Video Players and Recorders

Editors' rating: 4 stars
User rating: 4 stars out of 10 reviews

$334 to $399 at 10 stores

LG BD390 Reviewed on 05/27/2009

The Bottom Line: The LG BD390's combination of excellent image quality, superfast loading times, and its currently unbeatable feature set make it our top choice among premium standalone Blu-ray players.

Specs: Blu-Ray disc player, Tabletop, Universal remote control, Linear PCM, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD Master Audio, DTS decoder, Gloss black, 6 lbs

Editors' rating: 4 stars
User rating: 1h stars out of 4 reviews

$427 to $499 at 10 stores

Samsung BD-P4600 Reviewed on 05/04/2009

The Bottom Line: Samsung's BD-P4600 Blu-ray player is packed with features and its unique design makes it wall-mountable, but most buyers will be better off with the step-down BD-P3600.

Specs: Blu-Ray disc player, Tabletop, Universal remote control, Stereo, 4.2 lbs

Netgear Digital Entertainer Elite EVA9150

Editors' rating: 3h stars

$399 to $427 at 5 stores

Netgear Digital Entertainer Elite EVA9150 Reviewed on 04/21/2009

The Bottom Line: While it's a bit pricey and far from perfect, the Netgear Digital Entertainer Elite EVA9150 offers an easy way to access the widest array of digital audio, photo, and, especially, video files for the do-it-yourself crowd.

Specs: Digital multimedia receiver, Stereo, Universal remote control

Editors' rating: 3 stars
User rating: 4 stars out of 5 reviews

$228 to $299 at 17 stores

Sony BDP-S360 Reviewed on 04/14/2009

The Bottom Line: The Sony BDP-S360 handles all the Blu-ray basics with ease, but it lacks the streaming Internet content found on competing models.

Specs: Blu-Ray disc player, Tabletop, Remote control, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, Stereo, 4.6 lbs

Editors' rating: 3 stars
User rating: 3h stars out of 5 reviews

$219 to $311 at 16 stores

LG BD370 Reviewed on 04/08/2009

The Bottom Line: LG's entry-level Blu-ray player packs Netflix and YouTube at a reasonable price, but the BD370's image quality is a step below the best.

Specs: Blu-Ray disc player, Tabletop, Remote control, Dolby Digital, DTS decoder, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, Stereo, 6.6 lbs

Editors' rating: 4 stars
User rating: 3 stars out of 34 reviews

$299 to $399 at 16 stores

Samsung BD-P3600 Reviewed on 04/02/2009

The Bottom Line: The Samsung BD-P3600 is a huge leap ahead for standalone Blu-ray players, with blazing-fast operational speed, tons of features, and excellent image quality.

Specs: Blu-Ray disc player, Tabletop, Universal remote control, Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Digital, DTS-HD decoder, Dolby Digital Plus, Surround Sound, 5.3 lbs

Seagate FreeAgent Theater HD Media Player Solution (Media Player Dock, PC Dock and FreeAgent Go 500GB Portable Hard Drive)

Editors' rating: 3 stars

$229 to $286 at 8 stores

Seagate FreeAgent Theater HD Media Player Solution (Media Player Dock, PC Dock and FreeAgent Go 500GB Portable Hard Drive) Reviewed on 04/01/2009

The Bottom Line: While the Seagate FreeAgent Theater has a decent interface and good photo display options, it doesn't read as many video file formats as its competitors.

Seagate FreeAgent Theater HD Media Player Solution (Media Player Dock, PC Dock and FreeAgent Go 250GB Portable Hard Drive)

Editors' rating: 3 stars

$94 to $222 at 10 stores

Seagate FreeAgent Theater HD Media Player Solution (Media Player Dock, PC Dock and FreeAgent Go 250GB Portable Hard Drive) Reviewed on 04/01/2009

The Bottom Line: While the Seagate FreeAgent Theater has a decent interface and good photo display options, it doesn't read as many video file formats as its competitors.

Seagate FreeAgent Theater Dock (STCEA101-RK)

Editors' rating: 3 stars

$99 to $125 at 11 stores

Seagate FreeAgent Theater Dock (STCEA101-RK) Reviewed on 04/01/2009

The Bottom Line: While the Seagate FreeAgent Theater has a decent interface and good photo display options, it doesn't read as many video file formats as its competitors.

Editors' rating: 3h stars
User rating: 3 stars out of 14 reviews

$187 to $299 at 20 stores

Samsung BD-P1600 Reviewed on 03/31/2009

The Bottom Line: The Samsung BD-P1600 has a great mix of features and performance for a standalone Blu-ray player, with only its annoying design holding it back.

Specs: Blu-Ray disc player, Tabletop, Universal remote control, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby True-HD, DTS decoder, DTS-HD High Resolution, DTS-HD Master Audio, Stereo, 4.9 lbs

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