Thursday, December 29, 2011

If You'd Like A Blu-Ray Player You May Want To Check This One Out To Begin With

By Olivia Claire


A High Definition TV has already become the prevailing choice in America, with about 60% of households owning one. A little over 12% are thinking of buying one in the near future. The tendency worldwide is for homes to get HDTVs. In order to fully take advantage of a High Definition TV, a Blu-ray player is a necessity. The new online craze for thousands of consumers is to watch streaming movies and television shows. Blu-ray is assumed by many to already be outdated. Still, online streaming cannot compare to the quality you experience from viewing from a Blu-ray disc.

Today you can enjoy the quality of Blu-ray not only with discs, but also streaming, with the current players. The latest Vizio VBR200W is one of these modern players. It is on the same product line as the company's older Blu-ray players, but with more features. Flicks can be streamed from Netflix and VUDU, by using wireless connection, thanks to the integrated Wi-Fi ability blended with Vizio's Internet Apps . The product is a compact and convenient 2.4 inches tall, while the controls - touch sensitive - are found in the usual location on the front of the Vizio VBR200W. A high-gloss black finish endows the player with high-tech looks, while the disc tray is located in the center of the front panel.

The rear end of the Vizio Blu-ray player keeps the input and output connectors, neatly obscured from sight. The video quality of the VBR200W Blu-ray player by Vizio is Full HD 1080p while running a Blu-ray disc and it plays typical DVDs at levels about as good as High Definition. Component, HDMI, and Composite outputs are three modes to connect the video. Connecting via the HDMI option provides top video quality with both normal DVDs and Blu-ray discs.

The sound quality is 7.1 multi channel surround sound via HTMI, and also, other choices are analog and Digital Optical/Coaxial outputs. Provision is made for DTS-Master Audio and Dolby TrueHD internal decoding, with the exception of 7.1 analog outputs. TV news, radio, films and a lot more streaming options are possible via Vizio's Internet Apps for the VBR200W Blu-ray player. Twitter, Facebook, Netflix, Pandora Internet Radio, The New York Times, Associated Press,and lots more services can be accessed. To take advantage of the online streaming content, an internet connection is essential, either a wireless connection or through the Ethernet Port.

A quick-start guide makes for easy setup, and an owner's manual is supplied, along with additional information. It's unfortunate that you can't stream audio or video files directly from your PC to the VBR200W. The superb video and audio made by the VIZIO VBR200W Blu-ray Player are but two of the reasons for getting one. With HDMI, playback on a Blu-ray disc is Full HD 1080p. There is provision for internal audio decoding for Dolby Digital TrueHD in addition to DTS-HD. Wi-Fi capability is integrated, and lots online streaming content are accessible - films (Netflix, VUDU), TV programs, radio, news, and much more. Two deficiencies of the VBR200W are that it doesn't come DLNA capability nor does it have a Quick Start Mode.

For someone in the market for a reasonably priced Blu-ray player, the Vizio VBR200W boasts of a good combination of features and price. The video and audio playback quality is superlative, you get streaming functionality, Wi-Fi built in, and the VBR200W features a menu that is easy to navigate. You should be able to find The Vizio VBR200W for under $200.00.




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