• The Best Blu-ray Players

  Movie aficionados, take note: With a Blu-ray Disc player, you no longer have to make compromises on image quality. Here's a rundown of the best high-definition players on the market today.

• Disney Banking on Custom Blu-Ray Features

  Live, onscreen chat functions for future installments of such titles as "Lost" and "High School Musical" are among the next-generation extras.
• Latest Blu-ray Players Add Bonus Features
• Now Playing: High-Def Movies
• Panasonic DMP-BD30 Blu-ray Disc Player
• Sharp BD-HP20U Blu-ray Disc Player
• Pioneer Elite BDP-95FD Blu-ray Disc Player
• Samsung BD-P1400 Blu-ray Disc Player
• Philips BDP7200/37 Blu-ray Disc Player
• Sony PlayStation 3 (40GB; as Blu-ray Disc Player)

DVD Reviews

• Pioneer Elite BDP-95FD Blu-ray Disc Player This Blu-ray player's built-in media server doesn't justify its high price.
• Panasonic DMP-BD30 Blu-ray Disc Player BonusView Blu-ray player responds speedily, but that doesn't make up for disappointing image and sound.
• Philips BDP7200/37 Blu-ray Disc Player BonusView Blu-ray player has great image and sound quality.
• Samsung BD-P1400 Blu-ray Disc Player This Blu-ray player is inexpensive, but its image quality and features disappoint.
• Sharp BD-HP20U Blu-ray Disc Player This Blu-ray player delivers video that looks and sounds great.

DVD News

• Disney Banking on Custom Blu-Ray Features Live, onscreen chat functions for future installments of such titles as "Lost" and "High School Musical" are among the next-generation extras.
• Casual Friday: BD-Live Goes Live This week we check out the first BD-Live disc to see what the big deal is, and then we go game-mod crazy.
• Blu-ray Tech Advance Integrates iPhone, iPod Touch The iPod Touch and iPhone seem set to enter a special relationship with Blu-ray discs and players...

DVD Playing in PCW Video

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  Philips' Outperforming Blu-ray Player Philips' BDP7200/37 Blu-ray player has impressive high-quality color and image sharpness, as well as full-bodied sound.
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  HD DVD Falls to Blu-ray Disc Toshiba says that it will no longer develop, manufacture, or market HD DVD players and recorders.
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  Netflix Drops HD DVD The online movie rental service will stock only Blu-ray Discs by the end of the year.

DVD Slideshows

• The Best Blu-ray Players Movie aficionados, take note: With a Blu-ray Disc player, you no longer have to make compromises on image quality. Here's a rundown of the best high-definition players on the market today.
• 600 Bucks: So Much Money, So Little Time We ask PC World staffers how they might spend their $600 economic stimulus payment.