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FanOfCats
Posts: 127
Dec 27, 2009 2:04am
I bought a Sharp Aquos Bluray player a year ago. The damn thing never worked to my satisfaction. Hung up all the time, took forever to load, and just seemed to be very temperamental. Too often it made my movie experience one of frustration.
Tonight, when it locked up it met its unnatural death (won't go into the specifics here as it was a pretty ugly murder scene).
So, I'm half tempted to NOT go back to a bluray as I just don't think the technology is all that great, YET. However, I was looking at something that would stream Netflix and Youtube (among other things) and am now considering the Sony BDPN460 and the LG BD390.
Anyone have experience with these products? Or maybe even a better one?
Load speeds, streaming ability, and ability to show all titles is preferred.
Thanks in advance!
Tonight, when it locked up it met its unnatural death (won't go into the specifics here as it was a pretty ugly murder scene).
So, I'm half tempted to NOT go back to a bluray as I just don't think the technology is all that great, YET. However, I was looking at something that would stream Netflix and Youtube (among other things) and am now considering the Sony BDPN460 and the LG BD390.
Anyone have experience with these products? Or maybe even a better one?
Load speeds, streaming ability, and ability to show all titles is preferred.
Thanks in advance!
hoops23
Posts: 15,696
Dec 27, 2009 2:24am
The technology is great if you spend your money wisely and get a worthy player.
With that said, you might as well just buy a PS3.
It's one of the top 5 highest rated blu-ray players and it gets the constant firmware updates from Sony. Simply put, it's Sony's baby..
You can use the browser to watch Youtube vids and Netflix will send you the disc that allows you to stream your netflix queue through your PS3 for free..
With that said, you might as well just buy a PS3.
It's one of the top 5 highest rated blu-ray players and it gets the constant firmware updates from Sony. Simply put, it's Sony's baby..
You can use the browser to watch Youtube vids and Netflix will send you the disc that allows you to stream your netflix queue through your PS3 for free..
justincredible
Posts: 32,056
Dec 27, 2009 2:25am
Sharp is not a good brand of blu ray players so don't judge the format based on your experience with this particular player.
If you are willing to spend ~$300 on an LG BD390 you should look into a PS3 as well. Of the two you listed I would probably go with the Sony over the LG.
If you are willing to spend ~$300 on an LG BD390 you should look into a PS3 as well. Of the two you listed I would probably go with the Sony over the LG.
j_crazy
Posts: 8,372
Dec 27, 2009 8:42am
Both replies above are spot on. Your player is the reason for your issues I've never had a problem with the PS3. Free streaming from netflix and a browser for YouTube. Only thing missing is hulu but Sony can't add that without permission.
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ZombieKiller
Posts: 817
Dec 27, 2009 10:31am
I have a Sony Blu-Ray player. It does take forever to load when I access the BD-Live extra.
wes_mantooth
Posts: 17,977
Dec 27, 2009 10:35am
I sold my blu ray and bought HD DVD.....it is only a matter of time before bluray is dead.
imex99
Posts: 4,927
Dec 27, 2009 10:58am
I have a stand alone sony bluray and PS3. Even both being sony and I upgraded the sony standalone to the newest FW, the ps3 loads blurays faster. Bluray does take longer to load but that's just the price of awesome video quality. I've never had either of my players freeze or skip yet....Buy a PS3 or better quality bluray and enjoy HI-DEF.
LJ
Posts: 16,351
Dec 27, 2009 11:37am
PS3 is the best blu ray player you can buy with all the on-board processing it does itself.
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MontyBrunswick
Dec 27, 2009 12:02pm
My DVD player doesn't have load times and it works and looks great.
justincredible
Posts: 32,056
Dec 27, 2009 12:28pm
My Betamax is the shit.dlazz wrote: My DVD player doesn't have load times and it works and looks great.
Fab1b
Posts: 12,949
Dec 27, 2009 12:30pm
I am gonna buy one soon. Went and looked at a few yesterday but opted for a new laptop instead.
Thunder70
Posts: 748
Dec 27, 2009 12:56pm
I bought a Vizio 32" LCD and Blu Ray player for the the bedroom and love them....
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Society
Posts: 1,146
Dec 27, 2009 1:14pm
My wife and I went shopping for a blu ray player the other day and came home with a PS3. Thank you Best Buy guy.
imex99
Posts: 4,927
Dec 27, 2009 1:20pm
Good choice by your wifeSociety wrote: My wife and I went shopping for a blu ray player the other day and came home with a PS3. Thank you Best Buy guy.
If you use netflix, get the ps3 disc.... Hopefully in early 2010 you won't need the disc.
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Society
Posts: 1,146
Dec 27, 2009 1:36pm
What do I need the disc for? On the PS3 there is an option to sign-up for netflix already.imex99 wrote:Good choice by your wifeSociety wrote: My wife and I went shopping for a blu ray player the other day and came home with a PS3. Thank you Best Buy guy.
namod65
Posts: 508
Dec 27, 2009 3:10pm
Was that a serious post? HD DVD was defeated by Blu Ray in Feb. 2008.wes_mantooth wrote: I sold my blu ray and bought HD DVD.....it is only a matter of time before bluray is dead.
joebaseball
Posts: 247
Dec 27, 2009 3:22pm
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-9874199-1.html?tag=contentMain;contentBodynamod65 wrote:Was that a serious post? HD DVD was defeated by Blu Ray in Feb. 2008.wes_mantooth wrote: I sold my blu ray and bought HD DVD.....it is only a matter of time before bluray is dead.
wes_mantooth
Posts: 17,977
Dec 27, 2009 3:23pm
hmm...weird. I am always behind the times.
imex99
Posts: 4,927
Dec 27, 2009 5:01pm
You can signup for netflix but your not going to be able to stream any movies over your PS3 without the PS3 netflix disc.Society wrote:What do I need the disc for? On the PS3 there is an option to sign-up for netflix already.imex99 wrote:Good choice by your wifeSociety wrote: My wife and I went shopping for a blu ray player the other day and came home with a PS3. Thank you Best Buy guy.
hoops23
Posts: 15,696
Dec 27, 2009 5:05pm
Yeah, imex is right. You need the PS3 disc from Netflix to instantly stream your queue from the system itself.
Sometime soon though, the PS3 should be able to load up the Netflix software w/o the disc. It was an obvious rush job to get Netflix on the PS3 by both parties, but it works, so that's all that matters.
Sometime soon though, the PS3 should be able to load up the Netflix software w/o the disc. It was an obvious rush job to get Netflix on the PS3 by both parties, but it works, so that's all that matters.
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I Wear Pants
Posts: 16,223
Dec 27, 2009 5:23pm
Sony is talking about having a paid subscription online model like Xbox Live that would include things like no disc Netflix streaming. They would make free users continue to use the disc.LTrain23 wrote: Yeah, imex is right. You need the PS3 disc from Netflix to instantly stream your queue from the system itself.
Sometime soon though, the PS3 should be able to load up the Netflix software w/o the disc. It was an obvious rush job to get Netflix on the PS3 by both parties, but it works, so that's all that matters.
wes_mantooth
Posts: 17,977
Dec 27, 2009 5:24pm
People may get pissed if Sony starts to charge for some "premium features" but as long as it is similar to Xbox Live......I would gladly pay.
I just hope they don't demand $12 without any notice.
I just hope they don't demand $12 without any notice.
hoops23
Posts: 15,696
Dec 27, 2009 5:28pm
Yeah, people have been confused by the pay service Sony is talking about though.
Online gaming would STILL be FREE. There is no charge for playing games online by Sony.
However, the premium service you could pay for would include things like a 3 year extended warranty, 1 hour demo trials of new release PS3 games, unlimited play of PS1 games (and soon to be PS2 games I hear) Cloud storage, and several other features.. Which, imo, may be worth paying for.
But again, if you just want to continue playing online and are not worried about the other premium services, you could opt to not pay and still play online..
But, this idea is just being thrown out right now, I don't think it's a certainty yet.
Online gaming would STILL be FREE. There is no charge for playing games online by Sony.
However, the premium service you could pay for would include things like a 3 year extended warranty, 1 hour demo trials of new release PS3 games, unlimited play of PS1 games (and soon to be PS2 games I hear) Cloud storage, and several other features.. Which, imo, may be worth paying for.
But again, if you just want to continue playing online and are not worried about the other premium services, you could opt to not pay and still play online..
But, this idea is just being thrown out right now, I don't think it's a certainty yet.
wes_mantooth
Posts: 17,977
Dec 27, 2009 5:30pm
I just want them to offer......
when a friend comes online, you can simply tap the start button and invite them into a game.
Maybe they offer it now.....any game that is offered on both systems, I buy on 360 because it was a pain in the ass before.
when a friend comes online, you can simply tap the start button and invite them into a game.
Maybe they offer it now.....any game that is offered on both systems, I buy on 360 because it was a pain in the ass before.
hoops23
Posts: 15,696
Dec 27, 2009 5:31pm
You're a filthy whore.