5 of 7
BACKNEXT
Samsung's BD-P1500 Blu-ray player
Samsung's BD-P1500 Blu-ray player
$249.99-$299.99

If you're looking for a Blu-ray player that won't blow your holiday shopping budget, this one from Samsung should fit the bill. No, it isn't the most feature-packed Blu-ray device on the market, but it does a decent job of playing high-definition (and regular) DVDs. It also looks good -- a sleek, minimalist box with a glossy black finish. Of course, if you're willing to hold out a while longer, analysts say Blu-ray prices will only go down.

NEXT: Asus Eee PC laptop

Last updated November 24 2008: 7:33 AM ET
The genius behind Steve    Could operations whiz Tim Cook run the company someday? More
Vital medicineVitality's Web-connected, glowing bottle cap reminds patients to take their pills, potentially saving millions of dollars in healthcare costs. More
Black thumb? Your computer can help PlantSense's flower-shaped sensor tells you why your plants are dying - one example of how to use the world around us as a database. More

Most stock quote data provided by BATS. Market indices are shown in real time, except for the DJIA, which is delayed by two minutes. All times are ET. Disclaimer. Morningstar: © 2018 Morningstar, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Factset: FactSet Research Systems Inc. 2018. All rights reserved. Chicago Mercantile Association: Certain market data is the property of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. and its licensors. All rights reserved. Dow Jones: The Dow Jones branded indices are proprietary to and are calculated, distributed and marketed by DJI Opco, a subsidiary of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and have been licensed for use to S&P Opco, LLC and CNN. Standard & Poor's and S&P are registered trademarks of Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC and Dow Jones is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC. All content of the Dow Jones branded indices © S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC 2018 and/or its affiliates.