Best Blu-ray Player for around $400? - Blu-ray Forum

Pelican170 · 02-16-2010, 04:37 PM

Hey guys,

Ok, i wanted to ask the forum and see what you guys come up with. Im helping a friend to get some information on a bluray player for around $400 give or take. Excluding the ps3, what would you guys recommend?

Big N' Tasty · 02-16-2010, 04:41 PM

Save another $100 and get the Oppo!!!!!!!!

Batman1980 · 02-16-2010, 04:41 PM

If he can wait about a month, I recommend the Sony 570.

Pelican170 · 02-16-2010, 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Wolverine1980

If he can wait about a month, I recommend the Sony 570.

Its actually for a lady friend who is late on her Valentine's Day gift to her husband and she wants to get him a bluray player, so waiting a month is out unfortunately...

Pelican170 · 02-16-2010, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Big N' Tasty

Save another $100 and get the Oppo!!!!!!!!

and what brand is the Oppo?

langn08 · 02-16-2010, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Pelican170

Hey guys,

Ok, i wanted to ask the forum and see what you guys come up with. Im helping a friend to get some information on a bluray player for around $400 give or take. Excluding the ps3, what would you guys recommend?

I guess it would depend on what type of features he would like

EDIT: Many people are still under the influence you need to spend $400 to get a good BD player which is no longer the case.

Grif32 · 02-16-2010, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Pelican170

and what brand is the Oppo?

Oppo is the brand

http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&key...l_82pdsispm7_e

Great players...

If he has alot of SD DVD's then the oppo is worth it. Does he want Netflix, etc? There are other players that are solid and cheaper.

Pelican170 · 02-16-2010, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by langn08

I guess it would depend on what type of features he would like

Its tough to say really since i dont know him. but I would figure if they can get whatever is best for about $400, or $300 as the other poster mentioned...

Pelican170 · 02-16-2010, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Grif32

Oppo is the brand

http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&key...l_82pdsispm7_e

Great players...

ohhh whoops. ok ive never heard of them before. So thats 2 for the Oppo...

Grif32 · 02-16-2010, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by langn08

I guess it would depend on what type of features he would like

EDIT: Many people are still under the influence you need to spend $400 to get a good BD player which is no longer the case.

I agree. I paid $100 for my JVC and it has been the best BD player i have owned. And I own 2 PS3's. I don't care about netflix since everything else I own can do it.

Silverwing · 02-16-2010, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Big N' Tasty

Save another $100 and get the Oppo!!!!!!!!

+1

I have the Oppo myself and it is nothing short of amazing!

Pelican170 · 02-16-2010, 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by MAD7334

+1

I have the Oppo myself and it is nothing short of amazing!

Should I assume its the Oppo 80?

Blacklac · 02-16-2010, 05:08 PM

I would also say the Oppo players should be on the top of the list. However if you want any of the fancy streaming or built in Wifi, you will have to look elsewhere.

For non streaming players, I would def. look into the Oppo 83 and 80, Pioneer 320 and 23, and the Denon 2010. They will probably be the highest quality players in that $300-400 range, both of performance and build quality.

Someone else will have to help you if you want a streaming capable player.

Pelican170 · 02-16-2010, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Blacklac

I would also say the Oppo players should be on the top of the list. However if you want any of the fancy streaming or built in Wifi, you will have to look elsewhere.

For non streaming players, I would def. look into the Oppo 83 and 80, Pioneer 320 and 23, and the Denon 2010. They will probably be the highest quality players in that $300-400 range, both of performance and build quality.

Someone else will have to help you if you want a streaming capable player.

Thanks alot, all of you. Streaming isnt a necessity...

Pelican170 · 02-16-2010, 05:29 PM

Its a tough call here haha. That Pioneer 23FD is really nice... but at the same time the Oppo 80 is good for the money... any other suggestions?

tiger roach · 02-16-2010, 06:13 PM

Another vote for Oppo... recently got a BDP-83 and I really love it.

TwoTwo · 02-16-2010, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Pelican170

Its a tough call here haha. That Pioneer 23FD is really nice... but at the same time the Oppo 80 is good for the money... any other suggestions?

Another vote for 23FD. Picture quality is on par with the best and it's one of the better performer for music listening. It's more expensive at full price than the Oppo. But if you can find it on sale, it's definitely worth it. As an option, you can get the similar 320 on sale for around $200.

XXXsdesdeXXX · 02-16-2010, 11:23 PM

Are they also interested in a home-theater? A few months ago, I paid $379.95 for the Panasonic SC-BT300 home theater sound system. It includes a receiver with blu-ray player built in, and also has a 7.1 sound system; I really enjoy it. The price for the system fluctuates up and down a lot. One week it's $429.95, then it's $379.95, and then it's $452.10 the next. The current price is $452.10 on Amazon (shipping is included.) The one thing that I would recommend buying, in addition to this system, is a 1 or 2 gb memory card because this blu-ray player has virtually no internal memory. This will help out when the blu-ray movie downloads additional content from the internet.

ewsjr · 02-16-2010, 11:46 PM

Get the BDP-80. not only a great player, but you save some cash (could be put towards something else in combination) AND if he has any friends into HT it will certainly give him cachet when they ask him what player he has and says "I have an OPPO!"

Silverwing · 02-17-2010, 04:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Pelican170

Should I assume its the Oppo 80?

Sorry, I have the BDP-83. The 80 is still a great player though!

02-16-2010, 04:37 PM	#1
Pelican170 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Newtown, CT 4K collection:127 Blu-ray collection:735 DVD collection:256 Trading Score:13	Best Blu-ray Player for around $400? Hey guys, Ok, i wanted to ask the forum and see what you guys come up with. Im helping a friend to get some information on a bluray player for around $400 give or take. Excluding the ps3, what would you guys recommend?

02-16-2010, 11:23 PM	#18
XXXsdesdeXXX Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jan 2010 Location:San Diego, CA Blu-ray collection:325 Digital collection:925 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:396	Are they also interested in a home-theater? A few months ago, I paid $379.95 for the Panasonic SC-BT300 home theater sound system. It includes a receiver with blu-ray player built in, and also has a 7.1 sound system; I really enjoy it. The price for the system fluctuates up and down a lot. One week it's $429.95, then it's $379.95, and then it's $452.10 the next. The current price is $452.10 on Amazon (shipping is included.) The one thing that I would recommend buying, in addition to this system, is a 1 or 2 gb memory card because this blu-ray player has virtually no internal memory. This will help out when the blu-ray movie downloads additional content from the internet. Last edited by XXXsdesdeXXX; 02-16-2010 at 11:28 PM.

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02-16-2010, 04:41 PM	#2
Big N' Tasty Senior Member Member since:Sep 2007 Location:FL USA Blu-ray collection:1861 Trading Score:117	Save another $100 and get the Oppo!!!!!!!!

02-16-2010, 04:41 PM	#3
Batman1980 Blu-ray Jedi Member since:Feb 2009 Location:District 13 Home Theater Gallery:8 4K collection:146 Blu-ray collection:394 DVD collection:57 Blu-ray reviews:22 Trading Score:48	If he can wait about a month, I recommend the Sony 570.

02-16-2010, 05:08 PM	#13
Blacklac Active Member Member since:Feb 2009 Location:Michigan, USA	I would also say the Oppo players should be on the top of the list. However if you want any of the fancy streaming or built in Wifi, you will have to look elsewhere. For non streaming players, I would def. look into the Oppo 83 and 80, Pioneer 320 and 23, and the Denon 2010. They will probably be the highest quality players in that $300-400 range, both of performance and build quality. Someone else will have to help you if you want a streaming capable player.

02-16-2010, 05:29 PM	#15
Pelican170 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Newtown, CT 4K collection:127 Blu-ray collection:735 DVD collection:256 Trading Score:13	Its a tough call here haha. That Pioneer 23FD is really nice... but at the same time the Oppo 80 is good for the money... any other suggestions?

02-16-2010, 06:13 PM	#16
tiger roach Special Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Houston, TX Blu-ray collection:141 Blu-ray reviews:1	Another vote for Oppo... recently got a BDP-83 and I really love it.

02-16-2010, 11:46 PM	#19
ewsjr Special Member Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Nov 2008 Location:Akron, Ohio Home Theater Gallery:78	Get the BDP-80. not only a great player, but you save some cash (could be put towards something else in combination) AND if he has any friends into HT it will certainly give him cachet when they ask him what player he has and says "I have an OPPO!"

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