in the bygone days of DVD, Philips used to be the King of playability for DVD disc, what about bluray disc? which brand is the King of playability?

no Pana brand pls, my sister has a Pana 60 player that cannot play half the bluray disc that she bought.

is it still philip?

going to buy a bluray player, please assist/advise

thanks

My Philip 3000 sucks my batman n transformers from amazon can't play just got a new Sony n so far so good

sony is so far the best, havent got any problem playing blueray.......

my 1 year old Sony BDP-360 so far play all the blu-ray that I throw to it.. including the ahem disc..

Oppo / dune bdp oso ok wat ...

I had Sony & Samsung.

I got to said Sony is the king! It can play all disc I bought and load disc faster than Samsung.

** I already facing two titles got problem in my Samsung player even after firmware updates.

My pana bdp60 had never failed me before. Had been using for 2 years

thanks for all the feedback, it seems Sony is the way to go

But BDP60 poor at playing Ahem BD discs

Blu Ray technology developed by Sony.

Think the PS3 is the testing benchmark.

I too bought Pana BD60 , around 2 years ago. Same problem playing ahem 25GB Bluray disc. Played only a few discs, then gave up and hardly used it at all .

After that bought a MKV Media player , using it till today.

Anyone wants to buy a hardly used Panasonic BD60 player? Other than TS of course

This post has been edited by Ngto: Oct 3 2011, 09:16 AM

using Phillips BDP-3200 player since early of this month...

so far can play all the BR discs thrown in, including ahem ones...

but the loading speed is really pathetic~

even loading up top menu takes like 5-10secs~

is it normal or its just that this Phillips is a srowporku?

I use my Panasonic BD60 without any problem for around 3 years. However, never tried ahem. Play original discs without any problem.

Original Disc sure no problems . Ahem disc 50-50 chance only.

Support original

Hi Bro,

If you look for Full HD Media Player then I would recomend Popcorn Hour. You won't regret.

try lg 550 ... but make sure u bring all your types of BDs to test out... and the mkv functionality is fabulous...plays everything so far

after having samsung / philips and this LG ... LG is the best so far ...

using sony bdp 370..throw everything can play...(so far) dvd region free..fast start up..no regret

LG 550 cannot play DVD of other regions, except Region 3 and 0.

agree sony bdps370 is the best but has stop production

oh really? i havent played dvd for ages ... so don't really bother about dvd hehe

i use ps3 to play bluray movies...............nt bad......

Bro,

Do you know where can I buy Oppo /Dune in KL?
Should I invest in Oppo 83 or 93

To my understanding, Oppo do not have a distributor here - so do you know how will the warranty be insured?

Thanks

Dune i think u can get it from one of our forumer e-life (sort of the nick).
Oppo no distributor in Malaysia i guess. The best bet is Spore

Plan this year end will buy sony or pioneer blu ray player. I recommend SONY BDP-S380 OR PIONEER BDP-140 for normal user,for high end user can think about SONY BDP-S780 OR PIONEER BDP-440(will available around november or december)

Dune got e life like Bro S said..
Oppo is avlbl in hifi 4 sale webbie.. d last I saw..
Uhm 83 is discontinued.. can maybe find used one if u look hard enuff.. replacement model is 93.. If u get d sgp ed, it comes bundled wif a hrd ware rgn free hack wif full warranty [gud for sgp]
For me ; a one yr warranty is nuthin.. unless u are extremely unlucky.. most of tis decent rvwd gear ; warranty is jus a pc of paper n u dont really need to use it.. my sgp bought bd80 is more than a yr ol - no problems at all..

D

This post has been edited by dirtrun: Oct 14 2011, 03:31 PM

Any idea how much is the Sony bdps 380 ?

This post has been edited by firestream: Oct 19 2011, 04:17 PM

IF I NOT MISTAKE BDP-S380 PRICE AROUND RM400.

was RM299 during the sale at Sony @ The Gardens.
now... i think about RM400.

This post has been edited by Skylinestar: Oct 19 2011, 08:37 PM

One time deal eh. Too bad I missed it.

sony bdp 370 / 280... can these play mkv files too? coz prefer an all-in-one unit thats not too costly

might get one if it's that good

Just bought sony BDP-S380 @ RM 399 @ jusco! Super cool can connect to my router n watch u tube online!

Care to share which jusco you bought it...I am also looking for this player ...

I bought it at jusco metro prima but look like last set lo! U can try check out!

I wish I have the uplight, super cool to watch video with uplight at home, me kids too naughty

got to fix it on the wall soon

Can someone confirm if Sony s-380 support divx? Thanks.

WPS

I think Philips is 1 hell of good blue ray player. I mean comparing the low end models with other brands.

My BD60 is still running strong. Plays anything I slot into it

anyone who has the sony S380 can confirm Divx support?

thanks.
wps

as far as i know S380 plays xvid, not divx

a harvey norman salesman recommended pioneer bdp 140. says can play ahem disc also...around rm599 during promo. hmmm

Yup, most of current BD players, has connectivity to Youtube...not a problem....its kinda smooth as well.

just got my sony s380 from seng heng. RM299 promotion price. have not test it out yet

i thought H/M is pushing their Phillips BDP-3200 which they claim can play ahem disc all the time without any problem??

this is what they told me at Ikano branch back in Sept2011~

i guess they're pushing certain models at a time to move the stocks out.

A lot of Sony users here.

Anybody owns a Panasonic BDT110? Would appreciate some information on the playability aspects of it.

Thanks.

I also want some feedback on user of panasonic bdt 110 as i saw in mid valley harvey norman selling 699. btw, any user for sony s485 yet ? what is the price you can get ? my dealer in kk told me tat sony and panasonic is very sensitive and chosy in disc selection ...... issit true

So far my S485 have no problem playing the DVD and blu-ray I 'throw' to it.. be it ori or uncle Ho version..

how is the loading time and AQ & PQ ? How much did u get it for ? Thanks

Loading time definitely faster than my older BDP-S360. AQ not much concern if the processing part done by AVR as the AVR will determine the AQ. If the audio was just depending on the TV speaker, then there's nothing to talk about. As for the PQ, it's great to my eyes but I think it won't different much for those mass market blu-ray player.

I got mine bundled with Sony Bravia package but the RRP was RM999

thanks bro for the info ...... is it good at upscaling dvd ?

no one use Samsung Blu-Ray players?? Any feedbacks?

Samsung is not good

Panasonic is better..

Thanks for the feedback guys. So which Sony BD players is the best buy lately? Models & price?

Best buy is Sony BDP-S380. No hiccup in playing my Star Wars BD.

Tx for the input. Selling price how much? Where to get the best deal? Sony Centre? Tesco?

Used to be RM 299. Price now is RM 3XX.

Tx man. Will pay Sony Centre a visit this week

Samsung is fine as well, its your choice.

You may read, owners comments here...
http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1557314

Don't bother with Sony Centre, they usually sell at RRP (recommended retail price) and for BDP380 it is RM599 (or is it RM699, cannot remember). Better look for it at other electrical shops or even hypermarkets where can get at RM399 sometimes. Also the Samsung 5500 has some complaints on playback problems with original BD - see Andrew san's comment in other threads here; don't know if the newer 5600 has similar issues. In my opinion, the Sony 380 is the best value for money entry level BD player, especially if you can find it at RM299! Also not region locked for DVD so can play those that come with BD from UK.

This post has been edited by ronaldkwok: Mar 27 2012, 01:11 PM

Thanks for the tips bro. I only play BD on the BD player, no DVD to protect the lens. Then visit Giant or Tesco then. Haha.

Last week I found RM359 at Desa LowYat.. Good Luck..

Went to Sony Centre. BDP-S380 selling at rm699 NO DISCOUNT. After that go Carrefour. They only sell Philips BD player.

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Added on March 29, 2012, 2:24 pmI was recommended 2 Sony BD player. BDP-S370 & BDP-S380. Any info on these 2 models? Price diff around rm100. Thanks.

This post has been edited by MugenK20A: Mar 29 2012, 02:24 PM

yeah right!

some "low quality DVD" will make the drive spin like crazy, if hold the player you can feel its wacky vibration, that was way too much sometimes. Avoid these kind of DVDs on your BD-Player.

better use dedicated dvd player instead, just use those region-free china brand.

Senheng Seksyen 7 Shah Alam is selling at RM299.

Anybody has any experience using Sharp BD player?

Got my Sony Blu-Ray player from SenHeng for rm299

bought sony bdp-s485 3D blu ray player for 399 at pc fair yesterday can play just about anything except rmvb and can play files from external hard disk up to 1TB just like the philips 3200/98. has on board web browser 2 mic inputs for karaoke and if you are an audiophile can also play the rare sacd . I have both of them and they are equally good and reliable

is there any bluray-player can play the USB RMVB file?? I checked the Sony BDP380, Samsung BD-D5300, Pana DMP-BD75 all not supported...

wanted to buy for a bluray player that can support DLNA (or AllShare) feature, so that I can play the WMV/WMA/RMVB files from my laptop wirelessly. So far I checked these 3 player, feature as below:

Sony BDP380: no DLNA, no support RMVB

any other blu-ray player that can play RMVB files? I was told Philips might able to play RMVB by a salesperson.

Samsung BD-D5300: DLNA, no support RMVB

Pana DMP-BD75: DLNA, no support RMVB/WMA/WMV

what about sharp bd-hp25a?

hi sifu-sifus,

anyone using Philips BDP-3200 or BDP-3300 bluray player?? The only bluray player in market that can play RM/RMVB format files besides the other common file format (WMV/MKV/MP4/etc).

BDP3300 support DLNA1.5 standard, meaning that you can link your PC or handphone or other DLNA compatible device to share/stream photo,song,movie wirelessly..... just curious anyone using this model?

BDP3200 don't supprt DLNA1.5

The RMVB can support up to 720p or 1080p?

I was went to Harvey Norman last week n sales person recommend me Philip HTS-3562. He told me that it plays RMVB but i am not sure is support up to 720p or 1080p or not..

any good 3d blu ray players to recommend?
thanks.

I'm not so sure what they meant by "king of playability" ,but if you're talking about BDMV on BD-R and BD-RE disc, I'd say SONY is the King, and 2nd to that would be philips.

All brands plays BD-ROMs without hiccups, but some brand especially samsung will not even bootup some of recordable media; BDMV BD-Rs or ahem.. ahemm.. disc.

For entry level 3D, go for Sony's BDP-S485, 3D Blu-ray and Karaoke support. It doesnt freeze and stutter like S380 sets.

The best of all, Its CINAVIA FREE out-of -box, so better not to update to latest firmware. All x90 series however has the Cinavia firmware right out-of-box before updates.

ALL Samsung BD-Dxxx and BD-Exxx has CINAVIA, only the Cxxx series doesn't.

This post has been edited by Mea Culpa: May 29 2012, 01:29 PM

how abt philips model bdp3200 and bdp3300 ? is they have CINAVIA too ?

ya some 3300 has cinavia that i tested, test bdr with cinavia Battle : Los angeles .

Perhaps for philips you need to check the box manufacturing date, be sure its before august 2011 something not so sure.. The philips BD display set may have different firmware than the new stocks.. so becareful..

To be 100% safe, get the sony's S380 or S485. They have cinavia free 0415 , 0427 firmware out-of-box.

Dont buy samsung if you plan to use BDR media on it.

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Added on May 30, 2012, 12:34 amThose planning to get CINAVIA FREE BD Player better get it now before its too late, its now or never.

This post has been edited by Mea Culpa: May 30 2012, 12:37 AM

issh....like that susah to check the manufacturing date of the BDP3300 lah......i prefer BDP3300 because it support DLNA and also can play RMVB compare to those Sony players..


so with the CINAVIA feature in, those ahem ahem bluray disc all cannot play rite? even the ahem DVD also cannot play?

so far there is no countermeasure for this CINAVIA security?

Hi,

im interest on OPPO BDP-93, anyone know the current price and where can i get it?..i look for some shop and cannot find this player...

BDP-S485 supports DLNA.

RMVB format only supports up to 480p. The average dual core PC can converts RMVB to avi 2 hours length movie in less than 30 mins.

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Added on May 30, 2012, 9:50 pmThere's no OPPO distributor in Malaysia, try Singapore.

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Added on May 30, 2012, 9:55 pm new protection for audio-video called Cinavia. It is reported to be used for protection of movie from theaters and disc releases on DVD & Blu-ray. It consists of a multi-level watermark that is embedded in the audio track and, while being theoretically transparent(not-audible) for the listener, it is supposed to resist various transformations of the audio stream like re-compression, analog playback&record, re-sampling, pitch shift, etc. The base levels are analog, but on the top level there’s the watermark payload that contains some restrictions regarding the playback environment.


ahem ahem blu-ray disc CAN play provided the audio track is NOT CINAVIA infected, you can still play old movies, but not the new ones and the coming 2013 movies. Cinavia protection needs the player to be cinavia compliant to work, you need both hands to clap.

This post has been edited by Mea Culpa: May 30 2012, 10:29 PM

Only certain Audio shop in Malaysia ( depend on location) import Oppo BDP on pre order basis, u may wanna check this out
http://audioiconic.com/oppo-bdp-93-3d-bluray-player/

They are having the GSS on the 93 @ SGD 999 included GST, heard is included mod to regoin free too, better grab while stock last. Cheers

This post has been edited by Mikeyz: May 30 2012, 11:17 PM

I saw Oppo BDP-93 and 95 at KLIAV JW Marriot Hotel last year suggest you wait probably on July same venue.

Even DVD from Blu Ray recording carries the Cinavia...I have experienced from 2 DVD BR recording movies on my Samsung BD-D5300, after firmware update.

So far, for out of the box model...s380 and Samsung BD-D5300 is ok but do not update.

Getting older stocks now seems like a wise advice.

so you mean if we get a old bluray player which is not CINAVIA compliant, it can play the new movie with CINAVIA protected without problem rite?

so the new bluray player with CINAVIA compliant with cause problem with CINAVIA protected bluray pirated movies....

sigh....that's the dilemma.....

Yes, absolutely.

Even if you recorded it from cinema with a camcorder to be played with a pendrive, a Cinavia compliant player will stop the playback. The cinavia "sound" can even be captured through the microphone.

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Added on May 31, 2012, 11:59 pmSo far ONLY LG allows firmware downgrades.

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Added on June 1, 2012, 12:03 amThe new models might carry the cinavia tho..

As of 1st February 2012, Cinavia Compliance is mandatory for BDA certification as well as anything that carries the AACS licensing.

ALL BD players MUST comply with AACS, else they wont boot an Original Protected Blu-Ray disc.

This post has been edited by Mea Culpa: Jun 1 2012, 12:13 AM

Final conclusion support original

anyone using LG BD-660? any good?
Thanks.

theres really no justification with the current blu-ray pricing, they force us to actually funding for the DRM technology.. you see..

i checked the Philips BDP3300 (with DLNA and play RMVB) manual, in copyright section it mention:

"This product uses Cinavia technology to
limit the use of unauthorized copies of some their soundtracks. When a prohibited use of an unauthorized copy is detected, a message will be displayed and playback or copying will be interrupted."

so it means all this product (regardless of manufacturing date) is CINAVIA protected rite? oh my gosh!!

Then I check another player BDP3200 (no DLNA, play RMVB too) user manual, it didn't specify anything about CINAVIA though, I believe this is an earlier model (compare the new BDP3300).

So, dilemma again, between DLNA feature, RMVB playability, and CINAVIA avoidness......why I cant have these 3 feature under 1 player!!!

:-(

This post has been edited by alesi616: Jun 5 2012, 04:32 PM

How about Philips HTS 3541? Free from Cinavia?

Have anyone seen the Sony S380 still on sale at 299??

i'm using Toshiba BDX1250.... played all ahemm... disc..(so far) RM279...

FYI sony s380 march batch is now CINAVIA infected out-of-the-box.

Dang... Cant be helped. Any players manufactured after Feb 2012 is CINAVIA compliant, do u know how much the S380 is selling??

Try looking at Sen Heng whether they still carry the older s380 batches...with M06.R.0415 firmware...or older Samsung D5300 with 1022 firmware...

I am sure there some shops still carry some old batch stocks.

went to see SenHeng, Courts....no more Sony S380 for rm299.

anyone using Philips BDP3200 or BDP3300 and notice whether they are CINAVIA infected??

BDP3200 sell around rm350 (with HDMI cable) and BDP3300 sell for rm399 (without HDMI cable).....both can support RMVB media file.

Tempting.....but scare bought the CINAVIA unit....

Went around KL & PJ area and S380 already no stocks, i caled a friend in Kuching, there are many stocks left but RM399, but no sure the firmware version. Zzzzz

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Added on June 14, 2012, 10:14 pmGot my S380 at Sony Gallery Kuching with firmware M06.R.0415 , RM399 free 2GB Sony Camera Thumbdrive.

This post has been edited by Mikeyz: Jun 14 2012, 10:14 PM

Are you sure? Im not sure they're still producing the x80, they are moving to x90 already.

I bought 3 sets for friends around early May, All three sets has 0415 fw.

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Added on June 15, 2012, 11:48 pmBtw. Samsung E5300 stocks are dated April 2012 right on the box.

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Added on June 15, 2012, 11:55 pmBDP-S485 (3D Blu-ray, karaoke) is on promotion for RM499 at sony centres. FW rev. 0427 is not cinavia compliant.

This post has been edited by Mea Culpa: Jun 15 2012, 11:56 PM