Philips BDP 3000 Blu-Ray Player

juansheet

Hi All

Is this a good bargain?

http://www.grabone.ie/dublin/blu-ray-player-2?utm_source=GrabOne&utm_campaign=ET_3491_ie-main_dublin_20120529_FathersDay&utm_medium=email

Jarren

I stopped reading at grabone.ie tbh

Get yourself something from a reputable company.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=sr_nr_scat_560798_ln?rh=n%3A560798%2Ck%3Ablu+ray+player&keywords=blu+ray+player&ie=UTF8&qid=1338356512&scn=560798&h=1bd67c64f81a915c3a4c26a966e0dc052a9ce4a1

cdemt1

Cheap for that model but this has been replaced by the Phillips 3200.

Whatever about Grabone, the product is being supplied by Luzern a couple of times. Had one defective product and they dealt with the problem well.

Have a different model Philips Blu-Ray and have found it excellent and reliable.

If you use a lot of digital media you might want something different. I dont think this unit plays formats like MKV etc, and dont think it plays from a USB connection, only from a data disk.

For a little bit more you could get better functionality from other brands or even models within the Philips range

bennyc

cdemt1 wrote: »

Cheap for that model but this has been replaced by the Phillips 3200.

Whatever about Grabone, the product is being supplied by Luzern a couple of times. Had one defective product and they dealt with the problem well.

Have a different model Philips Blu-Ray and have found it excellent and reliable.

If you use a lot of digital media you might want something different. I dont think this unit plays formats like MKV etc, and dont think it plays from a USB connection, only from a data disk.

For a little bit more you could get better functionality from other brands or even models within the Philips range

I have one of these, it does not play avi mkv etc from the usb port out of the box , but Philips have a firmware upgrade on their website you copy onto a usb key and run from the main menu. It works great then and plays most formats from what I can tell. Price is great imo.

BostonB

Does it support long file names and NTFS disks?

BostonB

bennyc wrote: »

I have one of these, it does not play avi mkv etc from the usb port out of the box , but Philips have a firmware upgrade on their website you copy onto a usb key and run from the main menu. It works great then and plays most formats from what I can tell. Price is great imo.

It doesn't play movies for the USB stick?

I see a lot of player don't do this from the rear USB port which a PITA.

muppetkiller

I had this player a number of months back and returned it as it wouldn't play the newer Blu-ray disks like Alien Movies etc. Mybe that's been fixed by firmware updates though.

Dozen Wicked Words

BostonB wrote: »

It doesn't play movies for the USB stick?

I see a lot of player don't do this from the rear USB port which a PITA.

As bennyc says, It does play movies from the USB in a couple of formats, it plays DivX, WMV. Also plays MP3, JPEG, WMA if you have the most up to date firmware.

Its not a great Bluray player, but I have mine a couple of years and it does the job ok. I only paid 80 for it then though, so this isn't the massive saving it makes out.

muppetkiller wrote: »

I had this player a number of months back and returned it as it wouldn't play the newer Blu-ray disks like Alien Movies etc. Mybe that's been fixed by firmware updates though.

Directors cut of Aliens still doesn't work on mine properly, there is a workaround though. You have to start watching the film by going through the chapters menu. Bit ridiculous Philips never bothered to fix it but there you go.

I got this free when we got new windows fitted.

I only really use it to play movies off a USB stick. But yes you do have to upgrade the firmware, as it does not support USB out of the box.

vicwatson

juansheet wrote: »

Hi All

Is this a good bargain?

http://www.grabone.ie/dublin/blu-ray-player-2?utm_source=GrabOne&utm_campaign=ET_3491_ie-main_dublin_20120529_FathersDay&utm_medium=email

You're not telling us it's a bargain you're asking if it's a bargain right?:rolleyes::rolleyes:

bbbbb

I think I've seen this in HMV grafton st. for €60.

muppetkiller

bbbbb wrote: »

I think I've seen this in HMV grafton st. for €60.

Actually the one in HMV Is a newer model I think the 3200 ?