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Panasonic DMP-BD35
  • Editors' rating: 3 stars
      Overall score: 6.2 (3.0 stars)
  • User rating: 4 stars out of 38 reviews
Panasonic DMP-BD35 Editors' choice Reviewed on 10/15/2008

The Bottom Line: The Panasonic DMP-BD35 represents the best value in standalone Blu-ray players, with excellent image quality, a comprehensive feature set, and a price that's significantly lower than the PS3.

Specs: Blu-Ray disc player, Tabletop, Remote control, Dolby Digital, DTS decoder, Dolby True HD, Dolby Digital Plus, DTS-HD, Stereo, Black, 5.7 lbs

Microsoft Xbox 360 (60GB, HDMI)
  • Editors' rating: 4 stars
      Overall score: 8.5 (4.0 stars)
  • User rating: 3 stars out of 57 reviews
Microsoft Xbox 360 (60GB, HDMI) Reviewed on 10/15/2008

The Bottom Line: Now that Blu-ray has become the pre-eminent high-definition standard for discs, the Xbox 360 has yet to support it, but it still remains an excellent game console with a superior game library and online experience.

Specs: Xbox 360 Pro System - Game console, DVD-ROM, 1 x IBM PowerPC 3 cores 3.2 GHz, 512 MB ( 512 MB ) GDDR3 SDRAM - Integrated, 1920 x 1080

LG BD300
  • Editors' rating: 3 stars
      Overall score: 6.6 (3.0 stars)
  • User rating: 3 stars out of 18 reviews
LG BD300 Reviewed on 10/14/2008

The Bottom Line: The LG BD300 deftly combines Blu-ray and Netflix streaming in a single box, although there are better standalone players without Netflix.

Specs: Blu-Ray disc player, Tabletop, Remote control, Dolby TruHD, Stereo, Gloss black, 6.6 lbs

Sony PlayStation 3 (80GB)
  • Editors' rating: 4 stars
      Overall score: 8.7 (4.0 stars)
  • User rating: 4 stars out of 132 reviews
Sony PlayStation 3 (80GB) Reviewed on 10/08/2008

The Bottom Line: Even though PS2 backward compatibility has been dropped from this version, the 80GB PS3 is still a superb Blu-ray player and high-definition game console.

Specs: Sony PlayStation 3 - Game console, BD-ROM, CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, Cell Broadband Engine, 256 MB - Integrated, 1920 x 1080

Iomega ScreenPlay TV Link
  • Editors' rating: 3h stars
      Overall score: 7.0 (3.5 stars)
Iomega ScreenPlay TV Link Reviewed on 10/06/2008

The Bottom Line: The Iomega ScreenPlay TV Link offers an easy way to watch digital video files without the need to hook up a computer to your TV.

Panasonic DMP-BD55
  • Editors' rating: 3 stars
      Overall score: 6.6 (3.0 stars)
  • User rating: 3h stars out of 16 reviews
Panasonic DMP-BD55 Reviewed on 10/01/2008

The Bottom Line: The Panasonic DMP-BD55 is the best standalone Blu-ray we've tested and it's a good choice for those with older receivers, but most people will get the same performance out of the cheaper DMP-BD35.

Specs: Blu-Ray disc player, Tabletop, Universal remote control, DTS decoder, Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Digital, DTS-HD decoder, Dolby Digital Plus, Surround Sound, Black, 5.7 lbs

Winegard RCDT09A
  • Editors' rating: 3h stars
      Overall score: 7.3 (3.5 stars)
Winegard RCDT09A Reviewed on 09/30/2008

The Bottom Line: The Winegard RCDT09A is the first DTV converter box that can be powered by batteries, and it's a great choice for those who want to use their analog portable TVs after the DTV transition.

Specs: Stereo, Remote control

Sling Media Slingbox Pro-HD
  • Editors' rating: 4 stars
      Overall score: 8.7 (4.0 stars)
  • User rating: 2h stars out of 12 reviews
Sling Media Slingbox Pro-HD Reviewed on 09/24/2008

The Bottom Line: The Sling Media Pro-HD streams live TV to your PC or smartphone--but for most users, its excellent HD-capable picture quality will be diminished when accessed outside of the home network.

Specs: Stereo

RCA DTA800B1
  • Editors' rating: 3h stars
      Overall score: 7.6 (3.5 stars)
  • User rating: 2 stars out of 27 reviews
As Reviewed: $69.95
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RCA DTA800B1 Reviewed on 09/19/2008

The Bottom Line: Good reception, respectable video quality, and a basic EPG make the RCA DTA800 an excellent DTV converter box, and its included remote is the best we've seen.

Specs: Remote control

Sony PlayStation 3 (20GB)
  • User rating: 3h stars out of 25 reviews
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Sony PlayStation 3 (20GB) Reviewed on 09/17/2008

Specs: Sony PlayStation 3 - Game console, BD-ROM, CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, IBM Cell Broadband Engine 3.2 GHz, 256 MB - Integrated, 1920 x 1080

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