blu ray player advice

ivang666 · 22-09-2009, 15:48

hi i am looking to spend up to about £200,on a player,but need a player that is multiregion for SD DVD as i have quite a collection of region 1 american dvds,and really dont want to have 2 players linked up,i am using a denon 1930 player at the moment so i would need a blu ray player that would do an equal if not better job with SD,do the likes of currys and dixons sell multi region?,help please

also will the home cinema unit i am using be compatibale it is a yamaha rx v361

chrisjr · 22-09-2009, 15:58

Richer Sounds sell a lot of blu-Ray players that are multiregion for DVD. For example the very fine Sony 350...

http://www.richersounds.com/product/...0/sony-bdps350

Only 120 quid. Or for a bit more the 360

http://www.richersounds.com/product/...ony-bdps360-r2

If you are silly enough to go into Currys and ask for a multiregion player don't be too surprised if the sales muppet hasn't got a clue what you are talking about and tries to sell you a Mains plug travel adapter!

Richer Sounds on the other hand WILL know what you are on about. Problem is they are not as commonplace as Currys and the like.

Oh yes, your Yamaha amp should be OK with any Blu--Ray player. Although it might not handle the new HD Audio formats available on Blu-Ray

paulr2006 · 22-09-2009, 16:36

As Chrisjr says the S350/S360 are a great choice & upscaling will be as good as your 1930

even if you buy one of these that is not already multiregion for DVD it is easy to hack with an all 4 one remote, did mine in seconds

soulboy77 · 22-09-2009, 16:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by paulr2006

As Chrisjr says the S350/S360 are a great choice & upscaling will be as good as your 1930

even if you buy one of these that is not already multiregion for DVD it is easy to hack with an all 4 one remote, did mine in seconds

I can concur with that having both a Denon 1930 and the Sony S350.

Richer Sounds only charge an extra £20 for the MR (for SD) version Sony's.

Deacon1972 · 22-09-2009, 19:13

The Yamaha will be compatible with Bluray as Chris has mentioned, you will need to connect via optical/coaxial, this will give you DD/DTS - no HD audio I'm afraid.

You will get the DTS core from DTS HD which is 1.5Mbit/s, so you should hear a little improvement.

22-09-2009, 15:48	#1
ivang666 Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 95	blu ray player advice hi i am looking to spend up to about £200,on a player,but need a player that is multiregion for SD DVD as i have quite a collection of region 1 american dvds,and really dont want to have 2 players linked up,i am using a denon 1930 player at the moment so i would need a blu ray player that would do an equal if not better job with SD,do the likes of currys and dixons sell multi region?,help please also will the home cinema unit i am using be compatibale it is a yamaha rx v361

22-09-2009, 15:58	#2
chrisjr Forum Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Reading Posts: 27,916	Richer Sounds sell a lot of blu-Ray players that are multiregion for DVD. For example the very fine Sony 350... http://www.richersounds.com/product/...0/sony-bdps350 Only 120 quid. Or for a bit more the 360 http://www.richersounds.com/product/...ony-bdps360-r2 If you are silly enough to go into Currys and ask for a multiregion player don't be too surprised if the sales muppet hasn't got a clue what you are talking about and tries to sell you a Mains plug travel adapter! Richer Sounds on the other hand WILL know what you are on about. Problem is they are not as commonplace as Currys and the like. Oh yes, your Yamaha amp should be OK with any Blu--Ray player. Although it might not handle the new HD Audio formats available on Blu-Ray Last edited by chrisjr : 22-09-2009 at 16:01. Reason: Forgot the AV

22-09-2009, 16:36	#3
paulr2006 Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Nottinghamshire Posts: 1,098	As Chrisjr says the S350/S360 are a great choice & upscaling will be as good as your 1930 even if you buy one of these that is not already multiregion for DVD it is easy to hack with an all 4 one remote, did mine in seconds

22-09-2009, 16:51	#4
soulboy77 Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Herts Posts: 17,005	Quote: Originally Posted by paulr2006 As Chrisjr says the S350/S360 are a great choice & upscaling will be as good as your 1930 even if you buy one of these that is not already multiregion for DVD it is easy to hack with an all 4 one remote, did mine in seconds I can concur with that having both a Denon 1930 and the Sony S350. Richer Sounds only charge an extra £20 for the MR (for SD) version Sony's.

22-09-2009, 19:13	#5
Deacon1972 Guest Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 8,103	The Yamaha will be compatible with Bluray as Chris has mentioned, you will need to connect via optical/coaxial, this will give you DD/DTS - no HD audio I'm afraid. You will get the DTS core from DTS HD which is 1.5Mbit/s, so you should hear a little improvement.

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