The blu ray player is the next generation of movie players. Any of the current blu ray players on the market produce a much higher quality picture than do their DVD predecessors and even the cheapest blu ray player represents a vast increase in faithfulness over DVD to the original film as you saw it on a theatre screen. The bluray player gets its superior quality from the way the data is read from the disc and, where those discs are concerned, there is a lot more data to be read.
Finding the cheapest blu ray player sometimes doesn't mean compromising that much on quality. A good Samsung blu ray player, LG blu ray player or Panasonic blu ray player can offer HD, 1080p quality images and many of them even come with other features that make them more useful. Some of the cheap blu ray player options out there come with features such as Wi-Fi and the ability to stream movies from services like Netflix, which makes them great additions to any home theatre.
Blu ray players have an enormous amount of data capacity on their discs. The bluray player uses a blue laser to read the discs. This laser is at a smaller wavelength than the lasers that read DVD players, so bluray discs can hold an enormous amount of data. Most blu ray player discs hold 50GB of data on them. This is one of the reasons the picture quality is better; more data means that they can hold more image and audio information.
If you're buying your first bluray player, consider getting one of the cheapest blu ray player models you can find. These are less sophisticated than the most expensive types of Panasonic blue ray players and the high-ticket items from other brands, but their lack of more advanced features makes it easier to work with them. If you're a home theatre aficionado, however, you may want to go with one of the very high-end, pricier blue ray players which, compared to even a few years ago, aren't that expensive. The costs of blu ray discs have also plummeted in recent years, making them very affordable.
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Samsung BD-E8300/ZF 3D Blu-ray player/recorder
8806071784991,BD-E8300/ZF
The BD-E8300/ZF 3D Blu-ray recorder from Samsung brings an interactive, high-definition experience... |
£271.00
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Samsung BD-ES6000E Smart 3D White Blu-ray Player with Built-in Wi-Fi (New for 2012)
8806085008021
SMART Hub, BD Wise Plus, Dolby Digital/Digital+True HD, Web BRowser, Wi-Fi (Built In)White |
£179.90
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Samsung BD-E6100/XU SMART 3D BLU RAY PLAYER
8806071905167,BD-E6100
Make your TV Smarter Enjoy the new 2012 Smarthub with signature services such as Family hub Kids Story Your health and Web Browser AllShare Play New AllShare Play makes it easier to stream contents and 5GB web storage for cloud service WiFi Direct New WiFi Direct support can make easier connection to WiFi devices without the need of access points |
£132.00
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Samsung Bd-E8300 3d Blu-Ray Recorder
8806071885674,BD-E8300/EN
Samsung Bd-E8300 3d Blu-Ray Recorder. |
£399.99
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Samsung BD-D6900M 3D Blu-ray Player
8806071339221
LATEST SAMSUNG 3D BLU-RAY PLAYER 3D and digital TV solutionEnjoy the very latest technologies and applications with the Samsung HT-D6900M 3D Blu-ray player - delivering an entertainment experience that is seldom heard of. With Samsung′s improved SMART HUB platform you′ll be able to access the best services from the web such as LOVEFiLM BBC iPlayer Facebook Twitter YouTube Google Maps and many more.Discover subscription-free viewing with the HT-D6900M′s inte |
£199.97
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Samsung BD-E5300/XU DVD & BLU RAY PLAYER BLACK
8806071894690,BD-E5300/XU
Immerse your senses in high definition audio and video with the Samsung BD-E5300 Blu Ray Player. Provides vivid Full HD 1080p picture quality saturated with rich natural colours for the ultimate life-like experience. Bring movies to life Blu-ray discs provide you with the best possible HD quality on your HD TV screen. Delivering up to 7 times the resolution of standard DVDs Blu-rays give you an immense viewing experience as well as the potential of 3D viewing. Connection is easy with AllShare (DLNA) Samsung AllShare enables you to share multimedia files with other DLNA certified devices across your home network. Share your entertainment The Samsung BD-E5300/XU is DNLA certified which allows you to share what you are playing on your Blu-ray player other DNLA devices. With an Ethernet connection you can use YouTube on any TV. |
£75.60
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Samsung BD-E6100 3D Blu-ray player
8806071905167
The Samsung BD-E6100 3D Blu-ray player offers extensive entertainment, and will take up just a small amount of space in your living area thanks to its slimline design. Smart services Connect the Samsung BD-E6100 to your HD TV, and immediately your options are expanded. The built in WiFi gives you full web browsing capacity, and access to a multitude of entertainment choices. All you have to do is connect to your home network to get online and make your television a Smart TV. Streaming movies is super easy with the Smart Samsung BD-E6100 opening up Acetrax, Lovefilm, and Netflix for your perusal. Keep up-to-date with your friends and family latest news with Facebook and Twitter. Check out the most recent YouTube videos. If that isn't enough, you also have a direct gateway to 100s of apps on the Samsung hub. Samsung AllShare Play allows you to share media between devices and you have 5GB of cloud storage for easy access to your favourite movies and media. Experience life in HD 3D The 3D capable Samsung BD-E6100 connected to a compatible 3D TV will deliver amazing 3D images with characters coming to life in your living room. With the Samsung BD-E6100 you can upscale your standard definition DVDs to high definition, to give you better picture quality. You can give your favourite films a new lease of life, and watch them in their fresh vitality. The marvellously versatile Samsung BD-E6100 3D Blu-ray player gives you all the entertainment you need, without the need for lots of extras. |
£149.99
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Samsung BD-E5300/ZF Blu-ray Player
8806071876238,BD-E5300/ZF
Take your entertainment up a notch, thanks to the Samsung BD-E5300/ZF! This Samsung BD-E5300/ZF... |
£79.10
Delivery cost: £8.80
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Samsung BD-E8500 3D Smart Blu-ray Disc Player with 500GB HDD and Built-in Wi-Fi (New for 2012)
8806071822099
3D Blu-ray with 500GB HDD, Built-In Wi-Fi, Twin Freeview HD Tuners & Smart Hub. Dolby Digital/Digital+/True HD & MP3/AC3/LPCM/WMA/AAC. |
£314.03
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Samsung BD-D8500M 3D Blu-ray recorder
8806071239064,BD-D8500M
Turn your living room into a cinema with the BD-D8500 Blu-ray player from Samsung. With a dual HD... |
£240.00
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Samsung BD-E8900M 1TB Smart 3D Blu-ray Player
8806071824970
LATEST SAMSUNG 3D BLU-RAY AND HDD RECORDERExperience entertainment without limits on this feature-packed Samsung BD-E8900M Smart 3D Blu-ray player. Boasting twin Freeview HD tuners the Samsung BD-E8900M lets you watch a huge selection of free digital TV and radio channels as well as a variety of HD broadcasts such as BBC HD and 4HD without the need for an extra set top box. This means you can even record and store your favourite programmes directly onto the built-in 1TB HDD wh |
£399.97
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Samsung BD D5300
8806071230559,BD-D5300/EN
Revolutionize your living room with a D5300 series Blu-ray player in elegant pearl black. Mesmorizing 3D or 2D images in pin sharp full HD resolution and intelligent Smart TV applications provide you with unlimited home theatre pleasure.Smart HubFor first time users, the web offers, Apps and their files are clearly combined on a single user interface for convenient retrieval of contents. In order to easily find the way to huge offers, Samsung has combined all contents clearly on the user interface Smart Hub. The user can access data from home network or the Internet by just pressing a button on the remote control.Search AllThis function makes it easier for you to find files, recorded TV broadcasts, movies and other content on the internet and the home network. You can also find various providers of Video on Demand content.Your VideoWith Your Video you will receive recommendations on movies and television broadcasts based on your usage that might be of interest to you and can easily and conveniently be retrieved and viewed directly via application.Wireless link with AllShareHoliday snaps, films and favourite songs can be exchanged in home network and shared with family or friends: By AllShare (on DLNA Standard) it is now very simple and easy. One click on the remote control is enough to connect all DLNA certified devices via the WLAN router at home (requires an optionally available USB WLAN adapter which is connected to the Blu-ray player). Notebook/PC, Blu ray Player, digital camera, Smartphone or multimedia hard disc – all the devices are perfectly coordinated and thanks to the DLNA Standard, it offers almost unlimited cross platform connection options and direct access to your multimedia contents. BD-Live 2.0BD Live 2.0 provides access to movie extras and additional content via the network connection (for example: trailers, interviews, director's comments, documentaries or downloads).... Blu-ray playback with BD-Live 2.0 Smart Hub TV user interface with access to Web, Apps and Search function Equipped for WLAN and DLAN-approved USB 2.0 for the playback of videos, pictures and music |
£128.99
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Samsung BD-D5100/XU Blu-ray Player
8806071536880
The Samsung BD-D5100 brings a whole new way of enjoying your Full HD Blu-ray movies and transforms your HDTV into the media hub of your house. Delivering six times the resolution of standard definition formats Blu-ray allows enhanced video pristine audio and a vast selection of features on every film. Cramming ultra-realistic quality onto the disc you can experience all of your films in True HD. Dolby TrueHD Digital+ technology brings studio quality lossless audio to your home entertainment. Impressive sound that's almost identical to the type found in advanced recording studios will make your films sound as realistic as they look. Enhance your viewing experience and make every film deliver that wow sensation. Samsung's Anynet+ feature allows you to create a single streamline network of AV devices from just one remote. Control your Samsung TV Blu-ray Player and more from one easy to use and convenient remote. Download your favourite movies and videos onto DVDs and CDs and play them back on your HDTV thanks to full DivX support. (MM) Playback: Blu-RayBD-RBD-REDVDDVD+RDVD+RWDVD-RDVD-RWAudio CDCDCD-RCD-RW File Formats: VC-1MPEG-2H.264HD JPEGWMADivX HDMKVMP4WMV9 Features: BD-JAVABD Profile 2.0Dolby Digital Plus DecoderDTS EncoderDolby Digital DecoderDTS HD DecoderDolby True HD DecoderLPCMMP3WMA I/O: USB 2.0 x 1HDMI x 1Composite Video x 1Coaxial Digital Audio x 1Analog Audio x 2 Power: In Use: 19WStandby: 0.1W |
£79.99
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Samsung BD-E8900 3D Smart Blu-ray Disc Player with 1TB HDD and Built-in Wi-Fi (New for 2012)
8806071824970
3D Smart Blu-ray Disc Player with 1TB HDD, Dolby Digital Plus, DTS-HD & Built-In Wi-Fi. 60mm x 430mm x 300mm. |
£344.58
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Samsung BD-E6100 3D Blu-ray player
8806071905167,BD-E6100/XU
The Samsung BD-E6100 3D Blu-ray player offers extensive entertainment, and will take up just a small amount of space in your living area thanks to its slimline design. Smart services Connect the Samsung BD-E6100 to your HD TV, and immediately your options are expanded. The built in WiFi gives you full web browsing capacity, and access to a multitude of entertainment choices. All you have to do is connect to your home network to get online and make your television a Smart TV. Streaming movies is super easy with the Smart Samsung BD-E6100 opening up Acetrax, Lovefilm, and Netflix for your perusal. Keep up-to-date with your friends and family latest news with Facebook and Twitter. Check out the most recent YouTube videos. If that isn't enough, you also have a direct gateway to 100s of apps on the Samsung hub. Samsung AllShare Play allows you to share media between devices and you have 5GB of cloud storage for easy access to your favourite movies and media. Experience life in HD 3D The 3D capable Samsung BD-E6100 connected to a compatible 3D TV will deliver amazing 3D images with characters coming to life in your living room. With the Samsung BD-E6100 you can upscale your standard definition DVDs to high definition, to give you better picture quality. You can give your favourite films a new lease of life, and watch them in their fresh vitality. The marvellously versatile Samsung BD-E6100 3D Blu-ray player gives you all the entertainment you need, without the need for lots of extras. Player Type 3D Smart Blu-ray & DVD Player Region/Zone Blu-ray region B, DVD region 2 3D compatible Yes Playable discs BD/DVD, DVD±R , DVD±RW, CD DA, CD-R, CD-RW Photo playback JPEG Dimensions 430 x 37 x 195 mm Connectivity AV outputs 1 x HDMI USB port 1 x USB Network connection WiFi built-in, Ethernet port DLNA Yes Internet services Full web browser, YouTube, BBC iPlayer, Facebook, Twitter, Love Film, Acetrax, Netflix Blu-ray Disc player profile BD Live (profile 5.0) |
£149.99
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Samsung BD-ES7000 Smart 3D Blu-ray Player
8806071905600
LATEST SAMSUNG 3D BLU-RAY PLAYERWorlds Slimmest Blu-Ray PlayerEnjoy a huge 3D experience on this super-sleek Samsung ES7000 Smart 3D Blu-ray player. Sporting Samsung′s flagship design for 2012 this wall mountable 3D Blu-ray player boasts a stylish polished touch screen surface to ensure that it looks sublime in any home. The ES7000’s modern slim design (23mm depth) astonishingly manages to pack a whole host of cutting-edge technology into its slim-line body. Enjoy st |
£299.98
Delivery cost: £9.95
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Samsung BD-E5500/XU 3D SMART BLU RAY PLAYER BLACK
5052181903873,BD-E5500
The super slim Samsung BD-E5500/XU 3D Blu-ray Player will nicely complement your home entertainment system. Bring home a more immersive and spectacular 3D experience. With Full HD 3D your 3D home entertainment will be more exciting and vivid than you had imagined with powerful features to maximise your enjoyment. Thanks to 3D Auto Contrast you’ll have a crisper image with sharper and more dramatic contrast. Samsung superior 3D technology uses sophisticated algorithms to minimise image layers and maximise response speed for more fluid and clear viewing. Make sure you immerse your senses in a new reality of 3D HD. Smarten up your TV This multi-talented Wifi ready (WiFi dongle required) Blu-ray player will make any TV smarter. Offering you basic web browsing with access to BBC iPlayer YouTube Facebook Twitter Skype via the webcam on your TV as well as movie streaming with Netflix and KnowHow Movies. 3 Dimensional viewing Connect the Samsung BD-E5500/XU to a compatible 3D TV and be blown away by the picture quality and the very naturalness of what you are viewing. You will feel like you are there taking part. Characters will be brought to life and you will experience your movies from a whole new dimension. The Classic movies in HD With the Samsung BD-E5500/XU 3D Blu-ray & DVD player you can upscale your standard definition DVD to high definition Blu-ray quality. So dont throw away your favourite DVD films or TV series just give them a new lease of life and view them in HD. |
£92.60
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