A few years ago, Mac dealer downtown had dvi-vga converter plugs for 30 bucks. PC shop next door had them for 3.99.

But every Mac DVI/VGA converter has been lightly brushed against the hem of Steve Jobs' robe.

The last time I went to PCW was over a year ago when I needed a UK power cable for my Macbook Air. I wasn't sure which of the two types that they had in stock was the one that I needed, and neither was the poor urchin who was trying to help. So he dutifully went off to consult with they 'Mac expert' who recommended a nice one for £20.

I dutifully took it home, only to ring that (a) it was the wrong one, and (b) the correct one could be had for £6 from Amazon. So I dutifully ordered from Amazon and dutifully took the dud back to PCW.

I should've charged their fucking Mac expert for petrol.

I made my Sony blu ray smart player region free with a universal remote. However, I understand that it is only the DVD side that is region free. The blu ray is region locked and would need a hardware hack to change.

This is the one I have. It is excellent on all counts.

Ahh yes, I meant to say that I wanted one that was DVD region-free (not bothered about BR) without having to swap my remote (which I quite like)

There are hacks on AV Forum, and elsewhere, that I can apply to my player...but I'd have to get a free-for-all (?) remote.

I used the hack from AV-Forums and it worked fine. I got the ONE-for-all from Amazon for about a tenner I think.

Well there are many many options when it comes to getting the best blu ray players. 
The main factors to consider is performance /speed - media compatibility and 3D Experience.

Companies like LG,OPPO,SONY AND PANASONIC all have good blu ray players in their line of products.

If you still like to get a detailed review of the blu ray players , I advice you to take a look at this article on blu ray players.

Can't wait.

The main factors to consider is performance /speed - media compatibility and 3D Experience cheapness.


FTFY.

True.

Is anyone using a blu-ray player? I use my DVD player more, I've got a few DVD-A albums that won't play through anything else.

We've got a basic model that the kids use, but doesn't do much except collect dust. We stream everything from the NAS through a Pi media player.

 

Blue ray would be well and truly wasted on our 26" NTSC crt tv set.

Seems I skipped bluray. Haven't owned a player or any media.

I've got a handful of discs, but only player is the Xbox One (and PS3? Is that blueray?) Even the stuff I own on disc I tend to watch on Pi, cos it's easier :$

I have a handful - none bought; gifts & freebies in box sets - I just rip them to 1080p mp4 files & bung them on my server.

Aye, that's the way to go. I'm trying to avoid buying anything else, our film/tv collection of discs is a bit like my Steam library, there's a lot of stuff going unplayed. :/

:J

TBH, those things can produce a brilliant picture. We bunged our old Panasonic Viera in the attic for the boys to use for cartoons, games n'stuff. It's 15 years old, still going strong and has a super sharp picture. For standard def stuff, it's great.  

Is there a quick and straightforward way to do that these days? Last time I looked at ripping my collection it involved all sorts of different steps that I couldn't be arsed with.

Unfortunately Jim has always been the quickest, especially if it involves a re-encode

Same here. Hardly ever use my DVD player either, or disks for anything. Got some kids school concert DVDs that I've ripped and play on the Pi.

Same with the Wii. Got it chipped years ago and ripped (well, downloaded) my games so I can just run them off a HDD attached to it.