AVguide's Holiday Gift Guide 2007
Blu-ray & HD DVD
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A great price and... a 1080p signal - which few HD DVD players can boast. Two great reasons to consider the Toshiba HD-A20 HD DVD player for your home theater giftee.
$500 |
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Surprise the Blu-ray fan with Sony's entry-level BDP-S300 Blu-ray player. Our reviewer says, other than the maddeningly slow menu navigation, the BDP-S300 performed beautifully, and it has a nice feature set. Perhaps most importantly, the price is right.
$500 |
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This second-generation Blu-ray player from Samsung is a definite improvement on the launch model and comes at a gift-friendly price.
$650 |
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Our reviewer says, if you want to see a true demonstration of the picture capabilities of a Blu-ray player, the Philips BDP9000 is the ticket. Bonus: It also plays DVDs.
$800 |
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Despite the major improvements in Blu-ray discs and players lately, our reviewer believes the HD-XA2 is among the best high-def disc players on the market today.
$800 |
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LG was the first to offer a dual-format Blu-ray/HD DVD player-in-one earlier this year, which makes it a perfect gift for the undecided. But you might watch for the next-gen, dual-format player as well, which boasts the new Blu-ray spec that allows picture-in-picture - and retails cheaper.
$1,000 |
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