Is the PS3 still considered to be a quality stand-alone BD player?
Jan 24, 2011 | 08:55 AM
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Is the PS3 still considered to be a quality stand-alone BD player?
Had one of the early Sony BD players. It was extremely slow and finally just crapped out. I'd like to replace it and, while I wouldn't mind buying just a player, a PS3 may be more exciting. Picture quality is important, but I don't want to wait 5-10 minutes (seemingly) for the thing to load. All thoughts/suggestions are welcomed.
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Jan 24, 2011 | 11:06 AM
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I got my MIL an Oppo BDP-83, and if I had to do it again, I would buy it for myself.
The PS3 fan is so loud that it's just distraction, and the Oppo is just as fast, and it has analog out for all the high definition audio decoding for people without HDMI audio in, like her Rotel receiver.
The PS3 fan is so loud that it's just distraction, and the Oppo is just as fast, and it has analog out for all the high definition audio decoding for people without HDMI audio in, like her Rotel receiver.
Jan 24, 2011 | 01:01 PM
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I still have one of the early Sony BD players, and God it's slow. We just picked a Samsung up from Costco yesterday for about $150, and it loads a disc and brings up the menu in about 5 seconds. It's literally 20-30x faster than the Sony. I need to A/B them for picture quality, but unless it's a degradation from 2-year old technology, I'll be ditching the Sony in a second.
Jan 24, 2011 | 02:15 PM
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Just make sure and use HDMI cables. I got some from Best Buy that are made by a company called Cinnamon. I was going to get some more expensive ones, but the sales guy pulled me aside and recommended those, and they were a lot cheaper.
Jan 24, 2011 | 03:05 PM
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I've wondered this. I wanted to buy my dad one, but couldn't be bothered to do the research yet. I would ask over on AVForums.com
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Jan 24, 2011 | 07:36 PM
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I've wondered this. I wanted to buy my dad one, but couldn't be bothered to do the research yet. I would ask over on AVForums.com
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