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Monday, November 14, 2011

MVBD2535 Blu-Ray WiFi Player

Memorex Wi-Fi Blu-Ray Player with 7.1 Channel Audio - Black (MVBD2535GPH)

Amazon Sales Rank: #9301 in Consumer Electronics Brand: Memorex Features: Multilingual Menu, Slow Motion Search Audio Features: Dolby Digital Plus Streaming Content: Blockbuster Online, Netflix, Pandora Wired Connectivity: Ethernet Wireless Technology: Wi-Fi Enabled Wireless Standard: IEEE 802.11b/g/n Digital Tuner: No Video Upconversion: 1080p Disc Capacity: 1 General Compatibility: Digital TVs, HDTVs Media Type Compatibility: SD Card File Formats Supported: MPEG 2, JPEG, H.264/AVC, MPEG 4 Channel Output: 7.1 Input Type: USB 2.0 Output Type: Analog L/R Audio, HDMI, Optical Digital Audio Number of HDMI Outputs: 1 Number of Audio Outputs: 2 Coaxial Digital Audio Outputs: 1 Optical Digital Audio Outputs: 1 Includes: Remote Control Batteries, Full-Function Remote Control Dimensions: 1.6 " H x 16.0 " W x 10.0 " D Weight: 5.0 Lb. Warranty Description: 1 Year Limited Manufacturer Warranty

Most helpful customer reviews 7 of 7 people found the following review helpful. Died first day I had it By Maish I purchased this player because the price was just too good to pass up. It is tough to find a blu-ray player with built in Wi-Fi and Netflix for under $100. Set up was easy, no problems connecting to my network, streamed Netflix with out any issue. The netflix menu was very easy to navigate, you could browse your queue or search for titles. Pandora worked well. When attempting to update the firmware from the network connection it failed so I updated via flash drive. It seemed to install without issue. However 1/2 way through our first dvd (not a blu-ray disk) the unit locked up. I tried to reset the unit by unplugging, but it did no good. Could not get the unit to restart. Maybe I just got a bad unit, but why risk it. 5 of 5 people found the following review helpful. Great. When it works, that is. By linaka81 I'm not by any means a master when it comes to HD-TVs and blu-rays. I'm new to the game. That being said, my review is more for those simpletons such as myself who are just looking to tiptoe into the world of HD. I'll make it short and sweet. This is my first blu-ray player. From what little research I did, I learned that an internet-ready player is preferable for firmware updates and the like, as well as features like Netflix and YouTube. Pandora is something I never knew existed until this player, but that's cool too. My local Target had this for $150 bucks, which was perfect for me, seeing as how I wasn't on the hunt for anything spectacular, but just something that will play blu-ray discs that can get online without emptying my wallet too much. THE GOOD Set-up was VERY simple. It has wireless capability right out of the box, so setting that up was breezy too after I found my network. The menu is actually very cool to see and colorful, and very easy to navigate if you need to change the options (something I haven't really messed with). Everything worked great initially. My first test of blu-ray quality was "Avatar" which of course looked amazing. I watched Netflix no problem and learned about Pandora, no problem. But as my title of this review says, it's all "Great." But only "when it works." THE NUMEROUS BAD *Very slow load time for Blu-Ray discs. What adds to that annoyance is if I stop the blu-ray, most often they don't continue where I left off when I turn the player back on, which means I have to go through the same wait time for the disc to load, as well as searching for the scene where I left off. The whole process can take 10 minutes at least every time I stop a movie. I read about that in general with blu-rays and how quickly a player can load them, but never paid it much mind because I didn't think I'd care. Well, now I do. Some of my movies have taken nearly 3 minutes to boot up. I still hate that, but I've learned to deal with it by just loading the disc and keeping busy while it loads. I just hope I can finish the movie to avoid having to go through the arduous process again and again. *Doesn't want to turn on or off, but mostly just...ON. Sometimes it just inexplicably freezes up (though fortunately, at least for me, not during a movie). Too often I've pushed the power button on either my remote or player itself with no response. My only solution at first was to just unplug it, then plug it back in. Now I just hold the power button on the player for maybe 12 seconds to kind of give it a "stir." It sorta "boots up," then turns back off. After that, I push the power button again as normal and it turns on like it's supposed to. EXTREMELY frustrating and it does that more often than not, but again, something I just deal with. *Sometimes doesn't want to connect to my network. Now THAT is frustrating, since the player is telling me I'm connected but it doesn't just...CONNECT. Then when I am connected and I try to access blu-ray live content, it says I'm not connected. Obviously I'm thinking it's my

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