DVD players

If for some reason you don't want to embrace Blu-ray, the XDE600 offers good value and decent upscaled images – and we've seen it even cheaper

If you’re determined to defer on buying Blu-ray, the sonically strong Cambridge Audio Sonata DV30 will do a fine job with DVD

Sonically, this high-price DVD player is one step ahead of the competition

The Toshiba SD-390E is certainly cheap and very cheerful. It has all the necessary functionality and delivers good pictures and sound

There aren't too many budget DVD players that make a style statement, but this is one of them. The picture quality isn't bad, either

The Oppo is a bit of an oddity in today's home cinema market: yes it's a universal DVD/SACD player, but it doesn't play Blu-rays

Don’t be put off by the budget price tag – it just makes this DVD player even more of a bargain

It's not HD but it's still one of the most accomplished DVD players we've seen

May lack showroom allure but in use the '406 redeems itself spectacularly

Not very much money can buy you this very likeable machine