Samsung BD-P1500

So where can you go to find a Blu-ray player at DVD player prices? Truthfully-Nowhere. However, the new Samsung BD-P1500 offers one that costs not more than better DVD players cost just a couple of years ago. Further, it's not even a stripped down model.

In fact, the BD-P1500 comes with HDMI 1.3 output, providing full 1080p at 24 frames per second. Plus it features Samsung's proprietary Anynet+ connectivity technology. This allows the user to operate several HDMI products with just one remote control.

There are Ethernet and USB ports that enable networking connectivity and firmware updates. And amazingly, it plays just about any video that comes in disk form. It plays regular DVDs in almost any format, along with Blu-Ray disks.

As for its audio capability, the BD-P1500 supports DTS-HD and Dolby True HD. There are also 2-channal analog outputs provided, along with optical digital. You could easily spend double what you'll pay for this model and get much less. Give it a glance next time you're at the home-entertainment section. We're betting that its strengths will far outweigh its weaknesses in your mind.