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Pirate · 08-09-2007, 06:40 PM

As some of you know, I tried to go Blu a few months back and because the available players at that time were a bit lackluster, I decided to wait. However, I still have a stack of unopened BD movies just waiting to be spun. There’ve been a lot of announcements lately for new, more future-ready, BD players, so I thought it might be helpful for those of us looking to adopt the format to discuss the various players.

Samsung BD-UP5000
This is a hybrid BD/HD DVD player.
It has HDMI 1.3 and outputs 1080p.

Denon DVD-3800BDCI
This $2K player should be excellent, but I doubt many of us are ready to drop that kind of cash on a new format player.

Sony BDP-S300
HDM1 1.2 only.
Does not decode DTS-HD.

Pioneer Elite BDP-94HD
Decodes TrueHD
HDMI 1.?

Samsung BD-P1400
Samsung (except for a few initial bugs) have shown a strong presence in the BD player market. The player supports 1080p and HDMI 1.3, as well as TrueHD and DTS-HD decoding.

~~Samsung BD-P2400~~ Cancelled
Everything that is the 1400 plus Silicon Optix Reon processing for $100 more.

Have I missed any?

08-09-2007, 06:40 PM	#1 (permalink)
Pirate Moderator Emeritus Loves Yellow Subtitles Join Date: Jun 2003	Blu-ray Player Roundup As some of you know, I tried to go Blu a few months back and because the available players at that time were a bit lackluster, I decided to wait. However, I still have a stack of unopened BD movies just waiting to be spun. There’ve been a lot of announcements lately for new, more future-ready, BD players, so I thought it might be helpful for those of us looking to adopt the format to discuss the various players. Samsung BD-UP5000 This is a hybrid BD/HD DVD player. It has HDMI 1.3 and outputs 1080p. Denon DVD-3800BDCI This $2K player should be excellent, but I doubt many of us are ready to drop that kind of cash on a new format player. Sony BDP-S300 HDM1 1.2 only. Does not decode DTS-HD. Pioneer Elite BDP-94HD Decodes TrueHD HDMI 1.? Samsung BD-P1400 Samsung (except for a few initial bugs) have shown a strong presence in the BD player market. The player supports 1080p and HDMI 1.3, as well as TrueHD and DTS-HD decoding. ~~Samsung BD-P2400~~ Cancelled Everything that is the 1400 plus Silicon Optix Reon processing for $100 more. Have I missed any? __________________ Early Adopting So You Don’t Have To. Last edited by Pirate : 10-02-2007 at 07:53 PM.