Blu-ray players (84 articles)
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Panasonic Blu-ray player to launch with Netflix built-in
CES 2012: Stream time 10 January 2012 17:00 GMT TweetNetflix is nothing new to IPTV and Smart home cinema accessories; what is, however, is a dedicated button for it on the remote control. Shown off by Panasonic at this year's CES we figured it worth a mention, given it is Netflix a go go over in the...
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Samsung BD-ES6000 Blu-ray: Small package, well connected
CES 2012: Smart services 9 January 2012 23:40 GMT TweetThere was a time when any device you connected to your TV had to be the right size of box. Gone are the days of numerous 40cm-wide boxes beneath your TV. Now you may only need Samsung's compact BD-ES6000 smart Blu-ray player.
Samsung has been...
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Asda stocks £40 Blu-ray player - equates to 12 steak and ale pies
BD deck or pies? There's only one way to find out... 17 November 2011 9:34 GMT TweetUK superstore Asda has slashed the price of its entry level Blu-ray player to £40, just in time for Christmas. The ONN DS-BD52 is pretty basic stuff, but is now believed to be the cheapest deck available in British stores.
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Panasonic Star Wars Blu-ray deal announced
The temptation is strong with this one 12 August 2011 13:14 GMT TweetIf your sole intention of buying a Blu-ray player this summer was in preparation of what surely has to be the biggest Blu-ray release to date - Star Wars: The Complete saga - then Panasonic may have just the deal for you.
The Japanese electronics...
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Philips BDP7600 review
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Brilliant Blu-ray - and much more
9 August 2011 11:32 GMT
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Already discounted online, this do-it-all deck from Philips is thrice a home cinema hero. Its trio of key features are 3D Blu-ray disc playback, built-in Wi-Fi and analogue 7.1 surround sound outputs, the absence of which we’ve moaned about for...
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Onkyo BD-SP809 Blu-ray deck - for performance over price
High-end home cinema for a monkey 5 July 2011 12:34 GMT TweetYou can get a Blu-ray player with a packet of cornflakes these days, figuratively speaking. The decks are so cheap that, for most, the very concept of a BD spinner costing £500 (a monkey, in cockney rhyming slang) is pure insanity.
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Samsung BD-D6900 review
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Iconic 3D Blu-ray deck with Freeview HD
1 June 2011 9:50 GMT
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That Samsung’s latest high-def hero has touch-sensitive controls, a brushed metallic top, a gloriously slim 33mm profile and is able to silently slip out a disc from within won’t surprise anyone; this has been a brand at the coal face of...
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Panasonic DMR-BWT700 review
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Blu-ray archiving goes 3D
31 May 2011 8:37 GMT
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Panasonic’s latest brainy box has so many functions we’re not quite sure what to call it. Back in the 1980s my Dad refused to buy a new TV, a VHS recorder, computer or any games systems, believing that there would soon be one device for...
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Toshiba BDX3200 review
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Futureproof and no-frills?
26 May 2011 10:06 GMT
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Normally we’d be all excited about 3D playback, but so far the capability to read 3D Blu-ray discs hardly seems to be a high-end add-on feature at all. Take this so-called “flagship” Blu-ray player from mainstream brand Toshiba; it...
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Panasonic DMP-BDT210 review
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Hanging on the telephone
19 May 2011 9:00 GMT
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After the online content hubs of last year, is the next big thing in Blu-ray players iPhone control? It seems a bit harsh on the squillions of Android phone owners, but Panasonic has fitted its latest high-end 3D Blu-ray deck with an iPhone app as...
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Toshiba BDX1200 review
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Blu-ray on a budget?
13 May 2011 13:49 GMT
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Just on sale but with a web price already hovering around £100, this effort at Blu-ray from oft-value busting brand Toshiba may deal in 2D discs, but has an overall feel that’s oh so one-dimensional.
The only supporter of the much more...
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Panasonic DMP-BDT110 review
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3D Blu-ray on a mild budget
4 May 2011 12:21 GMT
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Created to partner screens in the brand’s three separate line-ups of 3D plasmas (VT30, GT30 and ST30) and sole range of 3D LED-backlit LCD TVs (DT30), this player is the most affordable of a trio of 3D decks in Panasonic’s 2011 range -...
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Samsung BD-D8500 review
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Room on your rack for a BD-HDD combi?
27 April 2011 16:55 GMT
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There’s something decidedly low-rent about the word “combi”, but this two-into-one effort from Samsung is most definitely upmarket. Costing a whopping £380, it darn well should be, but wait until you see what it can do: 3D Blu-ray...
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Panasonic DMP-BD75 review
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Blistering budget Blu-ray?
21 April 2011 9:01 GMT
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Always a purveyor of high-end rather than budget Blu-ray decks, it's no surprise that the majority of Panasonic’s 2011 output is 3D-ready. 3D support is handled by Panasonic’s DMP-BDT310, DMP-BDT210 and DMP-BDT110 decks, and while this...
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Panasonic DMP-B200 review
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Blu-ray on the move
12 April 2011 11:10 GMT
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Panasonic is currently the only manufacturer to offer a portable Blu-ray player in the UK, and its latest model comes in the form of the DMP-B200, a logically named successor to the B100. Despite being a portable device, the DMP-200 felt fairly hefty...
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