Price range: £356.34
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
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Sharp BD-HP20H compared to other DVD players
 Sharp BD-HP20H |
 Samsung BD-P1000 |
 Pioneer DV-989 |
 Pioneer LX01BD |
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| Review date | 15 Jan 08 | 2 Nov 06 | 21 Feb 06 | 27 Apr 09 |
| 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 |
£356.34 - £356.34
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£1,499.00 - £1,499.95
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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 |
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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