Portable Blu-ray players - Blu-ray Forum

AcePunK · 07-29-2008, 01:34 PM

I've wondered if there are any plans on making a Blu-ray portable. If so when.

MOONPHASE · 07-29-2008, 01:35 PM

no plans at all but you can always use a laptop with blu-ray drive

AcePunK · 07-29-2008, 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by MOONPHASE

no plans at all but you can always use a laptop with blu-ray drive

tru that, but I'm thinking about the kid on road trips.

CAB · 07-29-2008, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by AcePunK

tru that, but I'm thinking about the kid on road trips.

Soccer moms will demand this in the SUV. How else will we survive our children?

EQ3282 · 07-29-2008, 02:49 PM

I don't expect to see portable/in car BD tech for years. It took them almost 5-8 years before portable/in car DVD players became affordable.

Skunkster · 07-29-2008, 03:12 PM

This is the one limitation keeping me from buying all of my movies in Blu-ray right now. They need to be available for the kids to watch in the car. Now if the digital copy will let me put an SD version on a standard DVD-R, I'll be good.

arush5268d · 07-29-2008, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by CAB

How else will we survive our children?

LOL. I'm assuming that you did indeed mean to put that as written, not "our children survive"

Beta Man · 07-29-2008, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by KingLeerUK

Is it me or does it seem a bit of a waste to have a format featuring HD picture 1080p and HD audio limited to a 6" LCD screen (which will probably never feature or benefit from 1080p) and tiny portable device speakers?

I agree..... as far as "in car" goes.... I don't see much of a point.

My car player has the option for "dolby digital" decoder..... but I don't see the point of that inside a vehicle, let-alone HD-MA !!!

arush5268d · 07-29-2008, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by KingLeerUK

Is it me or does it seem a bit of a waste to have a format featuring HD picture 1080p and HD audio limited to a 6" LCD screen (which will probably never feature or benefit from 1080p) and tiny portable device speakers?

Well you would never want to market Blu-ray for portable players. But when Blu comes mainstream people will want to be able to watch their Blu-rays on-the-go...or in their cars....or while on an airplane. Just like people do now. And you wouldn't need a 1080p display. People wouldn't expect full HD quality on a small portable screen. But I know I sure as heck wouldn't want to double dip a movie just so that I can watch it on a portable player every once in a while.

kpkelley · 07-29-2008, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by KingLeerUK

Is it me or does it seem a bit of a waste to have a format featuring HD picture 1080p and HD audio limited to a 6" LCD screen (which will probably never feature or benefit from 1080p) and tiny portable device speakers?

The point is that we are now replacing all of our DVD's with blu's and not buying anymore dvd. So if our kids want to watch Cars 2 or some such they won't be able to since we don't have it on dvd.

A nice solution would be to extend digital copy to in-dash media center pc's so that we can have access to all our movies at the touch of a button without having to bring along the disc. I would find this more useful than the portable video player application currently being utilized.

AliceT · 07-29-2008, 03:51 PM

Once BD is more mainstream, you will see the players. Look at DVD, it wasnt until a few years later, and even then, they were overpriced.

goodstuff · 07-29-2008, 07:49 PM

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Originally Posted by arush5268d

Well you would never want to market Blu-ray for portable players. But when Blu comes mainstream people will want to be able to watch their Blu-rays on-the-go...or in their cars....or while on an airplane. Just like people do now. And you wouldn't need a 1080p display. People wouldn't expect full HD quality on a small portable screen. But I know I sure as heck wouldn't want to double dip a movie just so that I can watch it on a portable player every once in a while.

Yep, I doubt I would notice the nuances of 1080p on a 7" screen, but it would still look good, and bottom line is I want to watch the movie, which won't be possible with BD's until they show up as non-laptop portable devices.

Neo65 · 07-29-2008, 11:37 PM

If the screen is too small, it's doubtful you can see a big difference. OTOH, I have seen BD output on small OLED screens up close, and I'll have to say it looks very different from the best DVD on the best LCD at that size of screen.

If OLED screen for cars are available, I'd say, the BD player will be almost free (seeing that OLED screen is priced the same as a used economy car).

I wouldn't be surprised if someone productized such a beast for the ultra high end luxury cars, but the price will be astronomical.

CAB · 07-29-2008, 11:41 PM

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Originally Posted by arush5268d

LOL. I'm assuming that you did indeed mean to put that as written, not "our children survive"

My friends' kids climb into my vehicle and look for the TV and if bold enough to ask they get handed a book. What's more amazing is the parents are more shocked than the kids. What kid doesn't dig a Dr. Seuss or a nice coloring book. Jeez, is the trip to Starbucks so long?

Anthony P · 07-30-2008, 12:21 AM

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no plans at all but you can always use a laptop with blu-ray drive

don't know where you get your info from, but
http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/av/do...71024/tms1.htm
seems to disprove what you said

Blu-ray Fanatic · 07-30-2008, 01:34 AM

To tell everyone the truth, I think I did see a portable hdtv at my local mall. The store I visited was called Sony Way. But I just walked off without asking any questions. I'm probably going to visit them again and ask more questions.

Blu-ray Fanatic · 07-30-2008, 01:35 AM

I forgot to mention that the price tag was about $2400

dv8pdx · 07-30-2008, 01:44 AM

I thought all soccer moms had a 42" LCD pull down screen in the back of thier mini vans??? All though I'd hate to be the kid in the middle row... talk about cross eyed!

Blu-ray Fanatic · 07-30-2008, 01:45 AM

That portable BD player in the picture looked very similar to the one I saw at my local mall except it was a Sony model. I'm trying to get a job as a truck driver so a portable BD player would come in handy.

Maxell · 07-30-2008, 08:13 AM

blu-ray bundled laptops are your best bet. A blu-ray/dvd portable player would only cost slighyly less possibly, but no where near what portable dvd players are now. I expect the first blu-ray portable to be around $600.

I work at Best Buy and we recently received portable ATSC LCD's (NS-7HTV) which is 7-inches at 234 x 480. It's the first portable ATSC. A bit overdue, huh!

07-29-2008, 01:34 PM	#1
AcePunK Senior Member Member since:Jun 2008 Location:Orlando, Florida Home Theater Gallery:15 Blu-ray collection:585 Digital collection:89 iTunes collection:124 Blu-ray reviews:5	Portable Blu-ray players I've wondered if there are any plans on making a Blu-ray portable. If so when.

07-30-2008, 08:13 AM	#20
Maxell Expert Member Member since:Aug 2007	blu-ray bundled laptops are your best bet. A blu-ray/dvd portable player would only cost slighyly less possibly, but no where near what portable dvd players are now. I expect the first blu-ray portable to be around $600. I work at Best Buy and we recently received portable ATSC LCD's (NS-7HTV) which is 7-inches at 234 x 480. It's the first portable ATSC. A bit overdue, huh! Last edited by Maxell; 07-30-2008 at 08:19 AM.

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07-29-2008, 01:35 PM	#2
MOONPHASE Blu-ray Duke Top contributor Member since:Jun 2007 Location:California 4K collection:8 Blu-ray collection:520 DVD collection:820 Blu-ray reviews:18 Trading Score:29	no plans at all but you can always use a laptop with blu-ray drive

07-29-2008, 02:49 PM	#5
EQ3282 Senior Member Member since:May 2008 Blu-ray collection:32 Blu-ray reviews:1	I don't expect to see portable/in car BD tech for years. It took them almost 5-8 years before portable/in car DVD players became affordable.

07-29-2008, 03:12 PM	#6
Skunkster Member Member since:May 2008 Blu-ray collection:42	This is the one limitation keeping me from buying all of my movies in Blu-ray right now. They need to be available for the kids to watch in the car. Now if the digital copy will let me put an SD version on a standard DVD-R, I'll be good.

07-29-2008, 03:51 PM	#11
AliceT Banned Member since:Mar 2008 Location:PSN ID- damreg1022	Once BD is more mainstream, you will see the players. Look at DVD, it wasnt until a few years later, and even then, they were overpriced.

07-29-2008, 11:37 PM	#13
Neo65 Senior Member Member since:Sep 2007	If the screen is too small, it's doubtful you can see a big difference. OTOH, I have seen BD output on small OLED screens up close, and I'll have to say it looks very different from the best DVD on the best LCD at that size of screen. If OLED screen for cars are available, I'd say, the BD player will be almost free (seeing that OLED screen is priced the same as a used economy car). I wouldn't be surprised if someone productized such a beast for the ultra high end luxury cars, but the price will be astronomical.

07-30-2008, 01:34 AM	#16
Blu-ray Fanatic Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Aug 2007 Location:San Antonio Blu-ray reviews:1	To tell everyone the truth, I think I did see a portable hdtv at my local mall. The store I visited was called Sony Way. But I just walked off without asking any questions. I'm probably going to visit them again and ask more questions.

07-30-2008, 01:35 AM	#17
Blu-ray Fanatic Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Aug 2007 Location:San Antonio Blu-ray reviews:1	I forgot to mention that the price tag was about $2400

07-30-2008, 01:44 AM	#18
dv8pdx Expert Member Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Portland Oregon Blu-ray collection:150	I thought all soccer moms had a 42" LCD pull down screen in the back of thier mini vans??? All though I'd hate to be the kid in the middle row... talk about cross eyed!

07-30-2008, 01:45 AM	#19
Blu-ray Fanatic Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Aug 2007 Location:San Antonio Blu-ray reviews:1	That portable BD player in the picture looked very similar to the one I saw at my local mall except it was a Sony model. I'm trying to get a job as a truck driver so a portable BD player would come in handy.

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