Should I buy a TV with built-in blu ray player?

Question

I was thinking about buying myself a new TV and I was considering buying one with a built in blu ray player. What difference does have a blu ray player actually make (compared to a normal TV/DVD player)? Does the blu ray player enhance any of the old DVDs or does it just play them the same way a normal DVD player would?


Here's a link to the TV I found:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Toshiba-32DB833B-32-inch-Widescreen-Freeview/dp/B0054YF6RE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1322313263&sr=8-1

Answer 1

No you shouldn't.



The biggest problem with "combo" units is that if either the tv or the DVD/Blu-ray pack up then you're left with an expensive piece of stuff that is only half usable. These sort of units have a bad history for being unreliable, even "reputable" brands like a "Tosh". This is why the major brands don't bother with them.



Get a decent television set and a separate Blu-ray player (they cost less than £90 now). If the player conks out then you will still have a good television set, and you can buy a cheap DVD player for about £20 that will let you watch some of your collection until you replace the Blu-ray.

Answer 2

a tv with built in blu ray player would be pretty sweet. but you can also buy a blu ray player separate with the tv if you wanted to. that doesn't matter. and yes, it does enhance the quality of your regular dvd picture by quite a bit. trust me the blu ray quality is the most beautiful picture you will ever see I can promise you that. I hope this helps.

Answer 3

you would be cheaper buying a 32in tv and a separate blu-ray player, (ps3,) tv's with built in dvd players etc etc usually are NOT that good or reliable



http://www.amazon.co.uk/Toshiba-32BV801B-32-inch-1080p-Freeview/dp/B005FKQSZ6/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1322314541&sr=8-4



http://www.google.co.uk/url?q=http://www.sainsburysentertainment.co.uk/en/Games/PS3/Playstation-3-Slim-Console-160GB/product.html%3Fproduct%3DE10365243%26utm_source%3Dgoogle%26utm_medium%3Dbasefeed&usg=AFQjCNFPnOTmjWJCq7G0zUBBlPVghE0-Xw&ei=W-vQTomNGoSw4AaIncWqAg&ved=0CH8QqxIwBA



thumbs down PMSL some one dosnt know anything about electrical items

Answer 4

"Should I buy a TV with built-in blu ray player?"



Not if you want something that will be reliable, no.