The first thing that strikes you about this player as you pull it from its box, is that it is extremely lightweight. It goes against the grain of belief within the world of hi-fi and home entertainment products, where typically more weight is associated with better quality. Despite initial concerns, the build quality was solid enough and the quality of playback superb for a model of this price.

The rear connections just cover the basics, though they do include a co-axial digital audio out for hooking up to your home theatre set-up. Theres a single SCART socket, which is only a problem if you have other equipment also fitted with single sockets. The remote has a fair collection of buttons, but lacks a set of number keys. This means that for scene selection you need to use the up, down, left, right buttons instead, which is a pain. One much-welcomed addition however, is the button that turns the subtitles on and off. Previous models had this option buried in the set-up menus and you had to stop playback to switch.