12 VDC Blu-Ray Player

[D_E_Bishop]

I was at Best Buy today looking for a Blu-Ray player for my Study and found a Sony Model BSP-S1500 on sale for $69.99. I thought that for that price why not. When I opened the box, much to my surprise there was a 12VDC wall brick.

I don't need one for the Bounder but I thought maybe someone here could use one. I have been using an Insignia player directly off the battery without any problems for about two years along with both TVs and I expect this Sony player will be trouble free too.

[DarthMuffin]

I got an LG blu-ray player off of woot.com last fall for like $30. Here's the model: http://www.overstock.com/Electronics/Blu-Ray-Players/19372/subcat.html?featuredproduct=10313003&feat...

It takes a 12v power brick, so just cut the lead off the brick and connect to your 12v. Made some angle brackets and mounted it under a cabinet. Ran HDMI to the TV. Works great!

[pnichols]

APT wrote:
Using component cables even HD means you convert the video signal to analog, transmit to TV, then convert to digital again.

No conversion to digital in our HD television. It receives and operates in three all-analog modes: Composite standard definition, RGB high definition, or component high definition. It's a 58 inch 16:9 projection TV with three separate CRT tubes - red, green, and blue. When we bought it in 1999 it was bleeding edge, with hardly any HD content available for it until a few years after that.

[APT]

pnichols wrote:
Component cables can carry fairly high definition analog images ... they just can't carry any audio at the same time. HDMI cables of course carry both ... for simpler hookups.

Our 58 inch 16:9 widescreen home television does not have HDMI inputs at all. The Blu-Ray DVD player feeding it via component cables provides beautiful high definition images, we just have to run the additional audio cables between the Blu-Ray player and the TV.

Not always is newer better ... sometimes newer is just another way of taking your money again. 😉

DVD and Bluray are digital formats for video and sound. Using component cables even HD means you convert the video signal to analog, transmit to TV, then convert to digital again. Every conversion loses some quality. Is it perceived? Maybe not, but I would not call HDMI/component the same.

[D_E_Bishop]

GordonThree wrote:

eric1514 wrote:
Good find. I can't understand why in this day and age, manufacturers still put Jensen DVD players in brand new coaches.

Few guesses:

1) automotive grade blu-ray aren't that common, yes they exist but not for $10 at the wholesale level like the Jensen

2) most coach have small TV ... with the exception of the high 6 and 7 figure priced ones, dvd vs bluray is moot on a 20-40 inch screen.

3) blu-ray itself, despite clear technical superiority is still a niche product. the masses think DVD is "hd", which is not, but good luck telling Joe Lunchbox or Soccer Mom that.

Just like laptops and desktop computers - why do they still come with dvd drives? Bluray doesn't cost more at the retail level, but it must be a lot more expensive at the oem level.

Okay, I've got to ask, what is "automotive grade".

[Tom_M1]

I recently bought an LG BP550 Blu-Ray player and it also runs on 12 volt.

[MrWizard]

You're right
And I'm not even sure, he is using component
He might be using the old A/V cables and calling that component

[pnichols]

Component cables can carry fairly high definition analog images ... they just can't carry any audio at the same time. HDMI cables of course carry both ... for simpler hookups.

Our 58 inch 16:9 widescreen home television does not have HDMI inputs at all. The Blu-Ray DVD player feeding it via component cables provides beautiful high definition images, we just have to run the additional audio cables between the Blu-Ray player and the TV.

Not always is newer better ... sometimes newer is just another way of taking your money again. 😉

[SCVJeff]

MrWizard wrote:
i have a friend with a Brand new HD tv and a (2) yr old DVD player
and he is using component cables

i keep telling him to go buy an HDMI cable

Is that Joe... ?
:B

[MrWizard]

my new Hp 17" only has DVD play/burn
i have wondered about getting a BD play for it
figured it would be easier to just replace the Phillips DVD player with a BD player

[pnichols]

Some laptop computers come with a Blu-Ray DVD player built in.

My HP did way back in 2007. I can use an HDMI cable from it to input HD movies from the laptop into any modern flat screen TV that will play high definition content from a Blu-Ray DVD player. We can also view Blu-Ray movies directly on the laptop's 17 inch 16:9 aspect ratio screen. We can do this in the RV and also pipe stereo sound from the laptop's Blu-Ray DVD player into the RV's built-in coach speaker system. The laptop can be powered directly from any 12 volt outlet in the RV ... no inverter required.

[MrWizard]

i have a friend with a Brand new HD tv and a (2) yr old DVD player
and he is using component cables

i keep telling him to go buy an HDMI cable

[hedge]

I've been running that model for a few months now, I cut off the cord and wired it in parallel with my Insignia TV which I've been using for 2 years on 12V. Haven't had a single problem with either device running on 12V.

it cost me a fraction of the OEM Jensen junk.

[GordonThree]

eric1514 wrote:
Good find. I can't understand why in this day and age, manufacturers still put Jensen DVD players in brand new coaches.

Few guesses:

1) automotive grade blu-ray aren't that common, yes they exist but not for $10 at the wholesale level like the Jensen

2) most coach have small TV ... with the exception of the high 6 and 7 figure priced ones, dvd vs bluray is moot on a 20-40 inch screen.

3) blu-ray itself, despite clear technical superiority is still a niche product. the masses think DVD is "hd", which is not, but good luck telling Joe Lunchbox or Soccer Mom that.

Just like laptops and desktop computers - why do they still come with dvd drives? Bluray doesn't cost more at the retail level, but it must be a lot more expensive at the oem level.

[eric1514]

Good find. I can't understand why in this day and age, manufacturers still put Jensen DVD players in brand new coaches.