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Sony BDP-S300 Tabletop Blu-Ray Player Blue

Sony BDP-S300 Tabletop Blu-Ray Player Blue
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Tabletop, 1080p, Dolby Digital, DTS, Disk Capacity : 1, BD-ROM, DVD, DVD R, DVD RW ... more

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Buy Blu-Ray: Sony BDP-S300 Tabletop Blu-Ray for $287.95

Posted July 16, 2008 by nick

Tired of your using your regular, old DVD player? Especially if you have a nice HDTV mounted on your wall. You probably would like to put that bad boy to good use with a nice new Blu ray DVD player, wouldn't you? Sometimes those new players can run a bit steep, so here is a great deal on one at Smarter. For only $287.95, you can pick up this Sony BDP-S300 Tabletop Blu-Ray player at RefurbDepot.com. An awesome pricing, seeing how the average price for this Blu-ray player from the other stores on Smarter hover close to $400. Although it may be refurbished, if you can save $400 from it's actual list price of $699.99, it's worth checking out. It doesn't hurt to peak. To check out this Sony Blu-Ray player on Smarter.com, click here. To go to RefurbDepot.com, click here... more

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Review from a shopper who 'Loved it'
From: Posted: Sep 12, 2008 Type: User Review Just do the firmware update!!!!

This dvd player is just like every other one on the market. When you first use it you must do the updates!!!! This solved all of the problems and even improved loading speed. I played Pearl Harbor Blu-Ray (Incredible) and it only took 20 seconds...
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From: Posted: Aug 30, 2008 Type: User Review Don't buy this

I received this player for Christmas '07 and as of today have been wondering how this product ever got the Sony name on it. It would have to speed up to be considered slow. It can take minutes to turn on, load, and very often the picture freezes...
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From: Reviewed by: dwdrums Location: Philadelphia, PA Posted: May 13, 2008 Type: User Review Froze during movie on 1st day!!

I love Sony... but I must say I am worried about this purchase. Here's my lineup: BDP-s300 with v3.70 Samsung 52" LCD 71 series Onkyo TX-DS 777 Monster 1000HD HDMI Monster Power HTS 5200 MK II Polk Seperates with bipole/dipole rears 12" powered sub
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From: Pcmag Reviewed by: Pcmag Expert Posted: May 02, 2008 Type: Expert Review

Sony's BDP-S300 Blu-ray Disc (BD) Player delivers admirable picture and sound quality, and, as with many BD players, it can upconvert regular DVD movies to 1080p format. It can also play back multimedia files recorded onto relatively spacious (and in
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PROS: Plays JPEG and MP3 files on DVDs. Supports 24-Hz output with Blu-ray movies. Provides basic picture control settings and presets.
CONS: Slow disc load times with some Blu-ray movies. No 24-Hz output with DVD video. No bitstream audio output (HDMI).
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Sony BDP-S500 Tabletop Blu-Ray Player Blue

Sony BDP-S500 Tabletop Blu-Ray Player Blue
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From: Reviewed by: Joshua Location: Jacksonville FL Posted: Jun 27, 2008 Type: User Review Makes even older DVD's sound better

This unit plays the home made Blu Ray. Many models will not play home computer generated AVCHD. This one works great. Even older DVDs have better sound and graphic improvement. Yes the dollar amount is much but, you get what you pay for.
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From: Reviewed by: bigtuna Location: Everett, wa. Posted: Apr 09, 2008 Type: User Review Do your home work.

Pro: Great Picture. Con: Slow loads buggy at times If you think you can rent blu ray movies and play them with this, think again. These players are VERY VERY picky. If there is a smudge or small scratch on the disk. Its not going to play. I'd say ab
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From: Reviewed by: SET Location: Chalotte Posted: Jun 26, 2008 Type: User Review Only up converts standard DVD's through HDMI

Great player but I was very disappointed with standard DVD up-conversion. This feature only works with HDMI. Since I'm forced to use component cables I'm out of luck :-) Wish Sony would make this more clear!
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From: Trustedreviews Reviewed by: Trustedreviews Expert Posted: Feb 11, 2008 Type: Expert Review

The BDP-S500 is Sony's top-end Blu-ray deck, and is the bigger brother of the BDP-S300 . While we were impressed by the S300's picture quality, the lack of key features made the sub-??300 price tag seem like a false economy. However, the BDP-S500 a
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Sony BDP-S2000ES Tabletop Blu-Ray Player Blue

Sony BDP-S2000ES Tabletop Blu-Ray Player Blue
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From: Reviewed by: skrydmas@sbcglobal... Posted: Feb 16, 2008 Type: User Review Slow! Slow! Slow!

Pros: Looks and build quality Cons: Slow! I first used my PS3 to play Blu-ray. It's great, except for the fan noise. It becomes too obtrusive while watching movies. I wanted to stay with Sony and high quality. I obtained the BDP-S2000ES. It's als
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From: Posted: May 08, 2008 Type: User Review Good if it works!

The picture quality of this player is outstanding. However, on first purchase it had some distortion in the sound of one channel, wouldn't load discs on occasion, and very slow. We sent it back, got it serviced.

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Panasonic DMP-BD30K Tabletop Blu-Ray Player Black

Panasonic DMP-BD30K Tabletop Blu-Ray Player Black
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From: Posted: Sep 09, 2008 Type: User Review Modification of subtitles

The great advantage of Panasonic DVD players over other brands is that with the Panasonic you can lower subtitles to the bottom of the screen and also fade the subtitles out, so they become much less noticeable. People who like foreign movies,...
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From: Reviewed by: residentelk Posted: Apr 24, 2008 Type: User Review "not compatible with LG HDTV"

I like Panasonic products, they are easy to use, have good features and very durable. So, for a Blu-Ray player I purchased the DMP-BD30K with my new LG 47LG50 TV and discovered a defect when the player was hooked up via HDMI on all 3 ports of my TV.
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PROS: Dolby TrueHD and DTS HD lossless
CONS: not compatible with LG HDTV
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From: Posted: Sep 07, 2008 Type: User Review Nice Player when it Works

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So I just received my brand new Panasonic DMP-BD30 and was excited to try it out on my brand new Samsung LCD. I put in the brand new Transformers Blu-ray and what happened -- NOTHING. It started to load and...
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Samsung BD-UP5000 Tabletop Hybrid Blu-ray / HD DVD player Black

Samsung BD-UP5000 Tabletop Hybrid Blu-ray / HD DVD player Black
by Samsung

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From: Reviewed by: martin lemke Posted: Jun 15, 2008 Type: User Review upgrade

some of the blue ray dvd's will not load up.the samsung model, I have is bd-p1400, do i need to add upgrade's to play some of the blue ray dvd's
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From: Reviewed by: Tim Location: Texas Posted: May 22, 2008 Type: User Review Save your money and your time....

I've had this since Jan. 08. It had great promise. Unfortunately, this thing is a brick straight out of the box and two firmware updates have not helped. Now Samsung refuses to support it at all. If you want a good picture, this will do. But I bought
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From: Posted: Apr 17, 2008 Type: User Review Great Picture, But There Are Some Limitations

On the plus side, the picture is absolutly stunning, and isn't that what HiDef is all about? I have to give the edge to the HD DVD titles I have seen over the Blu Ray in terms of true sharpness and low noise levels. But I am just starting my...
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From: Pcmag Reviewed by: Pcmag Expert Posted: Feb 15, 2008 Type: Expert Review

The HD DVD format was on the losing end of the blue laser battle, but the early adopters of this original HD disc format may be interested in a set-top player that supports the playback of HD DVD and Blu-ray high-definition discs. Until all HD movies
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PROS: Plays Blu-ray and HD DVD discs. Quick start-up. Immediate resume from stopped playback with Blu-ray and DVD movies. Excellent upscaling DVD player. Top-notch HD video-processing quality.
CONS: HD DVD PiP displayed with incorrect aspect ratio. No 24-Hz output with DVD video. No raw bitstream output with Dolby TrueHD or DTS-HD lossless audio formats. Watch the Samsung BD-UP5000 Video Review!
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Samsung BD-P1500 Blu-ray Disc Player

Samsung BD-P1500 Blu-ray Disc Player
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Experience the blu-ray difference with the SAMSUNG BD-P1500. The BD-P1500 lets you have it all - watch your favorite ... more

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Denon DVD-3800BDCI Tabletop Blu-Ray Player Black

Denon DVD-3800BDCI Tabletop Blu-Ray Player Black
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From: Posted: Jul 03, 2008 Type: User Review Outstanding Blu-Ray and CD player

I purchased the Denon 3800BDCI as I was looking for a "high end" Blu-Ray player that was also capable of playing SD DVD's and CD's. Having a Denon 4308CI as an AV processor also made this player an optimal choice for my system. Blu-Ray discs...
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From: Posted: Jun 19, 2008 Type: User Review It plays blu-ray discs, no SACD support

This is a my opinion type of review, but they fall well short of actually supporting the best sound format in SACD. The PS3 does this for $500.00.

An Oppo 980H supports SACd and it's DVD multiplayer with DSD acros the HDMI cable. I...
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From: Posted: Jul 06, 2008 Type: User Review Top of the line dissapointment

After spending 2K for Denon's DVD 3800 BDCI the trouble began. I watched my first movie (SpiderMan 3 Blu-Ray) all went well. A week or two later I tried to watch Cloverfeild and 2001 A Space Od. NO GOOD.

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Toshiba HD-XA1 Tabletop HD-DVD Player Black
Toshiba HD-XA1 Tabletop HD-DVD Player Black

Toshiba HD-XA1 Tabletop HD-DVD Player Black

Toshiba HD-XA1 Tabletop HD-DVD Player Black
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From: Reviewed by: Chance Location: Fairfax Posted: Feb 08, 2008 Type: User Review Owner for nearly 3 months

Have been very impressed and satisfied with this player. Up-converts my standard DVD collection quite well. The player came with HD versions of 300 and Borne Identity (two movies I already owned on standard DVD). I played each version and found th
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From: Reviewed by: stoke Location: Austin Posted: Jan 14, 2008 Type: User Review This thing is a paper weight.

We purchased this product and when you open the box it tells you cant watch HD movies without firmware updates. You are told to download it off of the Toshiba website but when you do this you get an error code after waiting 35 minutes for the update
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From: Reviewed by: No Mo HD Location: Bergen, NJ Posted: Jan 24, 2008 Type: User Review Lame even at low prices.

The user interface stinks. You have to stop the disk to access the players menu. This became a problem since it does a horrible job of upconverting SD DVDs in 1080P, so you have to switch the output to 1080i. You can't do it on the fly and have to
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From: Howstuffworks Reviewed by: Howstuffworks Expert Posted: Nov 09, 2006 Type: Expert Review

While the Blu-ray camp has so far released just a single player, Toshiba steals a march by introducing the HD-XA1, the second HD DVD player in its current line-up. A step up from the inaugural HD-A1, the HD-XA1 adds a RS-232C port for connecting the
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Denon DVD-2500BTCI Tabletop Blu-Ray Player Black
Denon DVD-2500BTCI Tabletop Blu-Ray Player Black

Denon DVD-2500BTCI Tabletop Blu-Ray Player Black

Denon DVD-2500BTCI Tabletop Blu-Ray Player Black
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