Blu-ray

With no apps or 3D playback, this is Blu-ray on a budget and ideal for a second-room player.

This Blu-ray player from Samsung doubles as a twin-tuner Freeview HD box, but it's no Sky+.

Fast-working and full of features, the BD-H6500 is a good value and future-proof Blu-ray player.

Dual core processing is the star on Sony's flagship Blu-ray deck, but the 4K upscaling underwhelms.

Sony's 3D-capable Blu-ray player pulls out nearly all the stops with super W-iFi, screen mirroring and plenty of apps.

An entry-level Blu-ray machine that does 3D is rare, but Panasonic's 'basic' is more benchmark than most.

Attractive and good value Blu-ray all-rounder with Wi-Fi, 3D and Netflix.

An excellent high-end Blu-ray player from Panasonic which upscales competently to Ultra HD.

Netflix and Amazon Instant Video star on this back-to-basics Blu-ray deck which lacks 3D and Wi-Fi.

With top-notch upscaling and both 2D and 3D Blu-ray brilliance, this mid-range deck ticks all of the boxes.