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Top Ten Blu-ray Players

  

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1. LG BD390 (93%) Get Best Price>

LG BD390

For: Stunning pictures, specification and acoustic ability.

Against: nothing.

Summary: The BD390 is the most well equipped, best performing Blu-ray player on the market.

2. Sony BDP-S760 (92%) Get Best Price>

Sony BDP-S760

For: Well-equipped with stunning picture and acoustic performance.

Against: nothing.

Summary: The BDP-S760 offers class leading performance for the price.

3. Sony BDP-S370 (92%) Get Best Price>

For: Smooth, pin sharp pictures along with good upscaling and decent sound.

Against: You will have to wait for a firmware upgrade (later this year) for DLNA.

Summary: The BDP-S360 is not as fully featured as some but for well under £150 the performance for the price is quite remarkable.

4. Panasonic DMP-BD60 (92%) Get Best Price>

Panasonic DMP-BD60

For: Excellent picture quality.

Against: Not the cheapest, no 7.1 analogue audio output.

Summary: Excellent picture quality along with Viera Cast functionality and good build quality make for an appealing package.

5. Philips BDP7500 (92%) Get Best Price

Philips BDP-7500

For: Excellent picture, stylish.

Against: Newer rivals just pip it for overall performance.

Summary: The Philips is up there with the best in terms of picture performance.

6. Panasonic DMR-BS750 250GB (91%) Get Best Price>

For: Superb picture and acoustic performance.

Against: Far too expensive.

Summary: Currently the most accomplished Blu-ray player available, at a price.

7. Panasonic DMP-BD85 (91%) Get Best Price>

For: Superb picture performance.

Against: Design not very inspiring, sluggish load time.

Summary: One of the best performers at launch, the DMP-BD80 is now slipping down the pecking order.

8. Sony PS3 (89%) PS3 Slim (250GB) Get Best Price>

For: Excellent Blu-ray pictures and games console make for a great value piece of kit.

Against: Features and performance bettered by stand alone players.

Summary: The Sony PS3 represents remarkable value for money, especially after a number of price reductions. No other player can offer the all round entertainment options, but most other players offer better performance.

9. Panasonic DMR-BS850 500GB (88%) Get Best Price>

For: Superb picture and acoustic performance.

Against: Far too expensive.

Summary: Currently the most accomplished Blu-ray player available, at a price.

10. Sony BDP-S570 (88%) Get Best Price>

For: Good pictures, 3D.

Against: All round performance bettered by others.

Summary: The BDP-S557 offers 3D capability but not the all round performance of other players.

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