I hope this question sort of fits in the VideoStudio category as VSx5 will be producing the disks to play?!? I am looking to buy a Blu Ray player for general use and to play back my "epic" productions. I have sorted out the burner which will sit in my PC and I am now sourcing the other bit.
My set up is all Panasonic (with a Sky HD+ box) a flat screen HD TV and a DVD recorder/player. (the recorder bit is now redundant thanks to the + bit on the Sky box)
I would like to read your comments on Blu Ray players. I am currently looking at a Panasonic DMP-BD77 which is a simple player. I do not want the extras of Wi-Fi or LAN connection or a built in HDD.
Any comments or warnings would be appreciated.
Upgrading to Blu Ray
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Re: Upgrading to Blu Ray
A general suggestion -- not specific to any make or model player -- would be to make sure whatever you buy has an 'upscaling' feature i.e. that makes a standard def DVD look pretty close to a Blu-Ray when played on the TV. I don't think all Blu-Ray players do this, though of course many do.
FWIW, apart from my Blu-Ray burner (a Lite-On) in my PC, I use the Sony Playstation 3 as my Blu-Ray player. And in fact, I never use it for its primary gaming purpose, only for Blu-Ray/DVD playback. Though you are not interested in WiFi connectivity, the PS3 is a computer in its own right and the second and now third versions have built in WiFi connectivity, which I find useful as I also use it these days to play back all of my media, including music, video and photos which I have stored on various computers on my home network. You can also plug in USB memory sticks and external hard drives into the PS3, and it appears to be able to play all the main video formats, including not only Blu-Ray but also AVCHD and HDV.
FWIW, apart from my Blu-Ray burner (a Lite-On) in my PC, I use the Sony Playstation 3 as my Blu-Ray player. And in fact, I never use it for its primary gaming purpose, only for Blu-Ray/DVD playback. Though you are not interested in WiFi connectivity, the PS3 is a computer in its own right and the second and now third versions have built in WiFi connectivity, which I find useful as I also use it these days to play back all of my media, including music, video and photos which I have stored on various computers on my home network. You can also plug in USB memory sticks and external hard drives into the PS3, and it appears to be able to play all the main video formats, including not only Blu-Ray but also AVCHD and HDV.
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