Curtis Mathes Blu-ray Disc Player - Black (CMMBX72)

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• Shipping Weight: 10.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B001COGXMC
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 17, 2008

Product Description

Product Description
Blu-Ray Disc Player with MP3 player, Photo Viewer, USB Card Reader, MP4 Single-Disc Player Plays CDs, MP3s, DVD-R/RWs, DVD+R/RWs, SVCDs, BD, BD-RE, BD-R, VCDs, DVDs Optical Audio, MP3 Playback, Diversified Sound Effects, Dolby Digital, 7.1 Channel Surround Sound, DTS, Dolby Digital Plus, DTS HD (Core Only), Dolby TrueHD

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great Entry Level Bargain, January 17, 2009

By	M. Snyder - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Image quality in 1080P/24 cinema mode looked awesome on my 65" DLP 1080P Mitsubishi. HDMI cable is not supplied. I bought this unit for the 5.1 analog output to take advantage of the lossless audio since I have an older amp. It has a nice looking front panel with an old school dot matrix display in a new school dim blue that is not overly bright. The lossless sound's awesome dynamic range and shear frontal presence (through full range front towers) will make you think you are in a good theater compared to the highly compressed audio coming through the fiber or coaxial digital output.

Boot up time is just over one minute to first disk image. If you wanted to access your USB drive instead, another cool feature that allows multiple formats to be accessed via the on-screen menu, you still have to wait until it starts the disk. Then you have to wait for the disk to get past the warnings before it will accept a stop or any other command. The unit is a little lethargic but I expected that with an early inexpensive player. For example, setting the video output to 1080P/24 will sometimes revert back to 1080i on next boot, but not always. So I have to verify that before starting a movie. Got a couple of disk errors on new regular dvd's but not any more. Unit has locked up twice requiring a hard shutdown, but never during a movie. I called the office in Frisco, Texas and left a message in the support department that I had questions about issues and they never called back. I also submitted an online request on their site and have not received a response. I am worried that I won't be able to get firmware updates. But I don't care since I will probably upgrade to a better unit in two years after the prices have really dropped and the bugs are worked out. My recourse will be that it definitely won't be a Curtis Mathes.

I highly recommend it for its price point. With analog 5.1 outputs, it can't be beat.
HERE'S A UNLISTED BONUS, It plays PAL format! I only had one PAL disk to test it with though.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars GOOD BASIC PLAYER BUT, March 2, 2009

By	C. L. Gerow (San Diego) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

My first Blu-ray player.

Pros: Very nice picture and nice sound if you have a decent sound system.

Cons:
1. Slow to boot up to the disc menu.
2. Will not play a lot of discs including BD-R and BD-RE.
3. Has a USB in but the only thing mentioned in the manual is for viewing JPF files. Can not even use it to update firmware.
4. DVDs do not look very good, my $35 Phillips DVD player has a much better picture.

Overall, for me, if i had known it would not play BD-R and BD-RE I would have passed. As is, it is a player that I hope will last a couple of years for Blu-ray rentals only.