Best buy low budget Blu-ray player on the market

[luggs48]

Hi all , just wondered what you all think is the best budget Blu-ray players on the market?

[Brainiac]

Hi

Depends on what your definition of budget is and what features are most important to you.
For me, the last Blu-Ray player I purchased was the Sony BDP-S590 3D player. I just did a google search, and the prices varied widely. Sony's site is selling it for $99.99.
It has all the features I want and so far has played everything I have thrown at it. There are, I'm sure, cheaper players on the market. As a matter of fact, I purchased a Vizio 3D Blu-Ray player prior to getting the Sony, and it refused to play some of my Blu-Ray titles. Did a Google search and found out that it was a common problem. I promptly returned it and got the Sony instead, and have never looked back.
I highly suggest that you do some research on different models before you make the purchase. Believe me, you will save yourself some major headaches.

Brainiac

[tarzan54]

Also if you are planning on making backup copys of your movies (which is legal if you own them) look for one that doesn't have cinavia protection on it.

[luggs48]

Hi Thanks for replying , I am thinking of buying a Samsung BD-E5300 ?
I have a selection of original Blu-ray discs , but I have made back ups using DVD fab IMGburn etc .
I just wondered if they would play on this player?

[usually_quiet]

Hi Thanks for replying , I am thinking of buying a Samsung BD-E5300 ?
I have a selection of original Blu-ray discs , but I have made back ups using DVD fab IMGburn etc .
I just wondered if they would play on this player?

Here's another suggestion to consider: LG makes some nice entry level budget models (not 3D though). The LG BP125 and LG BP220 have been popular this year.

As far as your rips go... Every BD player built after January 30 2012, including the Samsung BD-E5300 and my suggestions above, is going to comply with Cinavia. Cinavia compliance is a required part the AACS license. In addition, I have read that Cinavia comliance is sometimes added via firmware updates.

However, not every Blu-Ray release uses Cinavia so your rips may work, but if you must have a player that does not recognize Cinavia, you will have to look for them among 2011 and older models and never upgrade the firmware.

[luggs48]

Hi thanks for replying ,certainly some food for thought .

[usually_quiet]

Hi thanks for replying ,certainly some food for thought .

I hate to be the bearer of bad news I just wanted you to understand that finding a 2012 model Blu-ray player that doesn't recognize Cinavia will be difficult at best and impossible at worst.

I didn't notice before that you live in GB. I think the LG BP125 has a UK version (as I recall, Woolworth's had them before Christmas), but I think the BP220 probably does not (I couldn't find it at LG's UK website).

[luggs48]

Hi thanks for replying again, I had a look for the LG BP125 and found it on the Amazon site £50 ? But I assume it might still be no good as it makes a difference what firmware is on there ?

[usually_quiet]

Hi thanks for replying again, I had a look for the LG BP125 and found it on the Amazon site £50 ? But I assume it might still be no good as it makes a difference what firmware is on there ?

If by "it might still be no good" you mean the LG BP125 is Cinavia compliant, then you are correct. The LG BP125 came out just recently, and as I said in a previous post, you are very unlikely to find any Blu-Ray players made in 2012 that are not Cinavia compliant. However, it is inexpensive, which is one of your primary requirements.

If you must have a player that does not recognize Cinavia, you will need to look for a model from 2011 or earlier. If you do a search with Google, you can find lists of players and firmware that do not react to Cinavia. You may have to pay more than would be the case if you bought a newer player, unless you can find a good deal used.

[tigerman8u]

Look on Amazon, They have a Panasonic 210 for $89.00 it is a refurbished unit but an excellent player an cinavia free.

[luggs48]

Hi thanks for the reply again, Please excuse my Naivety, but what I can assume from what you are saying even upto date Blu-ray players will play most back-up discs as long as they have not got cinavia on them ?

[usually_quiet]

Hi thanks for the reply again, Please excuse my Naivety, but what I can assume from what you are saying even upto date Blu-ray players will play most back-up discs as long as they have not got cinavia on them ?

If the backup is made from a movie that doesn't have Cinavia protection, then even the latest model Cinavia-compliant Blu-Ray players will play the backup. (Assuming of course that the backup is in a format the player is able to play and on some type of media that the player can read.)

[tarzan54]

tigerman8u has a great suggestion, I have that player an it is a great player, And if your worried about cinavia protection, Just use your laptop if you have and HDMI output and plug into your tv.

[Chopmeister]

Best is relative - and depends on what you care about and what you want to do.

Personally, I don't care about Cinavia. I have WD Lives networked to a NAS for playing media files, and don't care about 3D - all I want out of a budget player is that it plays disks OK and doesn't cost too much.

My best buy in this regard was a cheap plasticky VEON unit that I picked up at a sale for $NZ50 (approx $US40). Quality is OK, remote is a bit crappy. But, it is zone free, out of the box, for both DVD and Blu ray playback. Region-free for DVD is common in this country, but zone-free for blu-ray is comparatively rare, and worth having, as importing is pretty much a necessity for a film enthusiast given the crappy pricing and release windows that we have to put up with compared to the US. To find this for such a low price is my best budget-player score.

[addu]

But only Korean 3d bluray players are full proof. It means if u put any kind of material for example a avchd2.0 specification dvd-9 written 3dbd specified disc it will play very nicely whereas the Japanese brand although a signatories to this specification will not play those disc. Buy only Koreans 3d bluray players for optimum benefits. That lg and Samsung are the best buy if u don't want to regret.

[luggs48]

Thanks all for the replys , glad I came on here . I was told this site had a lot of people who actually knew what they where talking about .Thanks again.