	Considering I don't even own a portable DVD player I voted no.

08-06-2008, 12:15 PM	#16
xtop Blu-ray Count Member since:Oct 2007 Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:- Digital collection:- Trading Score:3	no complaints about how you wont see a difference on such a small screen while completely ignoring the whole point of a portable player?? good! glad we're past that haha. ive never had a portable dvd player tho, so no i wouldnt buy one. but we need them

08-06-2008, 01:30 PM	#17
Jonty Active Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Canada, eh? Blu-ray collection:66	I voted yes because if anyone has traveled with kids, they'll appreciate how useful they are. I assume this will wait until prices come down though...

08-06-2008, 03:51 PM	#19
JustInsane Member Member since:Apr 2008 Blu-ray collection:224 DVD collection:202	I voted yes as well, because of traveling long distances with kids it helps a lot to have a portable player. I don't really want to have a hot laptop sitting in my daughters lap for a long period of time. Also too at work, I can watch stuff while I'm working. This is usually when I get to check out all the extras on DVDs.

08-06-2008, 04:13 PM	#20
Memnoch71 Senior Member Member since:Nov 2007 Location:Somewhere between here and there 4K collection:34 Blu-ray collection:252	I also have kids and I like to keep them entertained on those long trips to the Beach or Orlando. In the meantime if I could find a reasonably priced Laptop with a Blu-Ray drive that would do.

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