Sony BDP-S360 review

With the Blu-ray-equipped PS3 Slim hogging the limelight, it’s easy to forget that Sony also does a rather tasty line in dedicated Blu-ray players. Its entry-level BDP-S360 is an affordably priced effort that lacks bells and whistles but offers a decent array of basic features. Read our full Sony BDP-S360 to see if it’s worth a punt. The Sony BDP-S360 includes BD Live support, which lets you download movie extras from the web. OK, so the available content ranges from the downright brillia

REVIEWS: Philips BDP7300 Blu-ray player

Philips goes Blu Philips hasn’t really made an impact in the high-def player market so far but the BDP7300 could put the Dutch manufacturer on the Blu-ray map. It’s a fully-fledged Profile 2.0 affair, which puts BD-Live downloads at your disposal (the quality of which is getting better all the time, by the way) and offers a decent range of other features for a competitive price. After lifting the BDP7300 from the box, the excellent build quality is immediately apparent - it’s weighty and

Sony offers three new Blu-ray players

Sony has announced three brand new Blu-ray players today that are sure to capture the attention of the high-end market. First up is the BDP-CX960 MegaChanger, which can actually hold up to 400 Blu-ray titles at one time. It can also hold DVDs and CDs, if you’d like, and sports Ethernet, BD-Live support, DTS-HD Master Audio, 7.1-channel Dolby TrueHD, and more. It will be available in the fall for about $800. Next is the CX7000ES, which can be used as a multi-room device with IR and s

Review: Samsung BD-P1600

Samsung's latest budget Blu-ray deck is something of an oddity. Its claims to be compatible with digital media and the BD Live service (the latter even wirelessly) might lead you to believe that the BD-P1600 is punching above its price tag. Features On paper this is a fabulously well-specified deck. Best of all, it's far smaller than most Blu-ray players, though the build quality is rudimentary; a flap on its front hides some touch-sensitive controls and a USB slot as well as the disc tray

COOL GEAR: Tech Gifts for Dads

JVC XV-BP1 Blu-ray player     Since EM is first and foremost an Entertainment Website, I thought I’d start our Father’s Day Tech Guide off with a nice Blu-ray Player. JVC’s first Blu-ray player is a versatile HD player, offering playback of Blu-ray discs, plus playback of the AVCHD format, the HD format widely used for HD camcorders, including the JVC HD Everio line.  Other features include BD Live (Profile ver. 2.0) compatibility when used with USB memory for access to easy firmware

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