I will include a few Blu-Ray models and some short info on these.

Sony PlayStation 3 (40GB) $399: This Player is not only a game console but surprisingly one of the best Blu-Ray players available. It has powerful processors that make loading times fast and BD-Java compatibility a breeze, it is extremely responsive, and firmware is easily updated automatically and wirelessly. It can also surf the web with a built-in web browser and works as a multimedia center and can display digital pictures and play music from its internal hard drive. It supports profile 1.1 now and will support profile 2.0 with an announced firmware update, so it is future-proof. The only downside it wont play Dolby TrueHD or DTS-MA because of hardware limitations. So for those hifi guys this probably wont be the way to go.

Sony BDP-S300: Load times are slow but playback is reliable. Lack of Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD support make this player best suited to setups without a sound system... in other words, just a TV and the player. This will also upconvert DVDs to near hi def quality.

Sharp BD-HP20U: This player has reliable playback of Blu-ray movies but performance with DVDs is sub par, as is audio format support. Like the BDP-S300, this player is best used in systems comprised of a TV and a player.

Panasonic DMP-BD30 ($499): Panasonic's Blu-ray players have proven to be extremely reliable and the BD30 offers loading times second only to the PS3. The BD30 has multichannel audio outputs for lossless sound from Dolby TrueHD and PCM/LPCM. So for the true hifi guy this is a great option.

Samsung BD-P1400:Audio support is excellent. The BD-P1400 can decode Dolby TrueHD to LPCM, bitstream Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD MA.analog outputs can provide sound from PCM and Dolby TrueHD. No DTS-HD MA from the analog outputs, though.

Just a few considerations as there will be many more on the market soon. Now there is need for accessories for these players.