Reviews for Green Friendly Blu-ray / DVD Players

"The BD-Live capable BDP-S360 and BDP-S560 deliver full HD 1080/60p and 24p True Cinema output and can decode the latest advanced audio codecs...The BDP-S360 and BDP-S560 stand-alone players and BDV-E300 and BDV-E500W BD home theater systems deliver full HD 1080/60p and 24p True Cinema(TM) output, decode the latest advanced audio codecs and are BD-Live capable with your broadband internet connection and purchase of external memory...The models also feature Sony's Xross Media Bar (XMB(TM)) graphic user interface for easy menu navigation, Precision Drive technology, Precision Cinema Upscaling technology and a USB port allowing users to add their external flash memory for BD-Live features..." read more »

"Toshiba 1080p Upscaling Black DVD Player - SD7200/ 720p/1080i/1080p Video Upconversion Via HDMI/ 14-Bit/108MHz Video D/A/ Digital Picture Zoom/ JPEG Photo Viewer/ Audio D/A 192 kHz/24-Bit/ Dolby Digital And DTS Compatible Output/ 3D Surround Sound/ Black Finish...Connected to a compatible AC-3 receiver, Dolby® Digital creates a multi-channel audio experience and unsurpassed three-dimensional audio performance rivaling the best movie theaters...The DVD/VCR may not support some MP3/WMA/JPEG recordings due to differences in recording formats, disc structure, or condition of the disc (use of CD-RW for MP3 files is not recommended..." read more »

"As for the performance of the player, it seems to be doing fine thus far (only a few hours of use), and I've had good experience with Toshiba products in the past...Great buy for under forty dollars! What a buy! I loved the ease with which to install, the picture quality is very good, it's simple to operate, an overall A+++ rating...It arrived in very good condition in a timely manner..." read more »

"When the DVP-NS710H/B Plus DVD Player was first released by Sony, it started customers' tongues wagging...One of the reasons that customers are wild about this DVD player specifically is its unbelievably low price...But, rest assured that this is no problem with the DVP-NS710H/B Plus DVD Player...That alone makes the purchase of this DVD player a good one..." read more »

"The Sony RDR-GX257 is a low-cost, tunerless DVD-Video recorder that manages good recording quality at the two faster speeds and isn't too difficult to use...Normally, a recorder that performs its designed function well enough and with sufficient ease would, at least, deserve four stars...In all, I don't recommend this one..." read more »

"The new BDX2000 has all the features you'd expect from a latest-gen BD player...Using Toshiba's REGZA-LINK, the BDX2000 can be controlled by any recent model Toshiba REGZA LCD TV...While not the flashiest of players, the BDX2000 does come with an excellent price tag: $250..." read more »

"There was a time when 1080p upscaling was only found on expensive high-end DVD players, but now it's as common as progressive scan or MP3 playback...The DVP3980/05 is a perfect example of how ubiquitous the feature has become...As for rear connections, flat-panel TV owners should head straight for the HDMI output, which delivers upscaled pictures and can also be used to pass Dolby Digital and DTS bitstreams to an AV receiver..." read more »

"That reign is going to come smashing down when the Pioneer Elite BDP-09FD hits the market though...this is one bad mother...Obvously, this Pioneer Elite isn’t going to come cheap..." read more »

"A successor to pebble-like DVD-F1080 model that was rolled out last year, the latest DVD-H1080 player is claimed to be as compact as the original...Reid Sullivan, vice president of Audio/Video and Digital Imaging Marketing at Samsung Electronics America, was quoted as saying, “The DVD-H1080 player furthers Samsung’s strong desire to offer a truly passion-worthy digital entertainment experience...In spite of its unobtrusive styling, there isn’t definitely anything minimalist regarding the DVD-H1080’s considerable feature set...Even now there is no info as to its pricing, but talking about its availability, the latest DVD-H1080 player will be made available in the first half of 2009..." read more »