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Buying Guide: 12 best Blu-ray players in the UK 2011

By TechRadar, published 30-11-2011

Best Blu-ray player 2011When big and bulky Blu-ray players first appearedon the shelves a few years ago they were all about high definition.Back then, simply getting HD content into your HD Ready TV was the hottest ticket in town - and it came at a high price.Come Christmas 2011 and those first-gen players are buried in the distant past. We've now got super-slim machines with loading times in single figure seconds, 3D Blu-ray playback, 2D-to-3D conversion, movie streaming and all kinds of networking and digital file possibilities.Most of those features are now standard and shouldn't be considered particularly high-end, though the likes of iPhone App control, genuinely engaging online content hubs that include BBC iPlayer, and built-in Freeview HD tuners are harder to find.Here are 12 of th...

Review: Panasonic DMP-BD75

By TechRadar, published 05-06-2011

Unsurprisingly, 3D will continue to dominate home cinema in 2011, with a flood of 3D TVs and Blu-ray products hitting the market as the year unfolds. Indeed, Panasonic's new range of Blu-ray players includes four 3D-ready models, such as its flagship DMP-BDT310. But it's worth remembering that not everyone has the desire or the budget to embrace the 3D revolution, which is why Panasonic also provides a couple of non-3D models, including this DMP-BD75.This entry-level player has been stripped of the headline-grabbing features of its 3D stable mates, its focus shifting to the brand's proven picture prowess, with a lower price tag to match.FeaturesPanasonic has made a concerted effort to downsize dimensions in order to reduce the amount of packaging, making the BD75 so slim you could almost s...

Review Roundup: This week's hottest reviews on TechRadar

By TechRadar, published 23-04-2011

This week we got our full look at LG's Optimus Pad, which stands alone in being the only tablet to take 3D photos and video.We also got a review with the 12.1-inch Windows 7 Asus Eee Slate EP101 tablet - essentially a full PC with touchscreen that packs 4GB RAM and a Core i5 CPU. The bad news? It's £999.Below are the top reviews we've published this week as well as the full listing of our reviews below that. Top five reviews on TechRadarLG Optimus Pad review Android 3.0 is coming to a town near you, and there's nothing you can do to stop it. The latest Android tablet to grace TechRadar Towers is the LG Optimus Pad. It's a dual-core Tegra 2 powered device like most of the other Honeycomb tablets, but it's got a bit of a USP – it can shoot video in 3D. Yep, it's got twin 5MP cameras on th...

Review: Sony BDP-S570

By TechRadar, published 16-04-2011

Sony gave Blu-ray a big push last year by launching a wide range of players that were not only high on features, but low on price. Now you can pick up those players, including the BDP-S570, a highly specified model, for silly money, which makes it a very tough player to beat on value. The so-called Monolithic Design (the thinnest on the market at launch) is impractical, as the odd front panel collects dust and hides its tiny buttons from view. Meanwhile, the rear panel doesn't leave room for analogue multichannel outputs. In almost all other respects though, this is a remarkable machine. The disc loading time, which used to be so infuriatingly slow, is now down to just a few seconds. Sony BDP-S570 test dataPower consumption (Watts):Standby: Good green stuffIdling: 10WAbout what you would e...

Review: Sony BDP-S570

By TechRadar, published 16-04-2011

Sony gave Blu-ray a big push last year by launching a wide range of players that were not only high on features, but low on price. Now you can pick up those players, including the BDP-S570, a highly specified model, for silly money, which makes it a very tough player to beat on value. The so-called Monolithic Design (the thinnest on the market at launch) is impractical, as the odd front panel collects dust and hides its tiny buttons from view. Meanwhile, the rear panel doesn't leave room for analogue multichannel outputs. In almost all other respects though, this is a remarkable machine. The disc loading time, which used to be so infuriatingly slow, is now down to just a few seconds. Sony BDP-S570 test dataPower consumption (Watts):Standby: Good green stuffIdling: 10WAbout what you would e...

Review: Sony BDP-S570

By TechRadar, published 16-04-2011

Sony gave Blu-ray a big push last year by launching a wide range of players that were not only high on features, but low on price. Now you can pick up those players, including the BDP-S570, a highly specified model, for silly money, which makes it a very tough player to beat on value. The so-called Monolithic Design (the thinnest on the market at launch) is impractical, as the odd front panel collects dust and hides its tiny buttons from view. Meanwhile, the rear panel doesn't leave room for analogue multichannel outputs. In almost all other respects though, this is a remarkable machine. The disc loading time, which used to be so infuriatingly slow, is now down to just a few seconds. Sony BDP-S570 test dataPower consumption (Watts):Standby: Good green stuffIdling: 10WAbout what you would e...

Review: Panasonic DMP-BDT300

By TechRadar, published 16-04-2011

The DMP-BDT300 was Panasonic's premium Blu-ray player at launch and the two-tone styling and rugged build have a whiff of quality. The price has eroded a little, so look out for deals. As well as 3D playback, this machine has several picture enhancing technologies onboard and great connections. The second HDMI output could be invaluable if your AV receiver pre-dates HDMI v1.4 switching, as it means you can send 3D images to your TV, while piping high-resolution audio to your amp. It's also the only deck with an SD card slot, which is great news for video camera users looking for a quick way to watch AVC HD files in hi-def on a TV. The online Viera Link apps are limited to YouTube, Picasa and the like, and its DLNA streaming talents cover pictures and video, not music. More frustrating is t...

Review: Panasonic DMP-BDT300

By TechRadar, published 16-04-2011

The DMP-BDT300 was Panasonic's premium Blu-ray player at launch and the two-tone styling and rugged build have a whiff of quality. The price has eroded a little, so look out for deals. As well as 3D playback, this machine has several picture enhancing technologies onboard and great connections. The second HDMI output could be invaluable if your AV receiver pre-dates HDMI v1.4 switching, as it means you can send 3D images to your TV, while piping high-resolution audio to your amp. It's also the only deck with an SD card slot, which is great news for video camera users looking for a quick way to watch AVC HD files in hi-def on a TV. The online Viera Link apps are limited to YouTube, Picasa and the like, and its DLNA streaming talents cover pictures and video, not music. More frustrating is t...