DVD Players > 140 GBP to 209 GBP DVD Players

Advantages: Great looking, nicely designed. Swivel is great.
Disadvantages: Can't play some DVD's. Older DVD's seemed to have more problems.

...name format. However, this Philips PET1030 is not perfect. For some unknown reason, it refuses to remember the last played position and properly resumes playing for some commercial DVD discs. Also it will refuse to play some DVD's no idea why, think it makes up its own mind. Summary: I love the player and the car mount kit. This is probably the best player in the market. However, I have problems playing some DVD's. Tech Specs: Screen 10.2" LCD ...
...compatible Yes Compatible media DVD, DVD+/-R, DVD+/-RW, (S)VCD, DivX, MPEG4, JPEG, Picture CD CD-MP3, CD-WMA, CD & CD-RW Integrated audio decoder Dolby Digital Video outputs Composite audio / video output (CVBS) Audio outputs Two 3.5 mm headphones sockets Digital coaxial audio output (Cinch) Scart inlets No Included accessories AY4112 mains adapter, cigar-lighter adapter, AY5507 remote control, AV cable, video cable, S-video cable Manual Information ... Read review

Advantages: Looks good
Disadvantages: Expensive

...has upgradable firmware and the Toshiba preferred method of upgrading is via the deck's ethernet connection - upgrade DVDs are hard to come by. Consider the price - is the extra £200 you'll pay for the privilege of watching HD-DVDs good value for money? And remember, this is a player only - it doesn't record. ... Read review

Advantages: Good picture quality
Disadvantages: Flimsey remote

...on movies but with the Denon the voices are very clear and unmuffled. Bass clarity is also very good and the mid's to highs are also clear. It is also very good for playing normal music CD's which is a bonus as you won't necessarily have to splash out for a separate CD player. The Denon is also compatible with a wide variety of discs, something which cheaper units struggle with. It will play -R/RW recordable DVD and CD, MP3, WMA, JPEG files and ...
...offers a very intuative on-screen set-up menu which is easily navigated using the remote. The range of settings isn't overwhelming but it is sufficient. After all what do you expect at this price? If you want everything then you'll either end up paying for it or you'll buy a piece of kit that suffers on component quality. The rear panel offers all the usual connectors, scart, HD, S-video, digital (optical and coaxial), audio L & R for CD's, component ... Read review

Advantages: Plays all the content and file types you can throw at it
Disadvantages: Plenty of bugs, little firmware updates and the Online Extras are useless

I have owned the Kiss DP-600 player since the day it came out. So far it has not failed to play a media type thrown at it. Unfortunatly Kiss have only released a few firmware updates. The player is still full of Bugs. For example - *a Green screen when the player turns on *Difficulty in Upgrading and Downgrading Firmware *HDMI issues still (my HDMI decided it would stop working) *Access speeds from USB port to an External usb HDD make high definition ...
...updates to do not think Kiss have taken their time with this product. In my opinion this is now very over priced for its age. And looking around you can buy HD media player which is more up to date than the Kiss 600. At one stage my kiss player failed to load for about a month i tried to downgrade the firmware to reset it did this about 20-30 times then it came back to life. On the plus side it has played all the media i have - Xvid, Divx, Avi ... Read review

Advantages: looks fantastic, beautiful picture (depending on connection),
Disadvantages: expensive, reliability problems with brand

Having owned a Harman Kardon DVD22 since June 2005 I think that I am well placed to write a review on the unit; but before I talk about the DVD22 I feel that I must give a little background and therefore must go back 1 year, when I had the DVD21 (by the same company). I bought the DVD21 as an ex-demo model in-store for £150.00, within 6 months I had returned the unit as it was making excessive noise when playing disks, the shop that I purchased from ...
...when I received the unit back, the only thing that was left of the unit I purchased was the case, all the innards had been replaced, essentially it was an old case with a brand new interior. That unit lasted another 6 months before going wrong, this time the company swapped it out for the newer DVD22 (although I had to pay another £100). So armed with my brand new (in 2005) DVD22 I was hoping for a long and happy life with a brand that is famed ... Read review