Different form bluray players

capdegat · 28 Aug 2017 at 21:59

I'm after a new bluray player but I'm trying to fit it in to a fairly narrow space. Virtually every one I've looked at is 435mm wide . Does anybody know of any narrower ones please

FurryLemon · 28 Aug 2017 at 22:26

The Sony S range is the smallest I can think of https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sony-BDP-S...503955490&sr=8-3&keywords=sony+blu+ray+player

GeezerButler · 28 Aug 2017 at 22:38

FurryLemon said:
The Sony S range is the smallest I can think of https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sony-BDP-S...503955490&sr=8-3&keywords=sony+blu+ray+player

I have one of these with a multi-region mod. Works really well and has a nice fast start-up. Feels a bit light-weight but haven't had any reliability problems. Disc mechanism can be a bit noisy in menus but quietens down once movie is actually playing.

capdegat · 29 Aug 2017 at 10:45

thanks guys, even the more upmarket players are narrower than the rest.

lude1962 · 29 Aug 2017 at 16:44

samsung bd-j4500r
cheap and cheerful about 330 mm wide

signs · 30 Aug 2017 at 12:13

how about a cheap ps4 and stand it up ?

capdegat · 30 Aug 2017 at 20:55

totally out of place with my hifi - I'm a hifi snob !

MatsyLR · 2 Sep 2017 at 09:39

Any of the Sony S series, I have the Sony BDP-S1700 as I only have a small space to fit it in. Depends on the features you want, just have a look on the comparison half way down the page.

Or you can go for LG BP250 its pretty much exactly the same.

jpaul · 3 Sep 2017 at 14:22

Is the premium for a 4k Player very large now (thinking of pan 300 model) ?
since in terms of smart features (plex/iplayer/netflix/amazon) and maybe newer quieter mechanisms these may justify the premium, even if you are only using std 1080p blues for now.

FurryLemon · 3 Sep 2017 at 22:49

4k players are down to 200 now. Pointless spending 200 to watch blurays though. The only thing that separates a 50 quid spinner from a 1k high end spinner is UI, legacy connections and build quality. The actual playback between the two is identical regardless of price (i've owned a number of both types).

jpaul · 4 Sep 2017 at 20:20

I don't know if the Panasonic 4K player will do 4:4:4 chroma upscale even for 1080p output so that may give a better PQ.
Roku type capabilities are worth £50 built into the 4K machine too.
whether multi region blu-ray hacks are possible too (have some Criteriums & personally just do PC based blu-ray playback/dvdfab atm to workaround.)