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[htcz]

HoseB, on 19 March 2012 - 11:01, said:

Hello there,

this Blu-Ray player does everything you have asked for..

http://www.amazon.co...s00_i00_details

Looks pretty OK too.......

Comparision between all listed? I can only judge so much

[htcz]

It seems the equivalent in my region is: Philips BDP5200/12

I imagine they are exactly the same...

So basically we are down to these;

LG BD670
Panasonic DMP-BDT210
Philips BDP5200/12

Im geared (excluding prices, as I havent looked yet) towards the Philips as my DVD player is Philips and hasnt given any problems and so is my TV.

The problem is that (from comments here on Neowin in this thread) LG offers better "smart apps" Are they really worth it?

My TV (Philips) also offers some apps although they are VERY slow to load....

[nik louch]

Panasonic DMP-BDT210

There is a cheaper option that only has one HDMI out. It's about £150 on ebay

[htcz]

Now more towards the Philips It seems to also be the cheapest (also easiest to find) of the three....

nik louch, on 19 March 2012 - 11:37, said:

Panasonic DMP-BDT210

There is a cheaper option that only has one HDMI out. It's about £150 on ebay

1: Why do I want more than one HDMI out?
2: Why, besides that, should I pick this instead of the Philips which is cheaper and has everything I asked for?

[philcruicks]

htcz, on 19 March 2012 - 10:49, said:

The DMP-BDT110 doesnt have wifi incorporated.

The other one's page seems to be down (?) so couldnt read much about it....

I think the 20 is the same just with WiFi.

The smart app are kinda nice...youtube on your tv etc...but it really depends if you're fussed...maybe have a look at LG's smart site see what there is.
This is a list of thats pre-installed http://lgknowledgeba...ry&EntryID=6510
and this is the store http://gb.lgappstv.c...t.lge?dummy=all
as you can see quite a lot...now I dono if some are limited to just the TV's rather then the players...but if your the sort of person who has LoveFilm or Netflix...or wants to watch youtube on the TV its quite useful.

[+Daedroth]

I have the LG BD555 which has all of what you need, except for the WiFi, but I can imagine later models have this now. It's an excellent range of Bluray players in my opinion.

[philcruicks]

htcz, on 19 March 2012 - 11:34, said:

It seems the equivalent in my region is: Philips BDP5200/12

I imagine they are exactly the same...

So basically we are down to these;

LG BD670
Panasonic DMP-BDT210
Philips BDP5200/12

Im geared (excluding prices, as I havent looked yet) towards the Philips as my DVD player is Philips and hasnt given any problems and so is my TV.

The problem is that (from comments here on Neowin in this thread) LG offers better "smart apps" Are they really worth it?

My TV (Philips) also offers some apps although they are VERY slow to load....

I would expect the upscaling on the Phillips to be only as good if not worse than the LG...I'd break it down as:

Best upscaling - Panasonic
Best Smart Apps (and probably best updates) - LG
Cheapest - Phillips

[jerzdawg]

My vote would go towards the Panasonic 210 (I have one) as far as upscailing - Phillips to me seems cheap and I would not expect the best quality. LG is def the favorite for your "smart apps" but with all of the ones that are built into the Panasonic.. I havent used any of them.

[htcz]

Holy ****....

From their online store (although I know this is not the cheapest price I can find) the Philips costs 140 while the Panasonic costs 229. Doesnt meet the price point of "low priced" at all.....LG doesnt seem to have a online store.

Upscaling is nice of course but my TV is not huge so I dont think it would be too noticable.

I could find the LG (or the Panasonic) in a online store Ive been recommended so I think Ill have to go with the cheapest option of Philips.....although it has a "Reserve Now" option which means they arent shipping out right now.

[philcruicks]

Amazon is where I looked for them:
£130 http://www.amazon.co...ASIN=B004ZHYY4W

[htcz]

Well I think the Philips is either a old model being phased out (as it is not avaliable in Philips' online store) or it is so good that it is selling like hot cakes (although I doubt it)

philcruicks, on 19 March 2012 - 14:40, said:

Amazon is where I looked for them:
£130 http://www.amazon.co...ASIN=B004ZHYY4W

I dont use Amazon because I cant.

Looked in places the ship to me and where I looked is pretty much the cheapest avaliable option.

Looked at the Amazon site (thought they didnt have one) and it is at 152 (the Philips)

That LG is at 129,95 . Things of life


No Panasonic....

[philcruicks]

htcz, on 19 March 2012 - 14:43, said:

I dont use Amazon because I cant.

Where are you that you can't use amazon? thought they pretty well shipped everywhere in the world.

[htcz]

philcruicks, on 19 March 2012 - 14:46, said:

Where are you that you can't use amazon? thought they pretty well shipped everywhere in the world.

I updated my post above you, sorry about that.

[philcruicks]

Well that pretty well settles it LG for 20 less than the Phillips and Panasonic isn't available.

[htcz]

philcruicks, on 19 March 2012 - 16:13, said:

Well that pretty well settles it LG for 20 less than the Phillips and Panasonic isn't available.

If it were than easy

Sites give the player a pretty good review but users give it low: Locking up issues, drive breaks, trouble updating firmware, etc....

(Ah I knew I had something else to mention about the Philips! )

The Philips allows a USB keyboard to be plugged into it! I think that is one of the best feature which I did not expect at all any player to support.

Also Im not sure if the LG allows BD-Live content to be stored on a external USB drive.....Also unacceptable.

That being said, (unless the BD-Live thing isnt avaliable), Ill go for the LG still because the Philips is not in stock.


Anyone know if the BD670 supports BD-Live storage thru a external USB?