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Any good moderately priced bluray players?

Hi everybody,

I'm in the market for a moderately priced bluray player. I don't need 3D buy I do want a player that has streaming services like Netflix and Pandora.

It will be used for movies in the family room with my main two channel system. I don't really need multi channel analog outputs since the main system is two channel only.
Good picture quality and good contruction are the main criteria.

I'm sure people will recommend Oppo. The question is are there any good quality players between the big box store $79 players and Oppo's $500 player? What's available around $250-300, and are they much better than entry level?

Thanks in advance

bmdduck
bmdduck
rlwainwright
1,904 posts
 
The Sony mentioned does NOT do DVD-Audio discs unless you're willing to settle for lossy DTS or Dolby Digital. It absolutely will NOT decode the lossless audio portions of a DVD-Audio disc. - only DTS and Dolby Digital.

Find an Oppo BDP-80 and you will have everything you need, INCLUDING true lossless decoding of DVD-Audio discs.

-RW-
mtrot
804 posts
 
I have the Panny BDT-210 in my bedroom system, and it has been great. The picture is great into my 50" plasma, and since I use the HDMI connection into my Yamaha receiver, the sound would be the same with any BD player. One really cool thing about this Panny is that my router is way on the other side of the house, and I am streaming Amazon Prime movies and TV with no problem. I think I paid about $130 for it.

If you do want to play SACD or DVD-Audio, you will have to pay more to get a Oppo or Denon.
richardfinegold
196 posts
 
If you don't need DVD-A a Sony $100.00 player will stupefy you with it's price/performance. I have two of them.
bmdduck OP
99 posts
 
Thanks for all the ideas. I think I will look at one of the Sonys or Panasonics.

My main system includes a Linn Unidisk-SC which plays pretty much everything except Bluray and has digital inputs.

I plan to connect the Bluray player to the tv with HDMI and a digital connection to the Unidisk. Sounds like much more than the $100-150 Sony is overkill.

The older Oppos are attractive but they don't do any of the streaming stuff. I also don't really need to pay a lot for better two channel analog outs.

Thanks again

bmdduck
unsound
7,315 posts
 
Here's another perspective:
http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-34231_7-57552731/why-you-should-buy-a-cheap-blu-ray-player-on-black-friday/
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