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The Top 5 Blu-ray players you can buy

By | PC Advisor |

PC Advisor reviews the best Blu-ray Disc players you can buy.

5. Buffalo MediaStation BR3D-12U3

Buffalo MediaStation BR3D-12U3
  • Reviewed on: 17 January 12
  • RRP: £200 inc VAT
  • Rating: Rated 7 out of 10

The Buffalo MediaStation BR3D-12U3 performed well as a writer and a player, with a good turn of speed and low noise levels. For general video editing there’s better software out there than the bundled Cyberlink suite.

4. Lite-On iHBS212

Lite-On iHBS212
  • Reviewed on: 19 January 12
  • RRP: £94.02 inc VAT
  • Rating: Rated 9 out of 10

The Lite-On iHBS212 may not be a huge step forwards in terms of raw speed, but it’s still the fastest Blu-ray drive we’ve seen yet. Given that it ticks the boxes in every other area, and will cost a fairly modest £80 for the OEM version (around £90 for the retail pack with LightScribe), that makes this Lite-On the best of the drives currently available.

 

 

3. Asus SBW-06C1S-U Slim

Asus SBW-06C1S-U Slim
  • Reviewed on: 16 January 12
  • RRP: £111 inc. VAT
  • Rating: Rated 9 out of 10

The Asus is a good external Blu-ray writer, provided you have enough USB ports on your laptop to power it. Its performance in our tests with both four- and six-speed media was slow, but reliable. This drive is also quiet, portable and affordable.

2. LG BH10LS38.AUAU10B

LG BH10LS38.AUAU10B
  • Reviewed on: 18 January 12
  • RRP: £60 inc. VAT
  • Rating: Rated 9 out of 10

The best thing about the LG is its price, which has potential to open up the recordable Blu-ray format to many more consumers

1. LG BE12LU38.AUAE10B

LG BE12LU38.AUAE10B
  • Reviewed on: 17 January 12
  • RRP: £126 inc. VAT
  • Rating: Rated 10 out of 10

Using four-speed TDK media we recorded 21GB of data in a very fast 15 mins 48 sec.

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