Philips BDP3100/05 Blu-ray Player

Product description for the Philips BDP3100/05 Blu-ray Player:

“The Philips BDP3100 Blu-ray player offers the complete cutting edge viewing experience, with full Dolby TrueHD 7.1 surround to complement the pin-sharp Full HD picture, as well as handy features such as subtitle shift and DivX Ultra.

Offering 24 frames per second video playback as well as Full HD 1080p, the Philips BDP3100 Blu-ray player brings the full cinematic experience into your front room. Meanwhile the integrated Dolby TrueHD 7.1 creates sound virtually indistinguishable form the studio master, guaranteeing that what you hear through your speakers is exactly as the film makers intended.”

Philips BDP3100/05 Blu-ray Player Product Features and Technical Details

Philips BDP3100/05 Blu-Ray Player for sharp images in full HD 1080p
1080p at 24 fps for cinema-like images
DivX Ultra Certified for enhanced playback of DivX videos
Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD MA for HD 7.1 surround sound
Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Link plays video/music from USB flash drives

Main Specifications

Product Description: Philips BDP3100 – Blu-ray disc player
Product Type: Blu-ray disc player
Network Connection: Ethernet
Dimensions (WxDxH): 43.5 cm x 22.7 cm x 6 cm
Weight: 3 kg
Media Type: CD-R, CD-RW, DivX, DVD-R, DVD+RW, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD, CD, BD-R, BD-RE, BD-ROM
Upscaling: ( up to 1080p )
Remote Control: Remote control – infrared
Sound Output Mode: Stereo
Power: AC 230V ( 50 Hz )
Form Factor: Tabletop

General

Width: 43.5 cm
Depth: 22.7 cm
Height: 6 cm
Weight: 3 kg
Product Type: Blu-ray disc player

Miscellaneous

Cables Included: Audio cable ¦ Video cable

Power

Power Device: Power supply – internal
Power Consumption Operational: 25 Watt
Power Consumption Stand by / Sleep: 0.5 Watt

Connections

Connector Type: 1 x HDMI ( 19 pin HDMI Type A ) – rear ¦ 1 x audio line-out ( RCA phono x 2 ) – rear ¦ 1 x composite video output ( RCA phono ) – rear ¦ 1 x component video output ( RCA phono x 3 ) – rear ¦ 1 x network ( RJ-45 ) – rear ¦ 1 x digital audio output (coaxial) ( RCA phono ) – rear ¦ 1 x USB 2.0 ( 4 PIN USB Type A ) – side

Audio System

Sound Output Mode: Stereo

Philips BDP3200 Blu-ray player

The PHILIPS BDP3200 Blu-ray Player

Design wise the PHILIPS BDP3200 Blu-ray player is a slim line design and looks as good as any slightly shiney black box that you’ll hide away in your home entertainment system ever will. I still don’t understand why DVD and Blu-ray players need to be so big though. The technology exists to make them much smaller and I guess it would be just as cheap to do so!

The The PHILIPS BDP3200 Blu-ray player comes with all the features you would expect like 1080p full HD playback and 24fps processing. Old DVDs get the now normal upscalling treatment to help give your DVD collection a new lease of life. Obviously the Philips BDP3200 Blu-ray player has HDMI connections as well as Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD MA available for HD 7.1 surround sound.

Another cool feature of the Philips BDP3200 Blu-ray player is if you connect it to the internet you can watch YouTube videos on your HD television without the need for a PC or laptop.

Is Currys The Cheapest place To Buy?

One of the problems with the Currys stores is they’re not always the best for value (although they do offer convenience). So I’ve hunted around online to see who else is selling the BDP3200 Blu-ray DVD player from Philips to see if Currys is selling it for the cheapest price and if not where you can get the best deal for it.
Amazon.co.uk £76 including free postage
Asda.com £77.95 including £2.95 postage

Obviously you might be able to find the Philips BDP3200 Blu-ray DVD player cheaper than the two online stores I’ve listed above but I’m sticking to those that are pretty reputable. So you can get it cheaper but £3 for the convenience of walking into the shop and walking straight out with your new Blu-ray player and the ability to return it should you have any problems, Currys price is actually pretty cheap.

Philips BDP3200 Blu-ray Player Reviews

Ok time for some reviews of the Philips BDP3200 Blu-ray player and the only ones I could find were user reviews on the Asda website which gives it 5 out of 5 stars. There are only two reviews of the Philips BDP3200 Blu-ray player on there which isn’t great as we always always like the biggest sample of reviewers possible. Anyway one of the reviews says:

“A well packaged well featured player for an incredibly reasonable price. The onscreen menu system is very easy to understand and follow, I was over the moon to find the USB section allowed playback of movies from my portable 250 gig hard drive as well as my Flash Drives. The picture quality and sound from this unit is superb no complaints at all. The remote control is well laid out for ease of use, All in all this is a superb buy if you are looking for a player with the extra bonus of a USB connection this is for you.”

If you own a Philips BDP3200 Blu-ray player and want to do a little review for cheap televisions please add it to the comments section.

Philips 42PFL9664 LCD TV Of The Year

The rest of the best TV awards are as follows:

Best 26in TV: Samsung LE26B450
Best 32in TV: Philips 32PFL7404
Best 37in TV: Panasonic TX-L37S10
Best budget 40-42in TV: LG 42LH5000
Best 46-47in TV: Samsung UE46B8000
Best 50-55in TV: Samsung PS50B650

Go check out the What Hi-Fi website to read the reviews and check out the other winners and losers in the rest of the home entertainment categories including projectors and blu-ray DVD players..

Philips Pro 40 Inch 40PFL9704 LED TV

We also understand that the 40PFL9704 and 46PFL9704 LED televisions will come with integrated 802.11g WiFi which should be great for watching the BBC iPlayer and Youtube videos that are now appearing in HD. The final detail we have is both of these Philips LED TVs come with 5 HDMI ports making connections to all your entertainment equipment much easier. When we get more information on both the Philips Pro 40PFL9704 and 46PFL9704 LED TV’s well let you know here on cheap televisions, until then enjoy the picture above of this stunning looking slim television.

Philips CINEMA 21:9 LCD TV Picture 1

After looking at these 8 images of the Philips Cinema 21:9 LCD TV I don’t only want to own one I want to own one of the settings the pictures were taken in. Who wouldn’t love a lounge like the ones we can see here! Anyway enjoy the pictures and hope that lottery ticket comes in . Oh and yes if you are thinking this television looks slightly odd thats because it one of the new generation of super wide screen TVs (apparently widescreen wasn’t wide enough).

Philips CINEMA 21:9 LCD TV Picture 2

Philips CINEMA 21:9 LCD TV Picture 3

Philips CINEMA 21:9 LCD TV Picture 4

Philips CINEMA 21:9 LCD TV Picture 5

Philips CINEMA 21:9 LCD TV Picture 6

Philips CINEMA 21:9 LCD TV Picture 7

Hope you have enjoyed this picture post of these impressive Philips LCD televisions and the very cool ambilight trick. I’ll get some technical specifications and reviews together in the near future and put them in a separate post on cheap television.

Philips Television Special Offer Free Delivery

The free delivery is available on all of Philips 80000, 7000, 5000 and 3000 series LCD and plasma televisions though. You can try and read more about the deal on the special offers section on the Philips website (the shop part) but please let cheap televisions know if you find any more details as we couldn’t see them. We did however add a couple of televisions to our basket and it said postage was zero so the deal is valid .

Cheap BDP3000 Philips Blu-Ray Player

The Philips BDP3000 is currently retailing in the shops at a very good price of around £130 from Argos.com and Pixmania.com which is seriously good for a well branded cheap Blu-Ray DVD player which seems to tick all the features boxes. Its also had some pretty good reviews from the likes of Whathifi getting 4 out of 5 stars and saying “A Solid performer at a tantalisingly affordable price”.

The Philips BDP3000 Blu-Ray DVD player specifications and features list cheap televisions was given says:

*  Blu-ray Disc playback for sharp images in full HD 1080p
* 1080p at 24 fps for cinema-like images
* DVD video upscaling to 1080p via HDMI for near-HD images
* DivX Ultra for enhanced playback of DivX media files
* x.v.Colour brings more natural colours to HD camcorder videos
* BD-Live* (Profile 2.0) to enjoy online Blu-ray bonus content
* Enjoy all your movies and music from CDs and DVDs
* EasyLink controls all EasyLink products with a single remote
* Dolby TrueHD for high fidelity 7.1 surround sound

Plenty of Blu-Ray DVD player jargon to look at but what really matters is how the Philips BDP3000 performs on your television screen at home. Looking at the user reviews at Amazon UK they seem to back up the editorial reviews from the BDP3000 Philips Blu-Ray DVD player with 4 and a half stars out of 5!

Philips BDP3000 Blu-Ray DVD Player Reviews

One of the reviews of the Philips BDP3000 Blu-Ray DVD player reads:

“Let’s not get too technical about this. What you want to know about any blu ray/dvd player is the picture quality. The picture quality is superb. You really can’t go wrong at this price and I honestly can’t see how much better the more expensive models can be. I have seen the Sony blu ray entry player, the Philips is a bit cheaper, the picture quality is the same. The Sony machine may look a little better. This one is bog standard black and no flashy bits. I was very impressed by the upscale of old ordinary dvd’s. Less impressed by the huge writing that appears on the screen when you skip chapters! If you are looking for some fancy machine to remember your name, make your tea, then this is not it. If you simply want a machine that shows off the best of blu ray then this does it. It might not be the quickest to get going, it may not always remember where you left off (it does sometimes) but it does the thing it is supposed to, the reason you want it, it displays your film in breath taking quality.”.

So if your in the hunt for a Blu-Ray DVD player this Christmas it seems this would be a seriously good contender for your hard earned money. Just one thing to keep in mind the BDP3000 is a lot chunkier than the new slim line models being made which do look cool, but they don’t come anywhere near in terms of value.

Whathifi summarised their review saying “The digital tuner is solid, being largely free of noise, very sharp, and capable of impressive levels of contrast and vivid colours. Should you be using the television in isolation, you’ll be glad to hear the sound quality from the invisible speakers (again, once tweaked) is decent enough, too. Sadly, we can’t help thinking that this television is a little expensive at the widely quoted £3000. Yes, it’s like no other TV on the market, and if you’re taken by the Ambilight Spectra, which we would absolutely understand, then it will make you very happy. However, the odd question mark hangs over the motion and black levels, meaning that, while this Philips set is undoubtedly impressive, revolutionary and unique, it’s not quite a five-star product.”

From the picture above these LCD TVs look ascetically pleasing too and will be priced from £999 to £1999, as I said earlier if your looking for a larger screened television take a look at the Pioneer Kuro plasma before splashing your cash, it may not be full HD but the picture is unrivalled at the moment.