What is the best Blu Ray player? I've looked at the Panasonic DMP-BD10 but is PS3 the way to go? Why?

Question

Dont know what to get to play blu-ray on the brand new Samsung 52" LCD I just bought. I already have an Xbox 360 and the HD DVD attachment player, what should i get to play Blu Rays? Is PS3 one of the best blu ray, can it update and better price? Dont know what to do and I want a killer blu ray for my home theater!!

Answer 1

I second that. The PS3 can update to new frimware when needed.  Works fine as a gaming platform and also upconverts Dvd's.  Price isnt to bad compared to a standalone blueray player.

Answer 2

while i was looking about for a blu-ray player for myself i came across this blog with lots of info about the technology behind blu-ray and there is a link to a phillips player on there too...

Answer 3

Unless you want to wait later for players that are compliant with profile 2.0 then by all means get a ps3 now, it is the only current player capable of updating itself to profile 2.0.

Answer 4

The PS3 excellent image quality, has very fast  load times - some players take an age to load a blu-ray movie to get it ready to play. It is Blu-ray Profile 1.1 compliant and Sony has stated that it will be upgradeable to Blu-ray Profile 2.0.

Cnet.com rates it as the best buy amongst blu-ray players.

I have a PS3 hooked up to my HT via HDMI and the movies and sound are amazing!

Now the games (if you like that sort of thing) when played on a HT setup are also amazing.

Only downside is that the remote is Bluetooth and as such you cannot program today's universal remotes to control the PS3. Maybe one day :)

Answer 5

PS3 is the way to go. It will update to all new versions without a problem, unlike other players.  It always plays [awesome] games (duh) and has excellent blu-ray playback for a good price.  Rumors are that the price will go down to $299 by the end of this year.