Sony BDP-S300/SM Blu-ray Disc Player Spiderman 3 Limited Edition

I've got one major beef with this machine, and that is I T I S S O S L O W. Takes forever to power up or to load a disk. I've also had some curious lock-ups while attempting to navigate through disk menus (I suspect that I may not have been patient enough to let the player catch up before issuing another command.) I'm going to take a deep breath and install the latest firmware in hopes of improvement, but were I shopping today I would look for a more recent model rather than try to play catch-up with the firmware versions.Buy Sony BDP-S300/SM Blu-ray Disc Player Spiderman 3 Limited Edition!

Philips BDP9000 Blu-Ray Disc Player

I never could get this product to play my Blu Ray discs. It plays my regular DVD's just fine, but for Blu Ray, I would recomend something better.Buy Philips BDP9000 Blu-Ray Disc Player!

Samsung BD-P1200 Blu-ray Disc Player

Today, February 26, 2009, is the day I cut my losses and buy a new player. After fighting with the Samsung for almost two years, I've had enough. During that time, there was never a moment where all the discs in my collection played properly...or, in some cases, at all. The first firmware update helped, but subsequent attempts seemed to do nothing. AND even if they had, about 50% of the audio CD's that I try to play on it skip. They always have. And I suspect that no firmware update is going to address that. The most maddening thing about this is that, being an "early adopter" of the format, I paid a fortune for this thing. It's going to be a lonnnnggg time before I consider buying another Samsung product. Buy Samsung BD-P1200 Blu-ray Disc Player!