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What is the best Blu ray disc player?
I am looking to get a blu ray disc player for my basement,Can someone tell me wich one is the best quality.Thanks
Depends what you mean by "best".
The Pioneer is arguably the best quality, but not the best performance since it's not as flexible as the PS3 --- which is widely considered the ONLY recommendable Blu-ray player right now. By the end of the year you will have more choice and prices will come down. Furthermore some of the new players will have built in support for the audio formats (e.g. DTS-HD) that you currently need to buy an new A/V receiver to support.
That said, before buying one be sure you can benefit AND are willing to pay the premium price of disks. I highly recommend a demo on a display (HDTV/HD projector) as close as possible to what you have (size, resolution) and do a comparison to a DVD of the same movie if possible AT THE SAME DISTANCE as you will use at home.
While the store demos look great (frequently animation or HD Video camera ... which look great) real life movies are not always that much of an improvement over upconverted DVDs ... and typically cost $5 - $20 more.
I'm not trying to talk you out of Blu-ray, but given the costs involved I caution you to do your homework before deciding. Many people are choosing to not buy into Blu-ray ... at least not yet. DVD isn't going anywhere soon.
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