XENON blu-ray player now available

[Othan]

saw this earlier at abenson waltermart munoz selling for P12K. the salesrep said it has the latest codecs. 

is this a sign that we will start to expect the influx of cloned blu-rays?

[barrister]

Still too much at P12K.  

Panasonic BD60 is only P15K at SnS.  And only $121 (P5,549) at Amazon.

Even the branded BD players encounter playback problems on certain Blu-ray discs, due to the complexity of BD-Java authoring.  

If you have a generic player, expect playback problems to be more frequent.  

Will the generics be supporting their customers with fixes via firmware updates?  I wouldn't get my hopes up.

[TOP 20]

I'd say this is a welcome development in the sense that this might pave the way for cheaper BD player prices in the future. As long as quality is not compromised, why not? If this player would allow me to see The Godfather in all it's high def 1080p glory sans the BD live feature & others, I'd be more than happy.
 

[Macmon]

The price to pay for early adopters of technology.

[pchin]

saw this earlier at abenson waltermart munoz selling for P12K. the salesrep said it has the latest codecs. 

is this a sign that we will start to expect the influx of cloned blu-rays?

Good think you have bought the LG bd-370 at P7,999

[Othan]

yeah, its a blessing.  i was very much tempted to buy the philips bd player, tung may touch screen panel at 7.1 analog outputs costing about P24K last december pero naghintay pa ako baka may further price reduction after the new year, and then voila!, meron nga price reduction, ibang brand nga lang 

probably the xenon might have some issues (though di pa tested) but knowing xenon, pulido naman gawa nila kahit considered clones lang sila.  i have my trusted xenon ax-205 (5.1 surround  speakers) bought 2004 and still bumabayo at maganda pa rin tunog niya (nakakabit sa nextbase NB-895).im just hoping na sana bumaba na ang blu-ray discs the soonest possible.  im sure darating din yun, eh PS3 nga na-hack na 

[Verbl Kint]

You never know, this might be able to play torrent mkv's and other HD videos.

[Othan]

sana nga may firmware hack na pwede magamit ang usb connections para anf bd player ay pwede maging nmt 

[gaol]

Last weekend at Abensons Glorietta 5, I saw a Philips BD player selling for P11,999. No stock anymore of the LG BD370.

At this price, this might be a better option than the xenon generic BD player.

[ditoy_eagle]

At the price of the Xenon, PS3 Slim nalang. But yes the LG BD370 sale was the best

[Othan]

probably that's philips bdp-2500 costing about P10990. its prfile 1.0 yata, only bonus view, no bonus-live
the philips bdp 3000 ang ka-level ng  lg bd-370 specs-wise, costing about P14990.
between xenon and philips, ill go for philips  

[gaol]

probably that's philips bdp-2500 costing about P10990. its prfile 1.0 yata, only bonus view, no bonus-live
the philips bdp 3000 ang ka-level ng  lg bd-370 specs-wise, costing about P14990.
between xenon and philips, ill go for philips  

 I think you're right (I sometimes get confused with this penchant to price stuff at P10,999 instead of just P11,000 hehe ... then again, that's the idea, to make you think it's cheaper than it really is ).  

[techdude]

The thing I liked about this is the 5.1 Analog audio output na wala sa lower end branded BD player.  I am only wary na walang firmware updates ang clone na ito...  Local brand ba ang Xenon?

[Othan]

xenon is not a local brand. its from microlabs formerly tied with pioneer. taiwan company