[Gary_Jones]

Hi guys I'm interested in the above two players the Sony is £80 and seems to get great reviews the Samsung £85 but is new and I can't find any expert reviews, I'm just wanting to know which has the best possible picture, I have a Samsung tv so it would be beneficial I suppose to be able to use the same remote, but if the Sony is superior then I'd go for that, any help would be much appreciated Thankyou.

[Nigel Goodwin]

Assuming the TV is CEC enabled, the Sony player should work via the Samsung TV remote anyway (it's a feature of CEC).

Personally I find it's a complete pain in the bum - it means you can't adjust the TV menu whilst on BluRay (the TV menu button brings up the BD menu instead).

[Gary_Jones]

Ty for the quick reply, I ain't too fussed on the remote, just wanted to know which was the better player, Sony is 2011 Samsung is 2012.

[Nigel Goodwin]

Originally Posted by Gary_Jones

Ty for the quick reply, I ain't too fussed on the remote, just wanted to know which was the better player, Sony is 2011 Samsung is 2012.

Sony is better than Samsung - end of story

Sony also invented BluRay.

[nvingo]

Originally Posted by Gary_Jones

Sony is 2011 Samsung is 2012.

I have a Sony BDP-S480 but cannot comment on PQ (currently view via CRT) or compare to Samsung.

However for features/futureproofing, consider the 2012 BDP-S490 for around £100-£110,

[Gary_Jones]

Originally Posted by Nigel Goodwin

Sony is better than Samsung - end of story

Sony also invented BluRay.

That's like saying Atari invented gaming, so they must still be the best

[Nigel Goodwin]

Originally Posted by Gary_Jones

That's like saying Atari invented gaming, so they must still be the best

Well Atari didn't invent gaming anyway

Sony did invent BD, so presumably know more about it than anyone else, plus Sony is a FAR higher quality manufacturer than Samsung.

I wouldn't expect any picture quality differences between them though, it should be down to the quality of the discs more than the player.