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Hi,
I'm getting a new Beovision 8-40 TV soon. While waiting for it to arrive, could anyone please advise which Blue-ray player in Australia is one of the best to get in terms of upscaling regular DVDs and compatibility with the Beo4 remote control? It seems some Blue-ray players can be configured through the Beovision 8-40 TV menu so the Blue-ray player functions can be controlled through the remote control?
Many thanks for the advice in advance.
Cheers.
For upscaling of DVDs, I've never found better value for money than the PS3. If you plug a Nyko blu wave infrared key to it, you (normally) will be able to pilot it via the BV8 and Beo4, but you will still hae to switch the PS3 on/off manually or with a game controller.
For upscaling of DVDs, I've never found better value for money than the PS3.
True....but since I put mine in the BS3 cabinet, the fan is on a lot. It's fairly loud, too. Makes watching a DVD very difficult.
What version do you have? Mine is nearly silent, the fan are running, but at low speed (it's a recent 80gb version)
What version do you have? Mine is nearly silent, the fan are running, but at low speed (it's a recent 80gb version)
If you read through my previous posts.....I've always said mine was silent too, until I put it in the BS3 cabinet. It now gets warm, almost immediately and the fans come on! Nothing else in the cabinet suffers from the same problem.
PS3 is fine when it receives a lot of fresh cool air, it appears.
Mine was also silent when put in a cabinet (I just tried that once in order to verify that I can change my TV furniture for a closed one, and everything was ok, when opened again, nothing was hot and the fans were turning at low speed). For some games, my PS3 can be hot and make some noise, but I've never had problems with movies, that's why I was asking you what model you have.
I have the 40GB model, which was made in 2007. Always silent, until it's in that cabinet. Problem is, I can't take it out now for logistical reasons.
Any experiences with other players then the PS3?
What are considered good options quality wise and also integration wise (PUC control)?
Bieele
I use the Sony BDP 350 S with my BV8-40, for blue-ray and upscaled DVD it performs very well. It is inside my Beo BV8-40 cabinet and I can not hear anything from the BDP 350.
However, there is no support for divX and other formats (however, I have my Beomaster5 to manage those other formats). The beo4 works excellent to control the BDP 350. Took some time though to figure out that you need to press go and then the corresponding command, eg go then ff, to fast forward. My Sony remote is still unused, and safely tucked away ;-)
Hi,
I use a Samsung BDP-1600. Everything works via PUC. The DVD upscaling is excellent!
MaxX
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