Sharp Aquos BDHP20U 1080p Blu-Ray Disc Player
from: Sharp
List Price: $399.99
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Price: $273.95
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Features:
- Full HD 1080p/24 fps video output
- HDMI digital Interface
- 7.1 Channel digital audio output
- Quick Start Mode: enjoy content quickly without delay
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Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: 
- Sucks the fun out of watching movies
First of all, I was very skeptical about buying a bluray player knowing about all the time wasted doing firmware updates and the slow functions. This machine confirmed my fears 100%. This thing is slow, taking nearky a minute for the empty tray to open, and another minute before the disc menu to show. Dreading to do my first firmware update, I had no choice, so I downloaded the latest firmware from Sharps website, and my player would not accept it. I call Sharp and they walked me through the process ... Read More
Rating: 
- Sharp
This is a very slow operating player. When first turned on it takes a full 45 seconds to initialize. When a disc is inserted it takes another 30 seconds to figure out what type of media it is playing. While it is "changing gears", you see static, good old black and white no signal type of static...
Rating: - Unsupported garbage
Won't play several movies.Firmware updates have been non-existent, customer service is useless.I will NEVER buy another product from Sharp ever again.Absolute garbage.Stay as far away from this company as possible.
Rating: -Do not buy a Sharp Blu Ray player if you plan on watching new movies since updated firmware may never come
I have had this for about a year with minimal problems. I picked up a Blu Ray copy of Young Frankenstein but it will not play anything but the title screen. Sharp has not released a new firmware update to make this and a few other titles playable. They have not bothered to update the firmware since June 9th, 2008. I contacted them about this and they told me that it may be 2 months or more until they get new firmware released. That means, a movie I bought in October may not be viewable until December ... Read More
Rating: - Great for blu-ray but CD playback doesn't work
This review is for the BD-HP20X which is essentially the same as the HP20U (takes the same firmware) but is the localised Australian variant.I took a plunge on this player after seeing it advertised for an irresistibly low price through an internet mail-order vendor.
Here are a few words about my experiences with this player so far (applies to the latest firmware revision which I downloaded and installed via USB memory stick) -
* I'm using the Sharp's analog 5.1 audio outputs ... Read More
- Sucks the fun out of watching moviesFirst of all, I was very skeptical about buying a bluray player knowing about all the time wasted doing firmware updates and the slow functions. This machine confirmed my fears 100%. This thing is slow, taking nearky a minute for the empty tray to open, and another minute before the disc menu to show. Dreading to do my first firmware update, I had no choice, so I downloaded the latest firmware from Sharps website, and my player would not accept it. I call Sharp and they walked me through the process ... Read More
- SharpThis is a very slow operating player. When first turned on it takes a full 45 seconds to initialize. When a disc is inserted it takes another 30 seconds to figure out what type of media it is playing. While it is "changing gears", you see static, good old black and white no signal type of static...
- Unsupported garbageWon't play several movies.Firmware updates have been non-existent, customer service is useless.I will NEVER buy another product from Sharp ever again.Absolute garbage.Stay as far away from this company as possible.
-Do not buy a Sharp Blu Ray player if you plan on watching new movies since updated firmware may never comeI have had this for about a year with minimal problems. I picked up a Blu Ray copy of Young Frankenstein but it will not play anything but the title screen. Sharp has not released a new firmware update to make this and a few other titles playable. They have not bothered to update the firmware since June 9th, 2008. I contacted them about this and they told me that it may be 2 months or more until they get new firmware released. That means, a movie I bought in October may not be viewable until December ... Read More
- Great for blu-ray but CD playback doesn't workThis review is for the BD-HP20X which is essentially the same as the HP20U (takes the same firmware) but is the localised Australian variant.I took a plunge on this player after seeing it advertised for an irresistibly low price through an internet mail-order vendor.
Here are a few words about my experiences with this player so far (applies to the latest firmware revision which I downloaded and installed via USB memory stick) -
* I'm using the Sharp's analog 5.1 audio outputs ... Read More
