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Hey guys, i was at sams club yesterday, and i saw a "Clearance" rack...
I noticed a magnavox blu ray player (1080p w/ remote AND HDMI cables), however it did not have a box. There were two of them. So we grabbed one while it was still there, for a cheap $110.

Hooked it up today, threw in a blu ray disc and worked great! Even tried the dvd and upconversion is pretty good as well.

Definitely one of the better deals i have gotten recently, so i thought i would post it in here...

Here is the blu ray player:
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/produ...uct_id=9864613

It has priced at $198 @ walmart.. Magnavox isn't the best name for a player but for that price you really cant beat it.

You should of just gotten a Ps3, since it has BD Live and that Magnavox does not.

For $110, it's a decent player. It's a 1.1 player, which means you can't do anything with BD-Live, though, which may or not matter to you.

I think this is the link to the correct player on Walmart.com though:
http://www.walmart.com/catalog/produ...ct_id=10825995

Originally Posted by Beast9287 You should of just gotten a Ps3, since it has BD Live and that Magnavox does not.

Hmmm, $400 versus $110....

With 400 dollars you also get BD Live, free WiFi, a gaming system, free online play, and a movie download station. :-)

I really wish people would stop recommending the PS3. Some people don't want a gaming console as a movie player.

I'm just recommending it over a standard blu ray player because of how Sony's Ps3 Blu Ray player has much more features than a generic one. If you're getting upset at how many people recommend it, you're probably viewing the wrong topic, since this does regard Blu Ray. :-)

Originally Posted by Beast9287 I'm just recommending it over a standard blu ray player because of how Sony's Ps3 Blu Ray player has much more features than a generic one. If you're getting upset at how many people recommend it, you're probably viewing the wrong topic, since this does regard Blu Ray. :-)

So what you are saying is "buy a ps3 because you get a great blu ray player that can also play videogames"?

Originally Posted by Beast9287 With 400 dollars you also get BD Live, free WiFi, a gaming system, free online play, and a movie download station. :-)

Some people just want to watch Blu Ray movies... so all that extra stuff is not needed.

Originally Posted by Sporadic I really wish people would stop recommending the PS3. Some people don't want a gaming console as a movie player.

Plus, compared to higher-end players, it's not as good. I know down the road I'll be getting a stand-alone player to replace my PS3 as my primary player.

Originally Posted by shrike4242 Plus, compared to higher-end players, it's not as good. I know down the road I'll be getting a stand-alone player to replace my PS3 as my primary player.

I am on the same road also, I get some condescending eye-browed looks when we have friends over to watch movies and I pop them in the PS3. I also want something that I can use with my Harmony One without the damn dongle issues. As it is my wife is all thumbs using the PS3 as an entertainment machine.

Originally Posted by shrike4242 Plus, compared to higher-end players, it's not as good. I know down the road I'll be getting a stand-alone player to replace my PS3 as my primary player.

Maybe things have changed in the last several months but everything I have read says that the PS3 is a great blu ray player even compared to the high end models. Also it tends to have less issues playing discs and the firmware is easy to update ie don't have to swap flash drives around


Edited to add thread from people that are more knowledgeable about video than me and this post was started today. (and they even disagree with one another) http://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=82912

http://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=75318

http://www.avforums.com/forums/blu-r...35-vs-ps3.html

PS3 still tends to be a very solid player, but there are units coming out (and some out now) that are overall just as good or better for around the same price or cheaper. Depends what you want.

Originally Posted by h3llbring3r I am on the same road also, I get some condescending eye-browed looks when we have friends over to watch movies and I pop them in the PS3. I also want something that I can use with my Harmony One without the damn dongle issues. As it is my wife is all thumbs using the PS3 as an entertainment machine.

For gamers, it's a non-issue. For non-gamers, well, that's a different story.

Originally Posted by Justin42 PS3 still tends to be a very solid player, but there are units coming out (and some out now) that are overall just as good or better for around the same price or cheaper. Depends what you want.

Try here for some info from Ruined, and it's pretty good advice:

http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/...1&postcount=11

Originally Posted by kklems Maybe things have changed in the last several months but everything I have read says that the PS3 is a great blu ray player even compared to the high end models. Also it tends to have less issues playing discs and the firmware is easy to update ie don't have to swap flash drives around Edited to add thread from people that are more knowledgeable about video than me and this post was started today. (and they even disagree with one another) http://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=82912 http://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=75318 http://www.avforums.com/forums/blu-r...35-vs-ps3.html

I'm not saying it's not a great player, though for someone that just wants to pop in a disc and start playing BR's, it has a painful price point of entry for some. $200 is a notable price point for a number of people, and a point when they'll jump into it.

When I bought my PS3 in 2007, it was the cheapest price point for entry, without question. For now, not so much. For the same price point as the PS3, I can get a damned good player with the Pioneer BDP-51FD or at a lesser price point, the Sony S550 or the Panasonic DMP-BD55. If I want full support of all the audio codecs fully, I'd have to go elsewhere than the PS3, though that's higher-end systems that need that kind of work.

With the purchase of a receiver, I'll start looking for a stand-alone player. Until then, I'm more than fine with the PS3.

Aye I agree, if you just want a movie player with bd-live, you can get some for under $300 now.

However, the PS3 simply offers A LOT more for your money, imo. $400 nets a TON of great things. My old 60GB PS3 is the center of my entertainment setup. It does everything, Play PS2, PS3 games, DVD's and Blu-Ray, decodes DTS-HD and Dolby TrueHD for my Sony receiver, as well as allows me to stream all the HD content I download from my PC. Not to mention free online play and movie downloads if I choose.

For $400, you simply CANNOT, and probably WILL NOT for a long time, find better.

ps3 FTW!

Originally Posted by handisnacks Aye I agree, if you just want a movie player with bd-live, you can get some for under $300 now. However, the PS3 simply offers A LOT more for your money, imo. $400 nets a TON of great things. My old 60GB PS3 is the center of my entertainment setup. It does everything, Play PS2, PS3 games, DVD's and Blu-Ray, decodes DTS-HD and Dolby TrueHD for my Sony receiver, as well as allows me to stream all the HD content I download from my PC. Not to mention free online play and movie downloads if I choose. For $400, you simply CANNOT, and probably WILL NOT for a long time, find better.

Again, your argument ignores the main crux of the issues: There are much better Blu-Ray players out there for much less, especially for those of us who want dedicated players and don't care about using it as a MC.

For those of us who want add a dedicated BR and/or to replace a DVD player in our EC and get the best image we can from a BR player then a PS3 is a poor choice in both price and output quality (and not to mention the single remote/automation issue caused by the BT only operation).

We get your points. I use my PS3 for many of the same things, even freeing up space on my PVR by watching shows on hulu that I might normally record on my cable-boxwith it. Stand-a-lones however have surpassed it in many ways, arguing otherwise begins to smack of fanboyism.

I am watching for a new improved version of LG's BD300 with better audio options and DVD upconversion (as, like most people, my DVD collection still way outnumbers my HD movie collection 20:1), then I can also stop using my 360 for netflix streaming and move all my consoles from the HT and appease the snobby grown-ups I have over.

Regarding BD Live I only have one disc that has it (StepBrothers) and while I was amused for like 5 minutes watching different people's cuts of "Boats and Hoes" and uploading my own...I don't know how much great stuff it will have...

*for the record I don't have any boats or ho's, but I am in the market...

yeah guys.. $117 with tax, is quite a bit compared to 400$ without tax.. lol

all i needed was a blu ray player.. i might get a ps3 in the future after a price drop.

yeah i am looking for a blu ray player for my mom. She doesn't need any fancy stuff. it just need to play the movies. I need to look for some of those $110ish players.