Thu Dec 05, 2013 11:54 pm by atc98092
Might depend on your intended streaming purposes. I use a Sony BDP-S3100 with very good results. It plays MKV and M2TS HD videos without transcoding, will pass Dolby TrueHD bitstream to my receiver, and can select different audio and subtitle tracks. It seems to have enough power to handle some extremely high bitrate BluRay rips, although I have a couple that will trip it. It will also continue with the next video in the list when one ends. The S3100 doesn't support 3D, but the next model up does, and should be identical with Serviio.
I've had a Panasonic -220 BD player, and did not like the user interface near as well, and I don't think it handled very many formats without transcoding. Since that player is now close to two years old, it may not be representative of the latest players.
One list thing to keep in mind. If you want to stream from the Internet, not every player supports every site. If you want Netflix, they pretty much all have that. If you want Amazon Instant Video, the list gets smaller. CinemaNow? Not on the Sony boxes. Just be aware of your desired use. Although it was required for me to get something that worked with Amazon, in reality my wife uses my Serviio server almost exclusively. As do I.
Dan
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