Our quick take

Sony BDP-S470 - 4.5 / 5

To recap

Found for as low as £130 online, Sony’s BDP-S470 makes for a wonderful 2D Blu-ray alone - with 3D support virtually free. Excellent picture quality makes sure of that, but its superb user interface chucks in not just all-round digital file support from USB, but also a plethora of must-have video streaming options such as BBC iPlayer, Demand Five, Lovefilm and YouTube. As a nice bonus it spins 3D Blu-ray discs, with our only criticisms the absence of built-in Wi-Fi, no analogue audio outputs, and less-than-impressive networking