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from Warner Robins, GA
If you want the best example of a straight forward damsel in distress saved by her true love... this is it.
The wife and I can quote nearly the whole movie, line by line.
A simple fairy tale told in a humorous and classy way.
I recommend this for kids as well as lovers (both young and old).
We have all the DVD and Blu-Ray versions. This is the best one as it includes more bonus features. Movie quality isn't that much better than DVD though as far as I could tell.
What's great about it: Great story, good price
I would recommend this to a friend!
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This LCD HDTV features an integrated Blu-ray Disc player so you can watch your favorite movies without connecting an A/V device. The 176~ horizontal and vertical viewing angles allow for a great view from multiple vantage points.
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from Warner Robins, GA
Internet Connectable?Yes
Connected to the Internet:Yes
The wife wanted an all-in-one DVD/Blu-ray/Netflix/Pandora TV to put in front of the treadmill in our sun room. I thought 32 inches was a little bigger than required, but it turned out to be just fine. TV reception was exceptional (picking up stations 10-15 miles away without an antenna!) and Netflix/Pandora was smooth over Wi-Fi. Note, the Wi-Fi is strictly 2.4GHz band. It does not support 5.0GHz. It had no problems with 802.11n and WPA2/AES.
That said, the interface is a little clumsy. You can easily tell that all the TV is essentially two devices within one case because the two Internet apps (Netflix and Pandora) are only accessible when you change to the Blu-ray input.
Now as for the Blu-ray player itself. Mine, like the dozens and dozens more you see in the reviews here (wish I read them earlier), was total garbage. I put in a disc and in a couple seconds it starts a loud grinding noise. About 5 seconds later it ejects the disc. Weird. It's a new disc from the store. Okay, so I put in a another disc. Same problem. Thankfully, there was no damage to the discs. So, since the discs were okay, I tried once more. This time it took the disc and started playing the movie. As the movie progressed, the VERY LOUD grinding got quieter and quieter. Cool, maybe it just needed use to lubricate itself?... Nope! Now it wouldn't eject the disc! I even tried unplugging and plugging the power, hold eject forever, etc. Finally, I stumbled to an online post about pressing the STOP button on the TV while in TV mode (and not Blu-ray mode). YES! It came out. It now doesn't have a problem taking and ejecting discs.
You'd think I'd be happy now? Reads discs quietly and ejects. WRONG. Next morning... back to the same problem. LOUD GRINDING (didn't go away as I watched the movie) and then started skipping. Then it started refusing discs (just ejects them).
Sorry... I'm fed up with it. And seeing the other reviews here, I'm not alone.
I wish Best Buy offered a different model (as I do love Best Buy), but I guess I'll have to return this for a refund. A "club" sells a 32" Hitachi with the same features for the same price. It has several reviews... all 5-star positive.
Internet content most enjoyed: Netflix, Pandora
What's great about it: Easy to set up, good price, great picture
What's not so great: Defective Blu-ray design
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Picture Quality
4
Sound Quality
3
Ease of Use
2
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