does all the BD players mentioned here has a fan in it? any of the model without cooling fan?

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Added on September 18, 2008, 11:42 pmjust tried out the Sony S350....it got a lot smaller compared to the S300. same price tag as the S300 before. still has a fan....&#&¤
it load BD in about 60secs. apart from these...didnt try out other features...yet

This post has been edited by rthj: Sep 18 2008, 11:42 PM

yed...sony wants you to buy their micro vault. but i found cheaper transcend and kingston. and it should be able to handle more than 1GB....i think the manual said something abt NOT to plug in an ext HDD into it.

finally found something written abt the sony vs the panasonic

http://reviews.cnet.com/video-players-and-...33248632-1.html

i guess i will be plunking down for the panasonic...BD35 that is.

aiman.....get the region B BD35.....then no need to sell PS3.....
hmmm..not sure if your wife will like that idea.

i am waiting and see if there's any sales coming up in the next few weeks before i place the order for this. there's still a price diff btwn the BD35 and S350...sony being the cheaper of the 2. but the prospect of the front SDHC vs the rear USB, i prefer the front thing.

oh yeah, i'll be getting the region B version.

hey piscesguy.....can you please let me know if the power cord on your BD55 is detachable or not? not one of those integrated into the unit, right?

thanks piscesguy...so the power cord is detachable..i think the female end is quite standard...its the same with euro plug

PS3 is probably the cheapest option only in Msia.....elsewhere you get those sony/panasonic/samsung stand-alone players at a lower price compared to the PS3....

i think my PS3's fan is a bit noisy from day 1.....heard there's a difference in fan noise comparing the current (80GB) and previous 40GB with the early 60GB units....mine is the 60GB unit.

This post has been edited by rthj: Dec 5 2008, 09:53 PM

did they include any free BD with this BD35?

shame cant redeem those 2 BD eh...do you have a choice for those?

I am still waiting for someone to bring me a unit from UK...around this region...UK seems to be the best buy for this unit....at GBP195. need to mail in to get Narnia Prince Caspian....box comes with National Treasure 2 and for a limited time...Amazon UK let you choose a 3rd BD from a list.

aiman...your ps3 would worth a lot of $$...just have to put it on places like ebay.....i've heard people willing to pay more than retail for those PS2 compatible units....

aiman..check ebay and see how much people are selling these ps2-backward compatible PS3....should fetch you a good price.

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Added on December 12, 2008, 2:42 pmi know at least my colleague wanted to buy mine at new retail price....which was 600euro 3 months ago.

This post has been edited by rthj: Dec 12 2008, 02:42 PM

aiman...there's some code you can use on those universal remote controllers to break the code for the DVD playback (only) for that BD35......then again, if you wont be using it for DVD...i guess no point.

aiman, that BD35 doesnt have voltage selector, right?

i am pretty much set on that model as well.....but now have to think if i should get it from UK or US...there is quite a bit of price difference.

just emailed those fella in Stockholm about those mod kits. need to check how much is shipping and/or if they'll mod my unit if i bring them the unit.

aiman, yes, universal remote like Harmony and URC....google for it...its on some forum..avforums if not mistaken.

the mod kit retailer in Stockholm will do the mod job as well...for SEK1195...that is about RM450....but first I need to get the UK BD35 first, for the right voltage. then i might consider sending/bringing it to STO to be modded.

from the picture you posted, the PS3 is on top of the DVD player and the BD player? wouldnt that be a bit of load on the bd player?

aiman...let's form panasonic BD player club...hehehe....ordered mine today and was dispatched on the same day...however probably wont get it till 1st or 2nd week of Jan. no one jumping the channel in the next 2 weeks.

nope...dont need the step down transformer...however do need to change the 3pins plug to a euro plug

believe it or not.....i ordered the player yesterday afternoon, dispatched last evening, and it has arrived this morning......and this is only with 1st class royal mail.

amazon UK...also note the destination is UK...so i dont have the unit with me yet....bleh

no...am not in UK...

but it seems that purchasing from amazon UK (if one is in UK) is even more efficient than going out to the store.

actually amazon UK only ship within UK for these sort of stuffs...so the VAT still applies...and yes for those BD i got from UK, the VAT still applies..in fact UK's VAT is lower than many other EU countries..so they will have to top up the VAT when I order..

as for the mod chip...have not decided on that yet...havent found anyone willing to do this around here...the nearest is the mod chip distributor in stockholm..but have to find time to go there....or ship it there....see how it goes.