Pioneer or Sony BLU-RAY Player for the mum in law?

[admin_exported]

hey all

I am looking to buy a BLU-RAY player for my wifes mum and dad been looking at the Sony BDPS360 (£110) which I have seen great reviews for although many complaints on Amazon also looking at the Pioneer BDP120(£100) which I have not seen reviews for including here ate What Hifi! Links are below for both models Richer Sounds offer the Sony as multi region for another 20 quid but not the Pioneer! Does that mean the Pioneer is region locked? If I get a multi region player will it play BLU-RAY and DVD on all regions or only DVD as I have heard?

http://www.richersounds.com/product/blu-ray/sony/bdps360/sony-bdps360-r2

http://www.richersounds.com/product/blu-ray/pioneer/bdp120/pion-bdp120-r2

Many thanks in advance.

 

[d4v3pum4]

It will be DVD only for m/region. See the Richer Sounds page you linked to "A multi-region player will enable you to play DVDs (but not Blu-Ray
discs) from anywhere in the world, in particular US discs that often
have additional features - great to have for such a small premium"

What complaints did you read about the Sony? I have only ever really heard good things and my folks are chuffed with the previous model, the S350.

 

[Anonymous]

Doubt if you'll get anyone here to swap

 

[Anonymous]

swap what?

 

[lobby]

The Sony BDP-360 seems to be the best budget player around for under £180, and deals can be found at Play.com including a free copy of the steelbook version of Avatar for £119.99. Other deals around at the moment are at Blockbusters as a preorder of £129.99 with 2012, District 9 and Michael Jackson.Might be others around but none of these are dvd mutli-region, but can be made so. As for blu-ray multi region you don't really need it, a few titles may be regional, but a lot will play from the USA anyway. If you wanted it to be multi region it can be but may interfere with your warranity, so be careful, not sure how it effects players you buy which have had this mod, maybe someone else can help.

http://www.play.com/HOME/HOME/6-/Se...dp-s360&searchtype=allproducts&searchsource=0

 

[Gerrardasnails]

lobby:
The Sony BDP-360 seems to be the best budget player around for under £180, and deals can be found at Play.com including a free copy of the steelbook version of Avatar for £119.99. Other deals around at the moment are at Blockbusters as a preorder of £129.99 with 2012, District 9 and Michael Jackson.Might be others around but none of these are dvd mutli-region, but can be made so. As for blu-ray multi region you don't really need it, a few titles may be regional, but a lot will play from the USA anyway. If you wanted it to be multi region it can be but may interfere with your warranity, so be careful, not sure how it effects players you buy which have had this mod, maybe someone else can help.

http://www.play.com/HOME/HOME/6-/Se...dp-s360&searchtype=allproducts&searchsource=0

"Blockbustersÿas a preorder of £129.99 with 2012, District 9 and Michael Jackson.".

Deal of the century!

 

[Cofnchtr]

Snakey:swap what?

Hi,

I wouldn't swap a Sony or Pioneer BDP for the m-i-l either.

However, if it was a PV-1 I might be tempted...

Cheers,

Cofnchtr.

 

[Anonymous]

thanks for the replys can't go for the deals as player will be off to germany and as you know not all films have the lingo think i will go for the sony all things considered? anyone know how long a Blu Ray disc takes to start heard the pioneer takes up to 3 minutes that is long i am used to my chubby ps3 which is pretty nippy never timed it though