[78-L] OFF TOPIC - Canadian members - Blu-Ray DVD player question

[David Lennick]

Can't help you there since I haven't made the switch yet.

dl

On 3/20/2013 5:13 PM, Thomas Stern wrote:
>
> Might be best to reply off list...
>
> Does anyone have, or know of, an INEXPENSIVE (around $100) Blu-Ray player which will play
> ALL zones (A B C) BD disks, and DVDs from all regions ???
>
> A while ago I purchased an INSIGNIA player (BEST BUY house brand) about $90 which meets those
> criteria, however on some recent UNIVERSAL disks the extras display only as thumbnail size
> images.  On another, expensive, player which a relative has they display correctly.  I am assuming it is a problem with the
> player.  It could also be a problem with the TV or TV/Player
> combination.
> I also tried an OREI M2 player, which seems to work OK ONLY for BD disks which are zone coded,
> but will NOT play non-zoned disks, and will not play MANY Criterion disks.  It also takes
> incredibly long to load, somewhat alleviated by connecting a memory stick (I guess that gives
> it additional memory to do its tasks).
>    Thanks!
>    Best wishes, Thomas.
>