DivX

A stylish, feature-filled Freeview+ machine with 1080p upscaling

The most exciting DVD player we've seen for some time. But can it rival Blu-ray?

It's surprising how many DVDs and CDs you can buy for £850 - which is about what you would save opting for this sleek Yamaha machine over Arcam's hot, if expensive, DV79

An outside bet with promise, but sadly not triumph

Optional TV tuners and the ability to add a big hard drive are great benefits

An excellent, affordable HDMI-compliant DVD player

Onkyo's latest marks a renewed focus on stereo values

Blu-ray and HD DVD are certainly shaking up the way we watch movies, but not everyone has the cash (or the energy) to buy all their favourite films again on one of these new HD formats

Sleek, mid-range player with 1080i upscaling

Marantz has been a strong and continued supporter of multichannel high-resolution audio sources like DVD-Audio and SACD, and its new, low-cost DV6001 universal player continues this trend