1. Panasonic DMP-BD55K

Bottom Line: The Panasonic DMP-BD55K costs a bundle, but it delivers top-grade image quality for the price.

2. Samsung BD-P2500

Bottom Line: The Samsung BD-P2500 outputs terrific images, but it's expensive and has a few shortcomings.

3. Sony PlayStation 3 80GB

4. Sony BDP-S350

Bottom Line: The Sony BDP-S350 is an exceptionally good Blu-ray player that packs in the most important features and delivers pleasing images.

5. Insignia NS-2BRDVD

Bottom Line: The inexpensive Insignia NS-2BRDVD offers terrific high-def visuals and an excellent design--but it handles DVD upconversion poorly.

6. LG Electronics BD300

Bottom Line: The LG BD300 has all the features you'd want in a Blu-ray player, but the images it produces aren't as good as they should be.

7. Memorex MVBD-2510

Bottom Line: Has a disappointing design and offers unexceptional images, but at least the price is right.

8. Sharp Aquos BD-HP21U

Bottom Line: Its low price and on-board high-resolution audio decoding make it tempting, but the Sharp BD-HP21U fails to deliver a consistently great picture.

9. Sharp Aquos BD-HP50U

Bottom Line: The Sharp Aquos BD-HP50U is slow, overpriced, and clumsy to use.

10. Sherwood BDP-5003

Bottom Line: The moderately priced Sherwood BDP-5003 lacks advanced features, but it puts out adequate Blu-ray images.