$65 dollar lg blu-ray players at wal-mart

[Gib4500]

I went to walmart earlier today and found some really cheap blu-ray players there. They were kind of hidden. The model number is Lg bd530. I had them scan it and it came up 65 bucks. I picked up 2 of them for christmas presents. I tested it out and it does the hd audio codecs and the picture quality seems to be atleast on par with my ps3 if not better when playing a blu-ray. Load times didn't seem bad either. Sears did have this model for a similar price but i think they raised the price on it. Amazon currently has it for about $80. One of the few negatives about it though is that it doesn't have netflix. It does have an ethernet port though so you can update it's firmware which is good.

 

[havok72]

I picked one up today for a Christmas present. I think it will work great in the kid's room. Now I don't have to spend the extra for DVD combo packs.

 

[navychop]

Yep. Prices coming down faster than I expected. Won't be long before all but the very cheapest video disc players will play BDs as well as DVDs.

 

[gadgtfreek]

The two $150 Insignias I bought 2 years ago are still alive and kickin.

 

[Ramy]

This is a great deal.

 

[gadgtfreek]

No reason people should not be enjoying BR now.

 

[Pepper]

hey, they cost $0.50 more at redbox. Too expensive!

 

[gadgtfreek]

Geez. Some people do think that way

 

[navychop]

The two $150 Insignias I bought 2 years ago are still alive and kickin.

I kicked the one I had over to my in laws and got a Sharp.

 

[teachsac]

My daughter still has my BD10 and running strong.

S~

 

[rockymtnhigh]

Looking at all of these great prices, I am tempted to dump my Magnavox for a better one -- particularly since the magnavox won't play AVCHD.

 

[FreddyvsJasonvsAsh]

Do these play PAL DVDs? I have a lot of those

 

[Art7220]

Does it play Divx or MKV files?

 

[dfergie]

Doubtful it will play PAL, Divx or MKV files...

 

[FreddyvsJasonvsAsh]

My moms LG DVD home theater plays PAL DVDs.........I was thinking it could still have the same amout of stuff inside...well plus BD playback

 

[diogen]

Do these play PAL DVDs? I have a lot of those

You mean support for 576 lines of resolution or playing commercial discs (aka region free)?
I think it will do the first and not the second (haven't see region free out of the box BD players).

Just make a copy of the DVD (on a computer) with all DRM stripped...

Diogen.

 

[FreddyvsJasonvsAsh]

VideoHelp.com - Forum, Guides, Tools and hardware lists shows the LG BD players can be made region free with a file you have to burn on to a CD

 

[diogen]

...shows the LG BD players can be made region free with a file you have to burn on to a CD

Where?
LG BD530 region code - VideoHelp.com

Diogen.

 

[FreddyvsJasonvsAsh]

the zip file can be used on all LG players DVD and BD. That's the same file I used for my moms LG home theater.........it played PAL DVDs from region 2-4 and played NTSC region 3 DVDs

 

[Ramy]

I bought the $99 Sony one as well. I was going to go and get the $65 one, but the Sony one has Netflix too.