VIZIO VBR210 Blu-Ray Player with Wireless Internet Application, Black

• 1. Full 1080p high-definition video playback
• 1. Integrated 802.11n wireless networking
• 1. Optimized with 7.1 digital audio output via HDMI with Dolby True HD and DTS HD
• 1. Access thousands of HD titles, TV episodes and more with VUDU, Netflix, and Pandora Internet Radio
• 1. Plays Blu-ray discs, DVD discs, audio CDs and MP3 files

I purchased this Blue-Ray player from Target 2 weeks ago and love it. I read the reviews on the 220 model after my in store purchase and was really concerned at first but have not experienced any of the issues mentioned in those reviews. I am glad though I purchased the Target 2-year $19.99 replacement warranty just in case.

The Blue-Ray player comes with a set of composite cables included in the box which I used while I was waiting for my HDMI cables. The picture even with just composite cables was great. The Vizio 210 has one HDMI port, one composite video/audio port or one component video/audio port (cannot use composite if using component), one digital coaxial, one usb and one ethernet port.

Wireless setup was a snap and I was connected in 30 seconds. The only annoying thing is that the wireless adapter on the back of the Vizio unit has a red light which flashes continuously. No dropped wireless connections like reported with the 220 model. Vizio recommends using their router but this is no doubt a marketing ploy as any wireless router will work.

The upconverting works really well. We got the new Bruce Springsteen dvd/cd set which includes some really old video concert footage. It looked really dark and hard to see on the regular dvd player but looks much, much better on the Blue-Ray player.

Had no issues playing Blue-Ray movies and while it does take about 10-15 seconds to load the Blue-Ray disc I did not find this unexpected as the Blue-Ray disc contains a lot more data than a regular dvd. Also had no issues stopping and restarting a movie as it remembered where I stopped the disc. This was reported as an issue on the 220 model. It also gave the option to continue from the stopping point in the movie or restart from the beginning of the movie which I like.

There is a usb port on the Blue-Ray. It will play video and audio files contained on an inserted usb thumb drive and will also upconvert those videos files. I have not tried hooking up my laptop via usb yet but will provide an update. I use a 16GB usb thumb drive and the Blue-Ray player displays the usb drive folder structures and file names on the tv so it is easy to find stored media.

I have only used Pandora so far and that has worked really well. I will update this review after I have tried Netflix and BD-Live.

The only odd thing I noticed when I tested this player with hdmi, component and composite cables was that when I use component video/audio cables the zoom settings on my tv did not work correctly even though they worked fine with hdmi and composite cable. In all fairness this could be a tv issue and be unrelated to the Vizio.

UPDATE 1/19/11: Netflix works great and streams very quickly. However there have been a few incidents where the VBR210 froze either during streaming or at movie commencement and had to be powered down and restarted. There were also two incidents where there was severe pixelation and both incidents were resolved by powering down the VBR210 and restarting it after a few minutes. Overall in relation to the number of movies streamed these have not been significant issues and were quickly resolved. Still no issues playing either Blu-Ray or regular DVDs. It does appear though that because this unit does not have internal memory that the USB drive is critical for streaming to work properly. I use a 16GB thumb drive which is approximately 50% full. Also my Cisco-Linksys WRT54GS Wireless-G Broadband Router with SpeedBooster has worked flawlessly with this VBR210.

UPDATE 4/24/12

My Blu-Ray player is still working really well. The only thing that really bugs me is that even though the manufacturer has a firmware update for this model, the update is only for specific serial numbers. All they could tell me was that my serial number does not qualify for the firmware.

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I was looking to purchase a Roku XDS to stream Netflix to my bedroom. For just a few more bucks I realized I could get a decent blu ray player which gives me the added advantage of watching my blu ray rentals as well so I went ahead and purchased this.

Let me just begin by saying that I have a PS3 and XBox 360 in my living room and I get all of the streaming and blu ray content I could want between those two. The PS3 does have the best Netflix implementation so if you want the best, get a PS3. If you want to save some money and don't play games on your small bedroom tv, this is perfect. The Netflix interface is actually the old PS3 interface so it's OK. The quality is fine.

I must say that the negative reviews on this thing perplex me. In fact, most negative reviews regarding wifi ready blu ray players always talk about network issues. I set this up in under a minute by selecting my wifi network and punching in my password. No connectivity issues whatsoever since then.

Yeah the remote buttons are not as easy to press as other remotes but you would have to be extremely weak to not be able to push the buttons.

All in all this is a great way to bring a little bit of the internet to your bedroom TV. Viewing Flickr photos is great. I wouldn't personally recommend this player for your living room. Like I said, the PS3 Netflix is far superior and the Pandora implementation is even better on that (higher audio quality).

The only drawback for this versus other players is lack of DLNA support but I really don't need that. I just wanted blu ray, Netflix and Pandora really. The rest is pudding.

So if all you are looking for is all that I was looking for, then this is a great player.

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Wellbought the first vizio vbr210 at targetbrought it home, set it all up with netflix and allput a blu ray dvd in and started to watch it... 20 minutes into the movie the screen went black! then the unit kept rebooting! Brought the unit bact to target and got another one thinking maybe I had the "bad apple" of the bunch... nope! The second one STB one day later!!! This time just a blue screen and the movie kept freezing! I called customer service, they opened a claim then put me on hold for 20 minutesI just hung up because I was tired of holding...

Never again will I buy a POS VIZIO (which is made by sony corp in the USA by the way....) so much for supporting the domestic marketwent out and bought a samsungand love it!!!

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I received this as a Christmas present. I even got to pick it out myself. I went to Target.com and looked at all the Blu-Ray players and I chose this one because it came Wi-Fi ready and offered some neat social networking apps that the others didn't have. I make my purchase and immediately head home to hook up my new toy.

It came with video cables (recommends hdmi cables and I will be purchasing them online)and it was very easy to hook-up. I go through and I set up my new blu-ray player with my home's wireless internet, which was also easy. Each time I tried to connect to an app I had problems. At the time I was having a bad internet connection and I chalked this delay up to that. So I would click 'stop' on the remote and even stopping applications was a pain. It took forever to stop and application and return to the home screen. I did end up turning it off and then on to get to the screen.

Since I was having a hard time with the apps, which I blamed on my provider, I decided to watch a movie. I put the blu-ray in and it asked me what language and I chose english. Then a big fat nothing. I waiting a few minutes (2-3 minutes) It wouldn't play. It made sounds like it was about to play but nothing happened. My movie also came with the standard dvd version and I put that in, well after turning the player off and then back on and finally ejecting the disc. It played the dvd with ease. I exchanged the movie hoping I got a bad copy. Nope. Same thing. So today I returned the blu-ray player and ended up purchasing a Sony one. The Sony is set up and I've watched the aforementioned blu-ray, played on Pandora, streamed Netflix, and watched a YouTube video.

Remote-Large, and the buttons are quite hard to press and actually make a sound when you press them

Blu-Ray Player-Mine didn't work and after looking at Target's website I see that I wasn't the only one. I can't really judge the quality of the picture as mine didn't work.

Apps-I was excited about the social networking apps but they didn't come loaded, I assume you have to create and a Vizio account (or some other account) and link them. This was the deciding factor for me so I was sad to see they weren't already installed.

Wi-Fi-Connected fine and was an easy process. The wi-fi receiver on the back does protrude and if it gets moved/broken your warranty is voided

Price-Eh. If it would have worked as intended then I would have been comfortable paying the retail amount.

AestheticIt looks really nice and just like most blu-ray players it doesn't have buttons that stick out from the unit. It was a bit larger/more bulky than the player that I ended up with.

The remote is extemely tough to use because the buttons are stiff and you have to press down really hard. It seemed to play blu rays decently, but the wireless streaming is junk. It constantly dropped the signal and would sometimes freeze completely forcing me to reboot the unit. The settings screen said there was an upgrade to download from vizio, but it would never connect to download it. I know it was the unit's problem and not my router because my ps3 still streamed fine with no interruption. I bought it yesterday and I'll be returning it today. Sorry Vizio, you make great tv's, but maybe you should stay out of the blu-ray biz.