Typical price: £650
What is it: Medium to high-end Blu-ray player
What we think: Sublime performance, just a shame it's out-of-date already and very buggy
Compare the Sony BDP-S1E
Sony BDP-S1E compared to other non-standard DVD/PVR products
 Sony BDP-S1E |
 Macpower Mvisto |
 Pioneer LX01 |
 Onkyo TX-SR605 |
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| Review date | 18 Jan 08 | 14 May 05 | 3 Jun 08 | 27 Mar 08 |
| Editor's rating |
6.3
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9.0
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8.8
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8.7
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| Price range | £650 |
£994.95 - £1,420.95
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| Review summary | In many ways, the Sony BDP-S1E is a perfect snapshot of the current state of Blu-ray play. On the one hand, it shows to breathtaking effect just what awesome audio and especially video treats Blu-ray can deliver. But on the other hand, there are just too many reminders that Blu-ray is also essentially a work in progress Read full review |
We've tested several stand-alone video players, but the Mvisto trounces them all. Its support for a huge range of video codecs is reason enough to lust after the device. Not content to stop there, Mvisto have designed an on-screen navigation system that puts most media centres to shame Read full review |
While some home cinema systems are Jacks of all trades, Pioneer's LX01 attempts to master everything from watching and listening to recordings -– but unrivalled features and high-end performance come at an inflated price Read full review |
Onkyo's TX-SR605 simply has a better future-proof specification on paper and sounds better in practice than any other rival AV receiver in its class -- an absolute winner Read full review |
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