As requested by site visitors to my blog for a list of the cheapest UK Blu-ray players I’ve completed a listing of current offers. This will grow to be out dated eventually but the merchants are worthy of a visit as these have shown to be the lowest priced suppliers for a good while.

All players below come with remote controls, original packing, at least 12 months guarantee and they’re going to play your standard DVDs too:

Let’s first look at the Philips Bdp3000 Blu-ray Player to be had from HMV for £109.99 complete with free delivery. Even though not the cheapest device, that represents a true bargain buy as the Philips Bdp 3000 is known as a leading Blu-ray disc player. The top notch features features DVD video upscaling to 1080p via HDMI for next to-HD images, 1080p at 24 fps for cinema-like imagery and DivX ultra for better playback of DivX storage files.

Dixons have the Logik LBD2000 Blu-ray player priced at just £79.99 making it the second lowest priced model presently offered in the United kingdom. This is a slim and stylish next generation Blu-ray player that creates home entertainment as near as it will be to qualify for the unique cinematic encounter. It’s able to be upgraded to BD live, is DivX compatable and has HDMI connectivity.

You will pick up the Samsung BDP1580 for only £99 at Bennetts Electrical. The device was of late retailing at £199 and comes with the specification to match that price tag. It includes Profile 2.0 (BD Live), plays 1080p and upscales to 1080p by way of HDMI and USB capability and is 100% DivX compatible. There are more affordable players available but when it’s specification you are after then this Blu-ray player is the one for you. Save yourself £100 into the bargain as well.

Pixmania are selling the LG BD350 Blu-ray player for an impressive £105.50. It arrives full of features you’ll be expecting to pay so much more for however take advantage and benefit from the innovative multi media hi def experience for just a smidgen in excess of £100. Offers DivX, USB 2.0 HDMI and 1080p direct HD upscaling. They also have the Samsung BDP1580 on sale at £101, this is handy if Bennetts have a very good run on it’s stock.

Pixmania are also less costly on the Philips BDP3000 Blu-ray at no more than £103, but these are very popular and this device in all probability spends longer out of stock than available but well worth a visit if this really is your choice of Blu-ray player

Comet have on sale the Philips BDP2500/05 at 50% off. £99.99 gets people this player that has hi def quality due to 1920 x 1080p resolution consequently you can take pleasure in smooth, lifelike pictures and HDMI 1080p upscaling.

All the prices listed above are incredibly competitive but one source consistently appears tops for affordability and that is Amazon.co.uk. One drawback they suffer from can be a scarcity of quantity. Several systems have barely a couple of items at the promotion price although as always a quick visit could sort out if they have your pick in at the purchase price advertised. So at the time of writing you may grab two devices listed above for £10 less each one, the Samsung BD-P1580 Blu-Ray DVD Player in black and silver for £89.99 and then the Philips BDP3000 Blu-ray Player for £97.00.

That leads us to the current cheap Blu-ray players winner. Head over to Amazon.co.uk where for a fantastic £68.99 you are able to buy the Sharp BDHP21H Blu-Ray Disc Player. If you do know a cheaper Blu-ray player for sale in the United Kingdom let me know on my blog and I will update the list.

By: Noel K. Swinton

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BDA or the Blu Ray Disc association overlooks the technological developments that have been talking place in the field of Blu Ray Technology in the recent years. Blu Ray players and Blu Ray Disks are the latest in optical storage media technology that the world has to offer today. There are basically two kinds of blu ray discs that are currently available in the market today- the single sided disk having a capacity of 25 GB and the double sided disk, which has the capability of storing up to 50 GB of data at any given point in time.

The reason for development of blu ray technology has been cited as the surge in HDTV viewing and the demand for more storage space on disks. Blu ray disks mostly contain High Definition data, movies and images, which can be easily played using a blu ray player and can be viewed on any system offering HDTV resolutions. The 50 GB discs are mostly used in the gaming industry for holding HDTV PS3 games, which would otherwise need a lot of DVDs in order to be stored on disk. Blu ray players are so named because a blue-violet laser beam is used to read and write data in this case, contrary to the red/green laser beams in the case of older existing optical reading technologies such as VCDs and DVDs.

The main reason as to why blu ray discs can hold more data is because the wavelength of the beam used in this case is low, which allows the beam to focus on a smaller area on the disk for reading data. This allows for more data to be written in the same space. That is, the data can be more closely packaged on the disk and this, is the main reason as to why blu ray disks have exponentially more storage capacity as compared to their older counterparts.

By: Victor Thomas

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Now that you invested in the perfect Blu-ray disc player, what are you going to do with it? Use it as a paper weight? Sure, your existing DVDs will play just fine in it because Blu-ray players are backwards compatible but to get the most out of the Blu-ray technology and your HDTV set, you need actual Blu-ray discs to play! Don’t let the Bluray advantages go to waste on DVDs, start building your Blu-ray disc collection right away.

The good news is that so much of the industry supports Blu-ray technology including the major movie studios so Blu-ray movies are coming on strong. New movies are being released as Blu-ray discs by studios including Sony Pictures, Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Paramount, Warner Brothers, and many more. Look for releases of on Blu-ray disc of your old favorites too as the studios step up to meet the growing demand.

While you may not see Blu-ray discs at the checkout lines of your local grocery store just yet, getting your hands on a new Bluray movie title is just a mouse-click away. We make shopping for Blu-ray movies and accessories easy!

In addition, both Netflix and Blockbuster Online now stocks hundreds of Blu-ray titles. As more and more consumers upgrade from DVD players to Blu-ray disc players and Blu-ray recorders, a larger selection of movies on Blu-ray disc follows. Local video stores are also catching the “Blue Fever” and growing their inventory of titles on Blu-ray disc.

Getting your hands on your favorite movies is not a problem with Blu-ray technology because of the widespread industry support of the format. From major consumer electronics manufacturers to the major movie studios and distributors, just about all the heavy hitters are embracing Blu-ray as the high definition format of the future.

By: Martin Wyman

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The standard DVD format is overcome by the blu-ray disc. The standard DVD player uses the red laser which is of 650 nm and the blu-ray DVD player in which the name itself indicates that the laser used is using violet or blue colored laser. The normal standard DVD player stores six times less than that of the blu-ray DVD player.

While considering the vulnerability of the scratches, the blu-ray data layer is closer to the surface of the disc when it is compared to the normal standard DVD. Initially cartridges were used for the protection purpose. Already the blu-ray players are expensive and the use of cartridge increased the one. The hard coating of the pick up surface has been selected to avoid the problem. The scratch resistant and anti static coating was used later to overcome the problem. The scratch guard technology which is the hard coat technology has been used by the blu-ray disc. The storage capacity of the disc can be improved by such technology when compared to the standard one. The blu ray which has shorter wavelength when compared to red is helpful in storing more information on a CD size. This shorter wavelength of the laser beam and the aperture size of the lens help in determining the spot size and the diffraction limit it.

The standard blu-ray records about 36 Mbps. This is more than enough to record high definition broadcast. The standard television programming uses MPEG transport. This is similar in the blu-ray DVD players. This helps in producing the picture in picture effect which is by the availability of the multiple video programs in the same file which can be played back simultaneously.

The mind set of the consumers is an important thing which must be considered while designing each new generation this device. The consumers are said to be new adopters, which should be kept in mind while designing the new one.

The storing capacity of the this appliance should be considered. The single layered disc can hold about 25 GB and the double layered disc can hold 50GB. The storing capacity depends on the layers used. The multi layered discs helps in storing more than 100GB. This explains that the blu-ray disc format is easily extendable. For just playing a movie, the internet connection is not needed. The internet connection is used for the downloading new movies or for browsing etc. These appliance get broad support from the movie studios. The knowledge about the blu-ray players is important, because it not only provides good audio quality but also provides extra storage capacity and also provides plenty of rooms for extra content and some special features.

The knowledge of the disc players is necessary because it not only gives the audio quality, it also provides the extra storage capacity and it also provides extra storing capacity. This blu-ray discs are sometimes capable of reading standard DVD’s and also CD’s, but a few old generation players are not able to read CD’s, but they have the capability to read the standard DVD’s. The player discs with the provision of the optical disc recorder ensure that they have he capacity to record the favorite programs.

The only criticism about the player is the cost of the player. This technology was developed to ease the transition of HD. The equipment with great facilities ensures that the cost of the thing is not to be much worried.

By: Fredrick Joy

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Have you ever visited a friend who had a home theater system and wondered how you could ever go home to your regular TV set up? Well you are not alone. Technological advances have really propelled home movie night into an entirely different experience. With large screens, high definition and surround sound who needs or wants to pay $15 for theater ticket, when you can have the same experience while relaxing on your couch with a big tub of popcorn that does not cost you $10!

With the economy in turmoil many people just do not have the budget for expensive nights out for the family and home entertainment is one of the best and most viable options to alleviate those budget blues. And, those who cannot afford the full home theater setup can still enjoy great movies in high-def with Blu-ray high definition video technology.

What is Blu-ray?

Blu-ray is now the standard for high definition video and all new releases of movies and blockbusters are being released in this format. While for sometime Toshiba battled this format to become the standard with their HD-DVD format, that battle was lost and all studios, and major retailers of movies, such as Netflix, Blockbuster, Wal Mart and Best Buy are now selling only Blu-ray for high def.

The Blu-ray disk is named after the blue color laser that is used to create the disk. This format of disk is much hardier than DVD disks, and does not degrade or scratch as easily as DVD disks and so they last a lot longer. The crisp picture quality and high resolution provides for the best in high-def viewing with clear and vivid picture quality as well as high quality sound.

Blu-ray Players

Blu-ray players come in many different models with various price tags. They have features far beyond that of DVD players. First, of course is the benefit of high-def, but besides that there is Bonus View and BD-Live, which many players come with.

Bonus View

The Bonus View features plays back picture-in-picture content, which allows for a second video and audio stream.

BD-live

BD-live supports Internet-connected activities such as social networking and interactive gaming as long as there is an Ethernet connection to the player. This is also great for streaming movies directly to the player from video services like Netflix.

Another benefit is that DVD disks are compatible with and can be played on Blu-ray players, so your entire movie collection need not be replaced.

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Specifications: The Samsung BD P1600 is a Profile 2.0 Blu-ray player that decodes both Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD audio onboard. This eliminates the need to get a separate audio receiver. It is also wi-fi ready, but to take an advantage of the wi-fi connectivity, you will need to get a separate USB wi-fi device that is sold separately. This Samsung Blu ray player is considered an entry-level model.

Design: At a glance, the Samsung BD P1600 looks very sleek. It has a jet-black glossy front panel with a LCD display beneath. The control buttons and disc tray is nowhere to be seen. This is because they are hidden behind the glossy panel. To load a disc or to access the control buttons, you will need to flip down the front panel. The layout behind the glossy panel is not as attractive, and when flipped down, looks a little odd. There is an USB port on the front and when you have a thumb drive plugged in, you won’t be able to flip up the front panel.

Features & Performance: The image quality of the Samsung BD P1600 is really good and it does a decent job up-scaling DVD movies. Once connected to the internet, you will also be able to access online content like Netflix and Pandora. This Samsung Blu-ray player is very fast, loading movies and skipping chapters at a fraction of the speed on older models. The wireless connectivity is not exactly a plus-point due to its price. After factoring the price of the wi-fi USB device, you might as well get your hands on a more expensive model that comes built-in with wi-fi connectivity. All in all, this Samsung Blu-ray player does a pretty good job for an entry-level model. I would highly recommend it for anyone who is looking for a simple no-frills Blu-ray player.

By: Troy Richards

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The home movie industry was greatly changed with the introduction of the Blu Ray DVD disc and player. The Blu Ray technology is an optical disc storage medium designed by Sony that provides high definition video with a massive 50 GB of storage capacity. Today there are more than 1500 movies on Blu Ray disc and the players are affordable and easily accessible.

Blu ray disc readers use Blue laser to read and write the data to the disc. This is a shorter wavelength and allows for substantially more data ( 6 times more) to be stored on a Blu-ray disc than can be on a DVD disc. There are two types of discs available, the standard size which is 12 cm in diameter and holds 25 GB on a single layer or 50 GB on a dual layer; and the mini disc which is only 8 cm in diameter and holds 7.8 GB on a single and 15.6 GB on a dual layer.

There are four Blu-ray disc player options available, the audio only player that has no video decoding requirements, and three video player options. It is not a compulsory requirement that the players are backwards compatible but most are capable of reading DVD and CD’s. Making this a standard means more people will be able to pull in their existing DVD library without the additional costs of replacing them in Blu-ray format.

There are many companies who make Blu-ray players on the market today, and Sony is the leader of the pack. Sony players are available in many different structures and you will find a version to fit your entertainment system needs. You will need to decide what you are wanting your cinematic experience to be before deciding on what player to purchase and also what price range you want to stay within.

The Sony BDPS350 is a player that has 1080p high definition picture, a 7.1 surround sound system built in, with 24 p true cinema. It also comes with Dolby Digital plus. The case colour is standard black. The Sony BDPS350 Blu-ray player is considered as close to a cinematic experience as one can get making

The Sony BDP-S350 plays the following formats in discs, DVD + Video R/RW, CD playback and AVCHD playback. It is effortlessly upgraded for firmware by connecting the player to the internet, this will also allow the owner to download studio specific content such as trailers, interviews and other extras. Watching your Blu-ray movies will be almost instant, taking just 6 seconds to start with the quick start up mode. Watching a movie with this player will give the viewer a cinema like experience not gotten from DVD.

The Sony BDP-S550 Blu-ray player is a player ramped up to the next level of entertainment. The S550 Blue-ray player is a complete home entertainment system with 1080p, full high definition and 7.1 surround sound. Besides have the ultimate in sound experience, this blur ray player gives instant access to studio specific content and the precision cinema HD technology allows you to convert standard definition signals to 1080p with the use of a HDMI cable. The remote is backlit so surfing in the dark with the remote will be a breeze.

Sony makes a wide range of Blu-ray players so choosing one will be the hardest part of your shopping experience. The price ranges are easy on the wallet so there is a Sony player for everyone. Blu-ray movies are comparable to DVD in price making it fairly easy to switch over from DVD.

By: Tom Verdi

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After the early format wars between VHS and Beta, people were happy to not have to worry about changing for a while. In the audio world, there had already been a few changes from records to eight tracks and from eight tracks to cassette. Then in the mid eighties the digital revolution started and compact disc took over. People had made the change and most people by the early to mid nineties made the jump to CD and digital music.

Not too much later CD domination was under attack with digital downloads, that story is not over yet. But on the video side the VHS had a really steady time on the market for over ten years which was when DVD’s came onto the market. Even with the advanced technology it has taken a while for the public to accept the DVD.

Of course it didn’t help that the new DVD players were pretty expensive and VCR’s had finally become so inexpensive that everybody had a top of the line one. VCR ruled for so long that nobody was really ready for something to take its place. Everybody had a ton of VHS tapes and even the movie industry was hesitant to switch over to a new format.

As high definition televisions came onto the scene and more people accepted them and purchased them, the advanced technology of the DVD became more apparent. On a DVD the video is very crisp and the sound is clear and full, along with the fact that the DVDs have a much longer life than VHS tapes. It wasn’t too long before everyone recognized the superior quality and the purchases increased which caused the prices to drop which causes another round of purchases.

Soon, the manufacturers stopped making VHS tapes all together. Soon everybody had a huge DVD collection, many people had multiple copies of the same movies because the studios kept releasing new version with extra content on the disc. It was getting out of control. They kept figuring out more ways to fit more content on more discs. There were special editions with three and four discs worth of content. Now, with DVD becoming the outdated format, Blu-ray is taking over. BD can fit five times as much information on one disc. There is no more need for multiple disc editions.

By: Jason G Thomas

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With the latest Blu-Ray technology storming onto the scene, many of us are wondering if this is the end of the DVD revolution that replaced the VHS players of a decade ago.

You may be wondering what advantages the Blu-Ray technology has to offer over the conventional DVD dics and players. Let’s take a look at the pros and cons of the Blu-Ray systems and what you can expect from them.

Pros Of Blu-Ray Systems:

1. With the advent of Blu-Ray technology, a superior resolution ability over the DVD has been noted. Because of this higher resolution (1,920 x 1,080 pixels vs. a maximum analysis for DVD of 720 x 480 pixels), a superior image analysis has been achieved. The Blu-Ray offers a vivid clear image with more detail.
2. The second advantage of Blu-Ray systems is the superior clarity of sound over the DVD. Blu-Ray technology uses an advanced technology, employing high-analysis sound track formats that greatly enhance the sound experience of any movie or musical performance.
3. The latest Blu-Ray technology comes with a number of extra features that DVD does not have. Some examples are:Wifi ready (built in wireless adaptors), 1 GB of built in memory, PC streaming, Video quality enhancement, BD wise, Multi-format playback, 7.1 channel audio out.

Cons Of Blu-Ray Systems:

1. The only disadvantage to a Blu-Ray system is the cost. But even now there are many Blu-Ray players that can be purchased very reasonably by the average homeowner (less than $200.00) that can offer them a superior sound and viewing experience.
2. There is also the issue of a smaller collection of Blu-Ray movie titles to DVD titles at this time. Although this is rapidly changing as more and more videos are being placed in the Blu-Ray format, the beauty of the Blu-Ray system is that it has the ability to play your favorite DVD movies also, enhancing their sound and viewing. So no need to throw away your DVD collection!

Conclusion:

The latest Blu-Ray technology has greatly enhanced the ability of the average homeowner to enjoy a clear, high-resolution viewing experience without compromising the budget. When shopping for a BLu-Ray player, make sure that you look for one that offers multi-capabilities and backs its product with a solid warranty.

By: Eric N. Jacobson

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The end might be nigh for the standard DVD but it is very unlikely that Blu-Ray will be the harbinger of death. Especially when it comes to car DVD players.

At this point in time, the Blu-Ray players are too expensive, the media itself costs too much, and there isn’t enough of an increase in quality between DVD and Blu-ray to entice the average consumer into changing to the new format, especially with car DVD players. However the players aren’t cheap to buy.

What’s worse is that the discs aren’t much cheaper and won’t display their full value on a 7-15 inch automotive DVD screen. The new players are scheduled to go on sale in Japan (only Japan, so far) in the fall of 2009. So if people aren’t looking for Blu-Ray car DVD players what do they want?