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Five of the best Blu-ray players

It's now three years after the first standalone Blu-ray player went on sale in the Australian market, and we've seen prices drop from an incredibly lofty three grand to under AU$300.

LG BD390

The LG BD390's combination of excellent image quality, super-fast loading times and rich features make it one of our top choices among premium stand-alone Blu-ray players.

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Reviews

Pioneer BDP-120

The Pioneer BDP-120 Blu-ray player boasts fine video and audio capabilities, but its frustrating operational quirks make this player an also-ran.
Sony BDP-S360

The Sony BDP-S360 handles all the Blu-ray basics with ease, but lacks the streaming internet content found on competing models.
Sony PlayStation 3 Slim

With a smaller design, more energy-efficient operation, lower price tag and built-in Blu-ray and multimedia capabilities, the PS3 Slim delivers a compelling package at a more affordable price.
Samsung BD-P3600

The Samsung BD-P3600 is a huge leap ahead for stand-alone Blu-ray players, with blazing-fast operational speed, tons of features and excellent image quality.
Panasonic DMP-BD80

The Panasonic DMP-BD80 is the company's newest flagship Blu-ray player and features VIERA CAST web apps and a 7.1 analog out.
LG BD370

Cheap and very cheerful, the LG BD370 Blu-ray player is a fantastically optioned piece of blue laser finery, and a new benchmark for budget players.
Sony BDP-S550

The BDP-S550 is a fully loaded Blu-ray player with all the bells and whistles, including the latest Profile 2.0 advanced interactive feature support and HD audio.
Sony BDP-S350

The combination of its small design, solid feature set, and excellent image quality make the Sony BDP-S350 a worthwhile standalone Blu-ray player — especially if you can find it for less than AU$400.

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Features

Blu-ray player loading times compared!

Now that Blu-ray players are essentially cut-down computers it can seemingly take forever to load discs. We rate players on how quick they are.
Blu-ray: Everything you need to know

In 2009, it seems that Blu-ray is finally ready for the mainstream. But what exactly is it, what does it do, and is it right for you?
BD-Live: Blu-ray's secret weapon or bust?

With Disney set to make BD-Live available on all its new releases we look at the technology behind this Blu-ray feature and whether it's worth having.

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News

LG BD390 Blu-ray player includes built-in Wi-Fi

We've already seen the entry-level LG BD370, but now we've gotten a glimpse of the step-up Blu-ray player in LG's 2009 line-up: the BD390.
Panasonic makes your Blu-ray discs portable

While DVD players are virtually everywhere and portable DVD players are cheap, when you buy a Blu-ray disc you're typically limited to watching it in your home theatre. The Panasonic DMP-BD15 looks to address this; it is the first portable Blu-ray player and it's also designed to be used easily around the house with a built-in stand.
Panasonic rolls out Blu-ray and VHS players

Panasonic's new players, the DMP-BD60, DMP-BD80 and DMP-BD70V are mostly incremental updates to the existing Blu-ray players, except for the addition of VHS playback on one of the players.
Samsung's wall-mountable BD-P4600, DB-P3600 with Wi-Fi dongle

The Samsung BD-P4600 is a wall-mountable Blu-ray player, unveiled at CES this year.

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DIYs and How-to

Blu-ray Profile 1.0, 1.1, 2.0 explained

How come there are so many different versions of Blu-ray, and what's the difference anyway? We look at the three different types and the features they offer.
Does the new Blu-ray Profile 1.1 make existing players obsolete?

As if buying a new HD player wasn't hard enough -- now there is a new standard to consider when purchasing a Blu-ray device.

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Downloads

The Pocket Profiler

We have designed this application to enable you to have more successful interactions with women.
VisualProfile

Enterprise performance management solution

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Win the numbers game and get the laptop that's perfect your needs as well as your budget!
Microsoft Windows® 7. Your PC, simplified.

Windows® 7 has been designed to be more reliable, more responsive, and to make the things you do every day easier.
Whereis® maps

If you’d like to get to know more of Australia, and do it safely, then check out Whereis® maps.
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Nokia Navigation

The introduction of GPS adds a new dimension of 'social navigation'.