On test: Samsung HT-TXQ120R,
Philips HTS 8100,
Sony DAV-IS10,
Samsung HT-X200
Once, only the fanciest, priciest DVD players were capable of 1080p upscaling. SACD and DVD-Audio were formats for the super-rich, and tapping into the worlds of virtual surround sound or ultra-miniaturisation meant spending a whole lotta cash.
Fortunately, the ball has rolled on a bit since then: none of these systems costs over £1000, and the cheapest is yours for a mere few hundred smackers. And yet even the least expensive here provides some of the features that you'd once have found only on high-end kit, although for some reason, your choice of finish is rather more limited: in each case, it's black or nothing. That's fashion for you.
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