Thread: Comments on my choice of player

My total budget for everything - receiver, TV, speakers and blu ray play is no more than $3000

So - I've decided on a Panasonic TC-P46S2 46" Class Viera S2 Series Plasma TV

For a blu ray player - after getting a migraine doing research I've narrowed the choice down to 2

The Denon DBP-2010CI or the Oppo BDP-83. Price difference between the 2 is appx $50.

Which one would you choose OR do you other suggestions

I have the Denon 2010. It has been rock solid. You could very well go with a player like the Panasonic BD65 and use the saved money for getting a 50" set, upgrade on speakers, or upgrade on receiver. It plays everything thrown at it and is very good at upscaling SDDVDs. The 65 could also give you streaming options which are not available on the Oppo or the 2010. If you have your heart set on Denon, you might wait on the 1611 if you need a universal player with some streaming.

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Originally Posted by teachsac

I have the Denon 2010. It has been rock solid. You could very well go with a player like the Panasonic BD65 and use the saved money for getting a 50" set, upgrade on speakers, or upgrade on receiver. It plays everything thrown at it and is very good at upscaling SDDVDs. The 65 could also give you streaming options which are not available on the Oppo or the 2010. If you have your heart set on Denon, you might wait on the 1611 if you need a universal player with some streaming.

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I would second this as well. The sub $200 players perform so well that it would be a shame to compromise the rest of the system in order to have a cadillac BD player. I have been pretty happy with the BD-60 and had it hooked up to a a 50" Panny plasma until last month. The combination worked flawlessly.

The BD65 is 109 on Amazon right now.

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Originally Posted by teachsac

I have the Denon 2010. It has been rock solid. You could very well go with a player like the Panasonic BD65 and use the saved money for getting a 50" set, upgrade on speakers, or upgrade on receiver. It plays everything thrown at it and is very good at upscaling SDDVDs. The 65 could also give you streaming options which are not available on the Oppo or the 2010. If you have your heart set on Denon, you might wait on the 1611 if you need a universal player with some streaming.

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It has to be a 46" scrren - the wife gets a headache with anything larger

As to speakers - I'm also looking at an Ascend/Hsu combination for around $1600 - there is a little leewy in the budget

Originally Posted by teachsac

I have the Denon 2010. It has been rock solid. You could very well go with a player like the Panasonic BD65 and use the saved money for getting a 50" set, upgrade on speakers, or upgrade on receiver. It plays everything thrown at it and is very good at upscaling SDDVDs. The 65 could also give you streaming options which are not available on the Oppo or the 2010. If you have your heart set on Denon, you might wait on the 1611 if you need a universal player with some streaming.

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For the receiver I'm thinking Denon AVR 1611.

Only thing I'd say about the player, is the Uniphier chip in the BD85 is better than the 60/80 and 65. Better DVD, and it's color interpolation (deep color mimic), which the 2010 Plasma can accept, is very good.

BD85 is also very cheap on Amazon right now.


http://www.bigpicturebigsound.com/Pa...y-Player.shtml

I have the OPPO and love it. It handles all optical media I throw at it. However, it will not handle 3D. All the same, considering budget, I recommend going cheap on the BD player. I've seen fast boot/fast loaders for $100. You can always plan to upgrade the BD player in a couple of years, IF you get interested in 3D. You can do well in this department for less than $200. Why spend more now, when later the big bucks will buy you the option of 3D? Or allow a better AV receiver today? HDMI 1.4, anyone?

Might want to also look at the Onkyo series AV receivers.

Another consideration is web content. Pandora, Netflix and Amazon VOD on the BD85, with it's wifi adapter. BD65 needs a hardline or some other method.