Blu-ray & HD DVD Players
Samsung BD-P1500 Blu-ray Player Review
Samsung have been making noises in the Blu-ray market for some time now. But does their latest player offer enough to convince you to switch from your humble DVD? We get watching to find out.
Samsung have a reputation for delivering affordable technologies and the uptake of their LCD panels over the past few years is [...]
Panasonic DMP-BD30 1.1 Blu-Ray Player Review
The Panasonic DMP-BD30 is the world’s first Profile 1.1 Blu-ray player.
A certain amount of deserved fanfare is in order, as some of you will be aware that the BD market has been cursed by dithering standards.
Profile 1.1 (also amusingly know as the Final Standards profile - which it isn’t) mandates for persistent memory and a [...]
Sony BDP-S500 Review
Thanks to the PlayStation 3, the Blu-ray Disc Association is claiming minor and major victories in the HD format conflict, but while some software is shifting in significant numbers, organising a ticker-tape parade is premature.
Certain movies may well be selling by the bucket-load on both sides of the pond, but the specifications of BD [...]
D-Link DSM-330 DIVX HD Media Player
Many readers will have come across DivX (www.divx.com) – it’s best known as a file format that can compress video into more manageable sizes. As a consequence, it became popular with file sharers who could use the technology to compress movies and TV shows into downloadable files for sharing on the internet.
It’s becoming an increasingly [...]
Toshiba HD-EP30 HD DVD Player Review
Considering Toshiba’s original entry-level HD DVD player (the HD-E1) only launched towards the end of 2006 at a price of £450. So it’s remarkable that its direct replacement, the HD-EP30 here, is widely on sale for less than half as much.
The format war with Blu-ray is a big driver behind this. But what might [...]
First Look at Panasonic’s $499 DMP-BD30 Blu-Ray Player Review
It’s not often that a manufacturer in the Consumer Electronics space actually moves forward a launch date but that’s exactly what’s happening today with Panasonic’s early launch of their third generation Blu-ray Disc player, the DMP-BD30. Originally announced for Q1, 2008, the BD30 is now expected in stores in the middle of November for a [...]
LG BH100 HD DVD / Blu-ray hybrid player review
If like us you’re sick and tired of the whole HD DVD/Blu-ray disc format war madness currently paralysing what should be a buoyant next-gen video market, LG’s BH100 could quite possibly be the answer to your HD prayers. Why? Simply because it’s the first deck in the UK able to play both HD DVD and [...]
Sony BDP-S1E review
30 August 2007 - The long wait is finally over: Sony’s debut Blu-ray disc player hits the UK and makes a weighty visual impression.
Style has been sacrificed in the construction of the BDP-S1E. The colour scheme is pleasant enough, but the player itself is brutish in appearance, reminding us of the gargantuan styling of [...]
Telewest TVDRIVE review
14 August 2007 - Telewest’s HD service is now available to nearly five million homes in its catchment areas. HD content is not identical to Sky’s. There are none of Sky’s movie or sports channels, while both services have the BBC’s HD channel (including the football World Cup). Telewest has some arts and nature/ wildlife [...]
