But for an average person, they likely won't notice. And I say who cares what company it is...what matters is the mechanism/electronics inside (probably made by someone else, just like any other cheap player).
@Daniel Parmelee: Can I ask what is wrong with the remote? Does it not have good range? Since I rarely use the front panel on my DVD players/cable boxes, do I really need an "exciting" front panel? I'm seiously asking b/c you seem to have experience with the BD-100, and I'd like to know more about it.
Syntax (makers of Olevia) did some restructuring almost a year ago, but near as I can tell seem to be making it through. I've had an Olevia set for several years now and haven't had any trouble. It was a good deal at the time, and this BR player seems to be as well. As I look to replace my TV I'm really not looking at Olevia because the prices have come down for other, higher quality brands, but for a BR player - I might just get one.
@Shamoononon has hebetudinous dog ★★★★★: That depends on whether dear old Dad has a Netflix account and a TV (and eye sight) to enjoy the additional quality. If you are good on all three, then I would say the answer is 'yes', that is is worth it.
I asked this question before, but never really got an answer. Do many companies make the "drive and reader" for all the BluRay players? Or do a few make them, and companies buy them and put them in their own enclosure? If the latter is the case, and both a Sony and Olevia use the same drive, but what's around it is different, does that make a difference?
@24/6_GitEmSteveDave loves->★: I assume (perhaps incorrectly) that they all use the standard chip set for decoding and playback, and then all of the blue lasers come from, essentially, one manufacturer. I believe that is why they are all in around the same price range at around the same time.
That said, I only pretend to know stuff like this when commenting at Giz.
@I, Amsterdaam: Same Here!!! really amazed by it, it's been very solid and looks great for what I paid, I got the Olevia 32" 322 something or other, great bedroom TV!! i have no complaints about their products thus far, shame about the bankruptcy.
I just walked into a gamestop an hour ago and ran across that 3 for 2 deal - managed to snag some good x-mas gifts for pretty cheap. It actually makes buying used games at gamestop worth it.
I'll pay the extra $14.95 to avoid having those games come to my house. I seriously don't want my neighbors thinking I liked Kung-Fu Panda, or enjoy football, or heaven forbid, associate the Lego Indy game with the last Indy movie and burn my house down.
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1. Lousy remote
2. Boring front panel design
3. Horrendous upconversion circuitry
But for an average person, they likely won't notice. And I say who cares what company it is...what matters is the mechanism/electronics inside (probably made by someone else, just like any other cheap player).
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You should get him that cool Casio Keyboard so he can rock out...
Win.
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That said, I only pretend to know stuff like this when commenting at Giz.
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