What's the benefit of getting a blue ray dvd player that has wifi capabilities?
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wifi lets you connect to online streaming services like netflix, hulu, or amazon prime. however, i would not recommend that you use this player. it shows a disconcerting tendency to lock up. a cheaper solution, and possibly a less frustrating one, would be to buy a blu-ray that has no connectivity to play your disks, and an amazon fire stick to stream your online media...
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If you have subscription to Amazon Prime, Netflix, Hulu or other streaming sources, these players can connect and display the stream on your TV. You can also browse YouTube for free, and some other sources, such as the weather channel or some news streams.When I received mine, it was not ready to stream from Amazon as advertised (said the feather was coming soon, with no date). I returned mine and purchased a Samsung DVD with wi-fi. Works great.
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Wi-fi capability allows the unit to connect to the internet wirelessly. Blue ray technology is in the picture quality. It allows for a clearer sharper picture.
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Also both AppleTV and WiFi capable DVD players I have seen allow you to watch YouTube....
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No. You need a Wifi router connected to the internet. Your DVD will interface with the router. This device interfaces to a audio receiver without Wifi through a USB port and interfaces to the Wifi router.
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if you have a blu ray player in a room without internet access..no Ethernet portals..its easier to do updates and for streaming services like Netflix. I was using one of those ethernet power bridge setups on my last blu ray because my entertainment center is in a room that does not have a portal. Wireless has no baring on the playback of discs, its about maintenance and other functions such as playing videos from your pc thru the player on to your TV
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Thanks, A. Haught ,for the clarification! I shall connect the wireless dongle to the BluRay player. Although I purchased the BD-85K BluRay player at panasonic.com on Black Friday, I just received the unit a few days ago as it was on back order.
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Just scored one from Tiger Direct... one of "just several" they said they had left... so thanks again... if you don't mind, would you post your choice of BlueRay Player that included the wireless capability. I don't understand why people would pay so much more for those "add-on" Internet Apps... when for less, you can get a wireless Blue Ray with as much capability... I don't do Facebook or Pandora, etc, but if I did, why would I want to on my TV?????????????
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If your Blu-ray is attached to your network via ethernet, then this will allow you to connect it via wifi. If your Blu-ray player is already wireless, then this is redundant and not necessary.
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Yes, but because it doesn't have wi fi built in, you will either need to run an ethernet cable to it from where the router is, but if you have a wireless router, use can use a wi fi extender that allows you to plug an ethernet cable into it to the blu ray player or use a powerline ethernet adapter to connect an ethernet cable to the blu ray (that will run the Internet to other areas of your house using the power grid & power outlets in your home). The last is the best method I found, as the wif fi extender would drop signal sometimes, but the powerline adapter doesn't & gives me a better connection.
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Most likely you will have to buy Sony's own Wifi Adapter:Sony USB Wi-Fi AdapterAt least that is true for Sony BDP-BX37 1080p Upscaling Blu-ray Disc DVD Player w/HDMI, LAN & USB from what all the reviews are saying.Sorry for the bad news. Hope you have a happy New Year!
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I guess if you dont have a DLNA TV you can use the blu-ray player as receiver (connected to the tv).That would be why I would be looking for a DLNA enabled blu-ray player
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I hooked it up on a older Blu Ray Dvd player that didn,t have wireless built in to it using one of its hdmi ports and connected to my wireless router and it works fine.
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Make sure if you are wanting to listen to the DVD's then you need a bluetooth transmitter to get the sound out of your DVD player to other bluetooth devices, if you are wanting to transmit sound to your DVD player then you need the receiver. You just need to make sure which way you are wanting to go, from the DVD player to a bluetooth device or from a bluetooth device to the DVD player. Added a transmitter to my TV and linked bluetooth speakers for surround sound set-up. It is very helpful, on the other hand I have not put the receiver to use since I would only have music from my cell phone or computer. Make sure if you are wanting to listen to the DVD's then you need a bluetooth transmitter to get the sound out of your DVD player to other bluetooth devices, if you are wanting to transmit sound to your DVD player then you need the receiver. You just need to make sure which way you are wanting to go, from the DVD player to a bluetooth device or from a bluetooth device to the DVD player. Added a transmitter to my TV and linked bluetooth speakers for surround sound set-up. It is very helpful, on the other hand I have not put the receiver to use since I would only have music from my cell phone... » Read More Make sure if you are wanting to listen to the DVD's then you need a bluetooth transmitter to get the sound out of your DVD player to other bluetooth devices, if you are wanting to transmit sound to your DVD player then you need the receiver. You just need to make sure which way you are wanting to go, from the DVD player to a bluetooth device or from a bluetooth device to the DVD player. Added a transmitter to my TV and linked bluetooth speakers for surround sound set-up. It is very helpful, on the other hand I have not put the receiver to use since I would only have music from my cell phone or computer. « Show Less
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It's available if you purchase an additional attachment. I did not purchase the attachment because I was able to use the wifi through my Blue Ray player and my audio receiver.
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It is wifi ready, not wifi built-in. Meaning you have to plug something else in to receive the signal. The problem is that many USB adapters do not work with sony blu ray players. Sony says only their $80 adapter will work. What Janean and everyone is asking which USB adapters will work besides Sony's.
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Wifi is not necessary. It's a great add on to a HDTV setup. I think you'll enjoy!
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It is actually pretty simple but you need a wireless router in your network to start with.Pick up a cheap second wireless router/access point. During setup set the access point to "client mode" or "bridge". Use you current routers IP as the gateway settings in the access point and in the HD-DVD player settings. power up the HD player and it should have access.A bit simplified, but the secret is to get the IP address of everything set correctly.PS You also DO NOT want a USB version as you can not use USB on the player, it must be ethernet.
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It streams everything very well as long as it is dark you have a strong Wifi connection. I have never had an issue and I stream through a blue ray player.