Blu-Ray player questions

[kramden66]

any recommended brands and models?

any brands that should be avoided ?

is a refurbished one a good idea ? i was thinking maybe whatever was to go wrong did and was repaired.

i was looking into lg players since my brother got one and is happy with it , i did find a couple lg players that also have 1080i component outputs which would come in handy if needed , my brothers is only 480 on component.

thanks
mike