Blu-ray DVD & PVR

Panasonic DMR-BS750

We have no idea how Panasonic has managed it, but a box this size has surely never done so many things before. The BS750 lets you watch free high-definition broadcasts, record them to Blu-ray disc and play Blu-ray movies and all their cool online features. You can even watch YouTube. The only problem: the price

Editor's rating 9.0

Pioneer LX01BD

If you can afford it, the LX01BD Blu-ray player with surround-sound speaker system will prove well worth your cash. Disc load times are excruciatingly slow but it's a beautiful and cleverly designed package that offers fantastic picture and sound quality, with great audio-codec support

User rating 5.0

Editor's rating 9.0

LG HB354BS

The HB354BS Blu-ray player with a 2.1-channel surround-sound system is an incredibly handy all-in-one system. iPod fans are particularly well placed to enjoy the system's impressive sonic performance, thanks to the built-in dock, and picture quality isn't bad either. It's ideal for people just starting to get Blu-ray fever

Editor's rating 8.2

Samsung BD-P3600

The fantastic BD-P3600 is the fastest-loading Blu-ray player we've seen so far. It's also easy on the eye, with a sleek, curved design and excellent image quality. Its media-playback capability is a slight letdown, but the BD-P3600 would be a worthwhile addition to your home cinema

Editor's rating 8.7

LG BD370

The reasonably priced BD370 is one of the best-looking and best-specified Blu-ray players on the market, offering excellent media-playback capability and great image quality. It lacks analogue 7.1 audio outputs but, apart from that, we love every aspect of this machine

User rating 9.0

Editor's rating 9.0

Panasonic DMP-BD60

The DMP-BD60 Blu-ray player is a corker, offering a simple but stylish design, awesome picture quality and good online functionality. It's not the fastest-loading player available, but, if you want minimum fuss and maximum quality, you won't go far wrong with this machine

Editor's rating 8.8

Samsung BD-P4600

The BD-P4600 is the fastest-loading stand-alone Blu-ray player we've come across yet. Combined with a sleek appearance, and good picture and audio quality, it all adds up to a great machine. We just wish it were slightly cheaper, although we expect the price to fall steeply over the coming months

User rating 5.5

Editor's rating 8.7

Sony BDP-S350

Fairly priced and feature-packed, the Sony BDP-S350 has overtaken the PlayStation 3 as the cheapest and most competent Blu-ray player on the market. Besides the fact that Sony took so long to get it on the market, we don't really have any complaints about this player at all

User rating 9.0

Editor's rating 9.0

Pioneer BDP-LX71

If you aren't feeling the credit crunch, Pioneer's £600 BDP-LX71 is an excellent Blu-ray player with superb picture and sound quality. It has wonderfully simple menu systems that are a breeze to configure and we love the connectivity options. If money is no object, and you already have a Pioneer TV, you should buy one

User rating 7.0

Editor's rating 8.5

Samsung BD-P1500

The Samsung BD-P1500 is dirt cheap at around £170, and it has a certain charm with its rounded edges and bold controls. A good choice of features and the ability to play 1080/24p pictures effortlessly on your TV make the P1500 a promising option for people looking to switch to Blu-ray players

Editor's rating 8.3

Panasonic DMP-BD35

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

Editor's rating 9.0

Sony BDP-S500

The Sony BDP-S500 Blu-ray player is an excellent performer. Both standard definition and high definition material alike looks beautiful, providing scenes with sharpness and strong colour. Audio quality is also crisp, but does this player measure up to the PlayStation 3?

Editor's rating 7.0

Sharp BD-HP20H

With most standalone Blu-ray players still costing an arm and a leg, it's a very pleasant surprise to find Sharp's debut player, the BD-HP20H, selling for just £300 -- especially when it offers excellent hi-def performance and a very handy quick-start function

Editor's rating 6.9

Sony BDP-S1E

The Sony BDP-S1E is a medium to high-end Blu-ray player leading the way with sublime performance, exceptional picture quality, fine detailing, rich colours and crisp fluid motion. It has a sturdy build, good audio with hi-fi levels of quality and has support for 1080p/24

Editor's rating 6.3

Pioneer BDP-LX70

You can't argue with the stunning picture quality, great build, 1080p/24 support and PC network compatibility of the Pioneer BDP-LX70 Blu-ray player. It will reproduce every pixel of detail from remastered DVDs and delivers hi-fi performance from Blu-ray soundtracks and CDs

Editor's rating 8.5

LG Super Multi Blue BH100

If you can't decide which format to back in the Blu-ray and HD DVD scuffle, then worry no more -- a solution is here called the LG BH100 Super Multi Blue Player, and it plays both high-definition formats. Unfortunately, it'll set you back a hefty wad

Editor's rating 7.0

Panasonic DMP-BD10

Following Samsung's BD-P1000, this is only the second Blu-ray player to arrive in Europe. It delivers hi-def pictures up to a resolution of 1080p, as well as 7.1-channel surround sound. At £1,100, the DMP-BD10 has some real impressing to do to justify that outlay

Editor's rating 8.2

Samsung BD-P1000

Samsung's BD-P1000 is the first Blu-ray player to arrive in the UK and claims to revolutionise your viewing by displaying high-definition content in the latest 1080p standard. The image quality is undeniably impressive -- the best we've ever seen -- but only rich enthusiasts will stomach the price tag

User rating 6.3

Editor's rating 9.2