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Hi, Read a press release post CES 2016 where Samsung claimed to have added a firmware update to make all 2015 Samsung TVs HDR compatible, and HDMI 2.0a compliant. Not sure, but wouldn't HDR need a hardware upgrade? or could it simply 'stretch' the contrast and colour abilities of a current...

Hi, I own an Epson EH-TW5900 (last years budget model) and can highly recommend it. Motion is the best i have seen on any screen as it displays each frame twice rather than use''Super10000000' htz processing or other trickery. Works amazingly well. Colours are great as is the look. Picture is...

I had a Panny DMP-BD80 and sold and upgraded to a Sony BDP- S370. Huge difference! Much cleaner, far better motion, colours and upscaling. However! I upgraded to a Sony S790 recently and the difference was, well, minimal. Bit cleaner. So i think there is benefit in updating, but buy what you...

Personally i can see a difference between my PS3 and Sony BD player. Less noise in blocks of black and better motion. Thats not to say PS3 isn't great, it is. Of note is that i played around with a new hand made mains cable and the noise reduced dramatically. As a result picture looked sharper...

Hi, i upgraded my S370 to an S790. Some differences nothing major. Was it worth upgrading? Probably not! Wanted 3d but other than that no major changes.. Im assuming this is because Blu Ray players are at a very mature point and differences are getting smaller as development peaks...

Well i upgraded from a Sony BDP-S370 to a 790 and i have to say the differences in my system are minimal to say the least. May'be a touch cleaner but at the expense of some picture sharpness, motion similar and perhaps voices not as pronounced on the S790. Its very good but not a huge jump in...

Predominently Sky. Spartacus WOTD, The Following, Arrow, Hawaii 5o, NCIS LA and now new Game of Thrones. Plus Sons of Anarchy, Doctor Who and Jonathon Creek. Sky HD is brilliant! For a similar price of a new 3D BD, i get around 25 hrs of premium HD tv brilliant!!

I have been saying for years that there is a difference. Clearly see this on a PJ. However! I am not saying a more expensive HDMI cable is better! My first upgrade was from the freebie sky cable. Colours were so flat, edges rough - but then look at the shielding! So slim! Changed to a...

UNPUBLISHED BY MODS - DUPLICATE POST Still love my Philips. Great blacks, contrast, motion for an LCD. Sound is great for a flatscreen. Will upgrade to LED eventually but as an LCD i wouldn't swap it. However they take an age to run in, my old Philps PixelPlus2 CRT was incredible, still...

Still love my Philips. Great blacks, contrast, motion for an LCD. Sound is great for a flatscreen. Will upgrade to LED eventually but as an LCD i wouldn't swap it. However they take an age to run in, my old Philps PixelPlus2 CRT was incredible, still haven't seen an SD picture as amazing as...

Hi, I am looking to upgrade my Sony BDP-S370 (Still great though) for a player with 3D. My question is 'taking away the 4K upscaling, Skype, WiFi etc. is the 490 the same as the 790 or are their performance benefits to be had? It's really hard to tell from reviews and Sony's website. Only...

The PS3 does not create as clear a picture as my Sony. It's not bad by any means, but there is a lot of electronics and processing, not to mention heat going on in a very small box so extra picture noise is almost a given. Again with HDMI's i can see a difference, but im not saying 'more...

Hi, At present i use my Sony BDP-S370 for 2D and my PS3 for viewing 3D on my Epson EH-TW5900 projector. The S370 allows a clearer more detailed picture than my PS3. I am looking for slight improvements in motion, detail, cleanliness and black level response.Clearly having 3D in one player...

Sorry Alec, Didn't see you're post. Wanted to highlight as lets face it, it looks incredible!

Thanks for all the great responses. Did see the Hugo trailer and it looks great, but is it sad? Trying to avoid CG but i have to agree that Tangled is a fanatstic film, may have to upgrade to 3D on that. Suprisingly found 'The Smurfs' do be a great family film, didn't expect it. Anybody know...