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The Best Wi-Fi Blu-Ray Players Under $250

One of the great features of a Blu-Ray Player that has quickly become a staple feature is its ability to connect to the internet. But many people do not have Ethernet access in the living room where most Blu-Ray Players are located. This can be a real inconvenience for some. Finding a Blu-Ray Player with built in Wi-Fi will give you access to the internet for online streaming media services like Netflix, without the hassle of an Ethernet cable. Last year in 2009 such Wi-Fi Players, like the LG BD390, had a price tag of close to $400.00. Thankfully the new line of Blu-Ray Players released in 2010 with Built in Wi-Fi are reduced in price. Here are five of the best Blu-Ray Players with Built-In Wi-Fi for under $250.00.

Samsung BD-C6500 – Wi-Fi – 802.11N – List Price: $249.99

The BD-C6500 Blu-Ray Player from Samsung gives you more features than any other player at this price. Including 1 GB of internal memory, DLNA compliant and 7.1 analog audio outputs. It has Samsungs Apps that allows developers to create an ever-growing list of programs to increase the players functionality. It already has online streaming media services for Netflix, Vudu and Pandora.

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LG BD570 Network Blu-Ray Disc Player Review : Hi-Tech Review

LG BD570 WiFi network Blu-ray Disc Player over out of a cardboard box with its hardware Wi-Fi after installation.  Connecting to the Internet for Blu-ray must now not only for utilitarian needs, such as firmware updates, or disc-based applications such as BD-Live: There is constantly growing list of audio and video streaming options that make the right...  There nothing else to buy, nothing to lose, nothing to spend time with and do not hog the port USB.  Ethernet cable is not an option for everyone, and therefore Wi-Fi enabled players were available for more than a year.  Some include Wi-Fi key that connects to the port of USB, but it is often said that the attachment is sold separately, and may require complicated setup.  Of course, Ethernet port is also available, just in case.  This elegant design feat, which really embraces the concept of Internet-enabled source component....

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