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best blu ray recommendation?

by inempyrean Jun 19, 2009 8:20AM PDT

Just tried out the Samsung bd1250 and it broke after two days. I'd love to find something with the same features i.e. netflix and pandora. Are those only offered by Samsung? otherwise open to any players under $400, any suggestions?

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Many options

by JeepMysteryProb Jun 21, 2009 5:51AM PDT

There are a number of Blue-Ray players out there for $400 and under. My personal recommendation is to research the Sam-sung BD-P3600. Its packed with features and has excellent picture quality. Its wireless and has 1Gb onboard memory to store BD live content. Also another plus is that it has onboard decoding for Dolby TrueHD and DTS HD Master Audio. So this is just my opinion, so look around.

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Panasonic

by bearvp Jun 22, 2009 12:17AM PDT

The Panasonic BR players are the best pro reviewed and have the best customer opinions of the BR players in the $400 and less price point. The BD-60K is $300. The BD-80K ($400) has everything the 60K has, but also has 7.1 analog multi-channel output if you need that. There is also a 70K that has an integrated VHS player along with the BR player. Here is the site to compare:

http://www2.panasonic.com/consumer-electronics/shop/Video/Blu-ray-Disc-Players.list.75009_11002_7000000000000005702

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