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Philip's unit shoots to the top thanks to its balance of price and impressive image quality. Sony's PS3 remains a strong runner-up.

Melissa J. Perenson, PC World

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Philips BDP7200/37 PCW Rating: 84.0PCW Rating: 84.0PCW Rating: 84.0

Last Rated: May 28, 2008

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1. Philips BDP7200/37

Price when rated: $400 , HDMI 1.3, Up to 5.1 channels of audio, Blu-ray BonusView,

Bottom Line: Great image and sound quality make up for some weak design choices, such as the lack of an ethernet port.

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Sony PlayStation 3 PCW Rating: 81.0PCW Rating: 81.0PCW Rating: 81.0

Last Rated: May 28, 2008

2. Sony PlayStation 3

Price when rated: $400 , HDMI 1.3, Up to 7.1 channels of audio, Blu-ray BonusView,

Bottom Line: 40GB Game console doubles as a competitive Blu-ray Disc player. Images look good, but often lack the depth and sharpness of other players.

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Sharp BD-HP20U PCW Rating: 80.0PCW Rating: 80.0PCW Rating: 80.0

Last Rated: May 28, 2008

3. Sharp BD-HP20U

Price when rated: $550 , HDMI 1.3, Up to 5.1 channels of audio, Dolby TrueHD and Dolby Digital Plus decoding,

Bottom Line: Basic model has fast disc-loading and response times and terrific image quality, but lacks support for the newer features that Blu-ray BonusView enables.

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Panasonic DMP-BD30 PCW Rating: 75.0PCW Rating: 75.0PCW Rating: 75.0

Last Rated: May 28, 2008

4. Panasonic DMP-BD30

Price when rated: $500, HDMI 1.3, Up to 5.1 channels of audio, Blu-ray BonusView,

Bottom Line: Image quality is generally good, but images often look too bright and washed out. Offers high-resolution audio output over bitstream, but no on-board decoding.

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Samsung BD-P1400 PCW Rating: 75.0PCW Rating: 75.0PCW Rating: 75.0

Last Rated: May 28, 2008

5. Samsung BD-P1400

Price when rated: $400 , HDMI 1.3, Up to 5.1 channels of audio, Ethernet port,

Bottom Line: Older-generation player consistently displays overly bright images; has on-board decoding of lossless audio codecs, but its audio sounds less full than that of other models.

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Pioneer Elite BDP-95FD PCW Rating: 72.0PCW Rating: 72.0PCW Rating: 72.0

Last Rated: May 28, 2008

6. Pioneer Elite BDP-95FD

Price when rated: $1000, HDMI 1.3a, Up to 5.1 channels of audio, Media server,

Bottom Line: Uberexpensive Blu-ray Disc player features solid images and top-notch audio, but it lacks newer features such as BonusView, and images occasionally appear too dark.

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