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Post by oldson on Feb 13, 2016 17:11:06 GMT
i have been looking at the best way to get netflix on my none smart tv. started looking at things like the amazon fire tv box but then thought about wifi enabled blu-ray players. i currently have only a dvd player and am planning to upgrade my tv to a 4k model at some point, maybe year end. do any of you have any recommendations for wifi enabled 4k blu-ray players? budget around £200
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Post by Rabbit on Feb 13, 2016 17:30:44 GMT
I have Netflix On my TV, Simon but also get it via an Apple TV device. I also have a Sony Blueray player that was really cheap that also has it, so it is available on a lot of devices without having to go too high in price. The Cheapest device I have is a NOW TV box, which offers a really good deal on Sky Movies and a few entertainment channels but unfortunately, no Netflix. I presume that your wifi is quick enough for Netflix. They offer HD in some cases now so it can hammer the connection. I have 37mps here so it works great, nut I know of some people that struggle with their connection to get a decent picture that doesn't freeze. So if you find a really good player that doesn't offer netflix, there are bolt on devices that do. If you use any Ipods or an Ipad, then the Apple TV is useful for streaming and also for sending video from you device wirelessly. Plus, if you have bought any Apple movies, you can access them on your tv. It also offers Netflix, so os a nifty little box. The Apple TV gives nice quality too as long as your wifi is good. Sorry, I called you Derek.... What a nerd!!!
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Post by Javier on Feb 13, 2016 18:48:40 GMT
Simon, if you can strech the budget take look to LG OLEDs when searching for a new tely. They are amazing. I recently saw some models heavely discounted at a local store, still pricey but well worth it if one can afford the expense.
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Post by chinook9 on Feb 13, 2016 21:02:23 GMT
Haven't tried a "Smart" Blu Ray player lately but I do have some experience streaming Netflix over WiFi to a Samsung 4K "Smart" TV.
We recently purchased a "60" 7000 series 4K Samsung.
Initially, we watched Netflix using a Roku 3, including a few 4K offerings which I thought were nice but not mind blowing. The up-scaling (to 4k) of this TV is quite impressive and I was even more impressed when I found that with a Samsung ap I could Wi-Fi stream HD movies from my cell phone to the TV.
Later I tried WiFi streaming Netflix directly from my wireless router to the TV and I have been doing so ever since. I don't remember if I tried streaming 4K over WiFi but I don't think I did.
I would expect that a "Smart" blu ray player would work as well as my TV as long as you get a decent one.
If I get a chance, I'll upgrade my Netflix account for a couple of days and see if I can WiFi stream a 4K show. I'll report back on any attempt. I do not have a particularly fast internet connection (12Mbps I believe) and my wireless is just the "N" version.
EDIT: Just tried Wi-Fi streaming of Netflix 4K content and it appeared to stream with no problems.
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Post by oldson on Feb 14, 2016 9:31:09 GMT
Haven't tried a "Smart" Blu Ray player lately but I do have some experience streaming Netflix over WiFi to a Samsung 4K "Smart" TV. We recently purchased a "60" 7000 series 4K Samsung. Initially, we watched Netflix using a Roku 3, including a few 4K offerings which I thought were nice but not mind blowing. The up-scaling (to 4k) of this TV is quite impressive and I was even more impressed when I found that with a Samsung ap I could Wi-Fi stream HD movies from my cell phone to the TV. Later I tried WiFi streaming Netflix directly from my wireless router to the TV and I have been doing so ever since. I don't remember if I tried streaming 4K over WiFi but I don't think I did. I would expect that a "Smart" blu ray player would work as well as my TV as long as you get a decent one. If I get a chance, I'll upgrade my Netflix account for a couple of days and see if I can WiFi stream a 4K show. I'll report back on any attempt. I do not have a particularly fast internet connection (12Mbps I believe) and my wireless is just the "N" version. EDIT: Just tried Wi-Fi streaming of Netflix 4K content and it appeared to stream with no problems. thanks for that that is good info. my connection speed is typically 25Mbps, so i should be ok. i am looking at a samsung blu-ray BD-J7500. so far this is the only player i can find that definitely has version 2 hdmi. all the others i have looked at, either dont state the hdmi spec or they have version 1.4. apparently you need version 2.0 to get over 30fps in 4k.
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Post by oldson on Feb 14, 2016 9:35:06 GMT
Simon, if you can strech the budget take look to LG OLEDs when searching for a new tely. They are amazing. I recently saw some models heavely discounted at a local store, still pricey but well worth it if one can afford the expense. Sent from my GT-I9505 using proboards i have looked at these Javier. at the moment too expensive for a 4k model, maybe different story at year end. stunning pictures though.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 14, 2016 10:50:17 GMT
I was looking at an 85" 4K OLED telly in our local Worten store. Absolutely incredible! Incredibly expensive too.
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Post by chinook9 on Feb 14, 2016 15:15:06 GMT
Its amazing the good deals available on some of these electronics nowadays. Just got an e-mail from a local electronics vendor advertising a Panasonic "Smart Network 3D Blu-ray Disc™ Player DMP-BDT270" for $73. It appears it will do what you're looking for Derek and I expect there are quite a few other brands with similar specs for this price. May not be quite as good as the BD-J7500 but it is less than half the price. Probably can't go wrong with any of them.
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Post by Rabbit on Feb 14, 2016 15:34:05 GMT
I have a Sony one which does streaming which was very cheap and works well.
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Post by jhelms on Feb 15, 2016 3:40:28 GMT
We have a 4k tv now, 7000 series samsung as well. Our non 4k older 7000 series died 2 weeks out of warranty. After going a few rounds with Samsung over 3 months or so, they agreed to replace the TV after they could not supply parts to repair it. This was great - free 4k upgrade!
Received the new 7000 4k over Christmas and it was quite excellent. However it also failed... just 5 days of light use. Power supply had a major failure that also took out the panel. Talk about bad luck. A few weeks later, the tech arrived and installed a new power supply and panel. All is back up and running now just fine since early January. Picture is beautiful and the processing on regular bluray is quite excellent. We have watched some programming on 4k via netflix and youtube - very nice. Sometimes to nice as any movie with CG... you REALLY see what is CG and what is not. Watching avengers was nearly comical how for example, the hulk and iron man looked compared to real persons in certain scenes. Glad I am more into documentaries as it makes nature films and such incredible!
Right now, we just use LG 3d blu-ray players with Wifi. I sold the oppo bdp93 as the processor was just way to slow compared to even sub $100 players today. Would be nice to have the funds to give a new bdp-103 a go but doubt it will happen. The little LG players we use now have been rock solid.
Agreed on the LG OLED stuff. I checked out several at our local Frys electronics and wow... simply wow. The blacks are so inky / liquid black it is unreal And the colors are spectacular. Just no way I would be in that market until the prices are cut well in half for a larger 60" or greater.
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Post by Rabbit on Feb 15, 2016 11:30:52 GMT
I was looking at an OLED screen at John Lewis in Bluewater a couple of days ago. My goodness, they are bright. I suspect that a lot of the contrast ratio might need to be lost in the reality of a darkened room though. It's SO bright, that tou might feel the need to tone it down a bit.
It's like listening to an HD600 and a DT770. The 770 is massibely more etched in sound., (Not detail) but sometimes, you want something less 'colourful'.
I was tempted to buy it actually, but the contrast ratio seems just a bit too large and basically larger than life. I wasn't sure, so I emded jp not buying it.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2016 16:56:05 GMT
Showroom TV's are always set with everything dialed to max. Bloody horrible. My Panny has a showroom setting that is truly frightening in a darkened room. Set Panny's to Cinema and forget it.
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Post by Rabbit on Feb 15, 2016 17:23:15 GMT
Definitely. I have a 55 or 60 inch Panny (not sure of its size) which is always set on True Cinema because of the very same thing. I played with the OLED sertings in the shop and I wasn't sure that I could set it to something that looked as natural as my Panny. It was bright for sure but blacks were so pitch that I suspected night scenes would be too dark and yet lighter scenes were like looking at a bulb.
I find the Panasonic at home very natural, but that might just be me being used to it.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2016 17:33:34 GMT
Panasonic's have been the best LCD makers for a long time now. Ever since Pioneer stopped making their Kuro range.
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Post by Rabbit on Feb 15, 2016 17:47:42 GMT
Have they? I wasn't aware of that. I just went to a shop and saw one and compared to the others, it seemed to adjust to a more natural looking picture. I quite like it actually. I also have a NOW TV box, a Kindle Fire TV and and Apple TV connected to it so have too many channels for my own good!!
What I also like is that it's a big one and yet, it doesn't take over the room. In fact, I'd like to go bigger; especially for hd stuff.
Don't know about yours Gordon, but mine has slightly more blue in Cinema mode compared to true Cinema. I also have these two 'Professional' modes on it but can't really work out a 'right' setting without a calibration meter of some sort tbh. There are too many variables, so I just stick with True Cinema.
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