The Best Blu-Ray Player (Other Than PS3) - Blu-ray Forum

King Leonidas · 01-11-2008, 02:28 AM

I own one of Samsung's first Blu-Ray players, it wont play some of the newer discs like sunshine, man on fire,live free or die hard, die hard, and others, i think it cause of the profile 1.1, i know ps3 is the best blu-ray player, but i own a 360, and i dont care to purchase a ps3, i want a perfect blu-ray player, with all i need to make everything work wonderfully, whick player should i look forward to in the future or is there one available now? Thanks to anyone that can help. sorry if im bringing up a subject thats been answered in alot of other threads

BTS · 01-11-2008, 03:01 AM

Panasonic BD30 for the price and reliability IMO but I'm biased ,but I did have the Samsung1400 wouldn't recommend it.

PLASMA-1080P-FULLHD · 01-11-2008, 03:18 AM

Panasonic BD30

Flomaster · 01-11-2008, 03:21 AM

I traded a Samy 1400 for the Pany 30 now im thinking about trading my Pany 30 for a PS3 80 gig. is it even worth it? I do not currently have a gaming console, but the ps3 would primarily be used for watching movies.
my receiver will not accept bit streamed audio anyways so if the PS3 gets the DTS -MA firmware upgrade in the future I'd be styling as my denon 688 will take PCM quite nicely via optical cable/ coax cable

dperrone · 01-11-2008, 03:39 AM

Panasonic BD30

I have had the Samsung 1000, Samsung 1400, PS3 and BD30. If you don't want the PS3, definitely get the Panny BD30

BD30....you can't go wrong.

ruvic2007 · 01-11-2008, 03:45 AM

Panasonic just announced DMP-BD50 ..the specs are really impressive. soon to be released, so be patient.

ryoohki · 01-11-2008, 05:02 AM

It have no relation to Profile 1.1, Samsung Player just don't like BD+ and other Java Applet and even the CE can't keep up to them.

The BD30 is solid if you don't need Internal Decoding and Internet...

gfollano · 01-11-2008, 08:23 AM

Definetely the Panasonic BD30, the fastest and best picture quality BD player I've tested!

I owned both the Sony BD S300 and Toshiba HD A3 which were way too slow.

GFollano

true2_blu · 01-11-2008, 09:53 AM

If the specs on the BD50 are accurate, I'd definitely wait until its released.

Hawk · 01-11-2008, 11:22 AM

The Panasonic BD30 now or the BD50 if you can wait 3-5 months. I gave my Samsung 1200 to someone I do not like just to aggravate him.

dmwiley · 01-11-2008, 11:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gfollano

Definetely the Panasonic BD30, the fastest and best picture quality BD player I've tested!

I owned both the Sony BD S300 and Toshiba HD A3 which were way too slow.

GFollano

What about the picture quality of the units you describe as "way too slow". Are you saying that that the BD30 has better picture quality? I doubt it.

dperrone · 01-11-2008, 11:58 AM

the BD30 has an outstanding PQ, one of the best, not sure about the others posted above but I have owned the Samsung 1000 and 1400, and the BD30 IMO is better than both. Although the 1400 is great, the 1000 was not

MATTYBLU2 · 01-11-2008, 12:03 PM

I am with everyone else here, i simply love my panny BD30. It has proven itself over the short period of time i have owned it. awesome upconvert on SD dvd's and plays blu's amazingly. i have nothing bad to say on this player. you wont be disappointed at all

Hypnopooper · 01-11-2008, 12:12 PM

Wow I think every one here is forgetting about the Pioneer BDP-95FD! That unit has the ethernet port, and comes with the stellar Home Media Gallery, HDMI 1.3a, and Dolby TrueHD&DTS-HD Mster Audio Bitstream. The picture on it is fantastic, even better than my PS3, and it has been noted that it has the fastes load times for stand alone units last I time I checked. And its dead sexy looking!

gfollano · 01-12-2008, 12:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dmwiley

What about the picture quality of the units you describe as "way too slow". Are you saying that that the BD30 has better picture quality? I doubt it.

Overall the Panny has a sharper picture and better black levels, and the standard DVD's looked better than the Toshiba.

GFollano

Cinemaddict · 01-13-2008, 04:59 AM

Wait a second. What's this business about newer movies not working?

01-11-2008, 02:28 AM	#1
King Leonidas Active Member Member since:Jun 2007 Blu-ray collection:19	The Best Blu-Ray Player (Other Than PS3) I own one of Samsung's first Blu-Ray players, it wont play some of the newer discs like sunshine, man on fire,live free or die hard, die hard, and others, i think it cause of the profile 1.1, i know ps3 is the best blu-ray player, but i own a 360, and i dont care to purchase a ps3, i want a perfect blu-ray player, with all i need to make everything work wonderfully, whick player should i look forward to in the future or is there one available now? Thanks to anyone that can help. sorry if im bringing up a subject thats been answered in alot of other threads

01-11-2008, 03:39 AM	#5
dperrone Senior Member Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Orlando, Florida Blu-ray collection:49	Panasonic BD30 I have had the Samsung 1000, Samsung 1400, PS3 and BD30. If you don't want the PS3, definitely get the Panny BD30 BD30....you can't go wrong. Last edited by dperrone; 01-11-2008 at 03:50 AM.

01-13-2008, 04:59 AM	#16
Cinemaddict Active Member Member since:Jan 2008 Blu-ray collection:49 Blu-ray reviews:1	Huh? Wait a second. What's this business about newer movies not working?

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01-11-2008, 03:01 AM	#2
BTS Senior Member Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Ocala, Fl 4K collection:17 Blu-ray collection:621	Panasonic BD30 for the price and reliability IMO but I'm biased ,but I did have the Samsung1400 wouldn't recommend it.

01-11-2008, 03:18 AM	#3
PLASMA-1080P-FULLHD Active Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Los Angeles, CA, USA	Panasonic BD30

01-11-2008, 03:21 AM	#4
Flomaster Active Member Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Prescott, Arizona Trading Score:5	I traded a Samy 1400 for the Pany 30 now im thinking about trading my Pany 30 for a PS3 80 gig. is it even worth it? I do not currently have a gaming console, but the ps3 would primarily be used for watching movies. my receiver will not accept bit streamed audio anyways so if the PS3 gets the DTS -MA firmware upgrade in the future I'd be styling as my denon 688 will take PCM quite nicely via optical cable/ coax cable

01-11-2008, 03:45 AM	#6
ruvic2007 Banned Member since:Jul 2007	Panasonic just announced DMP-BD50 ..the specs are really impressive. soon to be released, so be patient.

01-11-2008, 05:02 AM	#7
ryoohki Blu-ray Samurai Member since:May 2007 Home Theater Gallery:6 Blu-ray collection:6 Blu-ray reviews:8 Trading Score:5	It have no relation to Profile 1.1, Samsung Player just don't like BD+ and other Java Applet and even the CE can't keep up to them. The BD30 is solid if you don't need Internal Decoding and Internet...

01-11-2008, 08:23 AM	#8
gfollano Junior Member Member since:Jan 2008	Definetely the Panasonic BD30, the fastest and best picture quality BD player I've tested! I owned both the Sony BD S300 and Toshiba HD A3 which were way too slow. GFollano

01-11-2008, 09:53 AM	#9
true2_blu Active Member Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Bay Area Blu-ray collection:229 Blu-ray reviews:21	If the specs on the BD50 are accurate, I'd definitely wait until its released.

01-11-2008, 11:22 AM	#10
Hawk Active Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Chicago 4K collection:142 Blu-ray collection:622 Blu-ray reviews:1	The Panasonic BD30 now or the BD50 if you can wait 3-5 months. I gave my Samsung 1200 to someone I do not like just to aggravate him.

01-11-2008, 11:58 AM	#12
dperrone Senior Member Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Orlando, Florida Blu-ray collection:49	the BD30 has an outstanding PQ, one of the best, not sure about the others posted above but I have owned the Samsung 1000 and 1400, and the BD30 IMO is better than both. Although the 1400 is great, the 1000 was not

01-11-2008, 12:03 PM	#13
MATTYBLU2 Banned Member since:Sep 2007 Location:NH Blu-ray collection:60 Trading Score:21	I am with everyone else here, i simply love my panny BD30. It has proven itself over the short period of time i have owned it. awesome upconvert on SD dvd's and plays blu's amazingly. i have nothing bad to say on this player. you wont be disappointed at all

01-11-2008, 12:12 PM	#14
Hypnopooper Member Member since:Nov 2007	Wow I think every one here is forgetting about the Pioneer BDP-95FD! That unit has the ethernet port, and comes with the stellar Home Media Gallery, HDMI 1.3a, and Dolby TrueHD&DTS-HD Mster Audio Bitstream. The picture on it is fantastic, even better than my PS3, and it has been noted that it has the fastes load times for stand alone units last I time I checked. And its dead sexy looking!

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