Sifus and seniors,

Would like your opinion about these 2 players. Thanks for your honest input.

i think bd 60 it has best PQ so far

heard the new batch of S360, not so good as the S350
also BD-60 has and edge on its Vierra Cast, and U-tube functions

s360, new model and more pricier,
get the BD-60

Honestly the Vierra cast and U Tube functions is a gimmick for me so far. How many people use that anyway. I have already have notebooks at home. So I never consider this point but the western world will.
Perhaps another not so gimmicky is the front USB and SD Card where we can play Dvix thru it but sony cant do that.

I'm looking at the point where the PQ and SQ. Also, SQ may not be that important when I can bitstream to my Yamaha AVR to decode.

That left with only PQ. I google around and notice these 2 unit almost peformed at the same level. Except in What Hifi which gave Sony 5 star and Pana at 4 star drop from 5 just a after a few months. And their reason is PQ and SQ mostly. Even with the lack of extra feature mentioned, the sony can still be at 5 star. But.... as many also mention, dont trust them too much. ha ha ha ha


And many user are very happy with the result of the pana.

OK, the next info I'm going to share is going to get everyone exited..... especially those who plan to upgrade or get a new BDPlayer.

The price for both of these now selling at RM599/=


Oh yah, I have not tell you which shop but is is very familiar shop you all should know..... deng deng deng.... wait my next reply. I guess perhaps someone already know. but I want to share it. The world of BDPlayer is no longer expensive. I've been waiting for years for the price to drop this much. Is also a sign that the new generation is coming.

where is the shop?
harvey norman?

RM599 is cheap, could grab it anytime

BD-60 can play .srt sub?

I know Panny releases fairly regular firmware updates for BD60. Does Sony do the same for the S360?

Yeah, I guess Panny is solving the regular freezing issue when this product was launch. So.....

Hope it fixed it.

Anyone still facing freezing issue with the panny BD60?

The only problem I have with Panny BD60 is the HDMI 'hand sacking'! Got sound not pic! Now that to me is a big problem as I need to bitsteam to my Onkyo. No choice but to use back my Panny BD30.

Apart from this the USB & SD port is a big plus.

thanks this is good info. Have you updated your firmware?

No...........

I guess thats your answer..

Btw.

for those who are waiting and I didnt reply your PM so I can answer it here.... The shop that selling these at RM599 is non other than.... deng deng deng deng.... drummmmm rollinng.......

SEC.


U want some contact in Penang... PM me ok....

SEC is what??

SEC= Star Electronics & sales

Is there any terms/conditions for the RM599 BD Player?

Mind to PM me the contact.

For me, I don't choose any of these two. Prefer waiting for Panny 3D-Ready Blu-ray Player.

wow if can get sony s360 for 599 than i want another bdp. only sec in penang? what about kl?

my bd60 does not have think kind of handshake issue nor hang.

Carrefour Midvalley Megamall selling Philips bdp3000 also RM599/- . Got demo there - (2 days ago)

I saw one Sony outlet selling S350 RM799/-, S360 RM899/- (limited stocks).

Here's a review on the Philips :-

http://www.trustedreviews.com/home-cinema/...u-ray-Player/p1

This post has been edited by Ngto: Nov 1 2009, 01:58 PM

yup mine doesn't has either. in fact it can even read uncle ho's dvd that my pioneer dvdp can't read.

playing bd so far no prob at all. good player.

So far, my BD60 plays anything I throw at it

SEC only in penang?
kl area dont have?

Honestly guys, I dont know about KL. I was planning to go to KL and buy. But somehow luck struck. SEC offered to me. Just a moment ago, 2 friends going to SEC near Queensbay mall.

Oh btw another fantastic offer is, I extended my warranty to another 5 years. Total warranty now 6 years for additional Rm72 niah. The friends I met cant believe their ears for this price. Almost sound impossible. So I showed them my receipt which made them make a call to their husband and wife to go there now.


happy hunting everyone.

Star Electronics & sales selling bd60 and bds 360 at rm 599 you sure?? wow?? currently msia has latest models of these brands correct me or add any if you want

bdp3000
bd60
bds360
lg bd 370
lg bd 390
p1600

i dont know what models of pioneer and sharp is avail here
can you tell me price of bd 370 there it plays mkv

also i have a question

i want to know can i use HDMI for Video output and Composite(white and red) 2Ch RCA for Audio Output?

I will not hook it up to to a tv i will hook to my monitor that has HDMI. I dont want to use my monitor speakers because they suck I want to get 2 to 1 RCA audio adapter and use it in line in with my speakers is it possible? because in PS3 its possible i tried it in which blu ray it supports that?

i dont own a AVR and will not buy a AVR

Great price indeed. Make me think whether should buy 1 just for bitstream HD audio to AVR. Too bad my fat PS3 cannot bitstream HD audio.

Use yr ps3 for gaming while get bd player for HT since u got AVR.

had been using BD60 for 1 month + now. I will say a fairly good player.

Don't laugh, I use PS3 primary for Blu Ray

I think it is a worthwhile to invest if the HD audio bitstream better AQ than LPCM. I hope I'm not open another can of worms, cabut...

I have chosen the Pana BD60 as well. Was with Sony at 1st and change my mind. What Hifi has the Sony as the 2009 award.

But if you google around, notice that many other so call expert review prefer the Pana over the Sony.

I kinda like the idea of reading Divx file and front SD and USB.

Who to trust? well.. for practicability, I trust the users. See how the actually users use them especially in Malaysia.

For performance wise, trust the expert reviewer but look at what are the +ve and -ve they mentioned. It may be something good for them, but not really for us.

And also trust what my plan is. So.... looking forward for my BD60 on Tuesday....

No ready stock? Semua habis liao.

Just wondering it comes with HDMI cable?

so can i use rca audio and hdmi for video in bd 60??

why u need RCA? HDMI can carry both audio and visual signal mah.

Huh? Who said finish? I dont know. but my case is, I change from Sony to Pana. So delay another day. I hope those interested still have the time to get one. Also, look for Mr Neoh from that SEC at Queensbay.

Btw, it doesn't come with HDMI cable.

This post has been edited by tracktion3: Nov 1 2009, 09:17 PM

I've read somewhere before that Sony's loading is slower compared to Panny

I heard the other way around. Well... every bluray player got this problem. Some maybe a few second faster.

But If I could, I wish to have both.. ha ha ha

i need rca audio because my lcd monitors doesnt have built in speakers to carry audio or also an audio out port so i want to use rca for audio possible?

It's normal, my PS3 is only act as BD player

Thought Pana BD60 comes with HDMI cable.

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Added on November 2, 2009, 7:04 amyes it is possible to RCA as well.

This post has been edited by sonerin: Nov 2 2009, 07:04 AM

Well, usually this cable come separately and not in the box. I got one also when I bought my LCD TV for free. Pana HDMI looks good and tough. I plan to get other cable to try and see. but that would be later on.


Now got many fake Monster cable too. ha ha ha ha

Yippi. Got mine today.

aat rm 599?

from the same place as I mentioned?

yup, at RM599 (brand new). better hurry ....

the place yr recommend carries no more stock. got it from bkt jambul branch, also last one.
thanks for the tip. add another 5yrs warranty at RM72. peace of mind.

so fast finish de.. people must be attacking all the branches... ha ha ha

Never experienced this issue with my BD60 and Onkyo 876. Try updating firmware and see. Mine is updated.

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Added on November 2, 2009, 4:36 pmUnfortunately not.

This post has been edited by jchong: Nov 2 2009, 04:36 PM

where can get bd60 in rm 599 in kl area? also is s360 rm 599 too? i see no newspaper ads.

RM 599,i think it demo unit.

Is new in the box. Also, can SEC sell so many demo unit?

I called SEC just now. Stock still got. Have to wait for it to arrive. So go any SEC branch and ask. No display unit in the shop.

Yup, it is brand new.

When I took my unit, still sealed with Panasonic sticker on the box.

These days reviews are so subjective. Someone might rate a certain model as the best and another might rate it very low. Don't know who to trust anymore.

For e.g take a look at this rating of the Top 10 Blu-ray players by Cnet Asia.

Right at the bottom (10th) is the Sony S360 managing only 6.2 out of 10. (even the PS3 Slim was placed higher at 5th place (8.7 out of 10))

The Panasonic BD60 on the other hand got 2nd place (8.8 out of 10)

This post has been edited by Ngto: Nov 2 2009, 11:09 PM

maybe panny BD60 with proven track record and lots of users is really good leh?

S360 also RM599 in Penang? Can someone help to buy and send for me

SEC got branch in kl or not?

Nope. Mostly in Penang and some Kedah area like Kulim.

I don't doubt the BD60. I am just saying some reviews rated the Sony S360 above the BD60, but on the other hand another rated it way down at the bottom .

arremie, you want? can help you check it out one.

Yes bro pls check it out for me. PM me later ya. Thanks v much

i have got another q

LG JVC bd players play mkvs but u have to use a fat 32 storage so limit is 4.3 gb per file which is very annoying. i want to know is there any blu ray players by which you can stream and play medias like mkv or divx or avi or mp4 files from your pc wired or wireless lan? are there currently any bd players like that except ps3??

then good to hear that new set.

Try out last night, first impression on BD60's PQ and AQ are better than PS3 (FAT FAT one). The PQ is more details and sharper. The AQ thanks to the HD Audit Bistream. Also, the BD60 disc loading time also fast and acceptable to me.

This post has been edited by gocitygo: Nov 3 2009, 01:35 PM

if bitstream audio then ps3 slim or bd60 shouldnt have differences. Amp doing the donkey work

gocitygo,
I believe that the PQ is slightly sharper on the BD60 becoz it has some edge enhancement even at zero. If u turn it down a notch, it will be the same.

In that sense the PS3 is pretty neutral in that aspect. However, once u set it the same, the BD60 and the PS3 are pretty close.

can bd 60 stream vids from pc?

Not that I know.

Riddhy,
Have seen ur posts, you're looking for a media streamer that also happens to be a blu ray player. I would suggest the upcoming Dune 3.0. Will cost at least USD450.

Or go singapore buy this pop corn hour. Add a BD ROM, you have yourself a device that download and play BD. You computer can rest and do other stuff. ha ha ha

http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1203450

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Added on November 3, 2009, 6:18 pmUpdated my firmware online too. Now viewing Youtube. Amazingly fast viewing 2012 trailer..

This is really cool. I'm happy to get this vs S360.

Tested Bluray movies. great sound and videos.

I'm Luvvvvvving it.....


oh btw, is new out from from the box.

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Added on November 3, 2009, 10:10 pmanother quick update. The Pana play DVD with excellent result. I compared with my earlier DVD player. The result show significant improvement. This is an amazing result. I upscale my Samsung DVD to 1080p, similar for this Panasonic and the result is amazingly good. This is good. Yes!

The review from this link mention about the resume issue when stop on Java base BD.
http://hometheatermag.com/discplayers/pana...ayer/index.html

This review also mention the good VQ for DVD and BD/


btw..
DMP-BD60 Blu-Ray Disc Player Firmware
Version2.1
Date of Release10/05/2009 4:00 AM
Compatible Models DMP-BD60K, DMP-BD601K, DMP-BD605K
Issues Addressed
Issues Addressed
Improves the disc reading time by an average of 5-6 seconds
Improves the display of the Lionel Richie Live top menu.
Enables Auto Still setting in select BD discs. (Enables "Still Off" setting.)

This post has been edited by tracktion3: Nov 3 2009, 11:32 PM

I called all SEC outlets in Penang last week and they have no more stock of BD60

Which one will you recommend if i could purchased following model for the price of,

Sony BDP-S360 -- RM500.00
Panasonic DMP-BD60 -- RM888.00

As far as i know, Sony can now support bit streaming after firmware update but it
still fall behind cause it does not support divx, rmvb playback.
Thanks, dude.

This post has been edited by thk38: Dec 22 2009, 11:42 AM

Just curious where can you get Sony BDP-S360 -- RM500.00, it's really a good price , the lowest so far.

Anyway you can get Panasonic DMP-BD60 for RM 850 from 1 of our member here...

Based on the price alone, i would say go for Sony.....the difference of RM 350 spend it on BD movies...

I pick up from Senq for the price of RM999 (Since i got cash back RM950 from SONY for purchasing the 40S550 SONY LCD, Home Theater Z590K and Bluray Player S360 for RM2500 + RM899 + RM999)

Senq seem to have promotion going on every weekend during this holiday season. My friend at SenQ told me so and that's why i managed to purchase it (limited set only)

But damn, audio and video electronic stuff getting cheaper everyday (need to look for bargain everyway and anytime, i thinks all the major brand can't wait to get rid of the old stock, maybe they all about to release new 3D model)

Just got sms from them, they got such offer from SenQ (1Borneo branch, Sabah), can contacts the sale person 0195800046, Mr Paulus.

This post has been edited by thk38: Dec 22 2009, 03:26 PM

hi..im new here..looking for blue ray player..last day juz saw Harvey Norman sold LG BD350 at RM799..is it ok???

So the S360 RM500 price is PWP price?

Yes, indeed.

can tell me which other player that support rmvb playback?

where to get BD60 for 800+??? pm me plzz...i need one..i checked with HSL ..they said 1999 =.="

Even SenQ have promotion right now, just applied SenQ member card if u haven't got one. Then u buy the Bluray player from them.

Don't rush and buy now if it is not below RM1000, cause u will probably spot good bargain when u shop around this holiday season till Chinese New Year.

I thought SenQ usually sell higher price than other shop, until I notice they have great bargain during roadshow.

check in here
http://forum.lowyat.net/HomeElectronics&Homewares

there are few forumer selling at 800++ range

Panasonic and Sony which one should i get? and why?

Kulim got sell at RM599 too?
i'm going back Kulim next week. Will go check it out. Siapa mau PM me.

Hi, you managed to get from Kulim ?

Waiting for my BDP-S360. Sld be here by tmw. 2 units. One for my own usage for my second HT setup.

Htkaki, do let me know how is its' performance if compare with pana bd60 or pioneer s120. how much are you selling the s360?

The S360 is for own keeping. If it is indeed 2 units, I might sell off the other one. I do not have Pioneer BDP-120. So, can't compare.

Htkaki, bro, if you have it all setup and test run it. Do let me how it perform? I do remember you were having the pana bd 60.

Yes, as I meantioned that S360 is for my second HT setup since I have an extra set (old setup) lying at home.

Will put it in living hall, probably.

*sigh*

On the day where I am supposed to demo my home theater(my CNY open house)... for some reason the BD60 cannot read my BDs...

After spinning for awhile the display angrily reads out "No Disc".

Ive tried with several other BDs and its the same...

I updated Firmware... still no luck...

I was just watching "This Is It" around 2am this morning before i went to zzz. I switched off all devices properly as usual then i wake up with this headache...

HELP!!!!

This post has been edited by yonggoh: Feb 14 2010, 09:19 AM

I have never use S360 before but i can tell you my experience with BD60 is very good. Had no complaint about it.

I am using both S350 and S360... both also no complaint ler... so far so good.

Happy CNY to all .. whats d current price for pana bd60? Any cheap bulk buys can PM me.. thanks!

dear sifus..

can i update the firmware on the panny bd60 by using the sdcard or usb pendrive slot?other than using the lan connection or burn the firmware onto a cdr?

usb pen drive cant...
try before..

so must using cdr ??

haih so old school...

Both this player got any issue spinning uncle ho bd and dvd?

Tq

Yet to try out for my BD60 and S360. So far, only original BDs being popped in.

Very lazy to think already, just close my eyes and grab either one lo.

Last time I own 1unit S360..
player works gr8
tried with BD and DVD

somehow it cant play pirated cd

That's obvious bro, i think my brother has the S360 Sony as well.

He told me once it doesn't accpet "ahem" DVD's.

Tried my only Uncle Ho blu-ray which's Beyonce concert on my BDP-360. It's ok. Uncle Ho DVD also play fine with the upscaling...

This post has been edited by willkso: Apr 14 2010, 12:34 AM