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Sharp BD-AMS20U

Approximate retail price:

$150

Summary: A 3D Blu-ray high-definition video disc player with 1080p upconversion for DVDs.

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By Electronics Guy

from Birmingham, AL

1.0

Worked OK for the short time it lasted

5/16/2013

Pros

DVD Upconversion

Excellent Image Quality

Cons

Slow Load Time

Best Uses

Home

Comment:

I used this product for watching DVDs and Blu rays. Although its setup was not intuitive I did figure it out and it worked -- although it is slow. Piture quality is great -- although being digital it should be.<br /><br />It played fine for about five weeks although it always had some brief freeze ups at the start of a movie and sometimes when the scene changed -- but not too bad.<br /><br />I was watching a DVD and about a half hour into the movie it started freezing badly and finally went to black screen. It won't show anything, not even menus. I called Sharp customer service numerous times over a week period and they were never able to help -- their computer was always down. I give up. It goes to the trash and I will buy another brand if I can find one that people report that seems to last -- early failure seems to be a common complaint for most any brand.

How long have you owned it:

One-to-three months

Bottom Line

No, I would not recommend this to a friend.

The Sharp BD-AMS20U is part of the Blu-ray players test program at Consumer Reports. The Sharp BD-AMS20U Blu-ray players features and specs include Coaxial digital-audio out, Wi-Fi capability, Component out, Type of streaming services, Optical digital-audio out, Internal memory, Memory card slot, Blu-ray load time range (sec.), DVD loading time (sec.), DLNA compatible. In our lab tests, Blu-ray players models like the Sharp BD-AMS20U are reviewed on DVD picture quality, Ease of use, HD picture quality, Overall score, DVD load time, Useful features, Blu-ray disc load time. Consumer Reports subscribers share reviews of the Sharp BD-AMS20U based on personal experience. The Consumer Reports user reviews of the Sharp BD-AMS20U include star ratings, pros, cons, best uses, and a bottom line review to help guide your purchasing decision of the Sharp BD-AMS20U.

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