Comments on: Onkyo DV-BD606 Blu-ray Single Disc Player

By: S. H. Marchese

S. H. Marchese — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:56:55 +0000

It’s a fantastic equipment. Works very well with Onkyo hdmi home theater that a have at home. It’s a litle bit expensive but it’s not the same as the others rated $250,00. I’m from Brazil and I recomend this model to the Amazon Comunity.
Rating: 5 / 5

By: Mr. Moto

Mr. Moto — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:42:41 +0000

Outstanding player. Picture quality for Blu-ray is as good as it gets and the up-conversion on DVD’s is excellent…cannot ask for better. Onkyo must have used some magic here; since it has played every Blu-ray and DVD put in it. Have played well over 100 DVD’s, including DVD-R’s. As for Blu-ray…around 60 to 70 – All four Rambo’s, Die Hard’s, three Matrix and both Underworld movies, Iron Man, Incredible Hulk, Wanted, Indiana Jones Kingdom, Fifth Element, Ghost Rider, Dirty Dozen, Eraser, Rocky Balboa, Stargate…etc. All played perfectly without any firmware update. As for BD Live 2.0 … simply put; it is another way of control and to send commercials.
Rating: 5 / 5

By: Bob McHugh

Bob McHugh — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:36:37 +0000

I am an Onkyo fan from way back. I ordered the BD696 and the TX806. Deliver was prompt. I have a 60″ Sony SXRD rear projection TV and JBL speakers, including a pair of 35 year old L100 Studio Monitors.

The picture and sound on the Blu Ray disk of Australia and on standard DVD’s was outstanding. Very pleased. I had a friend who is an expert make all the connections and do all of the settings. It was money well spent. I think a proper set-up is critical in order to get maximum performance.
Rating: 5 / 5

By: Joseph C. Bennett

Joseph C. Bennett — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:00:39 +0000

This onkyo blu-ray player is terrific! Excellent picture and sound. I have been a huge fan of Onkyo products for over 20 years now. This unit completes my entertainment system perfectly. Onkyo products are always made with the finest circuitry and are heavier weight which I like. I would highly recommend this unit to buyers.
Rating: 5 / 5

By: TucsonShopper

TucsonShopper — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:29:02 +0000

My "don't buy" rating is not because...

It's too expensive for a unit that lacks internal Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio decoders and 7.1-channel analog audio outputs (anyway, you can get around this if you, like I, already own an Onkyo receiver with high-resolution audio decoding)

It fails to support digital-media formats (WMA, JPEG, and Divx) like many other Blu-ray players

Most critically, it's video quality is not up to par (a bit soft) - when others say it looks great, they must be comparing it to their old DVD player (or, at least an old Blu-ray player, which were all beat by a PS3)

(at least it has an SD slot, but so do others that cost less, it upscales well, but who really cares since we all already own a good upscaling DVD player, and it's on the quicker side of loading a disk, but they're all slow)

BUT, IT DOESN'T HAVE AN ETHERNET PORT FOR FIRMWARE UPDATES!!!
(this is unacceptable - important update due this year - all HD-DVD players had an enet port and the PS3 can update over the Internet... this means no BD 2.0 support for the DV-BD606, which is not critical in itself... yet)

Stuff-TV says, "We're certain you can spend your money more wisely."

They're talking (IMHO) about Sony, Samsung, and esp Panasonic.

UPDATE: If you want to spend this kind of money, buy a OPPO BDP-83 Blu-ray Disc Player with SACD & DVD-Audio and get a "real" player (best, IMHO). Rating: 1 / 5