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pittsgutta · 04-06-2009, 01:41 PM

Well, besides the PS3 what is the best stand alone Blu-Ray player player on the market. Price doesnt matter.

kpkelley · 04-06-2009, 02:27 PM

IMO, there is no such thing as best for every set-up. Some players are better for some conditions than others.

The most feature-packed players, IMO are the following:

Denon DVD-A1UD
Panasonic DMP-BD55
Sony BDP-S550
Pioneer BDP-09FD

and the yet to be released Oppo BD83.

Fors* · 04-06-2009, 03:00 PM

This is a loaded question that is going to go down a long and winding road....but since I have gone this far, I might as well give my 2 cents and say I like Panny's, they seem to be quite stable and have a lot of bang for the buck...but this IMO....

ultrablue · 04-06-2009, 04:06 PM

It's dishonest to ask a sensitive question like this. Sony BDP-S550 of course.

lobo81865 · 04-06-2009, 04:18 PM

I would be hard pressed to recommend one more than the Oppo bdp-83. It should hopefully be available to the general public soon. I have one of the early ones, and love it.

quest88 · 04-06-2009, 04:21 PM

I guess for the mid range price because we're going to have people posting about the 1000 + S.A.'s it would be a toss up between the Samsung BD-P3600 or the LG BD390. WiFi is a big selling point at least for me.

ozzman · 04-06-2009, 04:29 PM

I know where this will end up,I think iam going to sit this one out and enjoy

P@t_Mtl · 04-06-2009, 05:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ultrablue

It's dishonest to ask a sensitive question like this. Sony BDP-S550 of course.

I might just have to agree with you, my friend bought this model on Saturday and I must say we were very impress with it, fast loading time and does a wonderful job on PQ

Sammy · 04-06-2009, 05:31 PM

Unless you have spent considerable amount of time with each available player it is not possible to even make anything near an educated response to this question.

cembros · 04-06-2009, 05:33 PM

i dont know how people are saying the sony s550 instead of the s5000es. My top players in no particular order are the sony s5000es, pioneer BDP-09FD, marantz bd8002, and denons upcommin flagship player (not sure of the actuall name)

sjy1969 · 04-06-2009, 06:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pittsgutta

Well, besides the PS3 what is the best stand alone Blu-Ray player player on the market. Price doesnt matter.

The Sony 5000ES is a superb player. In addition to its Blu-ray capabilities it's an excellent upscaler of R1 DVDs. Some PAL R2 discs can be slightly more problematic but that may not be an issue if you live in the US. (It is for me since I'm in the UK). It's also a bloody good CD player through the 2 channel analogue outs - this was the most pleasant surprise about it.

General consensus is that the Pioneer BDP-09FD *may* be better, particularly for DVD upconversion but the Sony was available for £600 less over here so it was a no-brainer for me.

Plus, playback is also rock-solid. Not as fast as the PS3 but it has not tripped up on any BD or DVD I've thrown at it so far. BD-Live and onboard DTS-HDMA decoding were ready out of the box - the Pioneer is still waiting for a firmware update for DTS-HDMA decoding although that's reputed to be coming soon.

btf1980 · 04-06-2009, 07:50 PM

Whatever you do, don't get the PS3. I hear it's "overatted".

You wouldn't want your house full of rats, would you?

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04-06-2009, 02:27 PM	#2
kpkelley Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Framingham, MA 4K collection:385 Blu-ray collection:2478 Digital collection:113 Blu-ray reviews: 152	IMO, there is no such thing as best for every set-up. Some players are better for some conditions than others. The most feature-packed players, IMO are the following: Denon DVD-A1UD Panasonic DMP-BD55 Sony BDP-S550 Pioneer BDP-09FD and the yet to be released Oppo BD83.

04-06-2009, 03:00 PM	#3
Fors* Moderator Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Pottstown, PA Home Theater Gallery:160 4K collection:12 Blu-ray collection:142 Trading Score:11	This is a loaded question that is going to go down a long and winding road....but since I have gone this far, I might as well give my 2 cents and say I like Panny's, they seem to be quite stable and have a lot of bang for the buck...but this IMO....

04-06-2009, 04:06 PM	#4
ultrablue Banned Member since:Aug 2008	It's dishonest to ask a sensitive question like this. Sony BDP-S550 of course.

04-06-2009, 04:18 PM	#5
lobo81865 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Aug 2008 Home Theater Gallery:1 4K collection:563 Blu-ray collection:3659 DVD collection:3331 MA collection:1323 Digital collection:3019 iTunes collection:1553 Prime collection:950 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:102	I would be hard pressed to recommend one more than the Oppo bdp-83. It should hopefully be available to the general public soon. I have one of the early ones, and love it.

04-06-2009, 04:21 PM	#6
quest88 Expert Member Member since:Jan 2007 Location:San Diego CA Home Theater Gallery:19 Blu-ray collection:537	I guess for the mid range price because we're going to have people posting about the 1000 + S.A.'s it would be a toss up between the Samsung BD-P3600 or the LG BD390. WiFi is a big selling point at least for me.

04-06-2009, 04:29 PM	#7
ozzman Power Member Member since:May 2008 Location:St. Catharines ONT Home Theater Gallery:37	I know where this will end up,I think iam going to sit this one out and enjoy

04-06-2009, 05:31 PM	#9
Sammy Power Member Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Right next to Wineville, CA Home Theater Gallery:1 Blu-ray collection:199 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:3	Unless you have spent considerable amount of time with each available player it is not possible to even make anything near an educated response to this question.

04-06-2009, 05:33 PM	#10
cembros Power Member Member since:Jan 2008 Blu-ray collection:456 Trading Score:4	i dont know how people are saying the sony s550 instead of the s5000es. My top players in no particular order are the sony s5000es, pioneer BDP-09FD, marantz bd8002, and denons upcommin flagship player (not sure of the actuall name)

04-06-2009, 07:50 PM	#12
btf1980 Special Member Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Jan 2007 Location:NYC Home Theater Gallery:97 Trading Score:14	Whatever you do, don't get the PS3. I hear it's "overatted". You wouldn't want your house full of rats, would you?

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