With the end of the format war fading in the rear-view mirror, manufacturers of Blu-ray players have one last obstacle to overcome to help bring Blu-ray into the mainstream-make a dedicated player that provides the user experience of the Sony PlayStation...

Spectacular audio & video, Very good DVD performance, Dolby TrueHD & DTS-HD Master Audio bitstreaming, Internal decoding of Dolby TrueHD & DTS-HD Master Audio

SD card not included, User interaction still much slower than the PS3

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LG has introduced something new with the BD300. In addition to being a full-featured Blu-ray player, it can also stream movies from Netflix, which explains the unique product designation-network Blu-ray player. The BD300 offers a number of key features we...

Dolby TrueHD & DTS-HD MA bitstreams, High-quality decoding of Dolby TrueHD, 1080p/24 output, Streams content from Netflix, Least-expensive dedicated Blu-ray player, USB access to media files

No DTS-HD MA decoding, Deinterlacing and upconversion tested poorly, Netflix streaming is SD only; limited titles

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Decent DVD upscaling, Fast navigation of discs, Minimal layer-change delay

Picture enhancements don't work as advertised, Cheap build quality, Poor remote, Doesn't pass above-white or below-black

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Founded in 1938 in Tokyo, Japan, Pioneer has a long history of making quality audio and video products. Its involvement in optical-disc technology started with the development of Laserdisc and includes a prominent role in DVD and Blu-ray technology. Su...

Excellent build quality, Capable of sending Dolby TrueHD & DTS-HD Master Audio bitstreams, 7.1 analog outputs

Stability issues with Blu-ray playback, Poor DVD performance, Non-backlit remote

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The Sony BDP-S350 is the latest Blu-ray player from the company that invented the format. This is an upgrade from its previous entry-level model, the BDP-S300, offering more features and options. The blue brushed-aluminum faceplate, similar to the design...

Bitstream output of Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD MA, High-quality decoding of Dolby TrueHD, 24fps output, Attractive price for standalone Blu-ray player

Requires firmware update for BD Live (Profile 2.0), Limited internal memory, requires external flash drive for Profile 2.0 upgrade, No internal decoding of DTS-HD MA, Mediocre upconversion of DVDs

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The BD-P1500 is Samsung's fourth-generation Blu-ray player. Its elegant high-gloss, piano-black chassis is sure to stand out in any equipment rack. While dedicated Blu-ray players haven't reached rock-bottom prices yet, the BD-P1500 is Samsung's least exp...

Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio bitstream output, High-quality decoding of Dolby TrueHD, 24fps video output, Most attractive price for dedicated Blu-ray player

Requires firmware update for BD-Live (Profile 2.0), Limited internal memory, requires external flash drive for Profile 2.0

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It has been two years since Blu-ray trickled onto the scene with the launch of the Samsung BD-P1000 and some less-than-stellar-looking movies. The combination of a faulty player setting and some poor-quality masters had many wondering if Blu-ray could cha...

Stellar audio & video performance with Blu-ray, Bitstream output of Dolby TrueHD & DTS-HD Master Audio, Internal decoding of Dolby TrueHD & DTS-HD Master Audio

Only 5.1 analog outputs, Mediocre DVD performance, SD memory card not included

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The format war rages on. With the current stalemate between Blu-ray and HD DVD, and most studios exclusive to either one format or the other, the only options for the HD enthusiast would seem to be to sit on the fence, take sides, or pull out the old chec...

- Stunning image from Blu-ray and HD DVD discs, - Superb video processing-as good as any we have yet seen in a disc player-makes this an excellent upconverting player, in addition to its HD performance, - The convenience of one machine that will play all...

? Seriously limited in its ability to play back the newest, high resolution audio codecs, ? Playback gamma is atypical, ? Price

s I hardly need point out—but I will—that you can buy excellent, separate players for both HD DVD and Blu-ray for less than the price of this LG. And those players will, in some respects, do more

Hardly a week goes by that a big sale on HD DVD players from some mega-retailer or another doesn't make some screaming headlines. But it's been Toshiba's entry level, 1080i players that have lead that charge, with the HD-A2 getting famous overnight thanks...

Best HD DVD image quality I've yet seen, 1080p/24 output, even with DVDs, Multichannel TrueHD decoding, Out of this world cost to value ratio

1080p/60 output compromised by poor deinterlacing, Standard DVD deinterlacing poor

s There are some ifs here. If you have HDMI switching with multichannel PCM capability and if you have a display that accepts 1080p/24, this player is an all-time blue light special. But even if you don't, if think you might upgrade at some point, it's no...

We've almost become jaded with the rapid rollover of high-definition disc players. Some manufacturers are now on third generation models, and ready to launch a fourth generation at the January 2008 CES. But even with that, Panasonic surprised everyone a f...

Superb audio, superb video, Full bitstream access to Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio, Good remote and ergonomics

No onboard Dolby TrueHD decoding, Mediocre scaling when upconverting 480i to 1080p, Would not provide a good HDMI link with all displays, Dense, poorly organized manual

s While I found no compelling advantages to the Panasonic's higher Java profile level than current competing players, that may well change as more fully-featured discs hit the market. Its lack of onboard Dolby TrueHD decoding, however, will be more signif...