Toshiba BDX1250 Blu-ray Player with BD Live

I ordered this particular player to suit the Toshiba TV I bought earlier from Amazon. It arrived virtually overnight! Simple to set up and was working within minutes, my Blue-Ray discs are so much clearer. The remote only requires 1 battery which is another bonus and there is also the option of using the 'Regza' link which enables the use of just 1 remote to work both TV and Blue-Ray player. I have another Blue-Ray player by a well known manufacturer, it is okay, but not as responsive as the Toshiba. The Toshiba starts up virtually straightaway, unlike the other which takes a minute or so to sort itself out! All in all I am delighted with my purchase, I would not hesitate to buy another in the future. Not too soon in the future. The quality of the Toshiba will ensure I won't need to replace it anytime soon.

(internet connection needed) for regular firmware updates & BD-Live.

Good for Toshiba/LG/Sony/Samsung/Pananasonic - LCD/LED/Plasma TVs).

I bought this Player during an Amazon promotion and wasn't left
disappointed nope.! it met all my expectations and more with BD LIVE.

I Find the player starts quickly and has silent operation, together with

a common sense approach to the design of a trendy remote control which only needs

one battery, 1x(AAA). I binned the free battery as it was very basic.

I then replaced it with a battery from a pack of Duracel Ultra's. I bought

here on Amazon. I Just wish to say if you want a player that up-scales

normal DVDs to close 1080p as possible using a special processor, then

this player is for you, then there are all the updates you need free, just

wire a Ethernet cable to back of device, or buy the Toshiba wireless wifi adapter.

The setup was pure easy why?? because a Wizard brings you through setup.
(simplez)...

The menu system is intuitive, and is a good investment for both young and
older persons, even technophobic s I dare may say.

The screen is well colour saturated, and picture clean and sharp...

All in all for the budget asking price, its money very well spent you will
not regret, Amazon UK were cheapest at time of review...

I also own a decent Panasonic Blu-ray player, at over twice the price, and to be honest there's
no difference in picture quality... So, bag yourself a bargain before they go out of stock.

Plays Cds/DVDs superbly so; - "With Free delivery into boot you really cannot go wrong"...

I wanted a small Blu-Ray player with a good range of features that is reliable and quiet.

There seemed to be three candidates; this one and models from Sony and Panasonics. However, the Sony has no display, reviews say that even the on/off light can be seen only from above, and it has a Playstation-type GUI so that all displays and some functions normally found on the remote control can be accessed only by calling up on-screen displays and menus. The Panasonic, according to reviews, has no resume play function to continue viewing from the same point after stopping, and also some reliability issues.

This Toshiba has none of these shortcomings. It has a front display, a wide range of controls on the remote, is quiet during playback, though it can make some noise when it starts to play as it moves to different places on the disc. And to cap it all, it comes at a very reasonable price. It works flawlessly playing Blu-Rays and DVD's and I'm very pleased so far, though I can't comment on the Internet features as I haven't used them.

The only drawback I can see is one that is common to all Blu-Ray players and seems to catch out a lot of purchasers. They use the HDMI protocol and because that was designed for high definition where adjusting the aspect ratio is undesirable because it degrades the picture quality, the signal that they produce does not give the options to adjust the aspect ratio that you get with plain DVD players outputting through a SCART. The snag is that many films have been released with aspect ratios that leave something to be desired. If you watch them on a Blu-Ray machine, whether the discs are BD or DVD, you might be stuck with an aspect ratio that you don't like and can't adjust.

Back to this Toshiba, as far as I can see, unless you want some specialised Internet functions, this is the best and best-value player out there.

PS Regarding the remote, it is admittedly small. I guess that seemed appropriate for a player with compact dimensions. It works well enough and it stops me from confusing it with the others but if your fingers are not very nimble or your eyesight not so good, that could be a consideration.