Do not care about anything except PQ. TIVO takes care of streaming video. Would like a Yamaha to match the other stuff, but having a cheap attack.

 

Budget?

 

$500, less would be better. Looking at these two. Others to look at?

http://www.crutchfield.com/S-mJLq47t...60.html?tp=171


http://www.crutchfield.com/S-mJLq47t...65.html?tp=171

 

I haven't followed BD players in the past 6 months or so, but for a long time the PS3 was considered the best. BD-Live since it has a built in network card. Excellent DVD upscaler. Full HTML browser (although sites are quirky). Built in memory for videos, photos, and music. There should be some decent Black Friday deals but it's usually $299.

 

Anyone know about this manufacture?

http://www.oppodigital.com/blu-ray-bdp-83/

 

I was actually going to suggest that you at least take a look at the Oppo if your budget extended up to $500.

Oppo has been a pretty respected name in the niche of upscaling DVD players for a number of years. I believe they only started shipping their BDP within the past 12 months. Regardless, if you poke around the AVS forums for the name Oppo, you'll likely find them thought of favorably.

As far as things to look for in a player I can only offer advice of what I came across back when I was researching my stuff which was quite a while ago by HT equipment standards.

A) Make sure the player can bitstream all of the audio standards. Some, including the PS3, could not back when I was in the market.

B) Make certain the player can output 24p. Some of the real low end WalMart/Target level players actually could't back when I was in the market. This is a non-issue though if your TV can't accept a 24p signal.

C) See if you can find any consensus on load times. Back when I was in the market, the Sony players had load times that were nearly twice that of the other comparable brands.

 

Bill's correct about A. But everything I've read on it is that it's hugely exaggerated unless you're a sound engineer. I believe but I might be wrong that bitstream is optimal only on DVD?

 

Got the OPPO. Everything I heard about them was true. Very nice machine.