About Blu-ray Blu-ray is the way forward. Fact. After the bloody battle between Blu-ray and HD-DVD ended there was only one left standing - Blu-ray. That is a good thing though as it means that we, as consumers, are only given one choice for our high definition TV watching needs. However, in order to watch a Blu-ray you will need a Blu-ray player as they will not work on a standard DVD player. To make it even better, while you can pick up a DVD player for around £20, for a Blu-ray player you are looking to pay close at least £80. Blu-ray players will also play DVD's so you do not need to have both a DVD player and a Blu-ray player. The ...  Read the complete review

The Sony BDP S360 is the next release after the BDP S350, with improvements and an affordable price tag. Unlike the predecessor, the S360 supports BD Live out the box and has a sleeker design including an attractive light on the face which glows blue with a Blu-Ray and white with a DVD. Sockets include the popular HDMI, component and composite, and unfortunately an Ethernet port as the player is not Wi-Fi compatible. I have yet to use the internet features however, including no updates required to play any discs as of yet as it is a 2.0 Profile. Aside from the obvious 1080/24p output, the S360 can also upscale your DVDs up to 1080p which has ...  Read the complete review

I bought the Sony BDP-S360 Blu-ray player approximately 3 months ago from Currys for just short of £150. First impressions were that it has a very sleak gloss black look, with a fully moving front face which moves via a hinge located at the bottom when the disc tray is ejected. One large noticeable feature, or lack of, is that there is no clock on the player which is a nice to have feature in my own opinion, however, there is a numerical display to show remaining and elapsed time from movies etc. that are being viewed. There is also a nice light on the front of the machine which fades from both the left and right side, which is coloured blue when a blu-ray disc is ...  Read the complete review

I purchased this Blu Ray player in June 2010 from Play.com. At the time it was the most competitively priced branded player I could find. Appearance, design and build quality. Overall I have been very impressed with it, the high gloss black finish goes well with my TV and stand. It has a good solid feel, typical of other Sony products I have owned. The Disc drawer slides out slickly from behind a drop down flap which makes up the whole front of the player. This is a nice design touch as it means there is no open slot for children to push things into. Remote control and accessories The remote control is nice and ...  Read the complete review

When my first playstation 3 suffered an overheating death I thought it would be wise to stop using it for Blu rays and DVD's. A quick search found this player for £30 with no remote control. A quick hunt produced another seller with the remote for £20. So £50 spent I took a chance. I'm thrilled that I did as it turns out to be a fantastic little machine. It looks sleek and subtle and slots unobtrusively into my living room setup. That said, it did require some moving as the unit is not deep and cannot support a full depth deck on top easily. This machine does produce great quality images, Blu rays are superb and the 5.1 Dolby output through ...  Read the complete review