Price range: £286.00 - £319.98
What is it: One of the most affordable Blu-ray players around
What we think: A fine HD performer for its money, but it lacks a few too many features for comfort
Compare the Sharp BD-HP20H
Sharp BD-HP20H compared to other DVD players
 Sharp BD-HP20H |
 Samsung BD-P1000 |
 Pioneer DV-989 |
 Panasonic DMP-BD35 |
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| Review date | 18 Jan 08 | 2 Nov 06 | 21 Feb 06 | 29 Oct 08 |
| Editor's rating |
6.9
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9.2
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9.1
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9.0
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| Price range |
£286.00 - £319.98
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£210.00 - £254.42
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| Review summary | Sharp is to be commended for being so competitive on price with its debut Blu-ray player, and for delivering some profoundly good HD picture quality. But its lack of some key features ultimately makes it feel too much like a first-generation trial run. Plus its HD upscaling of old DVDs also counts against it with people not yet ready to ditch their old DVD collection Read full review |
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 |
Quite simply, this is one of the most sensibly priced and best-performing Blu-ray players on the market. With the BD35, Panasonic is proving that stand-alone players can offer decent performance and other advantages such as lower power consumption, nearly silent operation and a much more sensible form factor Read full review |
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