Panasonic DMP-BDT230

76% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

Lots of features. Fast performance. Inexpensive.

Sluggish, uninspiring menu system.

The Panasonic DMP-BDT230 is a speedy, great-performing Blu-ray player that's only hampered by a slightly awkward and sluggish menu system. More high-end (and much more expensive) Blu-ray players offer more options for complicated home theater systems....

Excellent 2D & 3D images ; Great value price ; Rich colours ; SD Card slot ; Netflix shortcut button

Uses 2012 smart TV GUI ; No Lovefilm app ; Lacks MyHomeScreen ; No virtual remote apps

In the world of Blu-ray players you get what you pay for, and if you're after the very best in Full HD detail, Panasonic is definitely the brand to head for. In terms of picture quality from all sources, there are no better choices than the DMP-BDT230.

Excellent Blu-ray and DVD picture ; Solid, powerful sound ; Rich, natural colours

Lacks catch-up TV content

The Panasonic DMP-BDT230 offers excellent Blu-ray and DVD image quality. Its selection of streaming services is good and it's a relatively inexpensive player.

Advertising is built in to several of the menus, including undefeatable video ads in the app marketplace. The menu system can be a little perplexing at first and it's easy to hit the Netflix button on the remote by accident. The YouTube app lags.

The Panasonic DMP-BDT230 is a mostly solid Blu-ray player, except it serves up obnoxious ads in its onscreen interface.

Effecive, faithful playback, Decent smart features, The price is right

Can be a bit noisy, Netflix app a bit slow

The prismatic styling of the BDT230 somewhat sets it apart, looks wise, from the competition but it is still, at heart, just another black box. Connectivity options should be sufficient for most with a single HDMI, digital audio out plus USB and Wi-Fi...