Typical price: £1,000
What is it: Blu-ray high-definition DVD player
What we think: Mesmerising high-definition performance at a price
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Samsung BD-P1000 compared to other DVD players
 Samsung BD-P1000 |
 Pioneer DV-989 |
 Sony BDP-S350 |
 Pioneer LX01BD |
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| Review date | 3 Nov 06 | 21 Feb 06 | 8 Jan 09 | 27 Apr 09 |
| Editor's rating |
9.2
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9.1
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9.0
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9.0
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| Price range | £1,000 |
£1,499.00 - £1,499.95
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| Review summary | Samsung's BD-P1000 is the first Blu-ray player to arrive in the UK. High-definition image quality scales new heights using the 1080p format, but new technology always comes with an inflated price tag Read full review |
Pioneer's DV-989 is a top-of-the-range DVD player featuring cutting-edge technology and connectivity. The price will rule it out for many but, as a partner for a compatible high-end system, very few players offer the same performance with both movies and music Read full review |
Finally, a Blu-ray player from Sony for everyone to get excited about. This player is relatively quick to load discs, picture performance is superb, and its wonderful menu system and speed at dealing with interactive features make it well worth its bargain price. It's just a shame it took Sony so long to get this player on the market Read full review |
After spending just a few minutes using the Pioneer LX01BD, we totally fell in love with it. There's plenty of power here for filling an average-sized room with sound, the picture quality is stunning and the audio system can understand almost every codec thrown at it. We think the styling is brilliant too -- this system will fit in with virtually any set-up. It's also simple to get up and running. If you've got the money, this system delivers the goods Read full review |
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