Browser for TV ? DVD / Blue Ray

Piliger

Hi all - I hope this is an appropriate post for this forum.

I discovered recently that there are Blue Ray players with Internet/wifi and access to Netflix and RTE Player etc etc.

I wondered, is there any unit (DVD or otherwise) with a quality browser where I could browse the net satisfactorily through the (HD) television I have ?

I watch a lot of youtube and a few other web sites with high video content and would like to do it in front of the tv rather than in my room on the computer.

drunkmonkey

This Sony BDP - S790 has got very good reviews, http://www.sony.ie/product/blu-ray-disc-player/bdp-s790 the €299 price seem a bit strong, i'd say it could be picked up for 100 less.
You can open a site on your phone and flick it over to the TV, I haven't seen it in action but it's got the what hifi player of the year award.

Piliger

@ drunkmonkey - Thanks .. it doesn't have a browser it seems ... but I know what you're getting at.

drunkmonkey

It has a browser as far as I know, but you need to do the typing from your phone, there's a sony app in the ios and android marketplace, it's €229 on Richer sounds http://www.richersounds.com/product/blu-ray/sony/bdps790/sony-bdps790

I've a logitech revue I use for doing what your after but it's not a blue ray player, the picture is pretty good though from Netflix Super HD if you use the US netflix.

Yup you can surf the web see here http://www.whathifi.com/review/bdp-s790

coylemj

The Sony 390/590/790 series came out in 2012 and is the earliest series of Sony players that support Netflix. I wouldn't rely on a browser as navigating around the screen with a remote control is a nightmare but you will have a Youtube video channel via the Sony player which makes navigating easy as you won't be relying on Flash support.

The 2013 range of Sony players starts with the S1100 but that has no internet support. The S3100 supports Wi-Fi and is priced at €139 on the Sony Ireland website or £118 on amazon.co.uk

The S4100 supports 3D but not Wi-Fi, the S5100 supports 3D and Wi-Fi

The link will show you a side by side comparison of the three 2013 internet-enabled Sony Blu-Ray players.

http://www.sony.ie/product/CompareProducts.action?site=odw_en_IE&sectiontype=Product&models=BDP-S3100&models=BDP-S4100&models=BDP-S5100

Piliger

Thanks guys ! I will check those out

drunkmonkey

You can pick up the s790 now on the Sony outlet store for €163 delivered if you use parcel motel for the first time. It's got the full warranty as new. It's as cheap as I've see one..

https://outlet.sony.co.uk/shop/Blu-ray-Disc%26%238482%3B/Blu-ray-Disc%26%238482%3B-Player/BDPS790B.CEK.A

coylemj

I'd steer clear of the 2012 models (Sx90) at this stage, there's bound to be some new VOD service that they won't support. This happened me when I bought a 2011 model (S480) only to discover that it doesn't support Netflix.

Wait for the Sony S5100 if you want 3D and Wi-Fi support but if you don't need 3D then the S3100 will give you all you need and it's available now at just £112 (sterling) on Amazon UK and it's got 'Super Saver Delivery' against it which usually means they will ship free to ROI.

drunkmonkey

Just an update for the Sony S790 very impressed, blue ray picture is perfect and it has no problem belting out DTS audio, watched Skyfall first I could hear the helicopters flying around the room. It plays SACD's so i'm dying to try one out next in 5.1.

I'm using an american dns so I can use the american netflix, once I input the american dns I lost TV3, BBC iPlayer, Sky News and 4oD and probably some more.

I've now got for video services: ( haven't even tried a 1/10 of them)

Sony Video Unlimited
Amazon Instant Video
VUDU
Hulu Plus
Free Hollywood Movies & TV Series (unedited full length & on demand)
Fitness & Wellness
NHL Game Center
3 Net
Weather Nation
Wild TV
Aol On
Celeb TV
Revision3
Popcornflix
ACC Digital Network
Snag Films
Wealth TV
Blinkx
TMZ Video
Break.com
Indaba Music
Billabong
Cult Movie Network
Moviefone
Vimeo
Taylor Swift & Sony
The Wiggles
Euro News
HuffPost Live
Canal
3D Experience
Yoga for Everybody
Yupp TV
Watchindia TV
XOS College Sports
TV Guide
Wired
Launch Pad
Epicurious
Concierge
Cinema Now
Style.com
SGNL by Sony
Sony Digital Concert Series
Dailymotion
Newslook
uStudio
Golflink
Livestrong
Flixter
Singing Fool
eHow
Podcasts
Garage TV
Terra TV
elGourmet
Cosmopolitan TV
VxV
Green TV
DW
Russian TV

That's just the video, you then have apps like Skype, Facebook, Opera TV Store, Soy Music Unlimited, Slacker, Quello HD Concerts, NP Radio, Pandora, V Tuner etc the list goes on,

It's a very easy player to control from your phone, I used the bundled remote to first set it up and haven't used it since, there's no need you phone has full control of the player.
The one place i'll fault the player is that the web browser doesn't support FLASH but it's an all round great piece of kit if you can live without flash.

I think it's time for the sky subscription to be cancelled, finding it very hard to justify now.