Digix BD-500 Blu-Ray Disc Player

DIGIX BD-500 BLU-RAY PLAYER, WORKS GREAT, IN BED ROOM FOR DVD'S USE ..PERFECT FOR GRANDCHILDREN SLEEP OVER, AAAAAAAAAA++++++EASY TO INSTALL..

First off I want to parrot much of what Ian posted on Jun 9th 2012The main reason i purchased this is it is CHEAP and supports component out.the goodFor some reason, this actually plays Blu-rays better than DVDs. Less skipping, pausing and the audio track hasn't gotten out of sync yet that i have seen.Supports composite/component/HDMInow the bad...the settings menu is limited. The audio and video menus offers a few choices but have occasionally reset back to 'default' setting after a power cycle.It does not support streaming that i can detect. It does not support wireless networking, which isn't a problem for me.Setting up the network is really impossible. I prefer to setup static addresses, after multiple attempts, when you save the changes it saves everything BUT the default gateway. Kinda important in networking. I can not get it to accept a gateway either static or dhcp. Since it's disconnected from the internet it complains about it and I think part of the poor playing experience is linked to this issue.The instructions that came with it seem to be generic or written for a different model. Either way, poor documentation.It turns completely off after 10-15 minutes or so when paused. This is not configurable. Annoying.After pausing, rewinding/fast forwarding (fast forwarding because you paused it for a break and it turned off) it begins to sk-sk-skip or take 2-20 second audio/video pauses, which is most annoying. This is only resolved with another power cycle. Also after pausing, rewinding/fast forwarding, the audio get out of sync. At first I thought it was the disc, but after a power cycle it played ok again. This behavior will escalate until the entire player freezes up and yet another reboot is required.A VERY CHEAP product, in all aspects.

Two stars because I was refunded promptly and without argument.This product does not work. As a Bluray and DVD player, it freezes infuriatingly often.Do not buy.

I have ordered two of these boxes. The first one fooled me because it required a hard router connection and I had see another model (#520) that did not. Assumed that all worked the same way. That one was returned. The second box arrived for another TV and I had decied to go ahead with a wired connection. In this one, the Netflix connection did not work. the answer I got from the tech support was that "it did not work and to send it back for a newer model." The User Guide showed it working for that model. I take the blame for not reading the (vague) technical description regarding the hard-wired aspect, but the inability to link to Netflix clearly is a flaw that should have been defined. The newer model 520 has all of this, so be careful in ordering a cheaper model 500.

It works as expected.

as desired, shipped quickly, it was was a Christmas gift, and I have heard no complaints from the ones who got it.

great

I'm only giving this one star because I can't give it zero stars.To begin with, it claims to support streaming video & internet (their website even says it works with Netflix and Pandora) but as far as I could tell, there's no way to actually USE these services. When you plug it in and turn it on, the only thing that shows up on your TV is a settings menu, instead of all of the online services the manual says it supports.Getting it set up properly is next to impossible - it wouldn't automatically connect to my router, so I had to manually configure the network settings. Even then, it took 4 or 5 tries to get it to actually save the settings. The instructions that came with it are apparently for a different version (or a completely different product). And forget about getting any technical support from their website.And here's the best part - the thing won't even play DVDs correctly! After about an hour or so, the audio begins to skip. Then, the video starts to freeze for a couple seconds at a time. It gradually gets worse before it finally locks up completely and has to be turned off and on again (at which point it's fine for another hour).I don't know if all of this company's products are this bad, but this thing belongs in the trash (and that's where mine ended up).