toshiba xd-e500 review: Toshiba's XD-E500 provides a simple way to make humble DVDs look a bit better, but don't be fooled into thinking that it'll magically turn them into Blu-Ray discs.

Decent upscaling, Variety of connection methods, Slim profile

Overloaded remote control, Box has strange rattling sound?

Toshiba's XD-E500 provides a simple way to make humble DVDs look a bit better, but don't be fooled into thinking that it'll magically turn them into Blu-Ray discs.

sony bdp-s350 review: The combination of its small design, solid feature set, and excellent image quality make the Sony BDP-S350 a worthwhile standalone Blu-ray player — especially if you can find it for less than AU$400.

Excellent Blu-ray image quality and very good DVD upscaling, Compact size, Onboard Dolby TrueHD decoding and bitstream for all HD formats, BD-Live compatible

Recessed USB port can be difficult to access, No onboard DTS-HD Master Audio decoding, Quick start option uses power even when player is off

The combination of its small design, solid feature set, and excellent image quality make the Sony BDP-S350 a worthwhile standalone Blu-ray player - especially if you can find it for less than AU$400.

lg bd300 review: LG's BD300 produces decent images and sound and can be networked to take advantage of BD-Live features — just so long as you don't mind laying some Ethernet cable.

Good Blu-ray movie performance, Quick loading times, Profile 2.0 support

No WiFi streaming, No DTS-HD Master Audio/analogue multichannel audio output, DVD upscaling lacks definition

LG's BD300 produces decent images and sound and can be networked to take advantage of BD-Live features - just so long as you don't mind laying some Ethernet cable.

pioneer bdp-51fd review: In many ways, the new Pioneer BDP-51FD is more of a no-frills performance-centric home theater kit than most of its peers in the market.

panasonic dmp-bd35 review: Quite simply, the Panasonic BDP-BD35 is one of the most sensibly priced and best-performing stand-alone Blu-ray players on the market.

Styling, Picture and sound quality

Could be cheaper

Quite simply, the Panasonic BDP-BD35 is one of the most sensibly priced and best-performing stand-alone Blu-ray players on the market.

panasonic dmr-xw300 review: The Panasonic DMR-XW300 is a very versatile DVD recorder which includes dual-HD recording and excellent DVD playback.

Dual HD tuners, Seven-day EPG, Great recordings, Excellent DVD replay, Minimal quality loss from HD to DVD

Can't watch TV while recording HDD to DVD, Some functions not intuitive

The Panasonic DMR-XW300 is a very versatile DVD recorder which includes dual-HD recording and excellent DVD playback.

samsung bd-p1500 review: The Samsung BD-P1500 is a Blu-ray player which features an HD Audio Bitstream output and an Ethernet port for firmware updates.

Impressive Blu-ray performance, Rapid load/start-up times, Solid DVD upscaling, Firmware upgrade needed for Profile 2.0, No DTS-HD Master Audio/analogue multichannel audio output

Firmware upgrade needed for Profile 2.0, No DTS-HD Master Audio/analogue multichannel audio output

logitech transporter review: If you're looking for a high-end media streamer — and we're talking almost ridiculously lofty, here — then the Logitech Transporter could be the ticket.

denon dvd-1940 review: The Denon DVD-1940 is a worthwhile successor to to the 1930, with great DVD pictures. If the upscaler was up to snuff it would perfect.

Class-leading DVD pictures, Good music playback, Elegant styling

Upscaling is worse than SD, Only HDMI version 1.1, Same price as the PS3

The Denon DVD-1940 is a worthwhile successor to to the 1930, with great DVD pictures. If the upscaler was up to snuff it would perfect.

panasonic dmp-bd30 review: The Panasonic DMP-BD30 offers excellent video quality and is Blu-ray Profile 1.1 compliant, but those who want high-resolution audio will need a cutting-edge AV receiver.

Excellent picture quality, 24p output, DVD upconversion up to 1080p, HDMI 1.3b output, Can output Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio in bitstream format, SD card slot can play high-def video from AVCHD camcorders., No built-in decoding for high ...

No built-in decoding for high-resolution audio formats, No Ethernet jack