PANASONIC BD35 - because it costs only P24,000+ from Sonny Tuazon of Home Theater, the loading time is vastly improved from first generation, previous Blu Ray units; its slim and lightweight, 220volts, and the most important, it was rated the highest accolade for its picture resolution (CNet, etc.). For blokes like me who subscribed to the ideal that IMAGE IS EVERYTHING and don't care a whet about audio and some such channel-channel, point-one-point-one non-essentials - the BD35 gratifies nonpareil.
I'd have chosen the Marantz BD8200 which has dual function: Realta-HQV DVD upconversion/playback with Blu Ray function. But this is not available locally and the $1,800 MSRP retail price will bankrupt my Buddha alcancia. And why pay for an overpriced, outrageously valued model?