Panasonic DMP-BD30
This machine gets the award for being the first player on the market with full profile 1.1 compliance. Indeed, it also has the sort of advanced features you'd expect from a new player, including HDMI 1.3 -- good news for audiophiles who want uncompressed DTS and Dolby TrueHD.
The price looks promising too -- at around $500 (£240), it could be one of the best value Blu-ray players on the market. Of course, there is every chance that when it lands on British shores it will have had an iPhone-esqe random price increase due to the premier cost of flogging stuff to us gullible Brits.


