MAKE	MODEL	TYPE	PRICE (incl vat, free P&P to UK mainland)	DETAILS/ BUY
	YAMAHA	DVD-C6860	5 DISC CAROUSEL DVD PLAYER	£189.99
	YAMAHA	DVD-S661	HDMI, 1080i UPSCALING DVD, DIVX, MP3, CD PLAYER	£109.99
	YAMAHA	DVD-S1700	HDMI, 1080p UPSCALING DVD, DIVX, MP3, CD PLAYER	£349.99
	YAMAHA	DVD-D2700	HDMI, 1080p UPSCALING DVD, SACD, DVD-A, DIVX, MP3 UNIVERSAL DISC PLAYER	£899.99
	PIONEER	BDP-LX71	BLU RAY DISC PLAYER, 24Hz, 1080p, DVD-Video,  CD, MP3, Wolfson DACS	£599.99
	PIONEER	DV410	DVD, DVD-A, MP3, DIVX,  HDMI 1080P. USB PORT	£99.99
	PIONEER	DV610	UNIVERSAL DVD, SACD, DVD-A, MP3, DIVX,  HDMI 1080P. GREAT ON MUSIC TOO. USB PORT	£149.99
	SAMSUNG	BD-P1500	BLU RAY DISC PLAYER, 24Hz, 1080p, DVD-Video,  CD, MP3	£229.00

Most DVD players now upscale the standard DVD picture of 576 lines to at least 1080i and many to 1080p, providing as near as makes little difference, a high definition picture. The more you spend the better the upscaling and the picture and sound generally.

BluRay and HD-DVD both are able to give high definition 1080i/p pictures by using a blue laser to burn and read high density discs (around 30 -35Gb). Blue light has a much shorter wavelength than the standard red used on normal DVD and hence the data can be closer together on a disc and more info can be stored without too much compression.