multi-disc blu-ray players?

[glimfeather]

Hello all. I am wondering if there are any multi-disc blu-ray players? I have a friend who would like to get into blu-ray, but wants a multi-disc player. Any help you can give would be much appreciated

[JohnAV]

Originally Posted by glimfeather

Hello all. I am wondering if there are any multi-disc blu-ray players? I have a friend who would like to get into blu-ray, but wants a multi-disc player. Any help you can give would be much appreciated

The marketplace died against them, you can get a used one, thats about all. Last multi-disc Sony models were from 2009 year.

[slimdude]

Blu-ray changers are not worth the money! It only takes a couple of seconds to change the disc on a single disc blu-ray player. Blu-ray changers are big, bulky, and most of all they are expensive. they're not cheap! Brand new BD changers ranges from $2,500.00 and up, and used BD changers start at $1,700.00. Here are couple of examples from Amazon:


http://www.amazon.com/Sony-BDP-CX960...ti+disc+player


http://www.amazon.com/Sony-BDP-CX700...ti+disc+player

[donzo29]

I used to own Sony's 400 disc DVD changer. It lasted about 5 years and then crapped out. I think we paid about $500.00 for the thing but my wife loved it because it got all of my DVD cases out of the living room and into a closet. We spent about 100 bucks trying to fix the thing but it was a goner. We could have sent it to Sony to fix but by that time my Blu-ray collection was growing and the DVD collection was shrinking so we let it rest in peace. I thought about getting a blu-ray changer back then. Sony was still making them and they were around 800 for the least expensive one. I think it was just a short time after that Sony quit making them. That is why there are so expensive now. I won't sink that kind of money on another one. The DVD changer was great while it worked but it took hours to get all the discs loaded and labled correctly. Once that was done it was very nice to be able to pick a movie and turn it on without having to actually get up, walk over to the shelf, open a case, push a button, put in the disc and push the button again. (exhasting right?) Is it worth the kind of money they are asking now? I think not. 2000 bucks will buy a whole lotta shelves.

[AmishParadise]

Sony's high capacity DVD and Blu-ray changers are great for those of us with larger collections who don't want to line the walls of our homes with DVD's and Blu-ray's and who would also like to automate the process of selecting and initiating playback of a given disc.

My DVD collection has been housed in Sony DVP-CX985V DVD changers for 10 years now never taking up more room than a standard A/V cart. See below. Started out with just 3 DVD changers initially, then adding additional ones as my collection grew, none of which I paid more than $400 for. Quite a small footprint for 2,400 DVD's, my DVD collection weighing in presently at 2,179 discs. Basically only purchase certain TV shows on DVD each year at this point, so those last 221 slots should last me for a few years.



From day one I've also been using an activity I created for my Pronto remote called "DVD Juke" which allows for browsing my DVD collection by cover image via any one of 24 genres/categories, then initiating playback (predetermined sequence of IR codes to load the particular changer slot) and controlling the particular changer. Provide a short walk through of my "DVD Juke" activity here for those interested in checking it out which I now use with my Blu-ray collection as well though with my Blu-ray collection I can alternatively use MyMovies for WMC 7 which runs on my HTPC.

So naturally having used Sony DVD changers for many years I was one of those waiting for Sony to come out with a Blu-ray changer. Only started collecting Blu-ray's a few years ago as I intentionally waited until Sony offered a Blu-ray changer. I initially purchased a single Sony BDP-CX960 Blu-ray changer which doesn't allow for direct disc section aside from using the built-in Sony XMB interface. Sadly selecting a given changer slot using a predetermined sequence of IR codes is not possible with Sony's Blu-ray changers as it is with their DVD changers. At the time the Sony BDP-CX7000ES was too expensive for me which does offer direct disc selection via RS-232 or IP, a requirement if I wanted to be able to use my "DVD Juke" activity or the MyMovies for WMC7 solution with my Blu-ray collection. Figured by the time I filled my 960 to capacity I would be able to spring for several used 7000's and sell my 960. By the time I filled my 960 to capacity however, Sony had decided to discontinue the Blu-ray changers. Perfect timing as it turned out though as I managed to purchase 6 Sony BDP-CX7000ES's for $400 each on closeout from my local Sony Style store. See below. More pics available in my Home Theater Gallery here.



Will probably be another month or so at the rate I'm purchasing Blu-ray titles before my second Blu-ray changer is filled to capacity. Expect that the additional 4 changers will last me for the remainder of this decade so I'm set. Does really bum me out though that Sony doesn't make these anymore per others who would like to purchase them. At least I'm actually using mine and not trying to sell them for 5-10 times what I paid for them not that there's anything wrong with that. :-P

[slimdude]

Originally Posted by AmishParadise

Sony's high capacity DVD and Blu-ray changers are great for those of us with larger collections who don't want to line the walls of our homes with DVD's and Blu-ray's and who would also like to automate the process of selecting and initiating playback of a given disc.

My DVD collection has been housed in Sony BDP-CX985V DVD changers for 10 years now never taking up more room than a standard A/V cart. See below. Started out with just 3 DVD changers initially, then adding additional ones as my collection grew, none of which I paid more than $400 for. Quite a small footprint for 2,400 DVD's, my DVD collection weighing in presently at 2,179 discs. Basically only purchase certain TV shows on DVD each year at this point, so those last 221 slots should last me for a few years. You may disagree with my statement, but logically it's the truth!



From day one I've also been using an activity I created for my Pronto remote called "DVD Juke" which allows for browsing my DVD collection by cover image via any one of 24 genres/categories, then initiating playback (predetermined sequence of IR codes to load the particular changer slot) and controlling the particular changer. Provide a short walk through of my "DVD Juke" activity here for those interested in checking it out which I now use with my Blu-ray collection as well though with my Blu-ray collection I can alternatively use MyMovies for WMC 7 which runs on my HTPC.

So naturally having used Sony DVD changers for many years I was one of those waiting for Sony to come out with a Blu-ray changer. Only started collecting Blu-ray's a few years ago as I intentionally waited until Sony offered a Blu-ray changer. I initially purchased a single Sony BDP-CX960 Blu-ray changer which doesn't allow for direct disc section aside from using the built-in Sony XMB interface. Sadly selecting a given changer slot using a predetermined sequence of IR codes is not possible with Sony's Blu-ray changers as it is with their DVD changers. At the time the Sony BDP-CX7000ES was too expensive for me which does offer direct disc selection via RS-232 or IP, a requirement if I wanted to be able to use my "DVD Juke" activity or the MyMovies for WMC7 solution with my Blu-ray collection. Figured by the time I filled my 960 to capacity I would be able to spring for several used 7000's and sell my 960. By the time I filled my 960 to capacity however, Sony had decided to discontinue the Blu-ray changers. Perfect timing as it turned out though as I managed to purchase 6 Sony BDP-CX7000ES's for $400 each on closeout from my local Sony Style store. See below. More pics available in my Home Theater Gallery here.



Will probably be another month or so at the rate I'm purchasing Blu-ray titles before my second Blu-ray changer is filled to capacity. Expect that the additional 4 changers will last me for the remainder of this decade so I'm set. Does really bum me out though that Sony doesn't make these anymore per others who would like to purchase them. At least I'm actually using mine and not trying to sell them for 5-10 times what I paid for them not that there's anything wrong with that. :-P

Well ain't we swank! There is no way in Hell, I would trust putting all of my blu-rays into a machine, when it's likely to be subjected to mechanical malfunctions, then all of your blu-rays will be locked inside, and can't be retrieved. So what did you do with all the cases, that you also have paid for - throw them away? If you've stored the cases, then you might as well store the discs, along with the cases too. And besides, you can only use one changer at a time. Unless you're watching blu-ray movies 24/7, having 6 blu-ray changers is totally useless, and a waste of money.

[ZoetMB]

Originally Posted by glimfeather

Hello all. I am wondering if there are any multi-disc blu-ray players? I have a friend who would like to get into blu-ray, but wants a multi-disc player. Any help you can give would be much appreciated

What's the point (unless one is disabled)? Is it so hard to change a disc once every two hours? How many movies do people watch in the same day? And if one is a collector, before too long, the collection would be larger than what the changer could hold anyway (unless it holds 500 discs).

[AmishParadise]

Originally Posted by slimdude

Well ain't we swank! There is no way in Hell, I would trust putting all of my blu-rays into a machine, when it's likely to be subjected to mechanical malfunctions, then all of your blu-rays will be locked inside, and can't be retrieved.

Sony's 400-disc carousel was already a proven technology going all the way back to their CD changers. Needless to say I had no reservations about purchasing Sony's Blu-ray changers, especially considering the fact that for 10 years my DVD changers have had a perfect track record. Not a single issue and in the unlikely event I did need to have a changer serviced or replaced where I wasn't able to get the discs out normally, in that case I would just pop the lid off and take the discs out. There's not much to it. Have the service manuals in PDF format which are not hard to follow.

Will note as well that I've also never had one of my DVD or Blu-ray changers damage a disc. Moved a few years ago to my present home where I had to unload all of my DVD changers for the move. Inspected each and every disc when unloading the changers prior to the move finding all in original pristine condition. Just recently inspected all of my Blu-ray discs as well as I had to unload the 2 changers I was using when going to install all 6 changers in the Salamander stand I recently purchased. Not as much as a single fingerprint on any of them much less any sort of damage from sitting in the changer and getting played. I dare say for some their Blu-ray's would be far safer sitting in a Sony Blu-ray changer than residing in their original cases where they have to be handled each time to be played.

As far as my setup being "swank", I do think it's an impressive setup, but impressive more so due to how "inexpensive" it was to put together in addition to the means by which I provide for seamlessly browsing my collection across all 12 changers, then initiating playback and controlling the particular changer. Certainly isn't "Kaleidescape", but gets the job done nicely albeit for one zone only. Best of all, it doesn't require I take a second mortgage out on my home and for more of a "Kaleidescape" type experience I can always browse my Blu-ray collection via MyMovies for WMC7 running on my HTPC. Of course purchasing one or more Sony BDP-CX7000ES Blu-ray changers is cost prohibitive at this point per someone considering implementing a solution such as mine for their physical Blu-ray collection. Even so, I like taking the time to share the details of my setup with people in event someone stumbles upon one of my posts and finds it useful. Just had someone hit me up not too long ago in fact who already owned a Sony BDP-CX7000ES, but had yet to implement a 3rd party solution with the changer and over the years I've assisted a number of people at no charge in integrating my "DVD Juke" activity with their own Pronto remote for use with their Sony changers. It's all about sharing the love. :-)

Originally Posted by slimdude

So what did you do with all the cases, that you also have paid for - throw them away? If you've stored the cases, then you might as well store the discs, along with the cases too.

As for the cases, that's what the boxes the changers came in are for which are stored in the garage. Sure beats having just under 3,000 DVD and Blu-ray cases lining the walls of my home at present. When purchasing a new Blu-ray title the disc goes in the next available changer slot never to see the light of day again, the original artwork gets scanned for use in the digital realm with DVD Profiler, MyMovies and my Pronto remote, the empty case then being stored out in the garage per the next empty changer box I'm still working on filling up. Wasn't until I started browsing my collection in the digital realm actually that I really started to appreciate the actual covert art. Love me some high resolution front and back cover scans displayed in all their splendor via the DVD Profiler or MyMovies mobile apps and quite often I'll go with custom cover art instead that is available for download over at Customaniacs or from one of the other popular cover art websites. Have yet to have a family member or guest complain about having to read the back cover for one of my DVD or Blu-ray titles using my iPad 3 wanting instead to hold the original case in their hands. The covers are displayed much larger on my iPad 3 and look fantastic, any text on the back cover being far easier to read as a result and irrespective of the current room lighting.

Originally Posted by slimdude

And besides, you can only use one changer at a time. Unless you're watching blu-ray movies 24/7, having 6 blu-ray changers is totally useless.

Consider this, for 10 years now since purchasing my first 3 DVD changers my DVD collection has grown from 885 discs to 2,179 discs, all the while taking up no more room than the standard A/V cart the 6 DVD changers total are presently residing on. Try fitting 2,400 DVD cases on a shelf that occupies the same amount of wall space as my A/V cart, then being able to browse for something in any sensible fashion. Isn't going to happen and personally I'm not interested in my home looking like a Blockbuster. As for my Blu-ray changers, I could have just as easily went with one vertical stack as I did with my DVD changers, but decided instead to go with two vertical rows of 3 which still takes up far less wall space than a couple small bookshelves while at the same time offering that 2,400 disc storage capacity which will easily last me for the remainder of this decade and perhaps then some.

Now lets talk about costs. Over the course of 10 years I spent $1,900 total on my 6 Sony DVP-CX985V DVD changers which averages out to $316 per changer with a storage cost per disc of .80, that .80 per disc also providing for what I consider to be an excellent DVD player in addition to the fact that I'm then able to implement the automation stuff which has always been a hobby of mine per the hardware involved, remote programming and so forth. The same now continues to be the case as I add Blu-ray's to my collection per the 6 Blu-ray changers I purchased which cost me $400 each, $2400 total, $1 per disc storage cost. Hardly an extravagant expense and frankly I wouldn't have purchased the 6 in one shot had they not been discontinued and offered for the same price as the DVD changers originally retailed for. Also, the fact that I can only use one changer at a time is a good thing the way I see it. The home automation I have in place only powers on the changer the given disc I've selected resides in before loading the particular changer slot. This provides for energy savings in addition to reducing the amount of wear and tear on the changers collectively.

You know everyone has things they are in to and what I find of value someone else may not. One man's trash is another man's treasure so they say. I've been driving the same car for 10 years which was long ago paid for and performs as well as the day I purchased it, I don't drink, I don't smoke, I don't gamble, I don't have a penny of credit card debt, don't indulge in expensive clothing and so forth while still staying somewhat in style and presentable. Don't even buy much in the way of junk food or eat out all that much. I do however (among other things I won't take the time to mention), really enjoy purchasing DVD's and Blu-ray's, tossing those bad boys in the next available changer slots, scanning the original artwork and updating the solutions I have in place per browsing and initiating playback of said new titles, tossing the empty cases in the garage where they belong and lastly, sitting (or standing) in the comfort of my own home and browsing my collection queuing up something to watch using the solutions I've taken the time myself to implement and maintain, my friends and family being able to enjoy that end user experience I've created as an end result as well. The whole process involved is a fun hobby for me and therefore I find value in it, the watching of the actual DVD or Blu-ray disc aside. To each his own of course. Your results may vary. :-P

[glimfeather]

Originally Posted by ZoetMB

What's the point (unless one is disabled)? Is it so hard to change a disc once every two hours? How many movies do people watch in the same day? And if one is a collector, before too long, the collection would be larger than what the changer could hold anyway (unless it holds 500 discs).

Yes, actually, she has multiple health issues, and it's not as simple for her to get up and change a disc as it is for you(I assume) or me. That's not even the reason why she wanted it, though. She likes to get seasons of tv shows, and likes to watch a couple episodes of one show, then a couple episodes of another before coming back to the first one, etc., and she thought it would be convenient to have a multi-disc player, like a five disc player or something. Actually, she has a huge dvd library, like 3,500 or so, and if she got into blu-ray, she would probably buy everything from this point forward on blu and soon have a sizeable blu-ray collection too, so a 500 disc changer would be very handy. So, yeah, she has her reasons for wanting a multi-disc player.

Why come into a thread and post something totally unhelpful(unless one has a need to belittle perfect strangers)? Seriously.

Have you ever used a multi-disc player before? Perhaps not, or you would know how handy they are. Just because someone wants a feature you don't care for, that doesn't make that feature worthless. Someone living in Arizona might not understand why anyone would want heated seats in their car, but someone living in Minnesota in the winter would Different situations, different needs.

Thanks for all the helpful posts, especially AmishParadise. You clearly have this multi-disc changer organization thing down, and I wish I could utilize your expertise. Maybe Sony will make more multi-disc changers again somewhere down the line.

[ultlife2013]

That is an awesome setup AmishParadise. I would like that kind of setup as well, since it saves you so much space and looks really clean and neat in your home. Very cool.

[AmishParadise]

Originally Posted by ultlife2013

That is an awesome setup AmishParadise. I would like that kind of setup as well, since it saves you so much space and looks really clean and neat in your home. Very cool.

Thanks. Nice of you to say.

[romeroland]

Wow great setup, I own the DVD changer and I love it. I did see the Bluray changer but at the time I was low on funds and could not buy it ($350 at Sony Outlet!!!!) I do like to display my cases on a shelf for easy access and full view of my movies, but i also have an excel sheet with all of the info (director,actors,year, etc) which I can use to search for specific things.

[Edh63]

Originally Posted by AmishParadise

Sony's 400-disc carousel was already a proven technology going all the way back to their CD changers. Needless to say I had no reservations about purchasing Sony's Blu-ray changers, especially considering the fact that for 10 years my DVD changers have had a perfect track record. Not a single issue and in the unlikely event I did need to have a changer serviced or replaced where I wasn't able to get the discs out normally, in that case I would just pop the lid off and take the discs out. There's not much to it. Have the service manuals in PDF format which are not hard to follow.

Will note as well that I've also never had one of my DVD or Blu-ray changers damage a disc. Moved a few years ago to my present home where I had to unload all of my DVD changers for the move. Inspected each and every disc when unloading the changers prior to the move finding all in original pristine condition. Just recently inspected all of my Blu-ray discs as well as I had to unload the 2 changers I was using when going to install all 6 changers in the Salamander stand I recently purchased. Not as much as a single fingerprint on any of them much less any sort of damage from sitting in the changer and getting played. I dare say for some their Blu-ray's would be far safer sitting in a Sony Blu-ray changer than residing in their original cases where they have to be handled each time to be played.

As far as my setup being "swank", I do think it's an impressive setup, but impressive more so due to how "inexpensive" it was to put together in addition to the means by which I provide for seamlessly browsing my collection across all 12 changers, then initiating playback and controlling the particular changer. Certainly isn't "Kaleidescape", but gets the job done nicely albeit for one zone only. Best of all, it doesn't require I take a second mortgage out on my home and for more of a "Kaleidescape" type experience I can always browse my Blu-ray collection via MyMovies for WMC7 running on my HTPC. Of course purchasing one or more Sony BDP-CX7000ES Blu-ray changers is cost prohibitive at this point per someone considering implementing a solution such as mine for their physical Blu-ray collection. Even so, I like taking the time to share the details of my setup with people in event someone stumbles upon one of my posts and finds it useful. Just had someone hit me up not too long ago in fact who already owned a Sony BDP-CX7000ES, but had yet to implement a 3rd party solution with the changer and over the years I've assisted a number of people at no charge in integrating my "DVD Juke" activity with their own Pronto remote for use with their Sony changers. It's all about sharing the love. :-)



As for the cases, that's what the boxes the changers came in are for which are stored in the garage. Sure beats having just under 3,000 DVD and Blu-ray cases lining the walls of my home at present. When purchasing a new Blu-ray title the disc goes in the next available changer slot never to see the light of day again, the original artwork gets scanned for use in the digital realm with DVD Profiler, MyMovies and my Pronto remote, the empty case then being stored out in the garage per the next empty changer box I'm still working on filling up. Wasn't until I started browsing my collection in the digital realm actually that I really started to appreciate the actual covert art. Love me some high resolution front and back cover scans displayed in all their splendor via the DVD Profiler or MyMovies mobile apps and quite often I'll go with custom cover art instead that is available for download over at Customaniacs or from one of the other popular cover art websites. Have yet to have a family member or guest complain about having to read the back cover for one of my DVD or Blu-ray titles using my iPad 3 wanting instead to hold the original case in their hands. The covers are displayed much larger on my iPad 3 and look fantastic, any text on the back cover being far easier to read as a result and irrespective of the current room lighting.



Consider this, for 10 years now since purchasing my first 3 DVD changers my DVD collection has grown from 885 discs to 2,179 discs, all the while taking up no more room than the standard A/V cart the 6 DVD changers total are presently residing on. Try fitting 2,400 DVD cases on a shelf that occupies the same amount of wall space as my A/V cart, then being able to browse for something in any sensible fashion. Isn't going to happen and personally I'm not interested in my home looking like a Blockbuster. As for my Blu-ray changers, I could have just as easily went with one vertical stack as I did with my DVD changers, but decided instead to go with two vertical rows of 3 which still takes up far less wall space than a couple small bookshelves while at the same time offering that 2,400 disc storage capacity which will easily last me for the remainder of this decade and perhaps then some.

Now lets talk about costs. Over the course of 10 years I spent $1,900 total on my 6 Sony DVP-CX985V DVD changers which averages out to $316 per changer with a storage cost per disc of .80, that .80 per disc also providing for what I consider to be an excellent DVD player in addition to the fact that I'm then able to implement the automation stuff which has always been a hobby of mine per the hardware involved, remote programming and so forth. The same now continues to be the case as I add Blu-ray's to my collection per the 6 Blu-ray changers I purchased which cost me $400 each, $2400 total, $1 per disc storage cost. Hardly an extravagant expense and frankly I wouldn't have purchased the 6 in one shot had they not been discontinued and offered for the same price as the DVD changers originally retailed for. Also, the fact that I can only use one changer at a time is a good thing the way I see it. The home automation I have in place only powers on the changer the given disc I've selected resides in before loading the particular changer slot. This provides for energy savings in addition to reducing the amount of wear and tear on the changers collectively.

You know everyone has things they are in to and what I find of value someone else may not. One man's trash is another man's treasure so they say. I've been driving the same car for 10 years which was long ago paid for and performs as well as the day I purchased it, I don't drink, I don't smoke, I don't gamble, I don't have a penny of credit card debt, don't indulge in expensive clothing and so forth while still staying somewhat in style and presentable. Don't even buy much in the way of junk food or eat out all that much. I do however (among other things I won't take the time to mention), really enjoy purchasing DVD's and Blu-ray's, tossing those bad boys in the next available changer slots, scanning the original artwork and updating the solutions I have in place per browsing and initiating playback of said new titles, tossing the empty cases in the garage where they belong and lastly, sitting (or standing) in the comfort of my own home and browsing my collection queuing up something to watch using the solutions I've taken the time myself to implement and maintain, my friends and family being able to enjoy that end user experience I've created as an end result as well. The whole process involved is a fun hobby for me and therefor I find value in it, the watching of the actual DVD or Blu-ray disc aside. To each his own of course. Your results may vary. :-P

Well said, my friend. Well said.

I fully appreciate the logic behind your applications and can relate to the sense of satisfaction you get from doing what you do. There will always be opinions that may contrast your original design, but it doesn't change the reasons why you do it and surely doesn't diminish the satisfaction of doing it.

Thanks for sharing.

[growly]

I bought a Pioneer 300 disc DVD player and I would have been far less interested in blu ray if Sony hadn't made their 400 disc blu ray changers. Thanks to the 'analog sunset' I picked one up at a very good price.

I don't want to consider the possibility that one day I will have to do without a changer - there's always the possibility that they'll make a 4k disc megachanger that's blu ray compatible...

To those that say 'what's the point', I wish they were still made; I'd say try a megachanger for a month and see how you like going back to a single disc player afterwards.

[bbeck]

Now that my Sony 5-disc DVD carousel player from 2002 is on the skids, I do wish that Blu-ray jukebox/carousel players had taken off. After we started having kids, the utility of a multi-disc player became readily apparent: in their early years, kids tend to watch the same 2-3 movies for weeks-long stretches, and it was nice as a parent to have 1-2 open bays to myself to watch the movies I'm interested in. I also don't want my kids opening up cases to get to the movies they want to watch, potentially damaging discs and the slipcovers/digibooks/SteelBooks I've collected over the years.

I've got a workaround these days with my Oppo 103 and Synology NAS, and now my kids have access to a very large library of BD MKVs (from my own personal collection, of course) at the touch of a few buttons, no disc changes required. But I'm still nostalgic for the old days when all you had to do was add a disc to the carousel, close the tray, and not worry about it for a month or so.

[Abominus]

For me, it started with a Sony 200 disc CD changer. I loved the fact that I could change a disc without leaving the comfort of my chair. I then bought 2 Sony 400 Disc changers. From there, I added a Sony 300 disc DVD changer and eventually bought 2 Sony 400 disc blu-ray changers. My changers are some of the best investments I've made to my Home Theater. Removing my changers would be like taking my TV remote away (Remember having to get up to change channels), or not having a cellphone. I guess that sometimes a person has to experience things to appreciate them. I LOVE my changers and I hope that Sony or Oppo would make a Ultra HD blu-ray changer.

[slimdude]

Originally Posted by Abominus

For me, it started with a Sony 200 disc CD changer. I loved the fact that I could change a disc without leaving the comfort of my chair. I then bought 2 Sony 400 Disc changers. From there, I added a Sony 300 disc DVD changer and eventually bought 2 Sony 400 disc blu-ray changers. My changers are some of the best investments I've made to my Home Theater. Removing my changers would be like taking my TV remote away (Remember having to get up to change channels), or not having a cellphone. I guess that sometimes a person has to experience things to appreciate them. I LOVE my changers and I hope that Sony or Oppo would make a Ultra HD blu-ray changer.

With movies being 2 1/2 to 3 hours long or more, the viewer wouldn't have to change the disc that often, to justify having a blu-ray changer. Eventually the viewer is going to feel the need to get up anyway to stretch, and go to the bathroom, get a snack and what have you. Nobody can sit for 6 hours straight through, it's implausible. When nature calls, you will have to get up! Besides It'll only take a couple of seconds to change a disc... If blu-ray changers were on the market, I doubt very much if they would sell because, there is not a great demand for them.

[Eny-]

Originally Posted by slimdude

With movies being 2 1/2 to 3 hours long or more, the viewer wouldn't have to change the disc that often, to justify having a blu-ray changer. Eventually the viewer is going to feel the need to get up anyway to stretch, and go to the bathroom, get a snack and what have you. Nobody can sit for 6 hours straight through, it's implausible. When nature calls, you will have to get up! Besides It'll only take a couple of seconds to change a disc... If blu-ray changers were on the market, I doubt very much if they would sell because, there is not a great demand for them.

I'm sure he is not talking about changing a disc between movies but rather have a storage unit which can be fully accessed any time, just like a media center. I wouldn't mind this TBH.

[slimdude]

Originally Posted by Eny-

I'm sure he is not talking about changing a disc between movies but rather have a storage unit which can be fully accessed any time, just like a media center. I wouldn't mind this TBH.

There are various types of media racks available for that. Unless the person want to spend money and waste hundreds or thousands of dollars on a machine, just to store their blu-ray/DVD movies in. That's the sole purpose for any media changer, is to change the discs not for storing, the same as a CD Changer. Generally people are suppose to take their CDs out of of any CD Player because it's strongly recommended by the manufacturers, because leaving discs inside of a player will eventually cause the machine to malfunction. Whenever you buy new A/V equipment, you want to take care of it.

[Abominus]

Originally Posted by slimdude

With movies being 2 1/2 to 3 hours long or more, the viewer wouldn't have to change the disc that often, to justify having a blu-ray changer. Eventually the viewer is going to feel the need to get up anyway to stretch, and go to the bathroom, get a snack and what have you. Nobody can sit for 6 hours straight through, it's implausible. When nature calls, you will have to get up! Besides It'll only take a couple of seconds to change a disc... If blu-ray changers were on the market, I doubt very much if they would sell because, there is not a great demand for them.

Here are just a few reasons I love my disc changers. 1, storage and easy access. 2, less handling of the disc. Example, I love my Bruce Lee: The Legacy Collection Blu-ray box set but the disc came packed very, very tight in the sleeves of the book. Every time a disc is removed, you run the risk of scratching it, especially DVDs. Also, less handling means less opportunity for accidents to occur, drops, finger prints, etc... 3, I watch concerts. I often switch between performances based on what mood I'm in. Within an hour, I may view multiple disc by different artist or I may just watch certain scenes from a movie franchise. Example, the V/H/S franchise as a whole isn't that good but there are chapters from each disc that I enjoy and will show guest when they are visiting.

The point is, these changers may not be for you but they work for me. I drive a Camaro but I would never tell a person that it's pointless to buy a Lamborghini. If you can afford it, why not buy it and enjoy it? This is a hobby and these are the toys we play with. Two of my toys just happens to be Sony blu-ray changers. I only get one shot at this thing called life and I'm gonna live it to its fullest.

Originally Posted by slimdude

Generally people are suppose to take their CDs out of of any CD Player because it's strongly recommended by the manufacturers, because leaving discs inside of a player will eventually cause the machine to malfunction. Whenever you buy new A/V equipment, you want to take care of it.

These changers are made to play disc and STORE them as well. The owners manual states this. I've had some of my changers for over 15 years and I take great care of my A/V equipment. All of my changers still work flawlessly and none of my disc have ever been damaged.