This Bluray player is no more...

[Flibster]

It has ceased to be. It's expired and gone to meet it's maker. It's a stiff...

Guess what - it's a Sony. It's just over a year old which makes it the oldest piece of Sony kit I've owned before it broke down.

So, the question is - so I go for the Sony bargain basement from Blockbusters at the moment - BDP-S350 + 6 bluray disks (only one of which I have...) for £200, a PS3, a Panasonic *who I rate much higher than Sony*, or something else entirely.

Is the PS3 any good at DVD upscaling? As I've got about 100x more DVD's that bluray's - I'd like a good upscaler.

I have been recommended a Toshiba XDE500 as an excellent upscaler - but thats only a DVD player - which means yet another piece of kit under the TV...

I'd also like it to be region free for DVD's and Blurays *if thats even possible yet* too... Not too much to ask is it?

[Fayshun]

Originally Posted by Flibster

It has ceased to be. It's expired and gone to meet it's maker. It's a stiff...

Beautiful plumage, the Norwegian Blu(e).

[Streeteh]

PS3 is a fantastic DVD upscaler, the reliability of most Sony products is dire i have to agree, most lasting only a couple of years. That said, my launch day PS2 is still working, it had some issues for a while but i left it in a cupboard for a few months and it works again!?

[Pumpkinstew]

Originally Posted by Streeteh

, it had some issues for a while but i left it in a cupboard for a few months and it works again!?

It was just pinin' for the fjords.

[Mark]

Panasonic BD30 or whatever the latest model is.

/thread

[NokkonWud]

The PS3 is the best Blu-Ray player out there anyway, so I'd be going for that without a doubt.

[divine]

Originally Posted by NokkonWud

The PS3 is the best Blu-Ray player out there anyway, so I'd be going for that without a doubt.

Definitely used to be, i'm not so sure how it competes with more recently released players such as the S350, especially when you consider the prices.

[Robert]

Originally Posted by NokkonWud

The PS3 is the best Blu-Ray player out there anyway, so I'd be going for that without a doubt.

Kidding right?

How is the best out there?

(Serious question BTW)

Edit: I've just read your reason and I've also read the responses.

So not really the best BD player

[NokkonWud]

Originally Posted by Robert

Kidding right?

How is the best out there?

(Serious question BTW)

Edit: I've just read your reason and I've also read the responses.

So not really the best BD player

In terms of laser it definitely used to have the highest quality model, I'm not sure whether this is still the case. As a BD player it's the only one out there that plays BD-Roms and BD-Games, ergo it is the best as it plays more than anything else .

*I think I've dug myself out of that hole*

[NokkonWud]

Purely on Sony's warrant replacement service alone, let alone the additional features such as Internet browsing, Folding, friend messaging and of course, Playstation and Playstation 3 game play I would go for it for that price.