I've had the Insignia (Best Buy's house-brand) NS-BRDVD4 for a few weeks. It replaces their NS-BRDVD3. There are some comparison photos of the two models in this AVSForum thread. I bought it primarily for use as a Netflix streaming box in our secondary TV viewing room. Our main home theater room has a PC for Netflix streaming.
It's $100 at Best Buy, which is a steal in my opinion. It has easily the best Netflix interface of any other blu-ray player. At the same price as the 1080p Roku streamer, you basically get a "free" Blu-Ray player in the Insignia. This made the decision for me.
I like it. It has a three-speed FF/RW and shows thumbnails of where you are in the video (after which it has to re-buffer). It streams HD when available. The picture quality is great. It will access your Watch Instantly queue but cannot browse or search the whole catalog - use a dedicated PC for this. It played the one blu-ray I tried without issue.
Overall it's been a great addition to our TV.
It's $100 at Best Buy, which is a steal in my opinion. It has easily the best Netflix interface of any other blu-ray player. At the same price as the 1080p Roku streamer, you basically get a "free" Blu-Ray player in the Insignia. This made the decision for me.
I like it. It has a three-speed FF/RW and shows thumbnails of where you are in the video (after which it has to re-buffer). It streams HD when available. The picture quality is great. It will access your Watch Instantly queue but cannot browse or search the whole catalog - use a dedicated PC for this. It played the one blu-ray I tried without issue.
Overall it's been a great addition to our TV.
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