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SONY UBP-X1100ES

pon first sight of the Sony UBP-X1100ES, we are left feeling a little disappointed. Unboxed, the player certainly feels substantial and weighty, but place it on your rack, and it doesn’t look like almost £750 worth of player. The plastic drop-down front panel is something we’d normally see on a budget Blu-ray player, while the textured plastic top cover feels cheap and scratchy to the touch. Next to a rival, such as the Panasonic DPUB9000, the Sony loses out on quality.

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