[luke128]

hi

[Miss Chief]

Blu-Ray player or go for a dedicated amp and speaker setup rather than a 'home cinema system'.

[addyb]

If your going the blu ray player path you may as well buy a PS3 as its still the best blu ray player out there for the price!

[Monarch]

A blu-ray player (PS3 would be more than fine, for the gaming capabilities as well) and a big plasma TV to enjoy it on!

[ISEEDUMBPEOPLE]

Anything to replace the LG equipment.

[rockmonkey1973]

i dunno... maybe i am reading it wrong but i think the clue to the nature of the question is in the ops forum name.

[Chaos]

Originally Posted by ISEEDUMBPEOPLE

Anything to replace the LG equipment.

Was going to be my suggestion

[CraigofScotland]

Eat the VCR then buy a ps3.

[xit2050]

Originally Posted by ISEEDUMBPEOPLE

Anything to replace the LG equipment.

You read my mind.

[Monarch]

Originally Posted by rockmonkey1973

i dunno... maybe i am reading it wrong but i think the clue to the nature of the question is in the ops forum name.

hehehe, didn't notice that

Originally Posted by ISEEDUMBPEOPLE

Anything to replace the LG equipment.

hows life in the past?

[Sandman]

Originally Posted by addyb

If your going the blu ray player path you may as well buy a PS3 as its still the best blu ray player out there for the price!

That may well have been the case 18 months ago but with dedicated blu-ray players for under £150 from sony and panasonic that ship sailed a while ago. PS3 is £250 and uses lots more power and is noisier than a stand alone.

[lucasisking]

I'd ditch everything in your list except the DVD recorder and laptop:

-Get a PS3
-Buy a bigger, full hd tv
-Dedicated amp & speakers
-Bin the vcr
-Upgrade to £100+ hdmi cable with gold plated connectors


Just kidding on the last one

[Monarch]

Originally Posted by lucasisking

Just kidding on the last one

Thank god! I was considering killing you then

[orpheus]

Regarding the suggestions for buying a PS3 as a Blu ray player. I wouldn't recommend this, as there have been many cases of excessive noise from this console. My unit is very noisy, and I know of two other people here at work who have the same issue. The slim model has similar problems.

[Monarch]

Just to balance things out I don't have any issues with using my PS3 as a blu-ray player, it's a 40GB model, without excessive noise, and as far as picture quality goes it's about as good as the stand alone players around the same price at least.

[Decadence]

Originally Posted by orpheus

Regarding the suggestions for buying a PS3 as a Blu ray player. I wouldn't recommend this, as there have been many cases of excessive noise from this console. My unit is very noisy, and I know of two other people here at work who have the same issue. The slim model has similar problems.

If your blu-ray player is noisier than your film you're doing it wrong!

[CraigofScotland]

Originally Posted by Decadence

If your blu-ray player is noisier than your film you're doing it wrong!

The reports come from people using their ps3 as their pillow.

I use a ps3 (not as a sleeping aid) and find it fine.

[lucasisking]

Originally Posted by Monarch08

Thank god! I was considering killing you then

[addyb]

Yeah if you can hear your ps3 over the film audio then its obviously not loud enough!

[branny]

Originally Posted by rockmonkey1973

i dunno... maybe i am reading it wrong but i think the clue to the nature of the question is in the ops forum name.

Originally Posted by xit2050

You read my mind.

Rockmonkey read mine!

I bet it took the OP ages to come up with that fantastic name. Maybe he got some of his 12 yr old mates to sit around the PC and help him generate it.

[luke128]

cheers evryone