Samsung Blu Ray player for 350£

[TKratz]

I have been given the task to buy a present to my brother-in-law for his 30 years birthday. His wish is a Blu Ray player from Samsung, and the budget is 350£

I do not know Samsung very well, and especially not their Blu Ray players. Your advices will be much appreciated.

Thanks

 

[Andrew Everard]

Well, if he wants 3D, there's the Samsung BD-C6900 at about that money. But as we note in the review, if you can live without the swimmy front and back stuff, you can buy a much better 2D player for a lot less...

 

[TKratz]

Thank you for the quick and qualified reply as always Andrew

I have meanwhile been looking through the review section and actually thought about the BD-C6900. Not that 3D is required, but he is not really the type who change the equipment every second year. It is very likely this will be he first and last Blu Ray player, and in this case, 3D might come in handy - eventually - who knows.

But I am a bit curious as to which 2D Samsung player you would suggest? The Samsung players haven't exactly received top marks from WhatHifi.

 

[Andrew Everard]

If he must have a Samsung, I'd go for the 6900. What I meant is that there are better 2D players from other brands available for much less money, according to our review crew...

 

[TKratz]

Thanks Andrew.

And I agree, I wouldn't personally go for a Samsung player, but this is a must.

 

[Andrew Everard]

Ah, right - Chelski supporter, then...?

 

[TKratz]

Huh ???

Ok, didn't get that last one, but thanks anyway

 

[bigboss]

This is what Andrew means.

 

[TKratz]

Ah, now I get it! Thanks Bigboss.

Well, although he likes soccer, UK soccer is not part of it as far I am aware, so there must be another reason. Maybe something as silly as system matching...

 

[Anonymous]

UK SOCCER!!!!!

GGGRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[TKratz]

I deeply apologise for my ignorance!

Please bear with me as I am not native, and enlighten me on which term you would prefer?

 

[Anonymous]

Ha ha, I'm only kidding mate. It's football over here, Americans tend to refer to our National Sport as Soccer, much to our annoyance.

 

[TKratz]

Ok, didn't quite get the humour then, but all forgiven

I am afraid a lot of us have been 'amaricanised' although our teachers tried their best to learn us British English.

 

[professorhat]

It is baffling why the Americans have named a sport played mostly with your hands as football, but this is basically where the confusion stems from.

 

[TKratz]

I agree Prof, and if I had considered this a little longer before posting, I would probably have remembered the 'right' term

Football is also exactly the same term as we use in Danish (fodbold), so it should be easy to remember really.

Furthermore, I believe our teachers tried to teach us British English, and we hopefully learned something although much have been forgotten...

 

[Anonymous]

TKratz:

I agree Prof, and if I had considered this a little longer before posting, I would probably have remembered the 'right' term

Football is also exactly the same term as we use in Danish (fodbold), so it should be easy to remember really.

Furthermore, I believe our teachers tried to teach us British English, and we hopefully learned something although much have been forgotten...

Shouldn't that be 'learnt'?

 

[Andrew Everard]

'Learned' is more common in US English usage, 'learnt' in British English. Now if you'd picked him up on 'much have' rather than 'much has'...

 

[Anonymous]

Ah yes.

 

[TKratz]

So there you got me again...

Well, I am happy to learn every day!