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Old 14-07-2008, 22:04   #1
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Blu-ray player
I am renting this blu-ray dvd player from martin dawes but i just want to know will it still be brilliant even though i have a 42 lcd tv HD Ready but my tv is not full HD. But will the blu-ray player still work? any help would be great thank you.

http://www.martindawes.net/ProductDe...language=en-GB
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Old 14-07-2008, 22:39   #2
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Wow, £250 from PLAY with 4 free movies (£199 from Amazon) and £399 from these guys, I suppose it makes the rental look better value


No problem at all using any Blu-ray player with a HD Ready display connected via HDMI and should quite simply be the best picture you have ever seen on the TV. The audio would be at it's best via a dedicated amp rather than the TV's speakers though.
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Old 14-07-2008, 23:06   #3
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It will work fine, however this is not one of the best BD Players, just about the slowest to load & has problems playing quite a few discs. You would be far better seeing if they can rent you a Samsung BD P1400 or the new BD P1500.
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Old 14-07-2008, 23:10   #4
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I asked for a panasonic Blu-ray but they don't have it in stock yet so i just got that one while i am waiting for panasonic to be in stock

I only have to pay £17.99 weekly
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Old 14-07-2008, 23:12   #5
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I asked for a panasonic Blu-ray but they don't have it in stock yet so i just got that one while i am waiting for panasonic to be in stock

I only have to pay £17.99 weekly
Are you seriously saying you pay around £72 per month for the player?

And thats renting it
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Old 14-07-2008, 23:21   #6
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I asked for a panasonic Blu-ray but they don't have it in stock yet so i just got that one while i am waiting for panasonic to be in stock

I only have to pay £17.99 weekly
You are joking right? you could buy a new Samsung BD P1500 for £185 (That's ten & a half weeks rental!) gotta be a windup......£935 per year? right!:
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Old 14-07-2008, 23:26   #7
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No, its not a wind up, its 100% true, i even have not got the blu-ray dvd player yet, its going to be installed on monday and i have just orderd james bond: casino royal on blu-ray dvd from play.com, i have seen it but i have not seen it in HD But casino royal was brilliant
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Old 14-07-2008, 23:34   #8
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No, its not a wind up, its 100% true, i even have not got the blu-ray dvd player yet, its going to be installed on monday and i have just orderd james bond: casino royal on blu-ray dvd from play.com, i have seen it but i have not seen it in HD But casino royal was brilliant
You are being well and truly ripped off.

Regarding Casino Royale- you should have got the Australian release which is uncut unlike the UK and US discs.

I would cancel.

You could buy for half that and it would be yours and you'd probably get an extende warranty included too.

You are throwing money away badly
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Old 14-07-2008, 23:42   #9
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Got to agree with Dennisspooner this is a totaly unreal price & nothing short of daylight robbery!

The Sony player can be picked up for £200, the Panasonic BD30 for £299 or the Best one at the moment (feature wise) Samsung BD P1500 for £185

Even if it was £17.99 Month it would not be cheap but you are going to be paying 4 x that! cancel it mate, don't get robbed.
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Old 15-07-2008, 00:09   #10
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Well at the moment i cant affored to buy blu-ray dvd player as buying it is to expensive if i don't have the money to buy. so when i get about £200 or something i will send it back and buy my own but like i said i can't afford to buy one just yet
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Old 15-07-2008, 00:12   #11
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You are being well and truly ripped off.

Regarding Casino Royale- you should have got the Australian release which is uncut unlike the UK and US discs.

I would cancel.

You could buy for half that and it would be yours and you'd probably get an extende warranty included too.

You are throwing money away badly
well if i buy the Australian version on blu-ray it won't work on my blu-ray player also its to late now as its been packed
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Old 15-07-2008, 00:24   #12
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Sorry but your occupation is "looking for work" how can you justify that kind of money a month on a rented item
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Old 15-07-2008, 01:28   #13
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Well at the moment i cant affored to buy blu-ray dvd player as buying it is to expensive if i don't have the money to buy. so when i get about £200 or something i will send it back and buy my own but like i said i can't afford to buy one just yet
Do without for ten or so weeks, then buy a player that'll be all yours. They've seen you coming.
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Old 15-07-2008, 01:55   #14
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Sorry but your occupation is "looking for work" how can you justify that kind of money a month on a rented item
I live with my parents so they helping me out a bit
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Old 15-07-2008, 01:56   #15
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Do without for ten or so weeks, then buy a player that'll be all yours. They've seen you coming.
well its my choice so i can get what i want, also i can't wait for ten weeks
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Old 15-07-2008, 12:27   #16
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well its my choice so i can get what i want, also i can't wait for ten weeks
There are many people working that couldn't afford to rent at those prices.
Then again there are many unemployed that drive around in cars and have foreign holidays!
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Of course you can "Get what you want" but people are only trying to help & advise you! The best answer as already advised would be to wait for 10 weeks.....it's not that long you know! other than that and I would not usually advise this but if you truly can't wait; Buy one from a catalogue, whilst you are still ripped off for the weekly payments it will be nothing like the amount you will be paying. In fact I would say it would only work out at a third of the price.
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Old 15-07-2008, 12:50   #18
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Great Universal catalogue: Panasonic Blu-ray player £349.
£7.29 for 52 weeks (interest free) and it's yours to keep!
So you pay £349 in a year rather than paying £935.
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Old 15-07-2008, 12:54   #19
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Great Universal catalogue: Panasonic Blu-ray player £349.
£7.29 for 52 weeks (interest free) and it's yours to keep!
So you pay £349 in a year rather than paying £935.
Well done mate, my point exactly!
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Old 15-07-2008, 21:58   #20
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well if i buy the Australian version on blu-ray it won't work on my blu-ray player also its to late now as its been packed
The Australian disc is region free - however thats irrelevant as Australia is Region B like the UK anyway
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Old 15-07-2008, 22:00   #21
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well its my choice so i can get what i want, also i can't wait for ten weeks
So instead of doing without for 10 weeks then buying a machine thats all yours you are going to pay £870+ over a year and still have a machine thats not yours.

If this is how your maths and logic work I'm not suprised you're unemployed
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Old 16-07-2008, 18:21   #22
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Great Universal catalogue: Panasonic Blu-ray player £349.
£7.29 for 52 weeks (interest free) and it's yours to keep!
So you pay £349 in a year rather than paying £935.
Yeah that would be great but the problem is i have bad credit score, i applyed before on that but i was been refused. so that's no good
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Old 16-07-2008, 19:01   #23
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Reading these figures I am off to buy me a few players and start renting them out
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Old 16-07-2008, 19:26   #24
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Sorry everyone for the confusion. but i have just been told that's its monthly not weekly. so sorry.
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Old 17-07-2008, 16:29   #25
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Blu-Ray players and Discs are coming down now in price. Check Play.com for latest Blu-Ray discs prices etc. As for renting?? dont be daft! The players can be bought cheaply now than a year ago on the knock, even taking the credit crunch into account. Watch the APR though!
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