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i'm looking into getting one (well this one)

http://www.sony.co.uk/product/blu-ray-disc-player/bdp-s350#pageType=TechnicalSpecs

but i've found it for £174 inc delivery.

I have been toying with getting a PS3 (but it's not multi region) but we have just brought a Wii so i've got that for my games console etc but was wondering if others know of any better/alternative Blue-Ray players for the money?!

Yeah put one in your PC for less than £70 and hook it up to your TV :)

that's something i've thought of too but am still only running a crappy old 7900gt and i also don't think the GF would allow it as the if someone wanted to use the comp whilst i'm watching the footy they couldn't.

i'd say go with a sony for sure.they invented blue ray and as it's still fairly new its the safest purchase i reckon.

it'll also sync with my Bravia too which is good. Keeping the same brand etc

i'm selling my Denon DVD player once i get it if anyone is interested. Model Number 1710 or 1910. not at home so can't confirm

Samsung do good Blu-Ray players.

what ever you decide to do it will be worth it

Blu-ray is just awesome

I'm still yet to see a film in blu-ray. Maybe one day I'll be able to replace my tv, ps2 and dvd player and then catch up with everybody else!

i was in Currys at the weekend and they had a blue-ray film showing on one screen and normal tv on another and i could finally show my Mrs the difference.


from what i have seen it is just quality all the way. Yet to see it on my new tv but i can't wait to get a player and try it out.

Can't decide what my first Blue-Ray film to buy and watch will be though.

Mine was Casino Royale

Tonight I have speed racer to watch on Blu-Ray.

My PS3 didn't turn up today so I'm yet to sample the delights of Blu-Ray. :(

I have just joined LoveFilm.com mate


EDIT : Oh and Speed Racer is shoite mate

It's a fucking cartoon, how disappointing. Still fun on Blu-Ray though, quite ridiculous graphics.

I have just watched the Top Gear Polar episode on Blu-Ray

Awesome views

Was just thinking, I should be able to download blu-ray movies from torrents, whack them on my PS3 and watch them in super-high quality on my tv shouldn't I?  Or do you actually need to burn them onto a disc to watch them?

Probably not. It's illegal to rip Blu-Ray discs, so even if you find any .m2ts files on a torrent, your PS3 probably won't be able to play it. I know for a fact that Blu-Ray software such as PowerDVD Ultra will only read from a disc and not from a file on your HDD so I'm guessing the PS3 will be the same, seeing as Sony invented Blu-Ray.

Good call!!! i'm tempted with Iron Man or the new Batman.

Invest in the Top Gear Polar expidition, saw it last night and its immense

(if you are into that thing of course)

EDIT : Your'e a bloke, ergo you must be

defo dude. i'm just looking at the Planet Earth Blue Ray on play

http://www.play.com/DVD/Blu-ray/4-/3388938/Planet-Earth-Box-Set/Product.html

i think this would be just supurb

You c
You can rip onto standard DVD's (albeit a few of them for a full film!!) and it plays great on a PS3 - full high def....

720p is much smaller files tham 1080p and too be honest absolutely stunning in itself - so not sure you need to try and download full 1080p torrents....

A good programme is MKV2VOB which converts the "wrapper" into something you can burn onto a DVD and still retain the high def in all its glory - looks brilliant !

fuck me just read that back - i sound like a right fucking geek !!!

Magic, one question, do you have an AV receiver/AMP or a surround sound system connected up?

If you're buying a Blu Ray player you might want to think about the new HD sound formats (Dolby True HD and DTS HD Master Audio). They sound awesome when connected up right.

Some players can internally decode HD audio and send it via Linear PCM to an amp and some can send it bitstream (raw or compressed) for the amp to decode. Some can so both.

Depending on your set up or future set up, you might want to think about it.

The Sony 350 can't internally decode DTS HD Master Audio.

I've just bought a Panasonic DMP-BD35, great player with full on board decoding.

I've downloaded Blu-Ray torrents and played them from my PC. Takes a while mind - 5GB+ most of them.