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CNET Reviews - Top Rated Video Players and Recorders

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1 Dish Network ViP622 HD DVR
The Dish Network ViP622 and 722 are among the most fully featured and versatile high-def DVRs you can buy today.
2 Logitech Squeezebox Duet
With its excellent iPod-like remote, the Logitech Squeezebox Duet is an ideal way to stream the full range of digital music--including files on your computer's hard drive, premium subscription music services, and free Internet radio--to your living room stereo system.
3 Dish Network ViP722 HD DVR
The Dish Network ViP622 and 722 are among the most fully featured and versatile high-def DVRs you can buy today.
4 Microsoft Xbox 360 Elite
While it's neither a must-have upgrade for existing 360 owners nor as feature-packed as the PS3, the Xbox 360 Elite's combination of top-notch gaming and digital media features make it the current game console of choice.
5 Microsoft Xbox 360 (20GB)
With its extensive digital media features, a superior online service, and an excellent game library, the Xbox 360 remains the game console to beat.
6 Microsoft Xbox 360 Halo 3 Special Edition
With its extensive digital media features, a superior online service, and an excellent game library, the Xbox 360 remains the game console to beat.
7 Microsoft Xbox 360 w/ Forza Motorsport 2 and Marvel: Ultimate Alliance (20GB, HDMI)
With its extensive digital media features, a superior online service, and an excellent game library, the Xbox 360 remains the game console to beat.
8 Oppo DV-983H
The Oppo DV-983H is pretty much the ultimate standard-def disc player, but its high price means videophiles on a budget can get a better bang for their buck.
9 TiVo HD (20 HD hours)
While it's not compatible with your cable company's interactive and video-on-demand services, the TiVo HD's excellent onscreen interface and long list of network and Internet features puts it in a class above the generic high-def DVRs offered by most cable providers.
10 Gateway Connected DVD Player and Ethernet 10/100 Card
This DVD player offers easy access to PC-based photos, music, and video over your Ethernet network.
11 Denon DVD-2930CI
We were floored by the Denon DVD-2930CI's image quality, but we were also floored by its high price.
12 Oppo DV-980H DVD player
If you're not ready to get a high-def player, the Oppo DV-980H DVD player delivers excellent performance and an unparalleled feature set for the price.
13 Sling Media Slingbox Pro
While its ability to accept multiple sources and optional HD is overkill for most users, the more-expensive Slingbox Pro makes sense for hardcore Slingers with gobs of video gear.
14 OPPO DV-981HD
Performing nearly as well as players costing four times the price, the Oppo DV-981HD is an unbeatable bargain for videophiles and enthusiasts.
15 Pioneer DVR-533H-S
With dual-layer recording, a host of conveniences, and a slim look, the full-featured Pioneer DVR-533H-S recorder seems like a bargain.
16 Sling Media Slingbox Solo
An evolutionary upgrade of past Slingbox models, the Slingbox Solo remains an excellent way to stream your home TV programming to an increasingly wide variety of broadband-connected computers and smart phones.
17 Toshiba SD4700
Toshiba's SD4700 has everything that the demanding A/V connoisseur could ask for: a nearly flawless progressive-scan picture, DVD-Audio support, and a bargain price tag to boot. DTV owners: Put this player on your shortlist.
18 Pioneer DVR-7000
If you're a videophile or an early adopter with the bucks to burn, this is the DVD-R deck to get--for the moment anyway.
19 Rio Central
If you have the cash, this is a good way to integrate MP3 playback into your stereo system.
20 Philips DSR708
The Philips DSR708's built-in TiVo-powered dual-tuner DVR is an ideal upgrade for any DirecTV subscriber.
21 Panasonic DMR-EA18K
Outstanding recording quality and tons of features, like flexible recording speed and chasing playback, make the Panasonic DMR-EA18K an excellent all-purpose DVD recorder.
22 Escient Fireball DVDM-100
If you have a large DVD/CD collection and wads of cash, you can't go wrong with Escient's DVDM-100 DVD and music manager, which supports up to three compatible DVD/CD changers.
23 JVC HM-DH3000U D-Theater
If you must have an HD recorder/player today, this is an attractive yet expensive solution that likely will be supplanted by the HD DVD format in next few years.
24 Perception Digital PDHercules Digital Recordable Jukebox II
A great price and solid functionality make this DAR a worthy contender.
25 Microsoft Xbox
The Xbox is the most versatile console and perfectly complements a home-theater system.