$150 Blu-ray Player!!! What is the catch?

[TraumaCaspian]

http://www.buy.com/prod/memorex-blu-...208287862.html

There has to be some catch what can this one not do that all blu ray players can? More importantly what can't this do that my 40gig PS3 can?

The Memorex MVBD-2510 Blu-ray Disc Player

The Memorex MVBD-2510 Blu-ray Disc Player offers advanced Blu-ray playback technology in a sleek design, at a great value. Elegant details like brushed metal accents and white LED display contribute to the Memorex Blu-ray Disc Player's sophisticated look and feel. Its simple elegance and superior technical features make this a perfect addition to your home entertainment system.

Advanced technical features include video resolution of 1080p and video frame rates of 24p and 60p. The product also features Bonus View 1.1, allowing for special functions like "Picture in Picture" viewing for enjoying special content, including director's commentary, during movie viewing. Audio playback features include Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Digital Plus, and DTS-HD High Resolution Audio decoding and bit stream output, as well as Master Audio bit stream output. The MVBD-2510 features a 7.1 HDMI digital audio output and 5.1 analog audio output. The player is compatible with a wide range of video formats, including BD-ROM, DVD+ROM, DVD-R/DVD-RW, DVD+R/DVD+RW, CD-ROM, CD-R/CD-RW and JPEG on DVD/CD recordable media.

[Jimbo976]

It's not BD-Live (Profile 2.0) capable and doesn't internally decode DTS HD Master Audio are the main differences from a PS3 I believe. I'm sure the loading time isn't as fast as the PS3 and maybe it will require firmware updates more often. It's the same internally as the other Funai players (Magnavox, Insignia, etc.).

Most people (including me) doesn't give a damn about BD-Live and unless you have a decent audio setup you likely won't notice a huge difference between the DTS core vs Master Audio. For a person on a budget this sounds like a great player and deal.

This thread talks about those players (all the same internally):

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=48943

[LifeOfAPirate13]

OOOOO possible gift idea for my dad good catch here!

[nycomet]

My only concern with low-priced BD players is that they will not get necessary fermware updates to play newer discs as they come out. In addition, one has to wonder if they will have on-board decoding of Dolby TrueHD or DTS master Audio. And will they upconvert old-ray DVDs? For me, HDMI connectivity is a must. I hope the lower-priced BD players will not disappoint newbies who come to experience Blu-ray.

[Kryptron]

Originally Posted by nycomet

My only concern with low-priced BD players is that they will not get necessary fermware updates to play newer discs as they come out. In addition, one has to wonder if they will have on-board decoding of Dolby TrueHD or DTS master Audio. And will they upconvert old-ray DVDs? For me, HDMI connectivity is a must. I hope the lower-priced BD players will not disappoint newbies who come to experience Blu-ray.

My friend has a sylvania blu-ray player he got for like $200. The thing is not as fast as my ps3 but he hasn't had a single problem playing any new movies and it upconverts dvds pretty well too *I have not herd of a Blu-Ray player that didn't have an HDMI connection. Also all of them upscale dvds*. Not all cheap BD players have compatibility problems. You'd be surprise to know there are more name brand players with problems then some unknown brand players.

[David Craig]

I have the Best Buy Insignia Blu-ray player. It seems to be from the same OEM source.

The catch?

A bit slower than the PS/3 to load.

The remote is pretty good, but I don't like the STOP button being at the same position as the PAUSE button on the PS/3 remote.

The unit (Insignia) looks big and plain vanilla.

But it does seem like a solid player.

If you search the forums you will find lots of info on the Funai based players

[HDPlasma]

Another option is Sony, Samsung and Sharp.
Sears will have these between $169-199 on Black Friday.

Just search the Black Friday ads.