blu-ray player upgrade.

[beater]

Would I notice much difference in replacing my Panasonic BDT310 for a BDT500 blu-ray player.

 

[bigboss]

Blu ray playback - no.

DVD upscaling - maybe.

 

[ellisdj]

Does the 310 have Chroma Upsampling option?

If it doesnt then going over to the 500 - selecting advanced in that option - then selecting 1080p pure direct ON the TV will give you the best picture

You also need to output 444 chroma as well

 

[bigboss]

Does the 310 have Chroma Upsampling option?

Yes it does.

 

[chrisr1718]

Also thinking about upgrading my Bluray as I'm getting a new TV, the Philips is now over 4 years old and with advances in technology and all that. I'll be getting a 42inch TV, (yep, going large!), so, should I upgrade the bluray to the Sony S790 as well. What's the general opinion? Would like the Marantz 7007 but don't think the budget will stretch that far.

 

[professorhat]

My experience of watching these Blu-ray upgrade threads over the years are some people are adamant they can see no difference, whilst others are adamant they can see a difference. Personally I did, but I have to say in most cases, the differences were fairly subtle (though I did find the audio differences more pronounced). This was also several years ago and technology has inevitably moved on, so my experience is now definitely out of date.

With this in mind, I don't believe anyone can tell you with certainty whether to upgrade or not - the only way to know if it's worth the money for you or not is to take your old player with you and do a comparison with the new player, then make the decision based on your own experience and whether you believe any perceived differences are worth the extra cash.

I know others will disagree with this advice, so it's available to be taken or left as desired.

 

[The_Lhc]

I'll be getting a 42inch TV, (yep, going large!)

Medium...

 

[DandyCobalt]

If Marks & Spencer sold TVs, 42" is a small

 

[theflyingwasp]

I went from a £200 panasonic player to a £500 oppo and for blu ray playback I would like someone to point out the diffrence..........but as for DVD well that's a diffrent story .the oppo upscaling is excellent .....still not quite sold on this new oppo103d tho?