sherwood_bdp5003_300w

Price: $249.99

Website: www.sherwoodusa.com

Jeff said: While the Sherwood BDP-5003 is a capable enough player, as of this writing it costs only $50 less than the Panasonic DMP-BD60, which operates more smoothly and has an Ethernet port. It’s a value proposition: First, you have to decide if you care about BD-Live, and I’ve seen nothing to date that makes a compelling case to go there. Second, you have to decide whether a smoother interface and the ability to handle very poorly mastered discs is worth 50 bucks.

Read the Home Theater & Sound review.

The gist:And it’s only a Profile 1.1 player; you can do better.