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30-03-2008
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| Senior Moderator & Reviewer  Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Keeping my media stash safe.
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| Re: Hello Hi rjhall, welcome to the forum!  I'll move this to our Blu-ray and HD DVD Hardware, Software and Blank Media forum, so you can get specialised help with picking the right drive.
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30-03-2008
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| CD Freaks Senior Reviewer & Moderator  Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Watertown
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| Re: Hello - good choice for a Blu-ray drive? rjhall, welcome to CDFreaks What are you looking for in your first Blu-ray drive? Do you just want to play Movies? Do you want the ability to burn DVD's and CD's? |
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01-04-2008
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| CDFreaks Resident  Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: @FX labs .de ...watching [Benders.Big.Score] [Tripping.The.Rift.The.Movie]
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| Re: Hello - good choice for a Blu-ray drive? Grab a BD-ROM, like the one from Liteon.
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| Re: Hello - good choice for a Blu-ray drive? Quote:
Do you want to play the movie on your (PC) or the player would be attached to your TV (stand alone player) and watch the movie in Blu-Ray format in your TV?. | |
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02-04-2008
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| CD Freaks Junior Member  Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: NE Illinois, USA
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| Re: Hello - good choice for a Blu-ray drive? Quote:
If you're looking for a set-top player, you can do one of two things: purchase a PS3 now or wait until Blu-ray Profile 2.0 players become widely available. The PS3 will support BDP 2.0 via a software update. Other standalone players that are on shelves right now do not and never will. Hardcore videophiles will argue the whole game console vs. standalone as high-def player. But I've been completely content with my PS3's performance. The fact that it plays games, too, is a bonus.
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| Re: Hello - good choice for a Blu-ray drive? Quote:
You really have answer rjhall question since we all try to give him any good suggestion if possible to his inquiry. | |
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| Re: Hello - good choice for a Blu-ray drive? Quote:
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