Magnavox NB500MG1F Blu-Ray DVD Disc Player (Manufacturer Refurbished)

Magnavox NB500MG1F Blu-Ray DVD Disc Player (Manufacturer Refurbished)
I understand there are a wide variety of opinions as to what people like in a good blu-ray player, and I've tried a few models, so I can understand both sides of the argument. 

First of all when I upgraded to blu-ray in 2009, I wasn't looking for tons of bells and whistles, rather Just the movie in HD. If you've lived through the format wars HD DVD was just a player, with the ability to upgrade firmware over the internet. With blu-ray it started out as just a player, without having to worry about things like BD Live, internet streaming, etc. I've tried a couple profile 2.0 players with these features, and see disadvantages and advantages to each. Mainly my gripe with 2.0 players has been that, I don't use BDLive, and BDLive can often cause compatibility issues with disc playback, and depending on the player can cause a royal pain if you want the player connected to the network, but BDLive disabled. With this magnavox, it's a profile 1.1 player, no internet to worry about, no BDLive, yes, it means a disc is required to flash new firmware, but that's not a big deal. What I have found though, is when comparing this player with my 2.0 players is, New releases don't suffer the problems they do on this player, compared to what random issues can occur on a 2.0 player. 

For example, I've had random discs, and features of discs, break on my 2.0 players. With this magnavox, it's rock solid without a flinch. True, it's a tad slower then you most current player, but, as a professional, I take stability over speed, It's nice if you can have speed, and stability together, but I haven't found that in blu-ray, even at it's current age. For someone who just wants a player, few hassles, and peace of mind that you're movies will play, I would strongly recommend this player. If your primary use for a blu-ray player is to stream internet content, I would look at a profile 2.0 player, or invest in separate set top boxes. 

Features I like about this player: 
Small, and compact 
plays discs reliably. 
Is no slower then a standard DVD Player. Plays standard DVDs very nicely, nothing to complain about. 
Has solid firmware, the last update was about 6 months ago and all new releases i've thrown at it, have played without a hitch. 
Is a quiet player. 

In conclusion: 
I would like to see more profile 1.1 players for sale on the market, so people aren't stuck with getting a internet ready player with a bunch of features they'll never use, who just want a player.