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Denon DVD-A1UDCI Universal Blu-ray Player Review The Denon DVD-A1UDCI Universal Blu-ray player exemplifies flagship performance for all formats including Blu-ray, SACD, DVD-A and standard DVD. I was always in shock and awe at its performance.

Denon DBP-4010UDCI Universal Blu-ray Disc Player First Look When you put out a $4500 Blu-ray player and then next one in your line retails for $800, you need something in between. While the $2000 price tag for the DBP-4010UDCI isn't cheap, it is high end.

Pioneer Elite BDP-09FD Blu-ray Player First Look Pioneer displayed their new BDP-09FD flagship Blu-ray player, claiming it has become the world’s first Blu-ray Disc® Player to achieve THX® certification. Lack of DVD-A and SACD is disappointing.

Sony BDP-N460 Network Blu-ray Player First Look Sony kind of stunned me with their new BDP-N460 networked Blu-ray player. What was most impressive was the amount of network features available to the player and it's almost mouth-watering price.

Marantz UD9004 Universal Blu-ray Player First Look Apparently putting out high end, over the top priced universal Blu-ray players is contagious. Denon, Lexicon, and now Marantz. One thing is for sure, however: The Marantz player is all original... at…

Oppo BDP-83 Universal Blu-ray Player Bench Test Review Supplemental Based on my bench tests and real world usage, the Oppo BDP-83 is everything everyone claims it to be. It’s easy to set-up, and plays back all of of the current formats via a single HDMI connection

Lexicon BD-30 Universal Blu-ray Player First Look One thing that is clear is that Lexicon is not really marketing this player to the common man (or woman). If you didn't get that from the price, then you will from the language of the release.

LG BD390 Network Blu-ray Player with Wi-Fi Review LG Electronics is bringing networking video to its consumers in droves through the use of BD Profile 2.0 players like the BD390. This player boasts wireless n technology which means that users can…

Harman Kardon BDP 1 Harman Kardon enters the Blu-ray market with the BDP 1, their first entry. With BonusView and BD-Live, this player has just about everything you might expect from a player these days except for…

Oppo BDP-83 Universal Blu-ray Player Review Review: The Oppo BDP-83 Universal Blu-ray player is the first Blu-ray player that also supports DVD-A and SACD audio formats. Impressive!