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Oppo Digital BDP-83 Player

$550.00 Est. at Amazon

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other bdp-83 virtue is the speed response and efficacy to any prompted action over different discs formats, bd load and reproduction, search, etc., everything does it almost at dvd normal time.
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it is able to decode all of the latest audio formats so sometimes i use the analog outputs from the player and sometimes i use the hdmi outputs (by the way, the hdmi cable they supply is first-rate.
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i can't comment on audio only formats as i only use it for video.
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second, i wanted a unit that could play sacd, dvd-a and the newer blu-ray audio formats (my rotel preamp doesn't have hdmi, my analog inputs were maxed out coming from the pioneer elite 47-ai, and i
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however, sacds and dvd-as both sounded more detailed than cds but the difference between the high rez formats and cds is more dramatic and noticeable.

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Positives: Excellent Affordability, High Quality, Excellent Sound Quality, DVD Type: Blu-Ray Player

2 RECOMMENDED by 11 people for FORMATS

Sony BDP-S550

$300.00 Est. at Amazon

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- it decodes all next-gen audio formats (the 350 does not decode the one that is not used much, and i am reading that they will upgrade that via firmware, so minor difference).
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plus it does not decode the advanced audio formats.
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if you're like me and your receiver doesn't have hdmi in, nor does it decode any of the new hd audio formats, but does have discrete 5.1 or 7.1 inputs, you would be hard pressed to get a better blu
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but changing the setup to direct it decodes lossless formats to pcm when the receiver does not.
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i have this player on my surround sound system and it really decodes all the dolby formats.

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Positives: Good Affordability, High Quality, Easy To Use, DVD Type: Blu-Ray Player

3 RECOMMENDED by 7 people for FORMATS

LG BD390 Player

$440.00 Est. at Amazon

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what's great about it:?plays all formats i have.
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what's great about it:?supports many different formats, netflix ready!
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what's great about it:?many features, not just a br player what's not so great:?wish it supported more video file formats "i got this for many reasons.
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what is a requirement is to have a player that can play many different types of video formats.
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the lg bd390 even plays dvd-rw which is a plus and plays a variety of different formats such as .avi which is a surprise since it was not listed in the specs.

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Positives: High Quality, Great Affordability, Easy To Use, DVD Type: Blu-Ray Player

4 RECOMMENDED by 6 people for FORMATS

Panasonic DMP-BD35 Blu-Ray Player

$195.00 Est. at Amazon

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not only is it an excellent bluray player that is capable of decoding all the new sound formats, it also did an excellent job displaying jpegs from my camera off an sd card.
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my surround receiver (samsung) doesn't work as it should so i'm not getting the full benefit of the new hd audio formats (note that not all blu-ray discs have the hd audio format).
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it's output the lossless hd audio formats fine over hdmi to my receiver (which can decode them) and does a fair job of upconverting standard dvds as well.
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excellent image quality on blu-ray discs; profile 2.0 compliant; onboard decoding for all high-resolution soundtrack formats, plus bit-stream output.but playstation 3 offers much more functionality
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the reviews were great and the fact that i could use this player in conjunction with my new a/v player and hear all the new digital audio formats without paying for wasted internal processing ( bd55k

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Positives: Good Affordability, High Quality, Great Sound Quality, DVD Type: Blu-Ray Player

5 RECOMMENDED by 3 people for FORMATS

Panasonic DMP-BD80K Blu-ray/

$261.00 Est. at Amazon

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what's great about it:?picture & sound quality excellent what's not so great:?instruction manual "my rotel1069 preamp processor does not decode all sound formats like dolby true hd and dts hd
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i wanted the panasonic dmp-bd80 because of both its excellent reviews and its ability to convert all audio formats to pcm and feed them via the analog outputs to my non-hdmi denon receiver.
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audio formats: both of these players will bitstream or pcm output the new hd audio formats.

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Positives: Great Sound Quality, Nice Affordability, High Quality, DVD Type: Blu-Ray Player

LG BD370 BLU RAY PLAYER

$223.00 Est. at Amazon

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plays all formats.
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the bd370 is profile 2.0 compatible, and it has onboard decoding for the new audio formats, including dolby digital+, dolby truehd, and dts-hd (should be noted that it supports dts-hd master audio
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your usb drive must be in fat 16 or fat 32 formats for this though.

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Positives: Nice Affordability, High Quality, Easy To Use, DVD Type: Blu-Ray Player

Panasonic DMP-BD60K Blu-ray/

$214.00 Est. at Amazon

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load times are still a bit slow but having all audio formats decoded by the panasonic makes it all worth it.
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it plays mp3 cdrs, audio cds, and bunch of other formats.
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the bd60 can decode all of the latest surround codecs (including dts-hd ma and dolby truehd) to pcm over hdmi or it can stream these to a compatible receiver in their native formats.
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pros: picture & sound for bd, disk compatibility, reliability, ergonomics, firmware upgrade cons: unsupported formats include divx & wma; short rare random pauses; disk loads & menu response the

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Positives: Excellent Affordability, High Quality, Easy To Use, DVD Type: Blu-Ray Player

Toshiba XD-E500 Player

$85.00 Est. at Amazon

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you see, in the br(included in ps3) and hd dvd(optional on xbox360) war a lot fanboys started having opinions and hate about the opposite formats, and now it has transfer to upconverting dvd vs br.
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houses will realize there are millions out there who will not ever buy blue but we would be more than happy to buy more hd dvds...they are just losing money not providing movies in all formats!!!!
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this xde is so good that the high prices of hd formats don't bother me anymore; even though i have everything needed to play the hd formats, the cost of discs is prohibitive; and the double dipping
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i am sold as i have been with the toshiba hd dvd players and system....maybe soon the movie houses will realize there are millions out there who will not ever buy blue but we would be more than happy

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Positives: Good Sound Quality, Easy To Use, DVD Player, Playable Disk Types: DVD Video,DVD-R,DVD-RW,CD (Audio),CD-R,CD-RW

Samsung BD-P2500 1080p Blu-Ray Disc Player

$238.00 Est. at Amazon

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few players on the market and in this price range decode both lossless formats.
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we don't have a high def tv yet, but this player is compatible with any device that uses the standard rca inputs for video and sound, as well as all the newer formats.
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okay folks, if all you want is a great blu-ray player that can handle multiple older formats of discs, you probably want to go with the panasonic series given editors choice award on cnet.

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Positives: High Quality, Good Affordability, Excellent Sound Quality, DVD Type: Blu-Ray Player

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