What is the best kind of blu-ray player for under $400 ?

8 Responses to “What is the best kind of blu-ray player for under $400 ?”

1. hawaiianboy2593 says:

   September 5, 2009 at 6:56 am

   You can’t go wrong with Panasonic, Sony or Samsung. Models will be BD35, BDPS350, and BD1500 respectively. If you don’t have a newer receiver, I would suggest using the analog outs on the upgraded models (BD55, BDPS550, BDP2550) to get the best sound quality.
2. Electoflow says:

   September 5, 2009 at 6:56 am

   PS3
3. Joweh says:

   September 5, 2009 at 6:56 am

   under 400$?
   last i heard the cheapest bluray player was a ps3.
   i know the cheapest ps3′s out there are 400$.
   if you’re into games, or someone in your house is. you should look into this one.
4. Lil' Aturo says:

   September 5, 2009 at 6:56 am

   Playstation 3
   http://www.gamestop.com/Catalog/ProductDetails.aspx?product_id=72386
5. raprocks92 says:

   September 5, 2009 at 6:56 am

   The Sony and Samsungs are each selling for $250 at Walmart, Best Buy and 6th Ave. Electronics.
6. oldman says:

   September 5, 2009 at 6:56 am

   http://ct.cnet-ssa.cnet.com/clicks?t=73119785-fa4c4bf312ec815b34149ee665967592-bf&brand=CNET-SSA&s=5

   check link
7. Theaterhelp says:

   September 5, 2009 at 6:56 am

   If you have a newer surround system that has Dolby TrueHD capability using HDMI then this is the highest rated one for the price doing a better job than the PS3 upscaling DVDs and is 1 of the only Blu-Ray player that correctly resolves all pulldown cadences.http://astore.amazon.com/ewarehouse-20/detail/B001GAOYCS

   It’s big brother is equally good but adds 7.1 analog outs for the HD audio. This means that it decodes HD audio internally and send it out via 8 RCA outputs. This isn’t important unless you have an older home theater receiver with ext. inputs you don’t want to replace yet and want to get HD audio. It’s a little more but still comes in under your budget. http://astore.amazon.com/ewarehouse-20/detail/B001GAOYCI

   The PS3 is very good but not ideal if want to integrate with a universal remote control
8. Peter D says:

   September 5, 2009 at 6:56 am

   PS3 is the best all-around player in my opinion. But if you don’t want to watch movies get a Panasonic DMP-BD35, DMP-BD55 or else a Sony BDP-S550. Here’s what cnet.com has to say:
   http://reviews.cnet.com/best-blu-ray-players/?tag=rb_content;contentNav