Should I get a Blu-Ray player?

[Archae]

I recently bought a new DVD player/stereo system from RCA.

I noticed in the Shopko flyer a Blu-Ray player for $90.

Really, what are the advantages?

(Oh, I do have a wide-screen TV.)

[Yavin4]

1. If You Get It WiFi Enabled

You can stream movies from Netflix, Amazon, etc.

[Major Nikon]

2. I have two of them and hardly use them anymore

I really believe disks will soon go the way of the betamax. If you want HD content and you don't have a good bandwidth to the internet, you may want to go with one.

If you have good internet bandwidth I think something like a media player with access to plenty of streaming video sources is a better way to go.

[Deep13]

3. I say no because there is nothing wrong with DVD.

They don't produce fuzzy images or wear out or lose their sound quality over time like VHS does.

[UTUSN]

4. I know nothing about them but TCM announced Ben Hur is coming on it if that means anything nt

[Broken_Hero]

5. The biggest advantage

I've noticed is picture quality, if you have the HD tv, and all of that jazz. The clarity imo is very apparent/noticeable. The prices of most Blu-rays nowadays are pretty close to regular dvd's. Most blu-ray players say they upgrade regular dvd quality, but in my experience with two separate blu ray players, regular dvd's were a pain to work right(player's freezing, jumping around to different scenes, although dvd had no scratches). I had a cheapo Vizio Blu ray player, and a 130 dollar LG and both were a huge pita when dealing with regular dvds, but with blu ray they played fine. I traded my blu ray players back, and stayed with the Playstation 3 which has worked like a clock, with no hiccups whatsoever. Both, blu ray/regular dvd's work very well with my PS3, its a spendy gadget though.

Another advantage of blu ray is the extra's that are included, like demo games, or trailers, also you can get netflix or a good handful of other streaming entertainment options. I currently buy the blu ray/dvd combo packs, cause most of the time, the regular dvd is 20, the edition I get is 25...plus none of my family have upgraded, so I keep dvd's so they can borrow them whenever they please.