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Sharp BD-HP20H

Sharp BD-HP20H - (DVD & PVR)

Score: 6.9

With most standalone Blu-ray players still costing an arm and a leg, it's a very pleasant surprise to find Sharp's debut player, the BD-HP20H, selling for just £300 -- especially when it offers excellent hi-def performance and a very handy quick-start function

We Like: 1080p/24Hz output; quick start option; HD picture quality; HDMI 1.3 output

We Don't Like: Lots of multimedia formats it won't play; no Blu-ray 'resume'; no Profile 1.1; disappointing DVD upscaling; no DTS HD support

Judgement: Sharp is to be commended for being so competitive on price with its debut Blu-ray player, and for delivering some profoundly good HD picture quality. But its lack of some key features ultimately makes it feel too much like a first-generation trial run. Plus its HD upscaling of old DVDs also counts against it with people not yet ready to ditch their old DVD collection

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